Mr. NIRAV MEHTA

Faculty Details

Mr. NIRAV MEHTA
  • Designation : Assistant Professor
  • Qualification : M. Tech.
  • Experience : 13 Years
  • Area Of Interest : Power Electronics

Bio Data

N.D.Mehta  received the B.E (Power Electronics) form L.E.Collage , Morbi in 2000 ,Saurastra University , Rajkot  and M. Tech in Electrical (Power Appartus and Systems) from Nirma University of Science and Technology , Ahemadabad  in 2008 with Gold Medal for Best Student in Electrical Engineering for the year 2008.  He was with Rajoo Engineers Ltd. as GET from 2001- 02. He was also served for the Gujrat Glass Ltd.(Wind farm Division ) from 2002 – 04 as an Engineer (operation). He had also worked as Lecturer in L.C. Institute of Technology, Mehsana from 2004-08. He is also worked as a Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering at Kalol Institute of Technology and Research Centre from 2008-2009. Since 2009 he is working With Depaterment of Technical Education (GES  CL. II) as an Assistant Professor in Power Electronics Department of Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Chnadkheda. He is Life Member (LM 48157) of Indian Society for Technical Education and IETE since 2006. He has Published 10 National and 10 International paper in field of his interest. His fields of interest are Power Electronics, Power Electronics application to Power Systems, Power Quality Improvement and Enegry Conservation  & Management.    



Work Experience

1.

Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Chandkheda

19/12/2009 

To

Till the date

Assistant Professor 

2.

Kalol Institute of Technology and Research Centre, Kalol

16/10/2008

To

17/12/2009

Assistant Professor 

3.

