Professor Mithulan Nadarajah
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Mithulan Nadarajah

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Background

Prof. Mithulan has a Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. His B.Sc. (Eng.) and M. Eng. degrees are from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand, in May 1993 and August 1997, respectively. Prior to joining the University of Queensland from 2009, Mithulan was at the Energy Field of Study, AIT. His previous professional positions include Planning Engineer at Generation Planning division at Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), Sri Lanka and Project Leader, at the Centre of Excellence in Electric Power Technology (CEEPT) at Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

His main research interest is on Grid Integration of Renewable Energy (GIRE). In this research topic, he has been leading the research in two themes: Planning and Operational Planning of grid integration of renewable energy. His research has been used by industries and received high citations. Based on his research, he published over 375 articles, including one book, eight book chapters, technical reports, refereed journal and conference papers.

He had supervised 31 Ph.D. students (UQ, CQU, UNSW, UNITEN and AIT), 50 research Masters (at AIT) and over 200 thesis project students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels to successful completion. He had been involved in over 30 projects (research, teaching and learning) with a total budget of over 4 million AU$, as a principal or co-principal investigator. His recent grants are from Australian Research Council (ARC), Government of India, Indonesia and Malaysisa and Sterling Wilson Company. Previous projects were funded by European Union (EU) and other international donor agencies such as Swedish International Development Agency (Sida), NORAD, ARC, CSIRO and Australian Power Institute (API). His research network includes most of the member nations in ASEAN, other Asian countries such as India, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and a number of European countries (France, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, The Netherlands). He also served as the Coordinator of Energy Field of Study and Director of Regional Energy Resource Information Centre (RERIC), at AIT, from September 2005 to December 2007.

He had been the Director of Higher Degree Research (HDR) studies and Post Graduate Coordinator at the school of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, since July 2019, until January 2025, looking after the welfare of over 300 higher degree research scholars.

He was invited to join the editorial board of the American Institute of Mathematical Sciences Electronic Engineering Journal - an international open access journal. He is a senior member of IEEE.

Availability

Professor Mithulan Nadarajah is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Engineering

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Engineering, University of Peradeniya
  • Masters (Extended) of Electrical - Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology Thailand
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Waterloo
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Power System Stability and Dyanmics

  • Stability Challenges in Renewable Energy Integration

  • Stability Challenges in EV and community energy storage integration

Search Professor Mithulan Nadarajah’s works on UQ eSpace

381 works between 1998 and 2025
All (381) Book (2) Journal Article (158) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (212) Book Chapter (8)

1 - 20 of 381 works

2025

Journal Article

A comprehensive framework for harnessing energy arbitrage benefits through an electric vehicle aggregator

Pradana, Adlan, Haque, M. M. and Nadarajah, Mithulananthan (2025). A comprehensive framework for harnessing energy arbitrage benefits through an electric vehicle aggregator. Journal of Energy Storage, 139 118617, 1-20. doi: 10.1016/j.est.2025.118617

A comprehensive framework for harnessing energy arbitrage benefits through an electric vehicle aggregator

2025

Journal Article

A review of restoration experience from historical blackouts and a decision support framework for parallel restoration with a case study

De Silva, Hasini, Nadarajah, Mithulananthan, Haque, Mejbaul, Islam, Monirul and Madurai Elavarasan, Rajvikram (2025). A review of restoration experience from historical blackouts and a decision support framework for parallel restoration with a case study. Electric Power Systems Research, 248 111933, 1-27. doi: 10.1016/j.epsr.2025.111933

A review of restoration experience from historical blackouts and a decision support framework for parallel restoration with a case study

2025

Journal Article

A Communication-free EV Charger for Residential Households

Shafiq, Saifullah, Nadarajah, Mithulananthan and Al-Awami, Ali T. (2025). A Communication-free EV Charger for Residential Households. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, PP (99), 1-13. doi: 10.1109/TIA.2025.3618814

