Electrical Engineering

Head of Department

Dr. Shaik Affijulla
PhD (NIT Meghalaya)

E-mail:
hod.ee@nitm.ac.in

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Dr. Shaik Affijulla Associate Professor

Ph.D, NIT Meghalaya

shaik.affijulla@nitm.ac.in
https://nitmeghalaya.irins.org/profile/101586

Research Interest

Power System Protection Technology, Synchrophasor Technology, Signal Processing Applications in Power Systems

Education Qualification

Ph.D, NIT Meghalaya

Research Publications

International Transactions


1.  S. K. Prince, D. Kumar, Shaik Affijulla and G. Panda, “Dominant/Lower Order Harmonic Injection based Electric Fault Detection for DC Microgrids in Grid Coupled/Decoupled Scenarios”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, In Press, pp. 01-12, 2023.

2.  S. K. Prince, Shaik Affijulla and G. Panda, “Protection of DC microgrids based on complex power during faults in on/off-grid”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 59, no. 01, pp. 244-254, 2023.

3.  S. L. Chukkaluru and Shaik Affijulla, “Review of discrete Fourier transform during dynamic phasor estimation and the design of synchrophasor units”, The ECTI Transactions on Electrical Engineering, Electronics, and Communications, vol. 21, no. 01, pp. 01-13, 2023.

4.  S. L. Chukkaluru and Shaik Affijulla, “Chirp Z-Transform based dynamic phasor estimator suitable for phasor measurement units in electric grid”, Springer Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems, vol. 34, no.01,    pp. 216-229, 2023.

5.  S. K. Prince, K. P. Panda, R.T. Naayagi, P. Sanjeevikumar, B. Khan, Shaik Affijulla and Gayadhar Panda, “Challenges and Advancements in Protection of DC Microgrid System-A Comprehensive Review”, Taylor & Francis - Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, vol. 44, no. 04, pp. 10481-10505, 2022.

6.  Aniruddha Agrawal, Donnagratia Syndor, Dallang M Momin and Shaik Affijulla, “Theorems to explore the nature of cyber attacks on power system voltage stability”, De Gruyter International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems, vol. 23, no. 04, pp. 451-464, 2022.

7.  Aniruddha Agrawal and Shaik Affijulla, “A concept for discrimination of electrical fault from cyber attack in smart electric grid”, Journal of Electrical Engineering: Journal of Slovak University of Technology, vol. 73, no. 04, pp. 299-304, 2022.

8.  S. K. Prince, Shaik Affijulla and G. Panda, “A fault detection technique based on line parameters in ring-configured DC microgrid”, De Gruyter International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems, vol. 23, no. 04, pp. 523-542, 2022.

9.  S. L. Chukkaluru, A. Kumar and Shaik Affijulla, “Tensor based dynamic phasor estimator suitable for wide area smart grid monitoring applications”, Springer Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems, vol. 33, no. 01, pp. 955-964, 2022.

10. Mukesh Kumar and Shaik Affijulla, “On-line estimation of alternators rotor angle dynamics in the modern power system”, Elsevier International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, vol. 134, no. 107314, pp. 01-09, 2022.

11. S. K. Prince, K. Panda, Shaik Affijulla and G. Panda, “A reliable islanding identification mechanism for DC microgrid using PCC transient signal”, De Gruyter International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems, vol. 23, no. 05, pp. 729-739, 2021.

12. Abhisek Anand and Shaik Affijulla, “Ensemble empirical mode decomposition-based differential protection scheme for islanded and grid-tied AC microgrid”, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, vol. 14, no. 26, pp. 6674-6681, 2020.

13. Abhisek Anand and Shaik Affijulla, “Hilbert-Huang transform based fault identification and classification technique for AC power transmission line protection”, Wiley International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, vol. 30, no. 10, pp. 125-132, 2020.

14. Shaik Affijulla and Praveen Tripathy, “Development of dictionary based phasor estimator suitable for P-class phasor measurement unit”, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 67, no. 11, pp. 2603-2615, 2018.

15. Shaik Affijulla and Praveen Tripathy, “A robust fault detection and discrimination technique for transmission lines”, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 09, no. 06, pp. 6348-6358, 2018. (First published in 2017)

16. Shaik Affijulla and Praveen Tripathy, “Development of phasor estimation algorithm for P-Class PMU suitable in protection applications”, IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, vol. 09, no. 02, pp. 1250-1260, 2018. (First published in 2016)

 

International Conferences

1.  S. K. Prince, S. B. Elghali, Shaik Affijulla and G. Panda, “Robust fault detection and characterization in AC microgrids using ensemble empirical mode decomposition”, IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe), Grenoble, France, pp. 1-6, Oct 2023.

