Dr. V. S. Nagarajan
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Email:[email protected]
Educational Qualifications
- B.E., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, (2007-2011) – SSN College of Engineering
- M.E., Power Electronics and Drives, (2012-2014) -SSN College of Engineering
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, (2015-2018) – Anna University, Chennai
Bio
Work Experience
Projects
Publications
Awards
Area of Research
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Bio
Dr. V. S. Nagarajan, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SSN School of Engineering, Shiv Nadar University Chennai has more than 12 years of teaching and research experience. He has 2 granted Patents in the field of Electric Motor Technologies. He has authored 3 International Engineering books published by Pearson. He is the Co-Founder and Director of E-Samarp Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a startup company incubated at SSN Incubation Foundation, developing novel and optimized motors for Electric Vehicle and Industrial Applications.
Work Experience
Work Experience
- July 2026 – Present: Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SSN School of Engineering, Shiv Nadar University Chennai.
- August 2018 – June 2026: Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai.
- June 2014 – July 2018: Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SSN College of Engineering, Chennai.
- August 2011 – September 2012: Programmer Analyst, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Chennai.
Projects
Sponsored Research
Project 1:
Project Title: Design and Development of Energy Efficient Permanent Magnet Assisted Reluctance Motor Drives for Pump Application
Funding Agency: SCIENCE & ENGINEERING RESEARCH BOARD (SERB), a statutory body of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of India
Funding Scheme: Industry Relevant R&D (IRRD)
Funding amount: INR 21.18 Lakhs
Role: Co – Principal Investigator
Duration: 2019-2022
Project 2:
Project Title: Design and Development of Energy Efficient Reluctance Motor Drives
Funding Agency: SSN Trust
Funding Scheme: Internally Funded Faculty Project
Funding amount: INR 3.25 Lakhs
Role: Co – Principal Investigator
Duration: 2014-2016
Project 3:
Project Title: Design and comparative evaluation of reluctance motor drives for energy efficient ceiling fan application
Funding Agency: SSN Trust
Funding Scheme: Internally Funded Faculty Project
Funding amount: INR 5 Lakhs
Role: Principal Investigator
Duration: 2021-2023.
Publications
Publications
(International Books – 3, Journals – 10, Conferences – 33)
International Books
- Special Electric Machines, Pearson, 2024, ISBN-13 : 978-9361591020.
- Electric Motor Drives, Pearson, 2019, ISBN-13 : 978-9353941338.
- Electrical Machine Design, Pearson, 2018, ISBN-13 : 978-9353063740.
Journals
- V.Rajini, V. S. Nagarajan, et al, “A machine learning-based classification method for SynRM faults,” Scientific Reports, vol. 16, no. 1, Art. no. 13790, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-42396-0.
- V.S. Nagarajan, V. Rajini, R. J. Wimalasiri, and R. Selvakumaran, “Re-engineering air conditioners with energy-efficient innovations,” Sri Lanka Energy Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 68–75, Mar. 2026.
- V.Rajini, V. S. Nagarajan, K. Harikrishnan, and M. L. Kolhe, “Electromagnetic design, sensitivity analysis, optimization and multiphysics capability of rare-earth-free synchronous reluctance motor for electric trike vehicle,” AIMS Energy, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 1027–1053, 2024, doi: 10.3934/energy.2024049.
- V.Rajini, K. B. Sundharakumar, V. S. Nagarajan, H. Karunya, H. B. Manogaran, and W. A. Memala, “A classification approach for induction motor faults based on empirical mode decomposition and machine learning algorithms,” Electrica, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 515–524, May 2024, doi: 10.5152/electrica.2024.23038.
- V.Rajini, M. Jassem, V. S. Nagarajan, S. G. N. V. Sai, and R. B. Jeyapradha, “Neutral-point-clamped inverter based synchronous reluctance motor drive for solar pump application,” Circuit World, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 120–131, Jan. 2024, doi: 10.1108/CW-05-2022-0138.
- V.S. Nagarajan, V. Kamaraj, and S. Sivaramakrishnan, “Geometrical sensitivity analysis based on design optimization and multiphysics analysis of PM assisted synchronous reluctance motor,” Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences: Technical Sciences, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 155–163, Feb. 2019, doi: 10.24425/BPAS.2019.127345.
