Staff profile
Affiliation | Room number | Telephone |
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering | E330 |
Biography
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.
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
Publications
Chapter in book
Conference Paper
- Wang, Y., Sarma, N., Mohammed, A., & Djurovic, S. (2020). DFIG current and controller signals’ angular shaft misalignment signature’an experimental case study. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icem49940.2020.9271062
- Sarma, N., Gegin, K., Simsir, M., & Tutkun, N. (2018). Modeling of a Typical Photovoltaic Module using Matlab/Simulink. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ismsit.2018.8567261
- Tutkun, N., Gegin, K., Sarma, N., & Salam, Z. (2018). Comparison of Typical PV Module Performances Based on the Circuit Models. . https://doi.org/10.1109/appeec.2018.8566280
- Sarma, N., & Tuohy, P. (2018). Investigation of grid supply harmonic effects in wound rotor induction machines. . https://doi.org/10.1109/iceee2.2018.8391381
- Mohammed, A., Sarma, N., & Djurovic, S. (2017). Fibre optic monitoring of induction machine frame strain as a diagnostic tool. . https://doi.org/10.1109/iemdc.2017.8002208
- Sarma, N., Mohammed, A., Melecio, J., Tshiloz, K., & Djurovic, S. (2016). An experimental study of winding fault induced slot harmonic effects in the cage rotor induction machine stator current. . https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2016.0343
- Vilchis-Rodriguez, D., Djurovic, S., Sarma, N., Tshiloz, K., Smith, A., & Wei, Y. (2016). On wound rotor induction machine rotor electrical unbalance recognition using stator frame vibration spectral analysis. . https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2016.0368
- Sarma, N., Li, Q., Djurovic, S., Smith, A., & Rowland, S. (2016). Analysis of a wound rotor induction machine low frequency vibroacoustic emissions under stator winding fault conditions. . https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2016.0335
- Sarma, N., Apsley, J., & Djurovic, S. (2016). Implementation of a conventional DFIG stator flux oriented control scheme using industrial converters. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icrera.2016.7884544
- Sarma, N., Tshiloz, K., Vilchis-Rodriguez, D., & Djurovic, S. (2015). Modelling of induction machine time and space harmonic effects in the SIMULINK environment. . https://doi.org/10.1109/iemdc.2015.7409226
Journal Article
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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., 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
- 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, 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. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-epa.2015.0513