Kalol Institute of Technology and Research Centre, Kalol

22/08/2008

To

15/10/2008

Sr. Lecturer


Training Details

Training detail
Sr. No.  Title of Training Institute  Start date End date (1 or 2 week)
1 Induction Training Programme Phase – I NITTTR Ext. Centre Ahemadabad 30-05-2011 10-06-2011 2 week
2 Industrial Training  Veeral Control P. Ltd. Gandhinagar  12-06-2012 24-06-2012 2 week 
3 STTP on Embedded System Design  VGEC Chandkheda  25-06-2012 29-06-2012 1 week
4 FDP on Digital system and Pedagogy Overview  IIT Gandhinagar. 13-11-2013 17-11-2013 1 week
5 Karmyogi Residential Training for Quality Improvement in Technical Education  DTE Ganndhinagar  21-11-2013 23-11-2013 3 days
6 FDP on Real Time Implementation of Power Electronics Technologies MNIT Jaipur 24-06-2013 28-06-2013 1 week 
7 STTPon MATLAB for Engineering and Education  GP Gandhinagar  05-05-2014 16-05-2014 2 week 
8 Pedagogy for Effective use of ICT in Engineering Education IIT Bombay 12-06-2014 02-08-2014 2 week 
9 FDP for Design Engineering GTU Ahemadabad 03-11-2014 05-11-2014 3 days
10 Development of Policy Framework for Innovation, Student Entrepreneurships & IPR  GTU Ahemadabad 21-11-2014 22-11-2014 2 days 
11 Shaping Technical Education to Meet the Challenges beyond 2020 GTU Ahemadabad 01-01-2015 01-01-2015 1 day 
12 Energy Conservation Awareness  PDPU Gandhinagar 14-02-2015 14-02-2015 1 day 
13 FDP for Design Engineering GTU Ahemadabad 16-02-2015 18-02-2015 3 day 
14 Project Management Techniques for the Academia  GTU Ahemadabad 07-03-2015 08-03-2015 2 day 
15 workshop on LATEX BISAG Gandhinagar  21-03-2015 21-03-2015 1 day 
16 Designing Embedded Systems IIT Gandhinagar  11-05-2015 15-05-2015 1 week 
17 Power Electronics and Basic Electrical Technology  GTU Ahemadabad 02-06-2015 12-06-2015 2 week 
18 FDP for Design Engineering GTU Ahemadabad 30-07-2015 02-08-2015 4 days 
19 Higher Pay Scale & Revision of Pay  SPIPA Gandhinagar 05-08-2015 07-08-2015 3 days 
20 Learning and Development  GTU Ahemadabad 09-09-2015 15-09-2015 1 week 
21 Recent Developments in Power Electronics Converter and its Industrial Application  SPCE Visanagar  26-09-2015 27-09-2015 2 days 
22 Academic Leadership & Best Practices  IIT Gandhinagar 19-09-2015 19-09-2015 1 day 
23 Innovation in Design Based Learning : Tranforming Engineering Education  GTU Ahemadabad 03-10-2015 04-10-2015 2 days 
24 Teacher as a Contributor and achieving excellence in Training, Placement & Research  GTU Ahemadabad 10-10-2015 10-10-2015 1 day 
25 Optimization : Theory and Engineering Practice (OptiTEP -2015) VGEC Chandkheda 07-12-2015 19-12-2015 2 week 
26 SUPERVISORY CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION (SCADA) LDCE Ahemadabad 13-06-2016 17-06-2016 1 week 
27 Future Trends in Renewable Energy Sources VGEC Chandkheda 12-12-2016 17-12-2016 1 week 
28 Recent Trends in Power System Management NITTTR Ext. Center, Ahemadabad 22-05-2017 26-05-2017 1 week 
29 Multioptimization  Theory and Application (MOO : 2019) Vishwakarma Governement Engineering College, Chandkheda  02-11-2019 16/02/2019 1 week
30 NBA Accerditation NITTTR Ext. Center, Ahemadabad organized at IIT RAM Ahemadabad  14-10-2019 19-10-2019 1 Week
31 Recent Trends in Power System Operation and Control  Vishwakarma Governement Engineering College, Chandkheda  25-11-2019 30-11-2019 1 week
32 Copmprehensive Quality Initiatives in Higher education in Pandemic Era UKA Tarsadia University, Bardoli Gujarat 26-05-2020 30-05-2020 1 Week 
33 Skilling Teachers for online Education UKA Tarsadia University, Bardoli Gujarat 02-06-2020 06-06-2020 1 Week
34 Recent Trends in Power System R. N. G. Patel Institute of Technology, Bardoli 09-06-2020 13-06-2020 1 Week 
35 Moodle Learning and Management System Vivekanand College, Kolapur in Association with Spoken Tutorial IIT Bombay. 25-04-2020 30-04-2020 1 Week 
36 Introduction to Outcome Based Education and Enhancing Quality of Teaching Learning Process Govindrao Wanjari College of Engineering & Technology, Nagpur 13-06-2020 19-06-2020 1 Week
37 Industrial Relavance of Electrical Engineering BVRIT Hydrabad College for Engineering for Women, Hydrabad 15-06-2020 20-06-2020 1 Week
38 Effective use of ICT Tools in Online Teaching Maharastra Institute of Technology, Aurangabad 22-06-2020 04-07-2020 2 Week
39 e Sim G.H.Patel College of Engineering and Technology, Vallabh Vidhyanagar in Association with Spoken Tutorial IIT Bombay. 15-06-2020 20-06-2020 1 Week 
40 Online UDAYAM (Unlimited Digital Advanced Yearlong Academic Method of Learning ) E- Content Devolpement Course  KCG Gujarat and HRDC , Gujarat University  28-07-2020 18-08-2020 3 Week
41 Power Electronics Application to Industrial Systems NIT Silchar Assam 07-09-2020 11-09-2020 1 Week
42 COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) Gujarat Student Startup and Innovation Hub ( i - Hub ) 06-07-2020 14-09-2020 3 Week
43 Online FDP on Universal Human Values for DEEKSHARAMBH (Student Induction Program) NIT Patna 21-09-2020 25-09-2020 1 Week
44 Reinvigoration of Physical Education & Sports  GTU Ahemadabad 22-10-2020 28-10-2020 1 Week
45 New Scope of Research in Electrical Engineering  Shree Swami Atmanand Saraswati Institute of Technology, Surat  23-11-2020 27-11-2020 1 Week 
46 MATLAB Master Class  IETE Mumbai  01-09-2020 10-09-2020 2 Week
47 Internet of Things for Futuristic Smart System Bharti Vidhyapith College of Engineering , Pune 43  17-05-2021 21-05-2021 1 Week
48 Current Trends of Power Electronics Applications in Electric Vehicles Government Engineering College, Valsad  07-06-2021 11-06-2021 1 Week
49 Electrical Vehicle Challenges and Technology ADIT Vallabh Vidhyanagar  20-07-2021 24-07-2021 1 Week
50 Art of Doing Research Jyothi Engineering College, Thrissur, India, CHRIST (Deemed to
be University), Bangalore, India and Pelita Bangsa University, Indonesia		 12-07-2021 22-07-2021 2 Week

