STAFF PROFILE
Dr Manoj Datta
Position:
Senior Lecturer
College / Portfolio:
School of Engineering Cluster
School / Department:
Electrical and Biomedical Engineering
Phone:
99252105
Email:
manoj.datta@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Melbourne City Campus
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Research supervision
Dr Datta’s research primarily focuses on the modelling and control of PV and Wind power. He has extensive research and industry experiences in the controller design and optimisation of Energy Storage System.
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 Modelling, Forecasting, Optimisation, and Control
- Application of Intelligent Algorithms in Power System Control.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lecturer (Electrical Engineering)
- Research and supervision (Electrical Power Engineering and Renewable Energy Systems)
- 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
Professional activities
Conference:
- Key Note Speaker; 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
- 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)
Employment history
- June 2013 – present, Lecturer: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, RMIT University, Australia
- 2012 – 2013, Assistant Professor: Dept. of Human and Information Systems, Gifu University, Japan
Professional activities
Journal Reviewer:
- 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 Renewable Power Generation
- IET Control Theory & Applications
- Renewable Energy
- Electric Power Components and Systems
- Ahmed, M.,Meegahapola, L.,Vahidnia, A.,Datta, M. (2019). Analysis and mitigation of low-frequency oscillations in hybrid AC/DC microgrids with dynamic loads In: IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, 13, 1477 - 1488
- Meegahapola, L.,Sarkar, M.,Datta, M. (2019). Optimal Reactive Power Dispatch Considering Reactive Power Support from Renewable Energy Generators In: 2019 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Melbourne, Australia, 13-15 February 2019
- Ahmed, M.,Vahidnia, A.,Meegahapola, L.,Datta, M. (2019). Impact of Multiple Motor Loads on Dynamic Performance and Stability of Microgrids In: 2019 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Melbourne, Australia, 13-15 February 2019
- Ahmed, M.,Meegahapola, L.,Vahidnia, A.,Datta, M. (2019). Analyzing the Effect of X/R ratio on Dynamic Performance of Microgrids In: 2019 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT-Europe), Bucharest, Romania, 29 September -2 October 2019
- Ahmed, M.,Meegahapola, L.,Vahidnia, A.,Datta, M. (2019). Investigation of Low-Frequency Oscillations in VSD Driven Induction Motors in Microgrids In: Proceedings of the 2019 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT Europe), Bucharest, Romania, 29 September -2 October 2019
- Liu, L.,Matayoshi, H.,Lotfy, M.,Datta, M.,Senjyu, T. (2018). Load frequency control using demand response and storage battery by considering renewable energy sources In: Energies, 11, 1 - 40
- Liu, L.,Lotfy, M.,Matayoshi, H.,Senjyu, T.,Datta, M. (2018). Load Frequency Control for Renewable Energy Sources for Isolated Power System In: 2018 5th International Conference on Electric Power and Energy Conversion Systems (EPECS), Kitakyushu, Japan, 23-25 April 2018
- Dey, P.,Datta, M.,Fernando, W.,Senjyu, T. (2018). Fuzzy-based Coordinated Control to Reduce DC-link Overvoltage of a PMSG based Wind Energy Systems during Grid Faults In: 2018 5th International Conference on Electric Power and Energy Conversion Systems (EPECS), Kitakyushu, Japan, 23-25 April 2018
- Dey, P.,Datta, M.,Fernando, N.,Senjyu, T. (2018). Coordinated control technique of PMSG based wind energy conversion system during repetitive grid fault In: Proceedings of the 19th�IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT 2018), Lyon, France, 20 - 22 February 2018
- Dey, P.,Datta, M.,Fernando, N.,Senjyu, T. (2018). Fault-ride-through performance improvement of a PMSG based wind energy systems via coordinated control of STATCOM In: Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT 2018), Lyon, France, 20-22 February 2018
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
2 PhD Completions and 2 Masters by Research Completions4 PhD Current Supervisions
Renewable based smart grid and smart micro-grid, DG modelling and forecasting, Intelligent control of PV, Wind and ESS for grid integration, Motor control.