Dr.Lalit Chandra Saikia

Information

  • Designation : Professor
  • Email : lcsaikia@ee.nits.ac.in
  • Phone : 9435173744

Key Notes

  • Conference: International - 88
  • Journals: 92
  • Conferences: 89
  • Book Chapters: 27
  • Patents: 2
  • PhD: Guided: 22
  • Post Graduates: Guided: 16
  • Under Graduates: Guided: 34

208

PUBLICATIONS

22

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

2

PATENTS

2

PROJECTS

Introduction [Biosketch]

  • Dr. L.C. Saikia was born in Jorhat, Assam, in 1969 and graduated in Electrical Engineering from Jorhat Engineering College under Dibrugarh University, Assam, in 1993. Dr. Saikia Joined in North Eastern Drilling & Work over Services Company (PVT) Ltd, Digboi, Assam in December 1992 as an Electrical Engineer. In December 1993, he Joined as a Rig Electrical Engineer in ONGCL RECAPICOL, Sibsagar, Assam and worked till 1997. He started his teaching career as a part-time lecturer at Jorhat Engineering College, Jorhat, Assam, in 1997. In 2000, Dr. Saikia joined as a Lecturer in Electrical Engineering Department, NIT Silchar. He received his M.Tech (Power systems) degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 2007. He has achieved his PhD in Electrical Engineering in April 2012 from the National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam.

Areas of Interest

  • Power Systems, Soft computing application in power systems, Power quality, Power system control and operation

Institution Year Degree
Jorhat Govt Boys H.S &MP School, Jorhat, Assam 1986 H.S.L.C
Jaganath Baruah College, Jorhat, Assam 1988 H.S.S.L.C
Jorhat Engineering College, Jorhat, Assam 1993 B.E (Electrical Engineering)
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India 2007 M.Tech (Power Systems)
National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam 2012 PhD (Electrical Engineering)

Teaching Experience
Professor, Level-14A
18 October 2023 - 13 April 2025
National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam

Associate Professor, Level-13A2
21 October 2019 - 17 October 2023
National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam

Assistant Prof., Grade-I, Level-12
1 January 2016 - 20 November 2019
National Institute of Technology Silchar

Assistant Prof., PB-III, AGP 8000
29 March 2013 - 31 December 2015
National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam

Assistant Prof, PB3 AGP7000
29 May 2006 - 28 March 2013
National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam

Assistant Prof, PB3 AGP 6000
1 January 2006 - 28 May 2006
National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam

Lecturer in Electrical Engineering
7 January 2000 - 31 December 2005
National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam

Lecturer in Electrical Engineering
30 November 1997 - 3 January 2000
Jorhat Engineering college, Jorhat, Assam

Industrial/Research Experience
Rig Electrical Engineer
1 December 1993 - 29 November 1997
ONGCL RECAPICAL, Sibsagar

Electrical Engineer
17 December 1992 - 21 October 1993
North Eastern Drilling and Workover Services co(P) Ltd

Sl.No Certification Name Documents Certification Description
1 Indutrial Training Prcatical training from 01-10-1991 to 12-10-1991 in 132kV Garmur Substation, ASEB
2 Industrial trainning Prcatical training from 12-10-1991 to 26-10-1991 in transformer repairing workshop, Garmur, Jorhat Assam , ASEB

Impletion of solar PV BASED Electric vihicle CHARGING STATION

Tushra Mallik, Jyotisman gogoi, Rituraj borthar
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2023-2024

Load frequency control using fractional order controller

Samiran Gogoi , Amlan Kalita, Rajdeep Singha
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2022-2023

Comparative analysis of different controllers for harmonic mitigation using shunt active filter

Jayshree Mhanta, Anuja Shah
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2021-2022

FACE RECOGNITION BASED ATTENDANCE SYSTEM USING ESP32 CAM MODULE

Purabi Sorong, Nikita Saikia
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2021-2022

IMPROVEMENT OF POWER QUALITY USING SHUNT ACTIVE POWER FILTER IN MITIGATION OF HARMONICS

Jayashree Mahanta Anuja Shah
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2021-2022

Automatic Load Frequency Control of A Multi Area Multi Source System Incorporating HVDC Link

Deepanwita Dhar, Kankana Medhi
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2020-2021

A Statistical Study of GWO and SSAMethods for MPP Tracking of PVSystem under Partial Shading Conditions

Ritam Bhattacharjee, Abhilekh Kumar
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2019-2020

Comparative Study of Different Controllers Used in SAPF and The Effects of Different Loads on Sapf Using Pi Controller

Isha Das, Dhiman Deka Ronju Biswas
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2019-2020