Courses Taught

Industrial Drives and Control I & II

Electrical Machine and Applications
Industrial Instrumentation 
Power Electronics Application
Industrial Automation
Industrial Communication System
Integrated Personality Development Course
Professional Ethics
Industrial Electronics
Principle of Power Supplies

Publication Details

  1. N.D.Mehta, B.D.Kanani, B.B.Kadam “Simulation, Design and Implementation of Low Cost Integral Cycle Controller for Heating Application”  in Proceeding of National Conference on Adavances in Power System and Energy Management ASPEM 2008  pp.4, March 2008 .

 

  1. N.D.Mehta , J.B. Pujara “Design and Simulation of Integral Switching Cycle Control for Resistance Spot Welding” International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Application in Engineering, Technology and Sciences, ICETATES 2008 vol.2 pp. 1531-42 , JAN 2008 .

 

  1. N.D.Mehta, R. Ramesh “10 KVA Unified Power Quality Controller” in proceedings of TECHNOODESSY 2006 , DEC 2007.

 

  1. J.B.Pujara, N.D.Mehta “Energy Management and Audit” Proceedings of NUCONE 2006,            Ahemadabad November 30th – December 2st 2006 pp. 242-45.

 

  1. N.D.Mehta , B.D.Kanani, B. B. Kadam  “ Simulation , Design and Implementation of Low cost Integral Cycle Controller for  Spot Welding Application”  National Conference in Recent Advances in Engineering and Technology, NCRAET 2008,  April 26th 2008 , Ajmer .

 

  1. N.D.Mehta, B.D. Kanani, B. B. Kadam, “Implementation and Control of Integral Cycle Controller for Resistance Spot Welding” National Conference in Recent Advances in Electrical Machines and Energy Systems , REMES 08, 12th – 13th September 2008, Changa, Gujarat . pp.228.

 

  1. N.D.Mehta, B.D. Kanani, B. B. Kadam , “Selection of Switching Strategy in Integral Cycle Control for Resistance Spot Welding” National Conference in Recent Advances in Electrical Machines and Energy Systems , REMES 08, 12th – 13th September 2008, Changa, Gujarat . pp.221

 

  1. N. D. Mehta, D. J. Kapupara, A.R.Patel, P.D.Patel,”An Overview of Waste To Energy: A Green Technology for Generation of Electrical Energy” National Conference in Power Electronics and Power System, PEPS 08, 20th November, 2008. AITS, Rajkot. pp. 12

 

  1. N.D.Mehta, P.D.Patel , B.B.Kadam , “A Digital Self Compensating Method for Integral Cycle Power Control for R-L Loads”  International Conference in Power and Energy System , ICEPES- 2010 , 26 – 28th August 2010 . MANIT, Bhopal.