2.  J. Bhattacharjee, N. Kujur, P. V. R. Varma and Shaik Affijulla, “Fault detection and classification in transmission lines using artificial intelligence”, IEEE 5th International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment (ICEPE), Shillong, India, pp. 1-6, Jun 2023.

3.  V. Wahlang and Shaik Affijulla, “Behaviour of induced currents in HVAC, EHVAC and UHVAC lines during short circuits”, IEEE 5th International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment (ICEPE), Shillong, India, pp. 1-6, Jun 2023.

4.  P. V. Rajesh Varma and Shaik Affijulla, “Impact analysis of symmetrical/sequence domain parameters during dynamics in the power system”, Sustainable Energy and Technological Advancements: Proceedings of ISSETA 2023, Springer Book Chapter, Singapore, pp. 197-209, Feb 2023.

5.  V. Wahlang and Shaik Affijulla, “Impact of Induced Currents during Shunt Faults in HVAC Transmission Lines”, Sustainable Energy and Technological Advancements: Proceedings of ISSETA 2023, Springer Book Chapter, Singapore, pp. 183-196, Feb 2023.

6.  A. P. Vishwakarma, Shaik Affijulla and K. M. Singh, “Comparative Analysis of Optimally Tuned PI Controller Based SAPF for Harmonic Elimination”, IEEE IAS Global Conference on Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Technologies (GlobConHT), Male, Maldives, pp. 1-6, Feb 2023.

7.  P. V. Rajesh Varma and Shaik Affijulla, “Anti-aliasing Filter Leakage Characteristics for Utilization in Phasor Measurements Units”, IEEE 10th Power India International Conference (PIICON), New Delhi, India, pp. 1-6, Nov 2022.

8.  S. K. Dalai, S. K. Prince, A. Abhishek, Shaik Affijulla and G. Panda, “Power Management Strategies for Islanding and Grid-Connected DC Microgrid Systems with Multiple Renewable Energy Resources”, IEEE Global Conference on Computing, Power and Communication Technologies (GlobConPT), New Delhi, India, pp. 1-6, Sep 2022.

9.  A. Sridhar, K. Ravindra and Shaik Affijulla, “A review on architecture of electricity markets”, IEEE 4th International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment (ICEPE), Shillong, India, pp. 1-6, May 2022.

10. S. K. Prince, Shaik Affijulla and G. Panda, “A DWT-RNN assisted intelligent differential protection scheme for grid-tied and islanded DC microgrid”, Sustainable Energy and Technological Advancements: Proceedings of ISSETA 2021, Springer Book Chapter, Singapore, pp. 247-257, Feb 2022.

11. S. K. Prince, D. Kumar, Shaik Affijulla and G. Panda, “Electric faults detection technique for DC microgrids”, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Smart Grid, and Renewable Energy (PESGRE), Trivandrum, India, pp. 1-6, Jan 2022.

12. P. Dowrah, K. M. Lian, J. D. Sangma, F. Dkhar and Shaik Affijulla, “Estimation Techniques for Power System Inertia: A Simulation Oriented Review”, IEEE Mysore Sub Section International Conference (MysuruCon), Hassan, India, pp. 36-41, Oct 2021.

13. S. K. Prince, Shaik Affijulla and G. Panda, “Fault detection in IEEE 9-bus DC microgrid system using differential current method”, IEEE 3rd International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment: Towards Clean Energy Technologies, Shillong, Meghalaya, pp. 01-06, Mar 2021.

14. S. K. Prince, Shaik Affijulla and G. Panda, “Total harmonic distortion based fault detection in islanded DC microgrid”, IEEE 3rd International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment: Towards Clean Energy Technologies, Shillong, Meghalaya, pp. 01-06, Mar 2021.

15. Aniruddha Agarwal, Donna Syndor, Dallang M Momin and Shaik Affijulla, “Impact analysis of cyber attack under stable state of power system: Voltage stability”, IEEE Region 10 Symposium (TENSYMP), Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 402-405, Jun 2020.

16. Gaurav Bhatt and Shaik Affijulla, “Integration of solar power into electric grid based on voltage at critical contingency”, IEEE Region 10 Symposium (TENSYMP), Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 406-411, Jun 2020.

17. Mukesh Kumar and Shaik Affijulla, “Estimation of alternator rotor angle by using synchronized voltage and current phasors”, IEEE Calcutta Conference, Kolkata, India, pp. 1-5, Feb 2020.

18. Shaik Affijulla and Praveen Tripathy, “A special primary and backup protection scheme for transmission lines based on wide area monitoring system”, IEEE 59th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia, pp. 1-6, Nov 2018.

