मालवीय राष्ट्रीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान जयपुर (राष्ट्रीय महत्व का संस्थान)
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur (An Institute of National Importance)
Department of Electrical Engineering

18

Journal Publications

1

Research Projects

Qualifications
  • Ph.D.(Electrical Engineering, Power System) from Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar(2016)
    M.E.(Electrical Engineering, Power System) from Birla Institute of Technology Mesra(2011)
    B.E.(Electrical & Electronics Engineering) from Birla Institute of Technology Mesra(2007)
Research Interests

Microgrid planning, Blockchain application for energy trading, GFM/GFL based inverter Control.

Brief Research Profile

Deepak Kumar (SMIEEE) visited the Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation at Aalto University, Finland as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the year 2018. He has authored and co-authored numerous research articles in reputed international journals, including IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, IEEE Systems Journal, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Applied Energy, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems (IJEPES), Electric Power Systems Research (EPSR) etc. His research interests include blockchain applications for energy trading, peer-to-peer transactive energy systems, microgrid control with distributed generation, grid-forming and grid-following inverter control for seamless transition, and demand-side management etc.

Professional Background
  • Assistant Professor (Grade 1) at Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur [10 April 2026 - Present].
    Assistant Professor at Birla Institute of Technology Mesra [01 June 2015 - 09 April 2026].

    2026
  • Abdullah Umar,P K Jamwal, Deepak Kumar, N Gupta, V Kumar Gali, Ajay Kumar, "Blockchain-Integrated Stackelberg Model for Real-Time Price Regulation and Demand-Side Optimization in Microgrids" , Energies (MDPI) Volume :19 / / 2026 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en19030643
  • Sumit Kumar Jha, A Y Abdelaziz, Deepak Kumar, Bidyadhar Subudhi, "Demand side management in microgrids" , Frontiers in Energy Research (Frontiers) Volume :13 / 1-2 / 2026 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2025.1567808
  • 2025
  • Abdullah Umar, P K Jamwal, Deepak Kumar, Nitin Gupta, Vijayakumar Gali, Ajay Kumar, "A sybil-resilient and privacy-aware blockchain architecture for dynamic demand response in decentralized microgrids" , Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments (Elsevier) Volume :82 / 1-12 / 2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2025.104540
  • R Debnath, A Umar, GS Gupta, Deepak Kumar, Innocent Kamwa, P K Jamwal, "Dynamical Stability Analysis of Grid-Following and Grid-Forming Inverters With Blockchain Integration for Enhanced Performance in Modernized Nested Microgrids" , IEEE Access (IEEE) Volume :13 / 165769 - 165794 / 2025 DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3610430
  • R. Debnath, G. S. Gupta, Deepak Kumar, S. K. Swain, S. R. Samantaray and I. Kamwa, "Finite-Time Convergent Adaptive Sliding Mode Control for Integration of VSCs Into Modernized Microgrids With Parametric and Dynamic Uncertainties" , IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (IEEE) Volume :41 / 25 - 42 / 2025 DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2025.3616518
  • 2024
  • Debnath, R., Gupta, G. S., Deepak Kumar, and El- Saadany, E. F., "Advanced MPC Control Strategy for Active Front-End Converters in Distributed Energy Resources" , Electric Power Components and Systems (Taylor & Francis) Volume :52 / 122 / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.108 0/15325008.2024.2330992
  • Nada Ali, Deepak Kumar, "Real-time validation of RoCoFEnhancing advanced coordinated control strategy for voltage unbalance mitigation implementing demand side management" , Electric Power Systems Research (Elsevier) Volume :229 / / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.101 6/j.epsr.2023.110100
  • A. Umar, Deepak Kumar, T. Ghose, T. A. H. Alghamdi and A. Y. Abdelaziz, "Decentralized Community Energy Management: Enhancing Demand Response Through Smart Contracts in a Blockchain Network" , IEEE Access (IEEE) Volume :12 / 80781-80798 / 2024 DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024. 3409706
  • Rajdip Debnath, Gauri Shanker Gupta, Deepak Kumar, Josep M. Guerrero, "Stability enhancement for seamless control in networked microgrids with energy storage: Nonlinear spatio- temporal control perspective" , Journal of Energy Storage (Q1) (Elsevier) Volume :100 / / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.101 6/j.est.2024.113626.
  • Abdullah Umar, Deepak Kumar, T. Ghose, "A Decentralized Energy Management System Inculcating Supply- Demand Ratio (SDR) and Miners Stake through Blockchain Smart Contract for Community Microgrid Operation" , IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics (IEEE) Volume :5 / 369- 380 / 2024 DOI: 10.1109/JESTIE.2023. 3327049
  • A Umar, Deepak Kumar, T Ghose, "Decentralized energy trading in microgrids: a blockchain-integrated model for efficient power flow with social welfare optimization" , Electrical Engineering (Taylor & Francis) Volume :107 / 26772695 / 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00202-024-02635-x
  • 2023
  • S. K. Jha, Deepak Kumar, P. R. Tripathi, S. R. Samantaray and I. Kamwa, "Demand-Side Management of Self- Sustained Droop Based Standalone Microgrid Using Conservation Voltage Reduction Strategy" , IEEE Systems Journal (IEEE) Volume :17 / 2640-2651 / 2023 DOI: 10.1109/JSYST.2022.3 221307
  • Jha, S. K., Deepak Kumar, Tripathi, P.R., Appasani, B., Zawbaa, H.M., Kamel, S., "An adaptive vector control method for inverter-based stand- alone microgrids considering voltage reduction and load shedding schemes" , IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution (IET) Volume :17 / 1-15 / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.104 9/gtd2.12839
  • Nada Ali, Deepak Kumar, "Virtual Inertia Based SVPN Sequence Control Scheme for Voltage Unbalance Mitigation in Coordination with DSM on a Stand Alone Microgrid" , Electric Power Components and Systems (Taylor & Francis) Volume :51 / 1-25 / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.108 0/15325008.2023.228 8703
  • Nada Ali, Deepak Kumar, "Voltage unbalance mitigation with space vector-based PN- sequence control scheme of inverter- interfaced DGs considering demand- side management capability" , Electrical Engineering (Springer ) Volume :105 / 883903 / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00202-022-01704-3
  • Debnath, R., Gupta, G.S., and Deepak Kumar, "Observer-based adaptive control and stabilization of grid- tied inverters under PLL nonlinearities and weak grid" , Electrical Engineering (Springer ) Volume :105 / 905919 / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00202-022-01705-2
  • Sumit Kumar Jha, Deepak Kumar, S. R. Samantaray, "Conservation Voltage Reduction Strategy for Autonomous Microgrid with Improved Voltage- Current Droop-Based Inverter Control Framework" , International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems (Wiley) Volume :2023 / 1-22 / 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/2920936
  • 2022
  • Abdullah Umar, Deepak Kumar, Tirthadip Ghose, "Blockchain-based decentralized energy intra-trading with battery storage flexibility in a community microgrid system" , Applied Energy (Elsevier) Volume :322 / / 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119544

Title Total Outlay
(In Lacs)
Year Funding Agency Role
Secured Data Analytics for Microgrid Energy Management System through Blockchain Technology25.212022-2025DST-SERBPI