Flexible Electronics for Electric Vehicles: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference, Flexev 2022

This volume comprises the select proceedings of the 3rd Conference on Flexible Electronics for Electric Vehicles (FlexEV 2022). It aims to provide a comprehensive and broad-spectrum picture of the state-of-the-art research and development in flexible electronics & applications, electric vehicle technology & infrastructures, materials & devices, battery management & intelligent systems. This volume will prove a valuable resource for those in academia and industry.

Dr. Sunil Kumar Goyal comes with rich and diversified experience of more than 22 years in various fields including teaching, research, and administration as well. He has a strong flair for writing & research and has authored a number of research articles in international journals/conferences of high repute. He is a regular reviewer of research articles for many high-impact journals including IET GTD, Electric Power Applications, Renewable Power Generation, etc. He has delivered many expert lectures on different platforms. He is instrumental in organizing several events in various capacities and has chaired/co-chaired sessions at a number of national/international conferences. He is currently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, at Manipal University Jaipur since Aug. 2014. He has more than 22 years of teaching & research experience. His area of research includes; induction generators for renewable energy generation in standalone and grid-connected modes, economic operation of power systems, and different optimization techniques. He is also a senior member of the IEEE Power & Energy Society.

Prof. Dheeraj Kumar Palwalia received his B. Tech. and M. Tech. in 1996 and 1999 respectively from Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur. He received his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee in the year 2010. He is serving as a Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota. His research interests include power electronics and drives, induction generators, renewable energy, active power filter, fuel cell and digital controller design.

Dr. Rajiv Tiwari is working as a professor and Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering at MNIT Jaipur. During the last 26 years of his long service at the MNIT Jaipur, his teaching, research, and development interests have been in the areas of AI Applications to Power Systems, Power System Operation and Control, Smart Grid, Power System Dynamics and Voltage Stability Studies, FACTS Devices, Renewable Integration in Power Systems. He has supervised many Doctoral and Master's theses in the above areas. He has published many papers in reputed international journals and conferences and also published two books on electronic devices and circuits. He has organized several short-term courses and trained railway engineers. He has invented a new FACTS device (Amalgam power flow controller, i.e. APFC), which is recognized worldwide and published in IEEE Transactions on power systems. This device helps to maintain stability in power transmission systems. Dr. Tiwari is a recipient of the president award in scouting.

Dr. Yeshpal Gupta is working as Vice President of Engineering at Lincus Inc., Arizona – USA. He has over fifteen years of experience in energy engineering, renewable energy, and GHG verifications. Dr. Gupta specializes in reviewing utility rebate EE and RCx applications, integrated energy audits, evaluating new and renewable energy technologies, and conducting GHG verification and validation audits. He is highly proficient in energy and demand savings calculation for custom installations in large commercial and industrial facilities. Dr. Gupta has reviewed more than 750 custom applications from a wide variety of market sectors and end-uses. Additionally, Dr. Gupta is experienced in evaluating greenhouse gas emissions from industrial and commercial sites. Dr. Gupta received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University. Dr. Gupta has also published articles in various International Journals and presented in several such as ASHRAE, ACEEE, and Solar Energy. He is associated with California Technical Forum, the American Solar Energy Society and California ARB Lead Verifier.