Design of a pulse oximeter

Ashim kr Goswami, Saurabh Jyoti Debnath, Abhishek Bora, Nayan Jyoti Chungkrang
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2018-2019

Wireless mobile charger circuit using inductive coupling

Jepulina borah, Puja gogoi, Nandini Sharma, Abhijit Das
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2018-2019

Power Theft Identification System Using Power Line Carrier Communication Techniques In Distribution System

Naba krishna borah, Bishal Ghosh, Sukh karan Singh, Aaush Nagar
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2017-2018

Implementation of an elementary Drone Surveillance System and its working in real time Environment

Parthana das, Abhijit Ghosh, Tanushree Talukdar, Pranshu Kumar gautam
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2017-2018

Automatic LFC and Automatic voltage control in Multiarea power system using firefly optimimed controllers

Arunav Mitra, Rajiv Kr sohoria, Ritu rani, Naveen Sharma
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2014-2015

Design of a smart energy meter

SM Shakib, Himshekhar Das, Ankesh Kumar, Saran Rai
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2014-2015

Impact of electric vehicle on residential distribution system

Gautam Nishat, Satendra kumar, Domesh Rai, Vikas Kumar
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2013-2014

AGC of a multi-area gas- thermal system using firefly optimized controller

Ankur Choudhury, Narul Shakya, pawan kumar soni, Shivam Shukla
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2012-2013

Some studies on Automatic generation control of interconnected hydro system and hydrothermal system

Amlan Bharali , Ojaswi Dikhit, Bichitra Sarma, Sachin Kouhli
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2011-2012

AGC of an interconnected thermal system with TCPS based on bacterial foraging technique

Rohit Kedia, ashini kumar, arnabJyoti kowar, Ajay kumar sah
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2011-2012

AGC of an interconnected thermal system using classical controllers

Manti pathak & group
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2010-2011

Application of some soft computing technique in Automatic generation control

Asmita Paul , Cinthya Anad, Bhashati Medhi, Akhilesh Kumar, Manish Choudhury
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2009-2010

Detection and classification of power quality disturbances using wavelet transform, fuzzy logic and neural network

SM Borah and team
Academic Year : 2008-2009

Detection and classification of power quality disturbances

Disha Agarwal and team
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2007-2008

Telephone as a remote control

Risha Mishra and group
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.Saikia
Academic Year : 2003-2004

Realization of Digital oscilloscope using personnel computer

Risha Mishra and group
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA
Academic Year : 2003-2004

Speed control of steeper motor using parrallel port interfacing with PC and its hardware implementation

Bishal Saha & Group
Completed
Supervisor : Prof Lalit Chandra Saikia
Academic Year : 2002-2003

Software development for capacitor start single phase induction motor

Mittal Vivek & Group
Completed
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia
Academic Year : 2001-2002

An Approach for Power Quality Product

Indrani Chandan & Group
Completed
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia
Academic Year : 2000-2001

Requirement and cost analysis of Hydro electric plant

Indrani Chandan & Group
Completed
Supervisor : Pro. Lalit Chandra Saikia
Academic Year : 2000-2001

Load Frequency Control of Multi area Power System Using PI+DF Controller

Rituraj Nath, Priya Nath)
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA

Design and implementation of a microprocessor based temperature controller

Neha Anubhuti, Abhishek Gaurav, Mohd Azam, Phuntshu Wangyle
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA

LFC OF AN Iland smart grid Using Moth Flame optimizatiod PID_DD controller

Gajavelli Venkatesh, praddep kumar sahu, Vishal Bharadwaj, Sumit kumar
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA

Automatic generation control of a multi-area gas thermal system using firefly optimized controller

Debanuja & Group
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA

Speed control of DC motor using parrallel port interfacing with PC and its hardware implementation

Satya sawarop sharma & Group
Completed
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA

Design of 132/33KV Substation

Satya sawarop sharma & Group
Supervisor : L.C.SAIKIA

Automatic Generation Control of Multi-area Thermal System Incorporating Renewable Energy Sources using 3 Degree of Freedom Controller

Asadur Rahman Barbhuyan
Completed :  30 June 2023
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

A novel control scheme for doubly feed induction generator based wind energy conversion system interfaced to utility grid

Alok Ranjan
Completed :  30 June 2022
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

PERFORMANCE OF ESDs and HVDC link of multiarea multiunit AGC system under restructured environment

Munmee Baruah
Completed :  30 June 2021
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Automatic Generation Control Of Multi-Area Multi-Source System Using Coyote Optimizer Algorithm Based PD-TID Cascade Controller

