STAFF PROFILE
Dr Manoj Datta
Position:
Lecturer
College / Portfolio:
School of Engineering Cluster
School / Department:
Electrical and Biomedical Engineering
Phone:
+61 3 9925 2105
Email:
manoj.datta@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Melbourne City Campus
Contact me about:
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
- Nafi, N.,Ahmed, K.,Gregory, M.,Datta, M. (2018). Software defined neighborhood area network for smart grid applications In: Future Generation Computer Systems, 79, 500 - 513
- Meegahapola, L.,Datta, M.,Ullah, N.,Conroy, J. (2018). Role of fault ride-through strategies for power grids with 100% power electronic-interfaced distributed renewable energy resources In: Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, 7, 1 - 24
- Uehara, T.,Son, D.,Matayoshi, H.,Lotfy, M.,Senjyu, T.,Datta, M.,Howlader, A. (2017). Frequency control method using automated demand response for isolated power system In: International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems, 18, 1 - 15
- Nafi, N.,Ahmed, K.,Gregory, M.,Datta, M. (2016). A survey of smart grid architectures, applications, benefits and standardization In: Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 76, 23 - 36
- Legudi, G.,Datta, M. (2016). Transient stability of a hybrid micro-grid with multivariable droop and virtual synchronous generator In: 2016 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia, Melbourne, Australia, 28 Nov - 1 Dec 2016
- Dey, P.,Datta, M.,Fernando, W. (2016). Comparisons of PI and PR current controllers based flux weakening to limit DC-link capacitor overvoltage in PMSG based wind energy system In: 2016 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia, Melbourne, Australia, 28 Nov - 1 Dec 2016
- Dey, P.,Datta, M.,Fernando, W.,Senjyu, T. (2016). A method to reduce DC-link overvoltage of PMSG based WECS during LVRT In: Region 10 Conference (TENCON), 2016 IEEE, Singapore, 22-25 November 2016
- Dey, P.,Datta, M.,Fernando, W.,Senjyu, T. (2016). Comparison of synchronous and stationary frame pi based flux weakening controls for DC-link overvoltage minimisation of WECS under grid fault In: Region 10 Conference (TENCON), 2016 IEEE, Singapore, 22-25 November 2016
- Nafi, N.,Ahmed, K.,Datta, M.,Gregory, M. (2016). A novel software defined wireless sensor network based grid to vehicle load management system In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems (ICSPCS), 2016, Gold Coast, Australia, 19-21 December 2016
- Uehara, T.,Matayoshi, H.,Ludin, G.,Yona, A.,Senjyu, T.,Datta, M.,Howlader, A.,Funabashi, T. (2016). System frequency control using emergency demand response in power systems with large-scale Renewable Energy Sources In: Region 10 Conference (TENCON), 2016 IEEE, Singapore, 22-25 November 2016
Note: Supervision projects since 2004
1 PhD Completions and 1 Masters by Research Completions6 PhD Current Supervisions and 3 Masters by Research 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.