Specialization

Distribution Systems

Email

suman.bhullar@thapar.edu

Biography

Suman Bhullar is working as an Associate Professor in Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala . She is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala. Ms. Bhullar has thirteen years of teaching experience. Her current area of research includes Power Systems, Distribution Systems and Distributed Generation.

Academic Background/Qualification:

Academic experience

Current membership in professional organizations

1. Life member of Metrology Society of India,
2. Student member of IEEE.

Honors and Awards

• Advanced CAPSL by TIET in association with Trinity College
• Dublin March 2019-Feb. 2021, TIET Patiala
• Electric Vehicle and Smart Grid: A Path Towards Sustainable Energy 17-12-21 to 23-12-21, Online (KIIT, Deemed University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha)

List of publications

1. A. Jain, S. Bhullar, and M. Kaur, “Single-Switched Inductor-Based Active Cell Balancing With PI-Controlled Energy Equalization for Multicell Lithium-Ion Batteries,” International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, vol. 2026, no. 1, Art. no. 1285004, 2026.
2. A. Jain and S. Bhullar, “Design and performance analysis of solar PV-battery energy storage system integration with three-phase grid,” Journal of Power Sources, vol. 640, Art. no. 236486, 2025.
3. A. Jain and S. Bhullar, “Grid-tied solar integrated electric vehicle charging system with advanced LMS control,” Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 921–934, 2025.
4. A. Jain and S. Bhullar, “An extensive analysis of power converter architectures for grid-connected solar photovoltaic driven electric vehicles (EVs),” Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, vol. 58, Art. no. 101841, 2024.
5. A. Jain and S. Bhullar, “Operating modes of grid integrated PV-solar based electric vehicle charging system—a comprehensive review,” e-Prime—Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy, vol. 8, Art. no. 100519, 2024.
6. K. P. Jain, S. Panda, and S. Bhullar, “Operation of Unified Power Quality Conditioner with Photovoltaic Arrays,” in Proc. IEEE IAS Global Conf. Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Technologies, pp. 1–6, Mar. 11, 2023.
7. S. Hans, S. Ghosh, S. Bhullar, A. Kataria, V. Karar, and D. Agrawal, “Hybrid Energy Storage to Control and Optimize Electric Propulsion Systems,” Computers, Materials & Continua, vol. 71, no. 3, Jun. 2022.
8. A. Jain and S. Bhullar, “Network Performance Evaluation of Smart Distribution Systems using Smart Meters with TCP/IP Communication Protocol,” Energy Reports, vol. 8, pp. 19–43, Nov. 2022.
9. A. Jain and S. Bhullar, “Online Management and Assessment of Power Quality Issues through Smart Metering in Smart Grid Architecture,” Energy Reports, vol. 8, pp. 613–631, Nov. 2022.
10. A. Jain, A. Bhardwaj, S. Kumar, and S. Bhullar, “Implementation Techniques for Frequency Phasor Estimation in Phasor Estimation Units (PMUs),” in Proc. 3rd Int. Conf. Internet of Things: Smart Innovation and Usages, Birla Institute of Applied Sciences, Bhimtal, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India, pp. 1–6, Feb. 23, 2018.
11. S. Bhullar and S. Ghosh, “Optimal Integration of Multi Distributed Generation Sources in Radial Distribution Networks Using a Hybrid Algorithm,” Energies, vol. 11, no. 3, Art. no. 628, Mar. 2018.
12. A. Jain and S. Bhullar, “Micro-phasor measurement units (μPMUs) and its applications in smart distribution systems,” in ISGW 2017: Compendium of Technical Papers, Springer, Singapore, pp. 81–92, 2018.
13. S. Ghosh, M. Kaur, S. Bhullar, and V. Karar, “Hybrid Bat for Solving Short-term Hydrothermal Scheduling Problems,” Energies, vol. 12, no. 3, Art. no. 651, Jan. 2019.
14. A. Jain, L. K. Yadav, A. Omer, and S. Bhullar, “Analysis of effectiveness of SSSC in transmission network using PI controlled technique,” in Proc. 1st Int. Conf. Power Engineering, Computing and Control (PECCON-2017), Chennai, India, Mar. 2–4, 2017, Energy Procedia.
15. S. Bhullar and S. Ghosh, “A novel search technique to solve load flow of radial distribution networks,” accepted in Journal of Engineering Research, Jan. 2017, Manuscript ID 1646EE.
16. A. Jain, B. P. Singh, S. Bhullar, and M. K. Verma, “Performance of Hybrid Wind Micro-turbine Generation System in Isolated Mode,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Emerging Trends in Electrical Electronics and Sustainable Energy Systems (ICETEESES-2016), KNIT, Sultanpur, India, Mar. 2016.
17. A. Jain and S. Bhullar, “PI and Fuzzy Controller Based DVR to Mitigate Power Quality and Reduce the Harmonic Distortion of Sensitive Load,” in Proc. Advanced Computing and Communication Technologies (ICACCT-2013), APIIT, Panipat, India, 2013.