Advances in Automation, Signal Processing, Instrumentation, and Control

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxxiv

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2. Application of Differential Evolution Algorithm for Substation Expansion Planning Problem of Tamil Nadu—A Real-Time Investigation

   • Ananthan Bhuvanesh, Samuel Amosedinakaran, Baskar Chandran Allan Paul, Syed Ibrahim Mohamadu Mahinsha, Mariappan Karthick

   Pages 1-11

3. A Survey on Sentiment Analysis for Depression Detection

   • Bhanu Verma, Sonam Gupta, Lipika Goel

   Pages 13-24

4. White Blood Cell Components Separation for Hematological Disease Detection

   • G. Biji

   Pages 25-34

5. Performance Comparison of Conventional IC and Dragonfly-Based MPPT for Solar PV Systems Under Partial Shading Conditions

   • A. Chitra, Arjun Manathara, Karthik Sivaramakrishnan, W. Razia Sultana, S. Sreejith

   Pages 35-48

6. Tagging of Weakly Labeled Acoustic Data Using Skip Layer Connection Detection Classification Model

   • Shaurya Pratap Singh Sisodia, Rishabh Pratap Singh Sisodia, K. P. Bharath, Rajesh Kumar Muthu

   Pages 49-56

7. Lifetime Estimation of Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor Modules Used for Industrial Application

   • Apurb Das, Sanjay Pai, Paramashivam Shanmugam, V. Indragandhi

   Pages 57-73

8. Reduction of Rain and Snow Within the Image Using Image Processing

   • A. Kodieswari, V. Parameshwari, S. Sruthi

   Pages 75-81

9. Comparison and Suitability of Motors for Propulsion in Electric Vehicles

   • Datta Chavan, Ruhi Raj, Sakshi Malhotra, Sonal Kumar, Palak Kya, Samruddhi Jadhav et al.

   Pages 83-89

10. Enhancing Performance of an Electric Vehicle on Slope Using Supercapacitor

    • Datta Chavan, Dipali Deepam, Aanchal Kumari, Amisha Rastogi, Niharika Singh, Nishtha Dua et al.

    Pages 91-99

11. Public Acceptance of Residential Solar Roof Tops in Chennai

    • Kausar Suraiya Quraishi, M. Sivakumar, Salma Ahmed

    Pages 101-112

12. Optimal Pi Controller Tuning for a Multivariable Flotation Column by Hyperbolic Tangent Weighted Error Function Using GA

    • Venkata Kiran Kumar Kota, N. Sivakumaran, M. Arulmozhi

    Pages 113-122

13. A Review on Actuator and Manipulator Techniques in Soft Robotics

    • Sanket A. Salunkhe, Sachin K. Patil

    Pages 123-137

14. Synchronous Detection Method-Based Effective Power Transfer for Hybrid Wind-PV System

    • J. Sathya Prishma, J. Uma

    Pages 139-150

15. Evaluation of Double Precision Dual-Rail Asynchronous IEEE 754 Intermediate Product Shifter

    • Sudhakar Jyothula, Sushma K.

    Pages 151-161

16. A Novel Autonomous Energy Management System: Solution for a Fossil Fuel Free Future

    • K. Paul Joshua, J. Mohanalin, S. T. Jaya Christa, A. Bhuvanesh

    Pages 163-172

17. Efficient Method to Reduce Power Consumption in Air-Conditioning System of Warehouses

    • R. Sujatha, Sivakumar Subramaniam, Sharath Cherian Thomas, Eknoor Oberoi, Achint Mathews

    Pages 173-183

18. Confidence Level Assessment of a Measured Parameter in Complex Computational Dependent Aero Engine Platform

    • Usha Srinivasan, K. R. Sudhindra, N. Muthuveerappan

    Pages 185-193

19. Demand Response of a Solar Photovoltaic Dominated Microgrid with Fluctuating Power Generation

    • C. R. Sarin, Geetha Mani

    Pages 195-210

20. Performance Evaluation of Multi DC and Single DC Source on Cascaded Multi-Level Inverter

    • J. Gowrishankar, J. Belwin Edward, E. Kaliappan, N. Prabakaran, G. Balasundaram

    Pages 211-220

This book presents the select proceedings of the International Conference on Automation, Signal Processing, Instrumentation and Control (i-CASIC) 2020. The book mainly focuses on  emerging technologies in electrical systems, IoT-based instrumentation, advanced industrial automation, and advanced image and signal processing. It also includes studies on the analysis, design and implementation of instrumentation systems, and high-accuracy and energy-efficient controllers. The contents of this book will be useful for beginners, researchers as well as professionals interested in instrumentation and control, and other allied fields.

• Instrumentation
• Control systems
• Robotics & Automation
• Wireless Communication
• Electrical Power Systems
• Sensors
• Industrial Automation
• Semiconductor Devices & VLSI
• Computer Networks and Security
• Power Converters and Inverters
• iCASIC 2020

• Department of Instrumentation, School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, India

  Venkata Lakshmi Narayana Komanapalli

• Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering, National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, Tiruchirappalli, India

  N. Sivakumaran

• Electrical Power and Control Program, School of Electrical and Computing Engineering, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia

  Santoshkumar Hampannavar

Dr. Venkata Lakshmi Narayana K received his Bachelors in instrumentation engineering from the Nagarjuna University, Guntur, India, his Masters in electrical engineering from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad, India, and his Ph.D in instrumentation engineering from the Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. He has authored about 45 research papers and published in various journals and conferences of international repute. He has reviewed a good number of research papers of IET Science, Measurement & Technology, Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (JESTEC) and Recent Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, India. He is a senior member of IEEE. His interests are in the area of sensors and signal conditioning, measurements, process instrumentation, wirelesssensor networks and virtual instrumentation.



Dr. N. Sivakumaran is currently a professor at the Department of Instrumentation and Control, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli. He obtained his B.E. (Electronics and Instrumentation) from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli, and M.E (Process Control and Instrumentation) from Annamalai University and Ph.D from National Institute of Technology, Trichy. His major areas of research interests include process control, biomedical instrumentation, physiological control system and intelligent systems. He has published 40 papers in respected international/national journals and 51 papers in conferences.. Dr. Sivakumaran received the young faculty research fellow, Visvesvaraya Research Programme, MeitY in 2018. He is a principal investigator for three ongoing research projects funded by AICTE, Ministry of electronics & IT and DST-IPHEE.


Dr. Santoshkumar Hampannavar received his Bachelors in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India and his Masters in Digital Electronics from the Amravati University, Maharashtra, India in 2003. He received his Ph.D. from National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Surathkal in 2016. He is presently Associate Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia. He has published more than 13 papers in international journals and presented more than 13 papers at various conferences. His interests are in the area of power system, smart grid communication, Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), deregulated power system, energy market, cyber physical systems for power distribution networks, DSP for power system applications.

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