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    Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
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Sisir Kumar Nayak

Prof. Sisir Kumar Nayak

Professor

Key Research Areas : High Voltage and Insulation Engineering, High Power Microwave and Pulse Power, Renewable Energy and Storage

Phone No: +91-361-2582530 (O) | Email: sknayak@iitg.ac.in| Room No: 0006

Personal Website

Room No. 006, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, North Guwahati – 781 039, Assam, Phone: +91- 361 258 2530, Fax:

Consultancy

Title : Design and Development of Remote Ignition with Pilot Burner Flame Detection System for open ground flares
Duration : 2023
Funding agency : Oil India Limited
Budget : Rs 75,40,000/-
PI : Prof. Sisir Kumar Nayak
Co-PI : Prof. Harshal B. Nemade, Prof. Mandal Bishnupada
Status : Ongoing


Title : NER II Transmission Limited-Multi circuit branching
Duration : 2021
Funding agency : Sterlite Power Transmission Limited, Tripura State, India
PI : Sisir Kumar Nayak
Status : Completed


Title : Third-party enquiry on 1x100 MW
Duration : 2020
Funding agency : Namrup replacement power project, Namrup, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
Co-PI : Sisir Kumar Nayak
Status : Completed


Title : Loss separation in a high-speed induction machine (Stage-2)
Duration : 2013
Funding agency : Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC)
Co-PI : Sisir Kumar Nayak
Status : Completed


Title : Loss separation in a high-speed induction machine (Stage-1)
Duration : 2012
Funding agency : Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC)
Co-PI : Sisir Kumar Nayak
Status : Completed


Sponsored

Title : Development of Wireless Power Transmission System (WPTS) for powering insect scale mico air vehicle (MAV)
Duration : 2023
Funding agency : DYSL,DRDO
Budget : Rs 9,92,376/-
PI : Prof. Sisir Kumar Nayak
Status : Ongoing


Title : Development of non-edible green vegetable oil as a potential liquid dielectric for Nanofilled natural ester impregnated surface modified pressboards for suppressing partial discharges in transformer
Duration : 2022
Funding agency : SERB,DST, New Delhi
Budget : Rs 50,73,024/-
PI : Prof. Sisir Kumar Nayak
Co-PI : Dr. Thirumurgan C
Status : Ongoing


Title : Development of non-edible green vegetable oil as a potential liquid dielectric for power/distribution transformer from the renewable source
Duration : 2019
Funding agency : MHRD and DST, New Delhi
Budget : Rs 68,70,461 (MHRD and DST) + Rs. 10, 00,000 (Industry)
PI : Prof. Sisir Kumar Nayak
Co-PI : Prof. S. K. Dwivedy, Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati
Status : Ongoing


Title : Development and performance analysis of nanofluid based dielectric fluid as an insulant and coolant in power transformers,
Duration : 2016
Funding agency : Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
Budget : Rs 56, 00,000/-
PI : Prof. Sisir Kumar Nayak
Co-PI : Prof. S.K. Dwivedy (Mechanical Engg, IIT Guwahati) Prof. N. Sahoo (Mechanical Engg, IIT Guwahati)
Status : Completed


Title : Study to identify and develop sensor and triggering mechanism for shutting down of electronic systems in heavy lightning situations
Duration :
Funding agency : Army technology Board
Budget : Rs 30,25,000/-
Co-PI : Prof. Sisir Kumar Nayak
Status : Completed


Title : Feasibility study of the wireless power transfer
Duration :
Funding agency : MTRDC (DRDO), Bangalore
Budget : Rs 9,80,400/-
PI : Prof. Sisir Kumar Nayak
Status : Completed


Title : Metamaterial enhanced wireless power transmission system, MHRD, IMPRINT India
Duration :
Funding agency : MHRD and DST, New Delhi
Budget : Rs 64, 44,000 /-
PI : Prof. Sisir Kumar Nayak
Co-PI : Mr. D. Senthil Kumar, Scientist F, MTRDC, DRDO, India
Status : Completed


Title : Feasibility studies and optimization of electromagnetic pulse welding of tubes for nuclear reactor application
Duration :
Funding agency : Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India, Board of Research in Nuclear Sciences (BRNS), Mumbai-400085
Budget : Rs 1,64,25,000/-
PI : Prof. Sachin D. Kore, IIT Goa
Co-PI : Prof. Sisir Kumar Nayak
Status : Completed


Title : Dynamic charging of drone using metamaterial including sensors used in IoT for control and communication
Duration :
Funding agency : MHRD and DST, New Delhi
Budget : Rs 68,45,520/-
PI : Prof. Sisir Kumar Nayak
Co-PI : D. Senthil Kumar, Scientist-'F', MTRDC, DRDO, India
Status : Completed