A Communication-free EV Charger for Residential Households

2025

Journal Article

The inverse Carson's equations problem: definition, implementation and numerical experiments

Tam, C. H., Geth, F. and Mithulananthan, N. (2025). The inverse Carson's equations problem: definition, implementation and numerical experiments. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 40 (4), 2378-2390. doi: 10.1109/tpwrd.2025.3578065

The inverse Carson's equations problem: definition, implementation and numerical experiments

2025

Journal Article

Tribrid Energy Storage System for Frequency Support with Stage-Specific Control in a Complex Interconnected Power System with HVDC Link

Ajami, Ousama M.T., Tan, Rodney H.G., Nadarajah, Mithulananthan, Jamaludin, Farah Adilah and Pradana, Adlan Bagus (2025). Tribrid Energy Storage System for Frequency Support with Stage-Specific Control in a Complex Interconnected Power System with HVDC Link. e-Prime - Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy, 13 101100, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.prime.2025.101100

Tribrid Energy Storage System for Frequency Support with Stage-Specific Control in a Complex Interconnected Power System with HVDC Link

2025

Conference Publication

PMU Placement to Estimate Power Mismatch for Frequency Stability Assessment

Syifa, Baity Nuris, Nadarajah, Mithulananthan, Shah, Rakibuzzaman and Feng, JiaJie (2025). PMU Placement to Estimate Power Mismatch for Frequency Stability Assessment. IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ne-iecce64154.2025.11183216

PMU Placement to Estimate Power Mismatch for Frequency Stability Assessment

2025

Conference Publication

Financial Viability of Hybrid AC-DC Power System for Buildings with EV and DC Loads

Pradana, Adlan, Nadarajah, Mithulananthan, Anugrah, Pinto and Haque, Md. Mejbaul (2025). Financial Viability of Hybrid AC-DC Power System for Buildings with EV and DC Loads. 7th Global Power Energy and Communication Conference-GPECOM-Annual, Bochum Germany, Jun 11-13, 2025. NEW YORK: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/gpecom65896.2025.11061904

Financial Viability of Hybrid AC-DC Power System for Buildings with EV and DC Loads

2025

Conference Publication

Comparison of Control Indices in Evaluating Coordinated V2G-Fuel Cells for Frequency Support

Pradana, Adlan, Nadarajah, Mithulananthan, Syifa, Baity Nuris and Astriani, Yuli (2025). Comparison of Control Indices in Evaluating Coordinated V2G-Fuel Cells for Frequency Support. 7th Global Power Energy and Communication Conference-GPECOM-Annual, Bochum Germany, Jun 11-13, 2025. NEW YORK: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/gpecom65896.2025.11061868

Comparison of Control Indices in Evaluating Coordinated V2G-Fuel Cells for Frequency Support

2025

Conference Publication

Mitigating Cyberattack Impacts on LFC-AVR Systems with High Renewable Penetration through Redundancy and Adaptive Kalman Filter

Pradana, Adlan, Nadarajah, Mithulananthan, Feng, Jiajie and Haque, Md. Mejbaul (2025). Mitigating Cyberattack Impacts on LFC-AVR Systems with High Renewable Penetration through Redundancy and Adaptive Kalman Filter. 7th Global Power Energy and Communication Conference-GPECOM-Annual, Bochum Germany, Jun 11-13, 2025. NEW YORK: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/gpecom65896.2025.11061885

Mitigating Cyberattack Impacts on LFC-AVR Systems with High Renewable Penetration through Redundancy and Adaptive Kalman Filter

2025

Conference Publication

Optimal Dynamic Coordination of V2G and Fuel Cells as Frequency Control Ancillary Services

Pradana, Adlan, Astriani, Yuli, Haque, Md. Mejbaul and Nadarajah, Mithulananthan (2025). Optimal Dynamic Coordination of V2G and Fuel Cells as Frequency Control Ancillary Services. 7th Global Power Energy and Communication Conference-GPECOM-Annual, Bochum Germany, Jun 11-13, 2025. NEW YORK: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/gpecom65896.2025.11061851

