Staff profile

RESEARCH INTEREST

• Condition monitoring, fault analysis and fault mitigation strategies for renewable energy systems
• Modelling and analysis of electrical systems and machines
• Electrical power systems modelling, analysis and design
• Drive and electric generator systems
• Development and implementation of advanced control strategies for electrical drive and power systems

EDI ROLES

• Co-chair of Durham University International Staff Network since November 2023, https://www.durham.ac.uk/about-us/professional-services/equality-diversity-inclusion/networks/international/
• Durham University Women in Engineering Society (WES Durham) Admin Team Member since 2022
• Mentoring Coordinator for IEEE UK & Ireland Women in Power (WiP) Group, https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/ieee-uk-ireland-women-in-power-group-strengthens-committee/
• EPSRC-WES Ambassador (2023-2025) to promote gender issues and support intersectionality and EDI ambassadors in engineering,
• Programme Committee Member for IEEE Women in Engineering International Leadership Conference (WiE ILC) 2025, https://ieee-wie-ilc.org/our-team/ 

PRIZES AND AWARDS

• Won a scholarship for the Women in Energy Empowerment Programme 2021-2022. Awarded an International Postdoctoral Research Fellowship from The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK), to conduct international collaborative research with The University of Manchester, UK, 2019.
• Awarded an Erasmus Staff Training Mobility program award, to visit The University of Manchester, Power and Energy Division, as a Visiting Academic (May, 2019).
• The presentation of my paper at the IEEE International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICEEE 2018) titled 'Investigation of Grid Supply Harmonic Effects in Wound Rotor Induction Machines', won one of the Best Presentation Prizes of the conference.
• The paper I presented at the International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA 2016) titled 'Implementation of a Conventional DFIG Stator Flux Oriented Control Scheme using Industrial Converters', won the Best Paper Prize of the conference.Awarded a Student Bursary Award to attend the International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA 2016) from the UK Magnetics Society.
• Awarded a runner-up prize for the Postgraduate Research (PGR) Poster Conference 2016 in the School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, UK.
• Awarded the Denis Hadfield Award from the UK Magnetics Society for the Best Conference Report, 2015.
• Awarded a Student Bursary to attend the IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC 2015, Idaho, USA) from the UK Magnetics Society.
• Awarded a PhD Scholarship from the Turkish Ministry of Education, 2011.

Chapter in book

• Sarma, N., Tuohy, P., & Djurovic, S. (2022). Condition monitoring of rotating electrical machines. In Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-821204-2.00136-7

Conference Paper

• Blackhorse-Hull, D., Mohanan-Leela, P., Alsafrani, A., Sarma, N., Crabtree, C., & Horsfall, A. (2024, June). Dual polarity multi-level boost DC-DC converter. Presented at 13th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2024), Nottingham, UK
• Genc, S., Gezegin, C., Ozgonenel, O., Akpinar, K. N., Gundogdu, B., & Sarma, N. (2024, May). Power Quality Investigation of a Grid-Connected Single-Phase Bidirectional AC/DC for Electric Vehicle Applications. Presented at 2024 12th International Conference on Smart Grid (icSmartGrid), Setubal, Portugal
• Akpinar, K. N., Sarma, N., Gundogdu, B., & Ozgonenel, O. (2023, November). Model Predictive Controlled Application of Power Management Algorithm for Battery Energy Storage System Providing Frequency Ancillary Service. Presented at 2023 14th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ELECO), Bursa, Turkiye
• Genc, S., Sarma, N., Gundogdu, B., Ozgonenel, O., Gezegin, C., & Terzi, U. K. (2023, November). Suppression of Conducted Emissions in Three-Phase Adjustable Drive Systems. Presented at 2023 14th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ELECO), Bursa, Turkiye
• Sarma, N. (2022, September). Investigation of Doubly-fed Induction Generator Controller Signals under Variable Speed Operating Conditions. Presented at 2022 11th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Application (ICRERA), Istanbul, Turkey
• Wang, Y., Sarma, N., Mohammed, A., & Djurovic, S. (2020, December). DFIG current and controller signals’ angular shaft misalignment signature’an experimental case study. Presented at 2020 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM), Gothenburg, Sweden
• Sarma, N., & Tuohy, P. (2018, December). Investigation of grid supply harmonic effects in wound rotor induction machines. Presented at 2018 5th International Conference on Electrical and Electronic Engineering (ICEEE), Istanbul, Turkey
• Tutkun, N., Gegin, K., Sarma, N., & Salam, Z. (2018, December). Comparison of Typical PV Module Performances Based on the Circuit Models. Presented at 2018 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
• Sarma, N., Gegin, K., Simsir, M., & Tutkun, N. (2018, December). Modeling of a Typical Photovoltaic Module using Matlab/Simulink. Presented at 2018 2nd International Symposium on Multidisciplinary Studies and Innovative Technologies (ISMSIT), 2018 2nd International Symposium on Multidisciplinary Studies and Innovative Technologies (ISMSIT)
• Mohammed, A., Sarma, N., & Djurovic, S. (2017, December). Fibre optic monitoring of induction machine frame strain as a diagnostic tool. Presented at 2017 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference (IEMDC), Miami, FL, USA
• Sarma, N., Apsley, J., & Djurovic, S. (2016, December). Implementation of a conventional DFIG stator flux oriented control scheme using industrial converters. Presented at 2016 IEEE International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA), Birmingham, UK
• Sarma, N., Li, Q., Djurovic, S., Smith, A., & Rowland, S. (2016, December). Analysis of a wound rotor induction machine low frequency vibroacoustic emissions under stator winding fault conditions. Presented at 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016), 10.1049/cp.2016.0335
• Sarma, N., Mohammed, A., Melecio, J., Tshiloz, K., & Djurovic, S. (2016, December). An experimental study of winding fault induced slot harmonic effects in the cage rotor induction machine stator current. Presented at 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016), Glaskow, UK
• Vilchis-Rodriguez, D., Djurovic, S., Sarma, N., Tshiloz, K., Smith, A., & Wei, Y. (2016, December). On wound rotor induction machine rotor electrical unbalance recognition using stator frame vibration spectral analysis. Presented at 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016), Glaskow, UK
• Sarma, N., Tshiloz, K., Vilchis-Rodriguez, D., & Djurovic, S. (2015, December). Modelling of induction machine time and space harmonic effects in the SIMULINK environment. Presented at 2015 IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC), Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA

