Celebrating 99 years of Academic Excellence
Full Name: Binoy Kumar Karmakar
Designation: Assistant Professor
Date of Joining the University: December 05, 2019
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Electrical Engineering Section, Department of Applied Physics, 92, APC Road, Kolkata-700009, West Bengal, India
E-mail: bkaphy@caluniv.ac.in, binoy.karmakar@gmail.com
ORCID: 0000-0002-6074-8999
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2. Software Engineer at Powersys Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (June, 2009 to December 2010)
5. Microprocessor and Microcontroller
2. Power System Stability
Two (ongoing)
1. B.K.Karmakar, A.K.Sinha “A system and method for maximizing power generation from solar PV array” Government of India patent number- 358937; application Number- 1251/KOL/2014, filed on November 27, 2014. Patent granted on 19th February 2021.
2. A.K.Sinha, B.K.Karmakar, Puja Kumari, Subir Sen “Smart socket and smart home energy manager” Government of India patent number- 411380, application number- 269/KOL/2015, filed on March 11, 2015. Patent granted on 14th November 2022.
1. B. K. Karmakar and A. K. Pradhan. "Detection and Classification of Faults in Solar PV Array Using Thevenin Equivalent Resistance." IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 10, no. 2 (2020): 644-654.
2. B. K. Karmakar and G. Karmakar," "A Current Supported PV Array Reconfiguration Technique to Mitigate Partial Shading." IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy 12, no. 2 (2021): 1449-1460.
1. B.K.Karmakar, A. K. Pradhan, ”Performance analysis of P-V and Q-F droop control strategy in an islanded resistive microgrid during partial shading on photovoltaic plant,” in International Conference on Recent Innovations in Electrical, Electronics & Communication Engineering (ICRIEECE), IEEE, 2018.
2. B.K.Karmakar, A. K. Pradhan, ”Improving PV array output during partial shading using voltage balancing approach,” in 5𝑡ℎ Uttar Pradesh Section International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (UPCON), IEEE, 2018. (Received best paper award)
3. B.K.Karmakar, A.K.Sinha, “Real-Time Substation Monitoring using Wireless Sensor Module,” in 4th International Exhibition & Conference on New Technologies (GRIDTECH), pp.7-11, New Delhi, 3–5 April, 2013.
4. B.K.Karmakar, A.K.Sinha, ”Improvement in output power during partial shading of solar PV array,” in International Conference on Clean Energy, Quebec, Canada, 10-12 Sep. 2012. (ISBN:978- 1-77136-042-5)
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