Dr. C.Kalaivanan
Assistant Professor,
Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Sona College of Technology,
Salem – 636 005
Tamilnadu, India
91 - 427 - 2443545, 4099999 Ext: 4099729
ckalaivanan@gmail.com, sonapert@sonatech.ac.in



Academic Background
University/ Board Degree Year Field of Specialization
Anna University, Coimbatore PhD Jan 2011 Electrical Cable Insulation
Anna university, Chennai M.E 2006 Power Systems
Madras University, Chennai B.E 2001 Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Academic & Industrial Career
College/ Industry Designation Period
Sona College of Technology, Salem. Assistant Professor Dec 2011 – Till date
Sona College of Technology, Salem. Lecturer Dec 2010 – Nov 2011
Sona College of Technology, Salem. Research Engineer Nov 2007 – Dec 2010
TechnoCrat, Chennai PLC Programmer Sep 2006 – Oct 2007
Udawath Engg Works, Bangalore. Electrical Maintenance Engineer May 2002 – Aug 2004

Research Areas of interest
  • Power system engineering
  • High Voltage & Insulation Engineering

Memberships in Professional bodies
  •  IEEE (Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)

Research Activities

Funded Research Projects

S.No. Project Title Project Coordinator Project Duration Amount Received Funding Agency Status
1 Development of Nano  Composite
Material For Electric Cable
Applications
Prof.C.Kalaivanan 3 Years
(2013-15)
16 Lakhs AICTE
RPS
On-going

Seminar / Workshop/ Conference Participation
  • Participate Third International Conference on Power Systems, IIT Kharagpur, IEEE Kharagpur Section, Kharagpur, India. 27-29 December 2009.
  • Participate 18th IEEE Bangalore Section Annual Symposium On Emerging Needs In Computing, Communication, Signals and Power- 2009, ENCCP09-108, pp.1-5,  29TH AUGUST 2009, Bangalore.
  • Participate  3rd IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS 2008),    IIT Kharagpur, 8-10 Dec.2008.
  • Participate Technological Development in Power Sector” Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, 23-24 February 2006.

Publications

International Journals:

  • S.Chandrasekar, C.Kalaivanan, Gian Carlo Montanari and Andrea Cavallini, “Partial Discharge Detection as a Tool to Infer Pollution Severity of Polymeric Insulators”, IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol.17, No.1, pp.181-188, Feb 2010.
  • S.Chandrasekar, C.Kalaivanan, Andrea Cavallini and Gian Carlo Montanari, “Investigations on Leakage Current and Phase Angle Characteristics of Porcelain and Polymeric Insulator under Contaminated Conditions”, IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol.16, No.2, pp. 574-583, Apr. 2009.

International & National Conferences :

  1. S.Chandrasekar, C.Kalaivanan “Pollution Severity Assessment of Polymeric Insulators Based on PD Measurement and Analysis” Third International Conference on Power Systems, IIT Kharagpur, IEEE Kharagpur Section, Kharagpur, India. 27-29 December 2009.
  2. S.Chandrasekar, C.Kalaivanan, A.Cavallini and G.C.Montanari, “Partial Discharge Monitoring as a Diagnostic Tool to Infer Pollution Severity of Polymeric Insulators” Proceedings of the 18th IEEE Bangalore Section Annual Symposium On Emerging Needs In Computing, Communication, Signals and Power- 2009, ENCCP09-108, pp.1-5,  29TH AUGUST 2009, Bangalore.
  3. S.Chandrasekar and C.Kalaivanan, Investigations on Harmonic Contents of Leakage Current of Porcelain Insulator under Polluted Conditions, 15th National Power Systems Conference NPSC-2008,  IIT Bombay, December 16 -18, 2008.
  4. S.Chandrasekar, C.Kalaivanan and S. Karthikeyan, Study on Pollution Severity of Porcelain Insulators Using Leakage Current and Phase Angle Measurement, 3rd IEEE International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS 2008),    IIT Kharagpur, 8-10 Dec.2008.
  5. C.Kalaivanan, C.Easwarlal, Generation Expansion Planning Based on Evolutionary Techniques, National conference on “Technological Development in Power Sector” Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur, 23-24 February 2006.
  6. C.Kalaivanan, C.Easwarlal, Generation Expansion Planning Based on Evolutionary Techniques, National conference on “Emerging Technologies in Electrical System” Noorul Islam College of Engineering, Kumaracoil, 10-11 March 2006.