Journal Article

• Tarmanini, C., Sarma, N., Gezegin, C., & Ozgonenel, O. (2023). Short term load forecasting based on ARIMA and ANN approaches. Energy Reports, 9(Supplement 3), 550-557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2023.01.060
• Sarma, N., Tuohy, P. M., Özgönenel, O., & Djurović, S. (2023). Early life failure modes and downtime analysis of onshore type-III wind turbines in Turkey. Electric Power Systems Research, 216, Article 108956. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2022.108956
• Genc, S., Muneeswaran, V., Thomas, D., Greedy, S., Gundogdu, B., Sarma, N., & Ozgonenel, O. (2023). The Effect of Conducted Emissions of Grid-Tied Three-Phase Adjustable Drives. Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, 46, Article 101505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jestch.2023.101505
• Wang, Y., Đukanović, S., Sarma, N., & Djurović, S. (2023). Implementation and performance evaluation of controller signal embedded sensorless speed estimation for wind turbine doubly fed induction generators. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 148, Article 108968. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.108968
• Suryandi, A. A., Sarma, N., Mohammed, A., Peesapati, V., & Djurović, S. (2022). Fiber Optic Fiber Bragg Grating Sensing for Monitoring and Testing of Electric Machinery: Current State of the Art and Outlook. Machines, 10(11), Article 1103. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines10111103
• Sarma, N., Tuohy, P., Mohammed, A., & Djurovic, S. (2021). Rotor Electrical Fault Detection in DFIGs Using Wide-Band Controller Signals. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 12(1), 623-633. https://doi.org/10.1109/tste.2020.3014446
• Benbouzid, M., Berghout, T., Sarma, N., Djurovic, S., Wu, Y., & Ma, X. (2021). Intelligent Condition Monitoring of Wind Power Systems: State of the Art Review. Energies, 14(18), https://doi.org/10.3390/en14185967
• Sarma, N., Tuohy, P., & Djurovic, S. (2021). Stator Electrical Fault Detection in DFIGs Using Wide-Band Analysis of the Embedded Signals From the Controllers. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 36(2), 800-811. https://doi.org/10.1109/tec.2020.3017443
• Wang, Y., Mohammed, A., Sarma, N., & Djurovic, S. (2020). Double Fed Induction Generator Shaft Misalignment Monitoring by FBG Frame Strain Sensing. IEEE Sensors Journal, 20(15), 8541-8551. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2020.2984309
• Sarma, N., Tuohy, P., & Djurovic, S. (2020). Modeling, Analysis, and Validation of Controller Signal Interharmonic Effects in DFIG Drives. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 11(2), 713-725. https://doi.org/10.1109/tste.2019.2904113
• Sarma, N., Tuohy, P., Apsley, J., Wang, Y., & Djurovic, S. (2018). DFIG stator flux-oriented control scheme execution for test facilities utilising commercial converters. IET Renewable Power Generation, 12(12), 1366-1374. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-rpg.2018.5195
• Tshiloz, K., Vilchis-Rodriguez, D., Djukanovic, S., Sarma, N., & Djurovic, S. (2016). Sensorless speed estimation in wound rotor induction machines by spectral search of the stator phase power signal. IET Electric Power Applications, 10(6), 581-592. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-epa.2015.0513