Varun Narisetty
Completed :  30 June 2019
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Control of Voltage and Frequency for Multi-Area Multi-Source System using SFLA Optimized Fractional Order Controller

Devesh Kumar Sahu
Completed :  30 June 2019
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

AGC of Multi Area Multi Source System Incorporating PLL and Emulation Inertia Under Deregulated Environment

Sanjeev Kumar Bhagat
Completed :  30 June 2018
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Demand Side Management Using Smart AC and Micro DC Grid with BSS and Wind Energy

Naladi Ram Babu
Completed :  30 June 2017
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Scheduling of Residential Appliances for Demand Side Management with Energy Storage in Smart Grid Environment

Suvra vijay
Completed :  30 June 2017
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Load Frequency Control of Solar PV and Dish-Stirling solar thermal based Microgrid Using Dragonfly Optimized Classical Controllers

Partha Pratim Paul
Completed :  30 June 2016
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Some Studies on Load Frequency Control of Multi Area, Multi Source Power Systems using Classical and Fuzzy Logic Controllers

Upasana Sarna
Completed :  30 June 2016
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Some Studies on Automatic Generation Control (AGC) of Multi area Solar Thermal-Thermal and Solar Thermal-Hydrothermal Power System

Yatin Sharma
Completed :  30 June 2015
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Modelling and Control of a Grid Connected Hybrid Wind/PV Distributed Generation System

Amresh Kumar Singh
Completed :  30 June 2014
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Some Studies on AGC of Three Area Interconnected System Under Conventional and Deregulated Environment

Sumit Kumar Das
Completed :  30 June 2014
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Automatic Generation Control of a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine System

Shashi Kant Sahu
Completed :  30 June 2013
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Some Studies on Automatic Generation Control of Interconnected Thermal System under Deregulated Environment

Sanjoy Debbarama
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Automatic Generation Control of Hybrid Distributed Generation Systems

G. Pavan Kumar
Completed :  30 June 2009
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Automatic Generation Control

Rajesh Kumar
Ongoing
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia
Academic Year : 2023-2024

Automatic Generation Control

Partha Pratim Paul
Ongoing
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Microgrid Control

Aribam Deleena Devi
Ongoing
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Microgrid Control

Sapam Rhison Singh
Ongoing
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Optimized Artificial Intelligence Based Control techniques with Improved converter topology for Hybrid AC-DC Microgrids

Putchakayala Yanna Reddy
Ongoing
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Power quality improvement of grid connected wind energy conversion system using a cascaded fuzzy controller and DSTATCOM.

Shinagam Rajshekar
Ongoing
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

PowePower quality enhancement of double-stage PV integrated utility grid using metaheuristic algorithm tuned cascaded controllers.

Lavanya Nandyala
Ongoing
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Mitigation of Automatic Generation Control Problem of Multi-Area Interconnected Power Systems using Optimized Intelligent Secondary Controllers

Getaneh Mesfin Meseret
Completed :  12 April 2024
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Some Studies on Automatic Generation Control of Renewable Energy Source Integrated Systems Using Tilt Controllers

Sanjeev Kumar Bhagat
Completed :  18 January 2024
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Studies on Various Controls Topologies of Distributed Solar PV Systems and Microgrids Using Integer and Fractional Order Controllers

Manoja Kumar Behera
Completed :  12 November 2023
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Some Studies on Unified Voltage and Frequency Control of Multi-area Systems Using Tilt Controllers

Satish Kumar Ramoji
Completed :  18 October 2023
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Some Studies on Combined Voltage and Frequency Control of Renewable Source and Energy Storage Integrated Hydrothermal System using Cascade Controllers

Biswanath Dekaraja
Completed :  22 December 2022
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Study on load frequency control hybrid energy sources based multiarea system under conventional and deregulated environment

Sumana Das
Completed :  1 December 2022
Supervisor : Dr. Subir Dutta
Co Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Studies on Some Selected AGC Problems of Interconnected Power Systems Using Fractional Order Controllers

Naladi Ram babu
Completed :  21 January 2022
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

AGC of Multi Area System Incorporating Geothermal Power Plants Using SCA Optimized Fractional Order Cascade Controllers

Washima Tasnin
Completed :  2 March 2019
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Combined Voltage and Frequency Control of Diverse Sources Incorporated Multi-area Power System under Conventional and Deregulated Environment

Rumi Rajbongshi
Completed :  16 March 2019
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Analysis of Selected Automatic Generation Control Problems of Interconnected Power Systems Incorporating Diverse Generating Sources

Debdeep Saha
Completed :  22 March 2019
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Automatic Generation Control of Some Interconnected Systems Using WOA Optimized Secondary Controllers

