Research Areas:

  1. UHF based Partial Discharge (PD) detection
  2. Numerical computation of high voltage field
  3. Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) Simulated Propagation of Electromagnetic Pulses due to Partial discharge
  4. Transformer winding deformation diagnostics
  5. Transformer health monitoring

Publications (Insulation and transformer diagnostics area):

  • P. M. Joshi and S. V. Kulkarni, "Use of Deformation Coefficient for Transformer Winding Diagnostics," International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems, Vol. 9, Issue 3, Art. 7.
  • P. M. Joshi and S. V. Kulkarni, "A novel method for detection of winding deformation using terminal measurements," Advanced Research Workshop on transformers, ARWtr2007, Baiona, Spain, October, 28-31, 2007, pp. 343-348.
  • P. M. Joshi and S. V. Kulkarni, "Transformer Winding Diagnostics Using Deformation Coefficient," IEEE PES General Meeting, Pittsburgh, USA, 20-24 July, 2008.
  • Chikku Abraham and S. V. Kulkarni, "FDTD Simulated Propagation of Electromagnetic Pulses due to PD for Transformer Diagnostics," Paper 1569128887, TENCON 2008, Hyderabad, India, November 18-21, 2008.
  • A. S. Bhangaonkar, S. V. Kulkarni, and R.K. Shevgaonkar, "Evaluation of Radiated Electric Field during Partial Discharge using Particle Motion Physics," International Conference on Power Systems, ICPS-2007, Bangalore, 12-14 December, 2007.
  • A. S. Bhangaonkar and S. V. Kulkarni, "Understanding Electromagnetic Radiation due to Partial Discharges by Simulating the Motion of a Group of Charged Particles and their Interaction," IEEE International Symposium on Electrical Insulation, ISEI 2008, Vancouver, Canada, 08-10 June, 2008. pp. 663-666.
  • A. S. Bhangaonkar and S. V. Kulkarni, "Approaches for Numerical Simulation of Partial Discharges," Paper No. 4HVW3, IEEE Power Modulator Conference and High Voltage Workshop, PMC 2008, Las Vegas, USA, 27-31 May 2008.
  • Avinash S. Bhangaonkar, Deepak B. Mahajan, and S. V. Kulkarni, "Partial discharge diagnostics in transformers: journey so far and road ahead," The IndiaDoble 2006 Colloquium, Baroda, India, March 6-8, 2006.
  • Chikku Abraham, Avinash S. Bhangaonkar, and S. V. Kulkarni, "Towards Development of Competence in Simulation and Measurement of Partial Discharge Signals in the UHF Range," Fifteenth National Power Systems Conference (NPSC), IIT Bombay, December 2008, pp. 436-441.
  • Avinash S. Bhangaonkar, Kalpesh K. Dudani, and Shrikrishna V. Kulkarni, "Analysis of Frequencies Radiated by the Point-to-Plane Electrode Configuration under DC and AC Voltages," International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems, Vol. 10, Issue 3, Art. 6.
  • P. M. Joshi, and S. V. Kulkarni, "Deformation coefficient based diagnostics of multiple section deformations in transformer windings," TRAFOTECH-2010, International Conference on Transformers, Mumbai, 18-19 January 2010, pp. VI-1 - VI-4.
  • R. Agarwal, S. V. Kulkarni, B. K. Sahoo, V. R. Sardeshpande, and R. Deshpande, "Online monitoring of transformer: A case study," TRAFOTECH-2010, International Conference on Transformers, Mumbai, 18-19 January 2010, pp. VI-36 - VI-39.