G Vinod Kumar

Education:

B.Tech: Andhra University, Visakhapatnam (2011-2015)

M.Tech: Jawaharlal Nehru University, Kakinada (2015-2017)

Ph.D: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre/Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai

Publications:

1. “Experimental study and 3D PIC/MCC simulation of DC discharge in various concentrations of SF6 admix” Vinod Kumar Gandi, Rishi Verma, Gurusharn Singh, Manoj Kumar Warrier, and Archana Sharma IEEE Trans. Dielectr. Electr. Insul., Vol. 30, FEBRUARY 2023.

2. “An experimental and numerical study: To investigate the switching characteristics of a field-distortion sparkgap switch in various SF6 admixtures” Vinod Kumar Gandi, Rishi Verma, Gurusharn Singh, Manoj Kumar Warrier, and Archana Sharma IOP Eng. Res. Express, Vol. 5, DECEMBER 2023.

3. “Effect of electrode profile on the performance of pressurized sparkgap switches”, Vinod Kumar Gandi, Rishi Verma, Manoj Kumar Warrier, and Archana Sharma MDPI Plasma, Vol. 5, 5010010, FEBRUARY 2022.

4. “Experimental studies on synergistic effects, electrode erosion and decomposition characteristics of SF6 admixture in divergent fields”, Vinod Kumar Gandi, Rishi Verma, Manoj Kumar Warrier, and Archana Sharma IEEE Trans. Dielectr. Electr. Insul., 2024. [Under Review]

5. “Modular railgun accelerator facility ‘RAFTAR’ for high velocity impact studies”, Rishi Verma, JMVVS Aravind, P Deb, J Rao, Premananda Dey, A Dubey, R Shukla, D Majumder, Shobhna Mishra, Manraj Meena, Lakshman Rongali, Bijayalaxmi Sethi, K Sagar, G Kumar, N Babu, and Archana Sharma AIP Rev. Sci. Instruments, Vol. 93, DECEMBER 2022.

6. “An experimental and numerical study: To investigate the feasibity of SF6 admixture as a potential replacement to SF6 in gas insulated applications”, Vinod Kumar Gandi, Rishi Verma, Gurusharn Singh, Manoj Kumar Warrier, and Archana Sharma, DAE-BRNS National Symposium on High Voltage-Energy Storage Capacitors and Applications (HV-ESCA, 2023), 22-24 June 2023, Mumbai [BEST POSTER AWARD].

7. “Experimental studies on switching characteristics of a field-distortion sparkgap switch in various SF6 admixture”, Vinod Kumar Gandi, Rishi Verma, Gurusharn Singh, Manoj Kumar Warrier, and Archana Sharma, 50th International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS-2023), USA, 21-25 May 2023.

8. “Effect of SF6 concentration on switching performance of a triggered sparkgap switch in high pressure SF6 admix”, Vinod Kumar Gandi, Rishi Verma, Gurusharn Singh, Manoj Kumar Warrier, and Archana Sharma, 37th National Symposium on Plasma Science & Technology (PLASMA-22), 12-14 December 2022, IIT-Jodhpur.

9. “Experimental study of power frequency breakdown characteristics of various SF6 admix in non-uniform field”, Vinod Kumar Gandi, Rishi Verma, Manoj Kumar Warrier, Gurusharn Singh and Archana Sharma, 36th National Symposium on Plasma Science and Technology (Plasma-2021), 13-15 December 2021.

10. “Study of electrode profile effects in pressurized spark gap switches”, Vinod Kumar Gandi, Rishi Verma, Manoj Kumar Warrier and Archana Sharma, 47th IEEE International Conference on Plasma Sciences (ICOPS-2020), 24-28 May 2020, Singapore.