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Electrical and Renewable Energy, PhD, INVESTIGATION ON ELECTRICAL FAULTS AND DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED LINE-LINE/LINE-GROUND FAULT DETECTION TECHNIQUES FOR PV SYSTEMS, VIT-Vellore
Award Date: 26 Apr 2019
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QEERI-CORE-000005: ReIPV - Resilient and Intelligent PV Systems for Arid Environments
Abdallah, A. A. (Lead Principal Investigator), Kivambe, M. M. (Principal Investigator), Somasekharan Pillai, D. (Principal Investigator), Jain, S. (Research Associate), Mohamed, M. E. A. (Lab Technician), Zafar, U. (Research Associate), Aissa, B. (Principal Investigator) & Kamal, N. F. (Post Doctoral Fellow)
1/07/25 → 31/07/28
Project: Applied Research
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QEERI-CORE-000012: GRiSES - Grid Technologies Towards Resilient and Sustainable Energy Systems
Bayhan, S. (Lead Principal Investigator), Krama, A. (Principal Investigator), Somasekharan Pillai, D. (Principal Investigator), Sezer, N. (Principal Investigator), Jovanovic, R. (Principal Investigator), Karaki, A. (Post Doctoral Fellow), Abu-Rub, H.A.-A. F. (Principal Investigator), Beitelmal, A. H. (Principal Investigator), Al Qahtani, M. S. S. A. (Principal Investigator), Kamal, N. F. (Post Doctoral Fellow), Mendez Delgado, C. M. (Post Doctoral Fellow), Rahman, M. M. (Graduate Student), AbdulJabbar, A. (Research Associate), Zafar, U. (Research Associate), Al-Qassabi, A. (Research Associate), Al-Sulaiti, A. (Graduate Student) & Sharida, A. (Post Doctoral Fellow)
1/01/25 → 1/01/28
Project: Applied Research
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EX-QNRF-AICC-4: Autonomous PV Cleaning and Inspection System for Hot Desert Weather Conditions
Somasekharan Pillai, D. (Lead Principal Investigator), Associate-3, R. (Consultant), COSME, M. D. (Principal Investigator), Uddin, M. N. (Principal Investigator), PASHA, M. S. N. (Principal Investigator), Caro, P. G. D. (Principal Investigator), Alashgar, D. E. A. (Research Associate), Alhamidi, Y. (Principal Investigator), Feo-Flushing, D. E. (Principal Investigator), Bouhali, O. (Principal Investigator), Dad Khan, A. M. (Undergraduate Student), Emam, T. (Undergraduate Student), Associate-2, R. (Principal Investigator) & Bouhali, D. O. (Principal Investigator)
1/05/23 → 8/11/26
Project: Applied Research
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Advances in thin-film and one-dimensional UV photodetectors: Materials, architectures, and thermal stability
Hossain, M. I., Farooq, B., Elsafi, A., Thiruchuthan, A., Pillai, D. S. & Aissa, B., May 2026, In: Nano-Structures and Nano-Objects. 46, 101687.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Firmware-communicating remote terminal unit architecture for integrated photovoltaic inverter monitoring and control via I–V scanning
Prasanth Ram, J., Mathew, D., Kim, Y. J. & Pillai, D. S., Aug 2026, In: Solar Energy. 314, 114665.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Performance analysis of a new PV array reconfiguration approach: Simulations and outdoor experiments under fixed and moving shadows
Thiruchuthan, A., Pillai, D. S., Krama, A. & Prasanth Ram, J., 1 Jan 2026, In: Renewable Energy. 256, 124419.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of module technology, ground coverage ratio, and string configuration on the performance of bifacial PV systems on horizontal single-axis trackers in desert environments
Kivambe, M., Abdallah, A., Pillai, D., Abdelrahim, M. & Elgaili, M., 1 Aug 2026, In: Renewable Energy. 269, 125855.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comprehensive assessment of performance and reliability of PERC, TOPCon and SHJ modules in desert climates
Kivambe, M., Abdallah, A., Figgis, B., Abdelrahim, M., Elgaili, M., Pillai, D. & Aissa, B., 15 Jul 2025, In: Solar Energy. 295, 113555.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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