Piyush Kant

Piyush Kant is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur). He joined IIT Kanpur in May 2022 after working as a Control Engineer at Danfoss Drives in Chennai from March 2020 to April 2022.

Education:

• PhD in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
• M.Tech in Electrical Engineering from Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad
• B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from National Institute of Technology Agartala

Dr. Kant specializes in Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Drives (PEEMD). His research interests include multi-winding transformers for multi-pulse AC-DC converters, multi-level inverters, modulation techniques, medium voltage drives, electrical machines and drives, and motor control algorithms for electric vehicles. His work focuses on improving power quality and efficiency in electrical drive systems through innovative converter and inverter topologies.

Dr. Kant has published numerous papers in prestigious journals including IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, and IET Power Electronics. His research demonstrates a consistent focus on developing advanced solutions for power quality improvement in electrical drive systems, with particular emphasis on multi-pulse converters, multilevel inverter configurations, and sophisticated control techniques for induction motor drives across various voltage levels.

His office is located in ACES-205B, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur 208016. He can be reached at +91-512-259-2308 or via email at piyushkant@iitk.ac.in.