 

  1. Pravin D.Patel, N.D.Mehta, Rajendara V. Patel , “Power Factor Correction using Full Bridge Phase Shift ZVT DC-DC Converter”  International Conference in Power and Energy System , ICEPES- 2010 , 26 – 28th August 2010 . MANIT, Bhopal.

 

  1. N.D.Mehta, B. B. Kadam , “Design, Simulation,Implementation and Control of Digital Self Compensating Method for Integral Cycle R-L Load” Research Fair – 2011, 13-14 May -2011 at GTU, LDCE, Ahemadabad.

 

  1. N.D.Mehta , B. D. Kanani , B.B. Kadam  , “Design, Simulation, Implementation and Control of Digital Self-Compensating method for Integral Cycle Power Control for R-L Load”  International Conference on Innovative Science and Engineering Technology – 2011, ICISET – 2011 , at  V. V.P. Rajkot 8 -9th April 2011 pp. 86-90 (ISBN 978-81-906377-5-6)

 

  1. N.D.Mehta , B. D. Kanani , B.B. Kadam , C.K.Vibhakar , “Harmonic Phase Shifter for a 3 – ø  System with Voltage Control by Integral Cycle Triggering mode of Thyristors” International Conference on Innovative Science and Engineering Technology – 2011, ICISET – 2011 , at  V. V.P. Rajkot 8 -9th April 2011 pp. 14-21  (ISBN 978-81-906377-5-6)

 

  1.  N.R. Suchak , A.D. Joshi , N.D.Mehta , “Design and Simulation of Novel Integral Switching Cycle Control for Heating Load” International Conference on Innovative Science and Engineering Technology – 2011, ICISET – 2011 , at  V. V.P. Rajkot 8 -9th April 2011 pp. 600-603  (ISBN 978-81-906377-5-6)

 

  1.  N. D. Mehta, B. B. Kadam, “Design, Simulation, Implementation and Control of Low Cost Solid State Power Controller” in International Journal of Engineering Technology, Management and Applied Sciences, (IJETMAS) August – 2015, Vol.  - 3, Issue -8, pp. 130- 134 (ISSN 2349-4476) (Scientific Journal Impact Factor : 2.24)

 

  1. N. D. Mehta , Dr. D. K. Bhatt, “Design, Simulation, Implementation and Control of PLC Based Integral Cycle Controller for Resistance Spot Welding Application”  International Journal of Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (IJARET) Volume 6, Issue 8, Aug 2015, pp. 57-68 (ISSN Print: 0976-6480 and ISSN Online: 0976-6499) (Scientific Journal Impact Factor : 8.5041)

 

  1. N. D. Mehta , Dr. D. K. Bhatt, “Implementation and Control of Integral Cycle Controller for Resistance Spot Welding” International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology IJRET: August-2015 Volume: 04 Issue: 08 , pp. 417 -421 (eISSN: 2319-1163 | pISSN: 2321-7308) (Scientific Journal Impact Factor : 3.127)

 

  1. N. D. Mehta , Dr. D. K. Bhatt, “The Effect of Switching Strategies on Power Quality for Integral Cycle Controller in Heating Application”  International Journal for Research in Emerging Science and Technology,  IJREST: Oct-2015  Volume-2, Issue-10, pp.12-18 (E-ISSN: 2349-7610) (Scientific Journal Impact Factor : 2.173)

 

  1. N. D. Mehta , Dr. D. K. Bhatt, “Design, Simulation, Implementation and Control of Digital Self-Compensating Method for Integral Cycle Power Control for Welding Application” International Journal of Science and Research IJSR: November 2015  Volume 4 Issue 11, pp. 894- 899 (ISSN : 2319-7064) (Scientific Journal Impact Factor : 5.611)

 

  1. N. D. Mehta , Dr. D. K. Bhatt, “Design and Simulation of Integral Switching Cycle Control for Heating Resistive Load” International Journal of Advance Research in Engineering, Science & Technology(IJAREST), ISSN(O):2393-9877, ISSN(P): 2394-2444, Volume 2,Issue 12, pp. 84-88 December-2015 (Scientific Journal Impact Factor: 2.125)