Optimal Dynamic Coordination of V2G and Fuel Cells as Frequency Control Ancillary Services

2025

Journal Article

An optimization-based EVA-VCAS for effective voltage sag management

Pradana, Adlan, Haque, M．M, Nadarajah, Mithulananthan and Krismanto, AU (2025). An optimization-based EVA-VCAS for effective voltage sag management. Computers and Electrical Engineering, 123 (Part B) 110111, 1-20. doi: 10.1016/j.compeleceng.2025.110111

An optimization-based EVA-VCAS for effective voltage sag management

2025

Journal Article

Erratum to “Enhancement of distribution system performance with reconfiguration, distributed generation and capacitor bank deployment” [Heliyon Volume 10, Issue 7, April 2024, Article e26343](S2405844024023740)(10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26343)

Jayabarathi, T., Raghunathan, T., Mithulananthan, N., Cherukuri, S. H.C. and Sai, G. Loknath (2025). Erratum to “Enhancement of distribution system performance with reconfiguration, distributed generation and capacitor bank deployment” [Heliyon Volume 10, Issue 7, April 2024, Article e26343](S2405844024023740)(10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26343). Heliyon, 11 (6) e42924, e42924. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42924

Erratum to “Enhancement of distribution system performance with reconfiguration, distributed generation and capacitor bank deployment” [Heliyon Volume 10, Issue 7, April 2024, Article e26343](S2405844024023740)(10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26343)

2025

Journal Article

Efficiency enhancement of PV panels with passive thermal management using PCM: an exhaustive review on materials, designs and effective techniques

Madurai Elavarasan, Rajvikram, Pugazhendhi, Rishi, Shafiq, Saifullah, Gangatharan, Sivasankar, Nadarajah, Mithulananthan and Shafiullah, G. M. (2025). Efficiency enhancement of PV panels with passive thermal management using PCM: an exhaustive review on materials, designs and effective techniques. Applied Energy, 382 125217. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.125217

Efficiency enhancement of PV panels with passive thermal management using PCM: an exhaustive review on materials, designs and effective techniques

2025

Journal Article

Virtual inertia control for damping low-frequency oscillation in IBR-dominated networks

Feng, Jiajie, Bai, Feifei, Nadarajah, Mithulananthan, Ma, Hui and Pradana, Adlan (2025). Virtual inertia control for damping low-frequency oscillation in IBR-dominated networks. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 61 (2), 1907-1916. doi: 10.1109/tia.2025.3532239

Virtual inertia control for damping low-frequency oscillation in IBR-dominated networks

2025

Conference Publication

Grid Integration of RE Park with Green Hydrogen Production to Reduce CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions

Astriani, Yuli, Nadarajah, Mithulananthan and Tushar, Wayes (2025). Grid Integration of RE Park with Green Hydrogen Production to Reduce CO2 Emissions. IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ideas62193.2025.11157211

Grid Integration of RE Park with Green Hydrogen Production to Reduce CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions

2025

Conference Publication

Optimising Grid Support and EV Owner Profit: The Dual Role of Aggregators in V2G Energy Management

Pradana, Adlan, Nadarajah, Mithulan and Haque, M. M. (2025). Optimising Grid Support and EV Owner Profit: The Dual Role of Aggregators in V2G Energy Management. 2025 IEEE Power Electronics Society International Decentralized Energy Access Symposium (IDEAS), Bali, Indonesia, 7-9 January 2025. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ideas62193.2025.11157155

Optimising Grid Support and EV Owner Profit: The Dual Role of Aggregators in V2G Energy Management

2025

Conference Publication

Optimising Voltage Sag Mitigation Using Electric Vehicles: A Comparative Study of Advanced Algorithms for Reactive Power Injection

