Joydip Jana is a Renewable Energy Researcher & presently working in the field of Grid Integration of Renewable Energy, Smart Microgrid, Storage Systems including Super Capacitor and Vanadium Redox Battery etc. with Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology (IIEST), Shibpur. Currently he is involved in a project “Advanced Research on Thin Film Silicon Solar Cell & PV Systems” funded by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) of Govt. of India and implemented by IIEST, Shibpur. The project includes design, development and field testing of MPPT based high efficiency inverters and grid synchronizing system components used in grid interactive roof top PV systems and design, field-testing and performance evaluation of BIPV system in Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, West Bengal, India. He has worked with RRCAT, a centre of Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Govt. of India for setting up a Digital Fast Feedback Control System using FPGA for RF Signals in the particle accelerator installed in RRCAT, Indore. He published several papers in different national & international conferences and journal and wrote a book chapter on “Solar PV Power Generation” in “Advances in Solar Energy Science & Engineering, Vol.1” published by National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Govt. of India. He was involved in a project for set up 100kW Grid-Tied solar power plant at State Bank of India, Sammridhhi Bhavan, Local Head Office, Kolkata for providing consultancy services for preparation of synopsis of tenders (Technical & Commercial), pre-bid design, drawing & BOQ preparation, vendor selection, site visit, site layout, Engineering drawing preparation, system design with PVSyst software, making mechanical, electrical and structural drawing using AutoCAD software, design, selection of SPV modules and BOS, site supervision and commissioning of the project. He successfully designed, developed & installed solar system in Electric Vehicle application in the year 2015.

1. Joydip Jana
EMAIL: joydipjana02@gmail.com
ADDRESS
P-58/6 Benaras Road, Belgachia,
Howrah-711105, West Bengal, India
CONTACT: +91 8981323967
QUALIFICATION:
 Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Electronics & Communication Engineering from
Asansol Engineering College, West Bengal, India
 Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Electronics & Communication Engineering from
Burdwan University, West Bengal, India.
SUMMARY:
Joydip Jana is a Renewable Energy Researcher & presently working in the field of Grid
Integration of Renewable Energy, Smart Microgrid, Storage Systems including Super Capacitor
and Vanadium Redox Battery etc. with Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology
(IIEST), Shibpur. Currently he is involved in a project “Advanced Research on Thin Film Silicon
Solar Cell & PV Systems” funded by Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) of Govt.
of India and implemented by IIEST, Shibpur. The project includes design, development and field
testing of MPPT based high efficiency inverters and grid synchronizing system components used
in grid interactive roof top PV systems and design, field-testing and performance evaluation of
BIPV system in Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, West
Bengal, India. He has worked with RRCAT, a centre of Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC),
Govt. of India for setting up a Digital Fast Feedback Control System using FPGA for RF Signals
in the particle accelerator installed in RRCAT, Indore. He published several papers in different
national & international conferences and journal and wrote a book chapter on “Solar PV Power
Generation” in “Advances in Solar Energy Science & Engineering, Vol.1” published by
National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Govt. of India. He was involved in a project for set up
100kW Grid-Tied solar power plant at State Bank of India, Sammridhhi Bhavan, Local Head
Office, Kolkata for providing consultancy services for preparation of synopsis of tenders
(Technical & Commercial), pre-bid design, drawing & BOQ preparation, vendor selection, site
visit, site layout, Engineering drawing preparation, system design with PVSyst software, making
mechanical, electrical and structural drawing using AutoCAD software, design, selection of SPV
modules and BOS, site supervision and commissioning of the project. He successfully designed,
developed & installed solar system in Electric Vehicle application in the year 2015.
PRESENT RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Drive projects with duties including design, feasibility analysis, prioritization,
resourcing, initiation, execution and closure.
 Managing multiple projects to ensure they are completed within timescale and
communicates effectively project status, issues and plans to senior management and
effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
 Lead projects like solar power conversion, grid integration of solar power system,
storage systems including super capacitor, vanadium redox battery, and smart grid
implementation.

2.  Identify, select, procure, set up, maintain, and troubleshoot/repair test
equipments/instruments/machines for executing projects.
 Develop technical specifications and scope of work documentation, decide power circuit
topology and
architecture, translate system level specifications into working circuits and prototypes,
perform functional testing and debugging.
 Lead the hardware design for new products, working in a close interdisciplinary team.
 Design schematic and PCB layout, select and specify electrical, analog/digital
electronics and power electronics components, prepare bills-of-material (BOM),
drawings and specifications and build power converters (DC-DC/DC-AC converters),
photovoltaic inverters, converters like flyback converter, forward converter, push-pull
converters, full-bridge converters, half-bridge converters, boost converters, buck
converters, and select semiconductor modules, switching devices like MOSFETs, IGBTs
heatsinks, capacitors, magnetics, analog/digital electronics components and set up basic
mechanical assembly structure.
 Develop sensor, gate driver for MOSFET/IGBT, and embedded controller PCB
circuitries for power converters.
 Develop and implement real-time embedded firmware for closed loop control of power
converters.
 Evaluate various control and modulation strategies used in power converters.
 Define test plans to validate power converter designs and investigate critical issues.
 Perform analysis of test data and recommend design changes in converter topologies.
 Thoroughly document and explain test plans, results and analysis to senior management
and team members.
 Verify designs through the use of software simulation tools like MATLAB SIMULINK.
 Troubleshoot existing designs and generate creative design improvements.
 Design and evaluate innovative topologies and circuitries to meet all requirements for
performance, reliability and cost.
 Write technical reports and prepare presentations.
 Mentor junior engineers.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES:
Design, development and testing of Grid-tied Single-Phase and Three-Phase solar
inverter at pre-commercial level. The activities include:
 Carryout comprehensive literature survey of various circuit topologies, control strategies
of grid-tied single-phase and three-phase solar photovoltaic inverters.
 Prepare scheme of the prototype development.
 Design DC-DC converters, DC-AC converters, MOSFET/IGBT drivers, snubber circuits,
filters/magnetics, SMPS based power supplies, different sensors, protection circuits etc.
 Component selection for prototype development and Bill-of-material preparation.
 PCB layout of different power circuit boards, analog electronics circuit boards.
 FPGA programming of different Maximum Power Point Tracking Techniques (MPPT),
PWM techniques, phase-locked loop (PLL) techniques, power flow control techniques,
islanding techniques etc.
 Testing of different power/analog electronics circuit modules and testing of different
control strategies used in power converters

3. PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS/COURSES PERSUED:
 United States Agency for International Development (USAID) - 2016
Partnership to Advance Clean energy - Deployment (PACE-D)
Rooftop Solar PV Training Program for Utility Engineers
Course Contents:
=> Introduction & Overview of Rooftop Solar Power Sector in India
=> Rooftop Solar PV Technology Overview
=> Rooftop Solar PV Policy and Regulatory Framework
=> Rooftop Solar PV Systems Design and Safety Overview
=> Grid Connectivity & Inspection Procedure
=> Administrative Preparedness, Metering & Billing
=> Challenges in Integration of Rooftop Solar PV with Utility Grid
 Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay - 2014
Short Term Course, Grid Connected Rooftop PV Power Plants
Solar Photovoltaic systems
Course Contents:
=>Basics of Solar Radiation
=>Basics of Solar Cells and Modules & Technology Selection
=>Basics of MPPT and Grid-Connected Inverters
=>PV Plant feasibility Study and System Design
=>PV Plants Installation and Testing Procedure
=>PV Plants Operation and Maintenance
PUBLICATIONS:
Books –
1) Hiranmay Saha, Tathagata Sarkar, Joydip Jana, “Advances in Solar Energy Science and
Engineering”, Chapter - Power Generation through Photovoltaics, ISBN 81-7019-516-7 (India)
ISBN 1-55528-572-1 (USA)
Journals –
1) Joydip Jana, Hiranmay Saha, “Design of a High-Speed Power MOSFET Driver and Its Use
in Bridge Configuration”, International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering
and Technology, Volume 3, Special Issue 2, February 2014, ISSN (Online) : 2319 – 8753, ISSN
(Print) : 2347 - 6710
2) Joydip Jana, Hiranmay Saha, Konika Das Bhattacharya, “A Review of Inverter Topologies
for Single-Phase Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems”, Renewable & sustainable energy
review, Elsevier (communicated), Manuscript No. - RSER-S-15-00694
International Conferences –
1) Joydip Jana, Hiranmay Saha, “Development of a Low Cost and Reliable Power
MOSFET Gate Driver for Bridge Configuration”, 6th IEEE Power India International
Conference, Delhi Technological University, Delhi
2) Joydip Jana, Hiranmay Saha, “Design & Implementation of MPPT Algorithm for

4. Battery Charging with Photovoltaic Panel Using FPGA”, 6th IEEE Power India International
Conference, Delhi Technological University, Delhi
3) Tathagata Sarkar, Joydip Jana, Konika Das Bhattacharya, Hiranmay Saha, “Study of DC
microgrid accompanying with renewable energy sources for rural application”, India Smart
Grid Week 2015, India Smart Grid Forum, Bengaluru, India
4) Mohd Alam, Joydip Jana, Hiranmay Saha, “Switched Boost Inverter Applicable for Solar
Photovoltaic System Based Micro-Grid”, 2nd International Conference on Control,
Instrumentation, Energy & Communication (IEEE Conference), 2016
5) Soham Adhya, Dipak Saha, Abhijit Das, Joydip Jana, Hiranmay Saha, “An IoT Based Smart
Solar Photovoltaic Remote Monitoring and Control unit”, 2nd International Conference on
Control, Instrumentation, Energy & Communication (IEEE Conference), 2016
6) Indranil Das, Abhijit Das, Joydip Jana, Anirban Guria, Hiranmay Samanta, Hiranmay Saha,
“Efficient MPPT charging of supercapacitor from solar PV module”, 25th International
Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference and Exhibition Global Photovoltaic
Conference 2015 (PVSEC)
INVITED TALK:
 Indian Institute of Engineering Science & Technology (IIEST), Shibpur
Topic - Overview of Solar Photovoltaic System
 AGNI Power & Electronics Pvt. Ltd, West Bengal, India, 2015
Topic – Overview of Power Inverter
TRAINING/SUPERVISION/GUIDANCE DELIVERED:
 Some design issues of grid-connected power conditioning unit for solar photovoltaic
system
M.Tech project Thesis
By Mr. Deepak Kumar Saha
 Design & Simulation of switched boost inverter for solar photovoltaic system
M.Tech project Thesis
By Mr. Mohd Alam
SOFTWARE KNOWN:
MATLAB SIMULINK, XILINX ISE Design Suite, Altera Quartus, Cadsoft Eagle, AutoCAD
etc.
PERSONAL PROFILE:
 Father’s Name : Mr. Hironmay Jana
 Mother’s Name : Mrs. Namita Jana
 Date of Birth : 02-May-1987
 Gender : Male
 Nationality : Indian
 Marital Status : Unmarried
 Passport : Valid Passport
 Languages Known : English, Bengali and Hindi