Dr Manoj Datta

Research interests

• Optimal Sizing of PV, Wind, and Battery Systems for Community Power Grid
• Modelling and control of AC/DC and Hybrid Microgrid
• Distributed Generation (DG) Modelling, Forecasting, Optimisation, and Control
• Application of Intelligent Algorithms in Power System Control
• AI based grid integration of energy storage system and electric vehicle (EV)
• Motor Drives (IM, SRM, IG, PMSG, PMSM)

Research grants

• Smart and sustainable power system by incorporating modern power electronics, intelligent controls, PV systems, and electric vehicles, Principal Investigator, Funded by: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan, Amount: 15,000,000 JPY, 2012-2015.
• Dynamic Grid Support and Control by Using PV Systems from the Perspective of Green Smart Grid, Co-Principal Investigator, Funded by: Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan, Amount: 3,000,000 JPY, 2011-2012.
• Efficient controls of large PV power systems, clustered PV systems, and PV-diesel hybrid systems in Okinawa Island, Principal Investigator, Funded by: The Power Academy of Japan, Japan, Amount: 1,000,000 JPY, 2010.
• Study of the MW-class Solar Plant in the Miyakojima Island, Principal Investigator, Funded by: Marubun Research Promotion Foundation, Japan, Amount: 1,000,000 JPY, 2010.

Google Scholar

• Teaching (Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, and Renewable Energy)
• Research and supervision (Electrical Power Engineering and Renewable Energy Systems)
• Deputy Program Manager, Master of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) 

• D.Eng. (Interdisciplinary Intelligent Systems Engineering), 2011
• M.Eng. (Electrical and Electronics Engineering), 2008
• B.Sc. (Electrical and Electronic Engineering), 2003

Fellowships

• Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) postdoctoral fellowship, 2011-2012

Professional activities

Journal Reviewer:

• IEEE Access
• IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
• IEEE Transactions of Power Delivery
• IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 
• IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
• IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
• IEEE Transactions on Industrial Applications
• IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
• IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
• IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
• IEEE Power and Energy Technology Systems Journal
• IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
• IET Generation, Transmission, & Distribution
• IET Renewable Power Generation 
• IET Control Theory & Applications
• Renewable Energy

Conference:

• Invited Speaker; Opening Special Session, IEEE COMPEL, 2012, Kyoto, Japan
• Session Chairs; IEEE ISGT, 2016, Melbourne, Australia & IEEE EPECS, 2018, Kyushu, Japan
• Technical Program Committee; Over 15 IEEE International Conferences  

Professional affiliations

• Chartered Professional Engineer, the Institute of Engineers, Australia (EA)
• Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, IEEE, USA (Power Engineering Society)
• Member of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, IEEJ, Japan (Power and Energy Society)
• Member of the Institute of Engineers Australia (EA)

Employment history

• 2020 – Present, Senior Lecturer, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, RMIT University, Australia
• 2013 –  2019, Lecturer: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, RMIT University, Australia
• 2012 – 2013, Assistant Professor: Dept. of Human and Information Systems, Gifu University, Japan