Arindita Saha
Completed :  8 January 2019
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Load frequency Control of Multi-area Power Systems Under Conventional Environment Using Some Nature Inspired Algorithms Optimized Secondary Controllers

Raju More
Completed :  17 December 2018
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia
Co Supervisor : Prof. Nidul Sinha

Automatic Generation Control of Multi-area Power Systems Under Conventional and Deregulated Environment Using Biogeography Based Optimized Three degree of freedom (3DOF) Controllers

Asadur Rahman
Completed :  6 August 2016
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia
Co Supervisor : Prof. Nidul Sinha

Optimal Control Solution for Bidirectional AC-DC Interlinking Converter

Sanjoy Debbarma
Completed :  10 August 2016
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Some Studies on the Performance of Heuristically Opitimized Controllers on Automatic Generation Control of Interconnected Systems

Puja Dash
Completed :  9 October 2015
Supervisor : Prof. Lalit Chandra Saikia
Co Supervisor : Prof. Nidul Sinha

Isolated power system and method consisting of CCGT and DSTS plant for frequency and voltage control, granted, Australian patent (2021)

“A SYSTEM FOR STUDYING AND PERFORMING THE PART-OF-SPEECH TAGGING FOR MIZO LANGUAGE”

Australia
Patent Registration ID, 2021104488
Isolated power system and method consisting of CCGT and DSTS plant for frequency and voltage control, granted, Australian patent (2021), (**GRANTED**)

(a) Hybrid crow search algorithm with particle swarm optimization in load frequency control (LFC), Granted, Australian Patent (2021)

“A SYSTEM FOR STUDYING AND PERFORMING THE PART-OF-SPEECH TAGGING FOR MIZO LANGUAGE”

Australia
Patent Registration ID, 2021105834
(a) Hybrid crow search algorithm with particle swarm optimization in load frequency control (LFC), Granted, Australian Patent (2021), (**GRANTED**)

Sl.No: 1

Title Of Research Project: " Combined Control Strategy for Interior-Type Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator Based Direct-Drive Wind Energy Conversion System "

Sponsored By: MHRD, Govt of India

Overall Budget: Rs 7469591.00

Duration: Jul 28, 2023 - Jul 28, 2025 (2 years)

Status: Ongoing

Principal Investigator: Dr. Lalit Chandra Saikia (Indian) Dr. Rukmi Dutta (International)

Co Principal Investigator: Dr. Dulal Chandra Das (Indian) Prof. F. Rahman (International)

Collaborated With: University of New South wales (UNSW), aUSTRALIA

Sl.No: 2

Title Of Research Project: " Design and Development of Portable Low-Cost Induction Heating Furnace for Bell Metal Industry of Assam "

Sponsored By: DST

Overall Budget: Rs 1000000.00

Duration: Jul 14, 2021 - Jul 14, 2023 (2 years)

Status: Ongoing

Principal Investigator: Dr. Bipul Das

Co Principal Investigator: Dr. Lalit Chandra Saikia

Sl.No Award/Recognition/Achievement Year Approved agency
1 World Top 2% Scientist 2020 Stanford University and Elsevier
2 World Top 2% Scientist 2021 Stanford University and Elsevier
3 World Top 2% Scientist 2022 Stanford University and Elsevier
4 World Top 2% Scientist 2023 Stanford University and Elsevier
5 World Top 2% Scientist 2024 Stanford University and Elsevier

Sl.No Course Title Resource Person Documents Area Funding Agency Date
1 Methodological approach for circuit analysis of modern power systems Diego Bellan, Italy Circuit Analysis Ministry of Education, Govt of India
2 Advanced Permanent Magnet Machine-drive Technologies for Transport Electrification and Renewable Energy Renewable Energy and Electrical machine Ministry of Education, Govt of India Mar 21 2022 - Mar 25 2022
3 Impletion of solar PV BASED Electric vihicle CHARGING STATION Expert from ASEB, INDIA TEQIP-I Jan 27 2012 - Jan 29 2012
4 Advances in Renewable Energy & Electric Vehicles From IITs and NITs, India AICTE Mar 26 2022 - Mar 30 2022
5 Fuzzy sets and Fuzzy theory N.V.Deshpande, India Expert system TEQIP-II Feb 01 2015 - Feb 06 2015
6 Advanced Fuzzy logic NV DESPANDE, INDIAN TEQIP-II Feb 01 2016 - Feb 06 2016
7 Synchrophasor Measurement Technology for Smart Grid – Present Scenario and Implementation in Indian Power System FROM IITs AND NITs, Indian TEQIP-III Jan 19 2019 - Jan 23 2019
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