19. Gaurav Bhatt and Shaik Affijulla, “Analysis of large scale PV penetration impact on IEEE 39-bus power system”, IEEE 58th International Scientific Conference on Power and Electrical Engineering of Riga Technical University (RTUCON 2017), Riga, Latvia, pp. 1-6, Oct 2017.

20. K S Kumar and Shaik Affijulla, “Voltage stability and dynamic analysis of North-Eastern Indian power grid”, IEEE 2nd International Innovative Applications of Computational Intelligence on Power, Energy and Controls with their Impact on Humanity (CIPECH), Ghaziabad, India, pp. 114-118, Nov 2016.

21. Shaik Affijulla and Praveen Tripathy, “Estimation of Phasor under Dynamic Conditions using Convolution”, IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, Denver, USA, pp. 01-06, July 2015.

22. Shaik Affijulla and Sushil Chauhan, “Voltage instability alleviation through FACTS Controllers”, IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems-EuroPES, ACTA Press, Crete, Greece, pp. 01-07, Nov 2011.

23. Shaik Affijulla and Sushil Chauhan, “Economic load dispatch with valve point loading using gravitational search algorithm”, IASTED International Conference on Power and Energy Systems-EuroPES, ACTA Press, Crete, Greece, pp. 01-06, Nov 2011.

24. Shaik Affijulla and Sushil Chauhan, “A new intelligence solution for power system economic load dispatch”, IEEE-International Conference on Environment and Electrical Engineering, Rome, Italy, pp. 01-05, May 2011.

25. Shaik Affijulla and Sushil Chauhan, “Swarm intelligence solution to large scale economic load dispatch”, IEEE-International Conference on Emerging Trends in Electrical Engineering, Kanyakumari, India, pp. 196 -199, Mar 2011.

Courses Taught

Under Graduate Level

1) Switchgear and Protection
2) Power Systems-II
3) Power System Analysis
4) Power System Operation & Control
5) Power Quality
6) Basic Electrical Engineering
7) Electrical Machines I
8) Electrical Machines II
9) Electrical Technology
10) Optimization Methods

Post Graduate Level

1) Computer Aided Power System Analysis
2) Synchrophasor Technology
3) Wide Area Monitoring Systems

Sponsored Projects

Research Projects


Project 01: Synchrophasor Sensing and Seamless Control of Smart Distribution Network with Renewable Energy Integration; Funding Agency: Rural Electrification Corporation Transmission Projects Company Limited, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India, New Delhi; Sanctioned Fund: Rs. 13175000, Date of Sanction: Mar 07, 2017; Duration: 03 Years; Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Status: Completed.


Project 02: Real-Time Control and Energy Management for Seamless Operation of DC Microgrid in Grid connected and Stand-alone Modes; Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi; Sanctioned Fund: Rs. 4926000, Date of Sanction: Mar 13, 2018; Duration: 03 Years; Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Status: Completed.


Project 03: Design and Development of DSP / FPGA based Digital Controller for Hybrid Active Power Filter applied to Industrial Non-linear Loads in Distribution System; Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi; Sanctioned Fund: Rs. 2298000, Date of Sanction:  Jan 12, 2012; Duration: 03 Years; Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Status: Completed.


Consultancy Projects (Principal Investigator)


Project 01:
Harmonic Measurement of Meghalaya Power Limited; Funding Client: Meghalaya Power Limited, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya; Consultancy Cost: Rs. 76700, Date of Work Order: Mar 22, 2018; Duration: 01 Month; Completed.


Project 02: Augmentation of the 132/33 kV Mawlai Sub-station from 3×20 MVA to 3×50 MVA, along with Re-engineering of the 132 kV bus bar; Funding Client: Planning Department, Govt. of Meghalaya, Shillong, India; Consultancy Cost: Rs. 4425000, Date of Work Order: Nov 27, 2018; Duration: 04 Months; Completed.

Project 03: Expert Techno-Commercial Opinion on O&M of Electric Sub-station (11/0.433 kV) at NEIGRIHMS; Funding Client: NEIGRIHMS Shillong, Govt. of India, Meghalaya; Consultancy Cost: Rs. 67500, Date of Work Order: Dec 17, 2020; Duration: 01 Month; Status: Completed.


