Department of Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering Trivandrum


Faculty Profile


Prof. Vishal M. J

Assistant Professor

Phone: 74165 70700(M)
Email: vishal@cet.ac.in

Qualifications

 

B.Tech-Electrical &Electronics Engg., College of Engineering Trivandrum (CET), University of Kerala

M.Tech - : Power Electronics, IIT Bombay

Ph.D(pursuing) - : Electrical Machine Design, IIT Bombay

Area of Interest

 

Power Electronics, Electric Drives, Design of Electric Machines, Synchronous Reluctance Motors, Permanent Magnet Machines, Optimisation of Motors

Recently taught courses

 

DC Machines and Transformers, Electric Drives, Microprocessors & Microcontrollers

Professional Experience

 

ABB Ltd, Robotics Division, Bangalore(2.5 Years)

BHEL, Traction Engg., Electronics Division, Bangalore(3.5 Years)

Asst. Professor, Govt. Engineering College Wayanad (2013-15(2 Years)

Asst. Professor, College of Engineering Trivandrum (2015-2016)(3.5 Years)

BHEL, Traction Engg., Electronics Division, Bangalore(1 Year)

Asst. Professor, Govt. Engineering College Idukki (2018-2019)(1 Years)

Asst. Professor, Govt. Engineering College Barton Hill, Thiruvananthapuram (2019-2021(2 Years)

Asst. Professor, Govt. College of Engineering Kannur (2024-2025) + Asst. Professor, College of Engineering Trivandrum (2025-2026)(1 Years)

Important Publications

 
  1. A. Chandrasekharan Nair, M. J. Vishal and B. G. Fernandes, "A Quad Active Bridge Based on-Board Power Electronic Interface for an Electric Vehicle," 2018 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Portland, OR, USA, 2018, pp. 5941-5947, doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2018.8557650.
  2. M. J. Vishal, A. C. Nair and B. G. Fernandes, "Quad-Active-Bridge DC-DC Converter based on-board Power Electronic Interface for Electric Vehicle," 2018 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Chennai, India, 2018, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PEDES.2018.8707735.
  3. M. J. Vishal, A. Kushwaha and B. G. Fernandes, "Design Improvement of a Line-Start Ferrite-Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor," 2023 11th National Power Electronics Conference (NPEC), Guwahati, India, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/NPEC57805.2023.10384938.
  4. M. J. Vishal and B. G. Fernandes, "Optimisation of PM-Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor with Rectangular Flux Barriers," 2024 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT), Bristol, United Kingdom, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICIT58233.2024.10540980.
  5. Vishal M. J. and B. G. Fernandes, "Design Optimization of Ferrite-Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor with Fluid Flux Barriers and Rectangular Magnets," 2024 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM), Torino, Italy, 2024, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/ICEM60801.2024.10700516.
  6. Vishal M. J., Harikrishnan S. and B. G. Fernandes, "Novel Line-Start Rib- Less PM-Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor for Submersible Bore- Well Pump," 2024 IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), Mangalore, India, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/PEDES61459.2024.10961612.
  7. Vishal M. J. and B. G. Fernandes, "A Novel Topology of PM-assisted Synchronous Reluctance Motor with Fluid Flux Barriers and Rectangular Magnets," 2025 IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC), Houston, TX, USA, 2025, pp. 886-891, doi: 10.1109/IEMDC60492.2025.11060966