 

  1. N. D.  Mehta  A. M. Haque   Dr. R. K. Gajjar “Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Engineering Education to Meet Recent Changes in the World”  in  9th International Conference on Engineering and Business Education (ICEBE) & 6th  International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ICIE) at Centre for Global Business Studies - Gujarat Technological University – India   on February 24-26, 2016  pp. 114 -121 ( ISBN: 978–3–942100–43–4)

 

  1. Nirav D. Mehta, Ashish P. Patel, A. M. Haque “ A review on Power Quality Improvement via Custom Power Devices” published in International Journal of Advanced Engineering Management and Science (IJAEMS) , Volume : 2 Issue: 9 , ISSN 2454-1311 , pp. 1632-1640 , September- 2016 (Impact Factor : 3.66)

 

  1. Nirav D. Mehta , Anwarul M. Haque, M. V. Makawana “Controller for Speed control of DC Motor Drives : Modelling and Simulations” Published in Proceedings of 2nd International Conference of Emerging Technologies in Engineering, Biomedical , Management and Science (ETEBMS- 16) & International Journal of Applied Research in Science and Engineering (IJARSE), Special issue, ISSN (online) : 2456-124x , pp. 135-141 November 2016 (Impact Factor : 2.69)

 

  1. Prof. N. D. Mehta, Dr. A. M. Haque, “Design and Simulation of Luo Converter for DC Motor Control for an Electric Vehicle Applications”, Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Engineering, Biomedical, Management and Science (ETEBMS-17) & International Journal of Applied Research in Science and Engineering (IJARSE), special issue, e-ISSN (Online): 2456-124X, pp 57-61, July 2017.

 

  1. Prof. N. D. Mehta, Dr. A. M. Haque, M V Makwana, “Modeling and simulation of P, PI and PID controller for speed control of DC Motor Drive” International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research (IJSER), Volume 8, Issue 7, ISSN 2229-5518, pp 556-562, July-2017.

 

  1. Prof. N. D. Mehta, Dr. A. M. Haque, R. Ramesh, “Design and Implementation of Unified Power Quality Controller” International Journal of Engineering Sciences & Research Technology (IJESRT), ISSN: 2277- 9655 pp 348-356 18th August, 2017.

 

  1. Prof. N. D. Mehta, Dr. A. M. Haque, “Analysis and Assessment of Motor Drive Speed Control through Variable Frequency Drive” in International Journal on Future Revolution in Computer Science & Communication Engineering (IJFRCSCE) Volume: 3 Issue: 12  pp.184 – 189  ISSN: 2454-4248 , December 2017 (Impact Factor : 2.293)

 

  1. Prof. N. D. Mehta, Dr. A. M. Haque, “A Comparative Evaluation of Wave Shaping Methods for AC-DC Power Electronics Converter” in International Journal on Future Revolution in Computer Science & Communication Engineering (IJFRCSCE), Volume 3 Issue 12 , pp: 286-290  ISSN: 2454-4248 , December 2017 (Impact Factor : 2.293)

 

  1. Prof. N. D. Mehta, Dr. A. M. Haque, “Design and Implementation of DC Drive Using PIC16F877A Microcontroller for Electrical Vehicle” in International Journal of Engineering Technology, Management and Applied Sciences, (IJETMAS) December – 2017, Vol.  - 5, Issue -12, pp. 15- 19  (ISSN 2349-4476) (Scientific Journal Impact Factor : 2.24)

 

  1. Prof. N. D. Mehta, Dr. A. M. Haque, “Design of Resistance Spot Welding System using Integral Switching Cycle Control Technique”, International Journal on Future Revolution in Computer Science & Communication Engineering (IJFRCSCE), Volume 4 Issue 1, ISSN 2454-4248, PP: 96 – 101, 18th January, 2018.