Conference/Symposium/Workshop/Seminar Organised

Sl.No

Name of the Event

Sponsors

Period

1

2nd International Symposium on Sustainable Energy and Technological Advancements

Springer, NIT Meghalaya

Feb 24 -25, 2023

2

IEEE International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment: Sustainable Technologies for Smart Future

NEC (Shillong), IEEE (USA),

IEEE (IAS), NIT Meghalaya

Apr 29-May 01, 2022

3

1st International Symposium on Sustainable Energy and Technological Advancements

Springer, NIT Meghalaya

Sep 24 -25, 2021

4

IEEE International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment: Towards Clean Energy

NEC (Shillong), IEEE (USA),

IEEE (IAS), NIT Meghalaya

Mar 05-07, 2021

5

A Blended Workshop on National Education Policy 2020 with a Focus on Higher Education and Research

TEQIP-III, NIT Meghalaya

Feb 17, 2021

6

Short Term Course on Smart Electric Grids; Operations, Protection and Control

TEQIP-III, NIT Meghalaya

Sep 14-18, 2020

7

Faculty Development Program on Outcome based Engineering Education and Accreditation

TEQIP-III, NIT Meghalaya

Sep 21-22, 2020

8

National Training Program on Advancements for Renewable Energy Integration Systems

REC Transmission Projects Company Ltd.,  A wholly owned subsidiary of Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd., New Delhi, Govt. of India

Dec 04-13,

2019

9

IEEE International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment: Towards Smart Technology

NEEPCO (Shillong), NEC (Shillong), IEEE (USA), NIT Meghalaya

Jun 01-02, 2018

10

Expert Lecture on Overview of PMU Analytics by Prof. S A Soman, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay

REC Transmission Projects Company Ltd.,  A wholly owned subsidiary of Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd., New Delhi, Govt. of India

May 16, 2018

11

In-House Training Program  On Modern Power Systems (Design, Control, Operation and Protection)

NEEPCO (Shillong), NIT Meghalaya

Oct 30-Nov 03, 2017

12

Expert Lecture on DC Mircogrid: Control, Opera-tion and Management by Prof. Sukumar Mishra, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Delhi

REC Transmission Projects Company Ltd.,  A wholly owned subsidiary of Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd., New Delhi, Govt. of India

Oct 27, 2017

13

Expert Lecture on Future Power Systems: Adapting to New Challenges by Dr. K Srivastava, Adjunct Professor and Senior R&D Engineer, ABB Global Research Lab, Sweden

NIT Meghalaya

Aug 26, 2016

14

PSS@SINCAL Training Program

Siemens Ltd (India), NIT Meghalaya

May 12-13, 2016

15

IEEE International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment: Towards Sustainable Growth

NEEPCO (Shillong), PGCIL (Shillong), IEEE (USA), NIT Meghalaya

Jun 12-13, 2015

16

Expert Lecture on Smart Grid and Power Management by Dr. Praveen Tripathy, Dept. of EEE, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

NIT Meghalaya

Jan 25, 2015

17

PSS@E Training Program

Siemens Ltd (India), NIT Meghalaya

Dec 19-20, 2014

18

National Workshop on Recent Advances in Power, Control and Energy

NEEPCO (Shillong), PGCIL (Shillong), IE (India), NIT Meghalaya

Apr 25-26, 2014

19

Expert Lecture on Green Energy by Prof. D K Basu, Board of Governors Chairman, National Institute of Technology Meghalaya

NIT Meghalaya

Apr 11, 2014

Professional Membership

1.    Treasurer of IEEE Smart Cities, Since 2022, Membership #92810392
2.    Chartered Engineer [India] Electrical Engineering Division, IEI, Since 2020, Membership #M-1706866
3.    Senior Member of IEEE (USA), Since 2021, Membership #92810392
4.    Member of IEEE Power & Energy Society, Since 2021, Membership #92810392
5.    Lifetime Member of Institution of Engineers (IE) India, Since 2014, Membership #M-1706866


Awards & Recognition

1. Conferred POSOCO Power System Award (PPSA-2018) under the Doctoral category (All India First Position) for research work on “Power System Protection using Estimated Dynamic Phasors” by Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. (POSOCO) in association with Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) at IIT Delhi on 16.03.18.
2. Felicitated with Citation by Governor of Meghalaya, India for research works on “Development of cost Effective Phasor Measurement Unit and its Application in Power System Protection” under the category of Best Faculty in Research during NIT Meghalaya Institute Day Celebrations on April 01, 2018.
3. Conferred Overall Academic Excellence Director’s Gold Medal for institute topper (9.66 CGPA) of the institute in Master of Technology (M.Tech) for the year 2011 by National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Govt. of India Institute.
4. Conferred Academic Excellence Director’s Gold Medal for department topper (9.66 CGPA) of the institute in Master of Technology (M.Tech) for the year 2011 by National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, Govt. of India Institute.
5. Conferred International Travel Grant Award to attend an international conference held in Greece for presentation of research article by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi.
6. Conferred Graduate Fellowship from Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, since August 2009 to April 2011, spanning M.Tech degree.