Kiran Kumar Challa

Title(s):

Postdoc Research Associate [E CPE]

Postdoc Research Associate

Office

Coover
2520 Osborn Dr
Ames, IA 500111046

Office

1132 Coover Hall

Information

Education

  • Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (2022)
  • M.E, Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (2010)
  • B.Tech., Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (2008)

Interest Areas

  • Core Areas: Power System Stability, Renewable Integration, Cyber Physical Systems, Optimization and Control

Honors, Awards & Recognition

  • Elevated to the grade of Senior Member of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), 2024.
  • IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu (HKN), Member,2019.
  • Received 2nd prize for the poster presented at the 60th Electric Power Research Center (EPRC) annual meeting at Iowa State University, Iowa on May 16 2023.
  • Best presentation in session award at EECS research students symposium 2021, Indian Institute of Science.
  • Tata Trusts Travel Grant for attending the International Conference on Power and Energy Systems (ICPES 2019), Perth, Australia.
  • Research grant from the Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber-Physical Systems (RBCCPS) at IISc for developing a synchronous generator parameter estimation tool.

 

 

Publications

Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=QWZcId8AAAAJ&hl=en

Journals:

  •  Kiran Kumar Challa, A. R. R. Matavalam, R. Venkatraman and V. Ajjarapu, “Accurate Representation of Distribution System Dynamics With DERs for Bulk System Studies,” in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Early Access, doi: 10.1109/TIA.2025.3531826.
  • Gurunath Gurrala, Kiran Kumar Challa, Rajesh KB, Development of A Scaled-Down Realistic Substation Model for Smart Grid Education and Research, IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 5424-5439, 2022.
  • Kiran Kumar Challa, Gurunath Gurrala, Development of an Experimental Scaled-Down Frequency Dependent Transmission Line Model,IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 64639-64652, 2021.
  • Gurunath Gurrala, Kiran Kumar Challa, Comparison of vector and matrix format tangential interpolation for FDNE, Electric Power Systems Research, Elsevier, Volume 197,2021.
  • Kiran Kumar Challa, Gurunath Gurrala, Pritam Mukherjee, An algorithm for fitting passive equivalent circuits for lumped parameter frequency dependent transmission line models, IET Gener. Transm. Distrib. 15, 2226– 2239, 2021.
  • Kiran Kumar Challa, Gurunath Gurrala, Dynamic State and Parameter Estimation of Synchronous Generator from Digital Relay Records, Electric Power Systems Research, Elsevier, Volume 189, 2020.

Conferences:

  • N Saqib, S Bhattacharya, Kiran Kumar Challa, M Govindarasu, Impact Characterization of Cyber Attacks on Grid-Connected Microgrid Operations, 2024 56th North American Power Symposium (NAPS), El Paso, Texas USA.
  • Tanmay Mishra, Kiran Kumar Challa, Gurunath Gurrala, Emulation of Steam Governor Turbine Models for Smart Grid Experimental Testbed, 2024 56th North American Power Symposium (NAPS), USA.
  • Aditya Shankar Kar, Kiran Kumar Challa, Alok Kumar B, Ankit Singhal, Venkataramana Ajjarapu, Robust VAR Capability Curve of DER with Uncertain Renewable Generation, IEEE PES general meeting 2024, Seattle, USA.
  • Kiran Kumar Challa, Gurunath Gurrala, Dynamic Parameter Identification using Scattered Search Algorithm from DPR Data, IEEE Kansas Power and Energy Conference (KPEC), Kansas, USA, April,2024.
  • Kiran Kumar Challa, Gurunath Gurrala, Scaled Down Model of WECC 3-Machine 9-Bus System with Frequency-Dependent Lines, 9th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems, Australia,2019.
  • Gurunath Gurrala, Pritam Mukherjeer, Kiran Kumar Challa, Reduced Order Model of A Lumped Parameter Frequency Dependent Transmission Line, 9th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems, Australia,2019.
  • Gurunath Gurrala, Aeishwarya Baviskar, Kiran Kumar Challa, An Intuitive Approach to Fit a frequency Dependent Equivalent Circuit for Transmission Line Models, National Power System Conference, India, December,2018.
  • G Sree Lakshmi, Kiran Kumar Challa, Energy efficient IPMSM drive with three-level Diode Clamped Inverter using DSP, International Conference on Energy Efficient Technologies for Sustainability, India, April,2016.
  • Ajith Kumar, Kiran Kumar Challa, Indranel Sen, Modified Robust Pole Assignment Controller Design for Automatic Generation Control, Centenary Conference, IISc, Bangalore,India, 15th -16 Dec-2012.
  • Kiran Kumar Challa and P.S.Nagendra Rao, Analysis and design of controller for two-area thermal-hydro-gas AGC, IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems 2010 (PEDES 2010), New Delhi,India

Primary Strategic Research Area

Energy Systems

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