 

  1. Prof. N. D. Mehta, Dr. A. M. Haque, “Implementation and Control of Integral Cycle Controller for Resistance Spot Welding”, International Journal of Advancement In Engineering Technology, Management and Applied Science (IJAETMAS), Volume 05 - Issue 03 ISSN: 2349-3224 PP. 44-51 March-2018.

 

  1. Prof. N. D. Mehta, Dr. A. M. Haque, “Design and Simulation of Control strategies for Voltage Source PWM Rectifier” International Journal on Future Revolution in Computer Science & Communication Engineering (IJFRCSCE), Volume 4 Issue 10, ISSN 2454-4248, PP: 74-79, 30th  October, 2018. IF 4.312

 

  1. Prof. N. D. Mehta, Prof. Ashish P. Patel, Dr. A. M. Haque “An Overview of an Esoteric Pollution EMI – EMC” Published in Iconic Research and Engineering Journal Volume.2 Issue 2. February- 2019 ISSN 2456- 8880.

 

  1. Ravi Rao, Jeffy Koola, Prof. N. D. Mehta “Design Engineering: A curriculum on Design Thinking” has presented at the 9th International Conference on Technology for Education (T4E) T4E – 2018 at Chennai India during 11th – 13th December 2018.

 

  1. Ravi Rao, Prof. N. D. Mehta , Dr. A. M. Haque “Design and Implementation of adaptive Control algorithm for IoT based Domestic Irrigation System” in 10th International Conference on Computing, Communication and Networking Technologies held at IIT Kanpur with IEEE UP Section during 6- 8 July, 2019.

 

  1. Prof. N. D. Mehta, Dr. A. M. Haque, Dr. M. K. Shah, “A Comparative Analysis of Field Oriented Control and Direct Torque Control of Induction Motor Drive”, December 19 Volume 5 Issue 12, International Journal on Future Revolution in Computer Science & Communication Engineering (IJFRSCE), PP: 05 - 12

Portfolio

Media Coordination / Departmental Website Coordination

Design Engineering Coordination 
IEEE/IEI Coordination
GIC Coordination 
Microsoft Team Coordination
Newsletter Coordination
Cleanliness Coordination 

Professional Institution Membership

1. Life Member of Indian Society for Technical Education (Membership Number LM 48157)

2. Life Associate member of The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (Membership Number AM – 20868)

3. Member of International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT) (Membership No. 80333328).

4. Member for advisory body of Design Engineering Lab (sponsored by GUJCOST) at Government Engineering College, Godhra. 

5. Nirav D. Mehta is recognized as Professional Member of Institute of Scholar (InSc) and this membership is valid for Lifetimes.

Expert Lecture

1. Delivered an Expert Talk in Railway's Supervisors' Training Power Electronics organized by Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Chandkheda from 11/09/2017 to 25/09/2017.
2. Delivered an Expert  Talk on " Design Engineering" organized by ISA Student Section , L. D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad on 19 June, 2021.

Awards

1. Received award for the Best Presentation in National Conference on “Advances in Power System and Energy Management” at Chitkara, Punjab on 1st March 2008.

2. Awarded the medal for Best Student of the Year 2008 of the Nirma University of Science and Technology, Ahmadabad.

3.Winning Best Paper Award in International  Conference ICISET -2011 for Technical Session1 B for the Paper Title as " Design, Simulation, Implementation of Low Cost Digital Self Compensating  Method for Integral Cycle Control of R-L Load" at VVP. Engg. College Rajkot 

4.Winning Best Paper Award in International  Conference ICISET -2011 for Technical Session1 A for the Paper Title as " Harmonic Phase Shifter for 3- Phase system with voltage control by Integral Cycle triggering mode of thyristors " at VVP. Engg. College Rajkot 

5.Received a "Pedagogiacal Innovation Award- 2019"  for the constant and Best effort at the different layers at GTU Innovation Council given by GTU Innovation Council and Start- UP Centre, GTU Ahemadabad on 14 February, 2019.