Dr. Pragasen Pillay

Dr. Pragasen Pillay

10/15/2018

DR. PRAGASEN PILLAY

2006-2007

Noteworthy Events

Dr. Pragasen Pillay received a National Science & Technology Forum (NSTF) of South Africa sponsored T W Kambule Award for his research over the last ten years on renewable energy technology and the comprehensive range of research projects undertakenwhich includes work on wind machines, a composite flywheel as a low-cost energy storage device and other projects in the machines environment, an area in which he has published extensively on subjects such as core loss formulation and prediction and pole modulation for traction purposes. (May 2007)

Journal Articles

P. Barendse and P. Pillay, "A Doubly-Fed Induction Generator Drive for a Wind Energy Conversion System," SAIEE Africa Research Journal, Vol. 97, No. 4, pp. 274-280, Dec.2006.

M. Manyage and P. Pillay, “Loss of Life in Induction Machines Operating With Unbalanced Supplies”, IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, Vol. 21, Issue 4, December 2006, pp. 813-822.

A.B. Sebitosi and P. Pillay, “Modeling a Sustainability Yardstick in Modern Energisation of Rural Sub-Saharan Africa”,Elsevier Energy Policy, Vol. 35, Issue 1, January 2007, pp. 548-552.

A.B. Sebitosi, P.Pillay and M.A.Khan, “An Approach to Rural Distribution Network Design for Sub-Saharan Africa”,ElsevierEnergy Conversion and Management, Vol. 47, Issues 9-10, June 2006, pp 1101-1112.

A.B. Sebitosi, P.Pillay and M.A.Khan, “An Analysis of Off-Grid Electrical Systems in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa”, Elsevier Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 47, Issues 9-10, June 2006, pp. 1113-1123.

Conferences

A. Gebregergis and P. Pillay, “Development of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Emulator”,Record of the 37th Annual IEEEPower Electronics Specialist Conference, PESC’07, Orlando, Florida, June 17-21, 2007.

W. Cai and P. Pillay, “Design and Control of Switched Reluctance Motors with Low Vibration and Noise”, Proceedings of the2007 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC’07, pp. 100-563, Antalya, Turkey, May 3-5, 2007.

F. Endrejat and P. Pillay, “Resonance Overvoltages in Medium Voltage Multilevel Drive System”,Proceedings of the2007 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC’07, pp. 736-731, Antalya, Turkey, May 3-5, 2007.

M.A. Kahn, P. Pillay, R. Guan, N.R. Batane and D.J. Morrison, “Performance Assessment of a PM Wind Generator with Machined SMC Cores”, Proceedings of the2007 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC’07, pp. 1049-1053, Antalya, Turkey, May 3-5, 2007.

M.J. Manyage, T.L. Mthombeni, P. Pillay, A. Boglietti, "Improved Prediction of Core Losses in Induction Motors”,Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC’07, pp. 531-536,Antalya, Turkey, May 3-5, 2007.

S. Zorlu, B. Enayati, T.L. Mthombeni and P. Pillay, “Integration of Separated Core Loss Measurement Method into Element Analysis Software”, Proceedings of the2007 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference,IEMDC’07, pp. 353-357, Antalya, Turkey, May 3-5, 2007.

P. Barendse and P. Pillay, “A Review of Inter-Turn Stator Fault Detection Techniques for Doubly-Fed Induction Generators,” Proceedings of the 16thSouthern African Universities Power Engineering Conference,SAUPEC’07, Cape Town, South Africa,January, 2007.

T.L. Mthombeni and P. Pillay, "Physical Basis for the Variation of Lamination CoreLoss Coefficients as a Function of Frequency andFlux Density", Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2006, pp. 1381-1387, Paris, France, November 7-10, 2006.

P.Barendse and P. Pillay, “A New Algorithm for the Detection of Faults in Permanent Magnet Machines”, Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2006, pp. 823-828, Paris, France, November 7-10, 2006.

P. Barendse and P. Pillay, “A New Algorithm for the Detection of Inter-Turn Stator Faults in Doubly-Fed Wind Generators”, Proceedings of the 32nd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2006, pp. 1235-1240, Paris, France, November 7-10, 2006.

P. Pillay, “Status of SMMA/ EMERF Research Consortium on Losses in Lamination Steels”, 2006 SMMA Fall Technical Conference, St. Louis, Missouri, November 1-3, 2006.

P.Barendse, R. Naidoo, H.Douglas and P.Pillay, “A New Algorithm for Improved Dip/Sag Detection with Application to Improved Performance of Wind Turbine Generators”, Conference Record of the IEEE Industry Applications Society 41st Annual Meeting, Vol. 1, pp. 118-123, Tampa, Florida, October 8-12, 2006.

L.Dosiek and P.Pillay, “Cogging Torque Reduction in Permanent Magnet Machines”, Conference Record of the IEEE Industry Applications Society 41st Annual Meeting, IAS 2006,Vol. 1, pp. 44-49, Tampa, Florida, October 8-12, 2006.

M.A. Khan, N.R. Batane, D.J. Morrison and P. Pillay, “Prototyping a Composite SMC/Steel Axial-flux PM Wind Generator,” Conference Record of theIEEE Industry Applications Society 41st Annual Meeting, IAS 2006, Vol. 5, pp. 2374-2381, Tampa, Florida, October 8-12, 2006.

M.A.Khan, L.Dosiek and P.Pillay, ”Design and Analysis of a PM Wind Generator with a Soft Magnetic Composite Core”, Proceedings of the IEEEInternational Symposium on Industrial Electronics, ISIE’06,Vol. 3, pp. 2522-2527, Montreal, Canada, July 9-13, 2006.

Classes Taught

Fall 2006: EE331- Energy Conversion

Spring 2007: EE 438/ 538- Alternate Energy Systems

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