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ISGW 2017: Compendium of Technical Papers

3rd International Conference and Exhibition on Smart Grids and Smart Cities

  • Highlights recent findings/trends from both academia and industry in the Indian power sector
  • Presents Indian utility’s problems with case studies
  • Discusses transformation projects with technology interventions for building smart cities, renewable energy and power grid modernization

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering (LNEE, volume 487)

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Table of contents (24 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. Smart Grid and IoT Technologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Developing SMARTGRID Projects with Global Perspective in Indian Scenario

      • Amit R. Kulkarni, M. S. Ballal, Shrikant S. Rajurkar
      Pages 3-17
    3. Smart Energy Metering Using LPWAN IoT Technology

      • Shobhit Jain, M. Pradish, A. Paventhan, M. Saravanan, Arindam Das
      Pages 19-28
    4. Impact Analysis of Attacks Using Agent-Based SCADA Testbed

      • M. Siddharth Rao, Rajesh Kalluri, R. K. Senthil Kumar, G. L. Ganga Prasad, B. S. Bindhumadhava
      Pages 41-54
    5. Power Exchange and Its Significance to Enhance the Deployment of Smart Microgrids in India and Key Barriers in Its Adoption

      • Furkan Ahmad, Mohammad Saad Alam, Reena Suri, Akhilesh Awasthy, M. Shahidehpour
      Pages 55-68
    6. Software Defined Networking for Smart Grid Communications and Security Challenges

      • M. U. Shaileshwari, K. S. Nandini Prasad, A. Paventhan
      Pages 103-112
    7. Digital Utility

      • Deepak Chaudhary
      Pages 113-114
    8. Analysis of Communication Channel Attacks on Control Systems—SCADA in Power Sector

      • Rajesh Kalluri, Lagineni Mahendra, R. K. Senthil Kumar, G. L. Ganga Prasad, B. S. Bindhumadhava
      Pages 115-131
  3. E-Mobility

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
    2. Public Opinion on Viability of xEVs in India

      • Mohd. Saqib, Md. Muzakkir Hussain, Mohammad Saad Alam, M. M. Sufyan Beg, Amol Sawant
      Pages 139-150
    3. Technical and Economic Feasibility Analysis for deployment of xEV Wireless Charging Infrastructure in India

      • Vatsala, Raqib Hasan Khan, Yash Varshney, Aqueel Ahmad, Mohammad Saad Alam, Rakan C. Chaban
      Pages 151-164
    4. Viability of xEVs in India: A Public Opinion Survey

      • Mohammad Asaad, Prashant Shrivastava, Mohammad Saad Alam, Yasser Rafat, Reji Kumar Pillai
      Pages 165-178
    5. Thermal Management Solutions of Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Batteries for xEV Deployment in North India

      • Mohd Yaqzan, Yasser Rafat, Sheikh Abdullah, Mohammad Saad Alam
      Pages 179-191
    6. Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure in India: Viability Analysis

      • Wajahat Khan, Furkan Ahmad, Aqueel Ahmad, Mohammad Saad Alam, Akshay Ahuja
      Pages 193-206

About this book

This book presents selected articles from INDIA SMART GRID WEEK (ISGW 2017), which is the third edition of the Conference cum Exhibition on Smart Grids and Smart Cities, organized by India Smart Grid Forum from 07-10 March 2017 at Manekshaw Centre, Dhaula Kuan, New Delhi, India. ISGF is a public private partnership initiative of the Ministry of Power, Govt. of India with the mandate of accelerating smart grid deployments across the country. This book gives current scenario updates of Indian power sector business. It also highlights various disruptive technologies for power sector business.

Editors and Affiliations

  • India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), New Delhi, India

    Reji Kumar Pillai

  • Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Berkeley, USA

    Girish Ghatikar

  • Biosirus, Markham, Canada

    Ravi Seethapathy

  • Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission, Mumbai, India

    Vijay L Sonavane

  • Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India

    S A Khaparde

  • Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India

    Pradeep Kumar Yemula

  • Working Group 7, India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), New Delhi, India

    Samir Chaudhuri

  • General Electric (United States), Aspen, USA

    Anant Venkateswaran

About the editors

Reji Kumar Pillai is the President of India Smart Grid Forum and Chairman of the Global Smart Grid Federation (GSGF). He plays a pivotal role in electric grid modernization in India. His current research projects include WiFi as Last Mile Connectivity Solution for Smart Metering; Smart Grids as Anchor Infrastructure for Smart Cities; Development of Smart City Maturity Model; Grid Interactive Buildings and Campuses Blockchain Applications for Utilities; Future of Transportation; and Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Standards and Policies.


Girish Ghatikar is a seasoned smart-grid, demand-response, and clean-energy and clean- transportation technology innovator. Over the years, he has successfully led technology development for electric grid transactions and automated demand response, enabling California to adopt dynamic pricing programs and mandatory automation in building codes. Rish Ghatikar’s work has appeared in over 70 publications and he is regularly asked to provide expertise at international events.


Pradeep Kumar Yemula is an assistant professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IIT Hyderabad). His research interests are in the area of smart grids, power system control centers, information technology architectures, ontologies for power system events, common information models (CIM), interoperability and standards.


Samir Chaudhuri is a thought leader in the field of enterprise transformation in the dynamic scenario of the Indian power sector. With a career of over 37 years, his experience encompass a wide spectrum of technology domains e.g nuclear power, electric power transmission, e-governance of transmission utility, and smart grids. As Head of the IT department, he has pioneered the convergence of information technology(IT) and operational technology (OT) through integrated information set-up.


Ravi Seethapathy after a 35+ year career in the electric utilities and power systems area (the last 10 years as Technical Head of Smart Grid and R&D), Ravi Seethapathy is now an advisor to the academic/utility/industry sectors and sits on the boards of Smart Grid Canada, India Smart Grid Forum, and Biosirus Inc. His current international technical activities include (1) Cigre Convenor WG C6.28-Remote Islanded Grids; (2) IEA PVPS Task Force 14 – Large Scale Solar Integration; (3) IEC TC 120 – Energy Storage; (4) IEC SEG4-LVDC; (5) India Smart Grid Forum – Member, Urban EV Mobility Study - Kolkata;  and (6) India Smart Grid Forum – Chair WG5 (Renewables and Microgrids).


Vijay L Sonavane has 42 years’ experience in the Indian power sector. He is currentlly an advisor to the ISGF, and Director (Projects) at MSEDCL Mumbai. He is a member of the team studying the impact of EVs on grids for the Model Draft Smart Grid Regulations. He is a former member of MERC. He serves as a guide/mentor for Ph.D, MTECH, MBA Scholars


S.A. KHAPARDE is a professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He has authored more than 200 research papers and two books. He is the editor of the International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems. He is consultant to Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission, and the Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. He is a BIS LITD-10 committee member, and Chair of Working Group (WG3) on CIM. He is member of board of governors at ISGF.

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