- V.S. Nagarajan, M. Balaji, and V. Kamaraj, “Quality assurance in engineering education and research through best practices,” The Indian Journal of Technical Education, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 1–5, Oct.–Dec. 2018.
- V.S. Nagarajan, M. Balaji, V. Kamaraj, R. Arumugam, N. Ganesh, S. Srivignesh, and M. Suudharshana, “Design optimization of ferrite assisted synchronous reluctance motor using multi-objective differential evolution algorithm,” COMPEL—The International Journal for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, vol. 36, no. 1, pp. 219–239, Jan. 2017, doi: 10.1108/COMPEL-06-2016-0253.
- V.S. Nagarajan, V. Kamaraj, M. Balaji, R. Arumugam, N. Ganesh, R. Rahul, and M. Lohit, “Effect of geometrical parameters on optimal design of synchronous reluctance motor,” Journal of Magnetics, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 544–553, Dec. 2016, doi: 10.4283/JMAG.2016.21.4.544.
- R.Seyezhai, Harinee, and V. S. Nagarajan, “Simulation and implementation of soft-switched interleaved DC–DC boost converter for fuel cell systems,” Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 203–208, Sep. 2012, doi: 10.11591/eei.v1i3.237.
Awards
Awards and recognition
- Recipient of Merit Scholarshipboth for B.E and M.E by SSN College of Engineering and Merit scholarship by Ministry of Human Resources and Development, Govt. of India (For GATE score).
- “The Chairman’s Silver Medal”by SSN College of Engineering for securing Twenty First Anna University Rank in the B.E (EEE) program for the academic year 2007-11.
- “College Silver Medal”by SSN College of Engineering for being the Second Topper in EEE, during the academic year 2007-11.
- “College Silver Medals”by SSN College of Engineering for being the Second Topper in 5th & 6th semester, during the academic year 2009-10.
- “The Chairman’s Silver Medal”by SSN College of Engineering for securing Fourth Anna University Rank in the M.E (PED) program for the academic year 2012-14.
- “College Silver Medal”by SSN College of Engineering for being the Second Topper in M.E (PED), during the academic year 2012-14.
- Awarded with “College gold and silver Medals”by SSNCE for being the First topper in 1st semester and second Topper in, 2nd and 3rd semester of M.E., during the academic year 2012-14.
- V.S. Nagarajan, V. Kamaraj, et al, “Optimal design and Multiphysics analysis of SynRel & Ferrite Assisted SynRel motor for Traction application”, Materials & Technologies in Energy Conversion & Storage (MTECS 2018),IIIT Design & Manufacturing, Kancheepuram, December 2019. It won the “Best poster award”.
- V.Kamaraj, V.S. Nagarajan, et al, “Control and Automation of Synchronous Reluctance Motor based conveyor system”, National Conference on Emerging Technologies in Smart City (NCETS 2019), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai, April 2019. It won the best paper award (winner).
- V.S.Nagarajan, Dr.V.Kamaraj, et al, “Performance evaluation of Ferrite Assisted SynRel motor for traction application”, National Conference on Emerging Technologies in Smart City (NCETS 2019), SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ramapuram, Chennai, April 2019. It won the best paper award (runner up).
- Nagarajan V S., Rajini V. et al, “Design and Comprehensive Analysis Of Synchronous Reluctance Motor For Automotive Applications”, International Conference on Energy and Materials Technologies (ICEMT- 2021), SSN College of Engineering, Chennai.It won the best paper award
- Nagarajan V.S., Balaji M., Kamaraj V., Venkatasaman S., “Sensitivity Analysis and Design Optimization Methodology for Spoke Type IPMSM Suited to Pump Application”, International Conference on Smart Systems for Electrical, Electronics, Communication and Computer Engineering (ICSSEECC-2024),PSG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND APPLIED RESEARCH
Neelambur, Coimbatore – 641062. It won the best paper award.
Area of Research
Area of Research
- Electrical Machine design
- Electric Powertrain design
- Design Optimization of Electromagnetic devices
- Multiphysics Analysis of Electrical Machines
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