Dr. Vinayak Gaikwad

Bio

Dr. Vinayak Ramchandra Gaikwad is an accomplished Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU), Pune. He earned his PhD from Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Matunga, Mumbai, where he conducted extensive full- time research. Dr. Gaikwad also holds an M. Tech degree in Electrical Power Systems from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere – Raigad, Maharashtra (Dr. BATU Lonere) and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Mumbai. His scholarly work focuses on Renewable Energy, Smart Grids, Electrical Power Systems, Distributed generation, Hydrogen Energy and Fuel cell. A prolific researcher, he has authored over 15 papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals and international conferences. Furthermore, Dr. Gaikwad is an active contributor to the B. Tech Renewable Program at MIT-WPU, where he leads his expertise in training the students

Research Areas

Renewable Energy, Smart Grids, Electrical Power Systems, Distributed generation, Hydrogen Energy and Fuel cell.

Publications

1) Vinayak R. Gaikwad, Dr. Prerna Goswami, “Interoperability of Photovoltaic & Energy Storage using a modern Structure of an NPC Inverter with Enhanced Control Approach” accepted and published in “Journal of Electrical Systems”, Issue: Vol. 20 No. 3 (2024): 8016 – 8030. ISSN 1112-5209.

2) Vinayak R. Gaikwad, Dr. Prerna Goswami, “Optimization of Dynamic Voltage Stability with a Novel Intelligent Controller for Multiple PV-DSTATCOM Systems” submitted to “Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels”, Print ISSN: 0022-2755, Page No. 2557-2567.

3) Vinayak R. Gaikwad, Dr. Prerna Goswami, “Optimizing Automotive Performance: A Comprehensive comparison of DC-DC Converters” accepted and Published in “The Indian journal of Technical Education”, ISSN: 0971-3034, Volume 47, Special Issue No. 2, April 2024.

4) Vinayak R. Gaikwad, Dr. Prerna Goswami, “Improved Control Method for Combining a Mutli-Level based Inverter with Neutral-Point Clamped Configuration using PV and Solar storage”, IEEE Explore.

5) Vinayak R. Gaikwad, Dr. P. K. Katti, “Design of Biogas Scrubbing, Compression and Storage Systems” International Organization of Scientific Research [IOSR]

6) Vinayak R. Gaikwad, Dr. P. K. Katti, “Bottled Biogas: An Innovative Approach to Renewable Energy” International Science and Research Journal [ISRJ]

7) Vinayak R. Gaikwad, Dr. P. K. Katti, “Bottled Biogas: A New Approach to Renewable Energy” International Journal on Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology [IJIRSET] (Vol. 3, Special Issue 3, ISSN-2319-8753).

8) Vinayak R. Gaikwad, Dr. P. K. Katti, “Biogas Compression & Bottling: A solution to Energy Crises” International Journal of computer Applications (IJCA) ISBN: 973-93- 80887-06-2,

9) Dr. Prashant Kumar, Dr. Vinayak Gaikwad, “Power Quality Improvement in Distribution Network with Optimized Feed forward Neural Network and Fraction Order PID Control” presented in International Conference on Sustainable Power and Energy Research (ICSPER 2024) during 01-03 March 2024 Organized by NIT Warangal in association with GRID CONTROLLER OF INDIA LIMITED.

10) Dr. Prashant Kumar, Dr. Vinayak Gaikwad, Rahul Raut, “Adaptive LMS and Optimized Fractional Order-based Control for DVR performance Enhancement” presented in 5th International conference on Innovations in Energy Management and Renewable Resources (IEMRE 2025) during 12-13 September 2025, Organized by Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, India

Google Scholar link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=v1qVs7UAAAAJ&hl=en