Pradana, Adlan, Nadarajah, Mithulan and Haque, M. M. (2025). Optimising Voltage Sag Mitigation Using Electric Vehicles: A Comparative Study of Advanced Algorithms for Reactive Power Injection. 2025 IEEE Power Electronics Society International Decentralized Energy Access Symposium (IDEAS), Bali, Indonesia, 7-9 January 2025. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/ideas62193.2025.11157275

Optimising Voltage Sag Mitigation Using Electric Vehicles: A Comparative Study of Advanced Algorithms for Reactive Power Injection

2024

Journal Article

Multi-criteria decision analysis of clean energy technologies for envisioning sustainable development goal 7 in Australia: is solar energy a game-changer?

Madurai Elavarasan, Rajvikram, Nadarajah, Mithulananthan and Shafiullah, G. M. (2024). Multi-criteria decision analysis of clean energy technologies for envisioning sustainable development goal 7 in Australia: is solar energy a game-changer?. Energy Conversion and Management, 321 119007. doi: 10.1016/j.enconman.2024.119007

Multi-criteria decision analysis of clean energy technologies for envisioning sustainable development goal 7 in Australia: is solar energy a game-changer?

2024

Journal Article

Multi-objective optimization of HESS control for optimal frequency regulation in a power system with RE penetration

Ajami, Ousama M. T., Tan, Rodney H. G., Nadarajah, Mithulan, Jamaludin, Farah Adilah and Pradana, Adlan Bagus (2024). Multi-objective optimization of HESS control for optimal frequency regulation in a power system with RE penetration. e-Prime - Advances in Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Energy, 10 100805, 100805. doi: 10.1016/j.prime.2024.100805

Multi-objective optimization of HESS control for optimal frequency regulation in a power system with RE penetration

2024

Conference Publication

Upsampling impedance data in existing network datasets considering likely errors

Tam, C. H., Geth, F. and Mithulananthan, N. (2024). Upsampling impedance data in existing network datasets considering likely errors. 2024 IEEE 34th Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC 2024, Sydney, Australia, 20-22 November 2024. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/aupec62273.2024.10807618

Upsampling impedance data in existing network datasets considering likely errors

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2026
    Stability Analysis of Power System with Massive Power Electronic Devices (externally administered via The University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2011 - 2014
    Investigation of stability and power quality issues from the wide spread PV integration into electricity distribution networks
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Availability

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Design and Control of MW-Scale Microgrid for Indonesian Islands Considering Indigenous Energy Resources

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wayes Tushar

  • Doctor Philosophy

    A Generation-Transmission Planning for Regional Power Interconnection with High Renewable Energy Penetration

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Planning of System Restoration for Transitioning to Power Grids with High Penetration of Inverter-Based Resources

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Md Mejbaul Haque

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Impedance Data Validation and Steady-State Optimisation of Low-Voltage Networks Considering Neutral Voltage

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Dynamic EV Hosting Capacity of Distribution System with PV Considering Protection

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Md Mejbaul Haque

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Applications of AI in Novel Control and Forecasting Schemes for Microgrid

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Md Mejbaul Haque

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Designing and Operating Large-Scale PV Plants Beyond Business-As-Usual: Electricity to Ancillary Services

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Model and Data Driven Methodology for Stability Assessment of Power Systems with High Penetration of Power Electronic Devices

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Feifei Bai

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Techno-Economic Analysis of Super Grid Connections considering Net Zero Transition in Indonesia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wayes Tushar

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Assessment of Oscillations in Inverter-Dominated Grids and Their Mitigation with Wide-Area GFM Control

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Hui Ma, Dr Feifei Bai

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Planning and operation of renewable energy parks with green hydrogen production

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wayes Tushar

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Integration of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Active Distribution Networks

    Principal Advisor

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Energy - renewable, electrical
  • Power grids
  • Power systems
  • Renewable energy
  • Renewable energy integration

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