Palanisamy KPalanisamy received the B.E. degree from Madras University, and the M.E degree in electrical engineering from Anna University. He completed the Ph.D. degree in 2013 from VIT University, and has been teaching in the area of power systems for over 15 yars in the School of Electrical Engineering, VIT University. He has also been pursuing research in the field of FACTS devices, renewable systems and smart grids. He is currently the Head of Department of Energy and Power Electronics, School of Electrical Engineering, VIT University, and is also serving as editor and reviewers in various journals. He has more than 40 publications on renewable energy, smart grids, optimization, FACTS and MLI’s. His major interests are Smart grids, renewable energy, MLI’s, FACTS and custom power devices. Read More Read Less