Professor Mithulan Nadarajah
Professor

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 320 articles, including one book, eight book chapters, technical reports, refereed journal and conference papers.

He had supervised 29 Ph.D. students (UQ, CQU, UNSW, UNITEN and AIT), 50 research Masters (at AIT) and over 170 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 3.6 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.

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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

365 works between 1998 and 2025
All (365) Journal Article (151) Book Chapter (8) Conference Publication (203) Book (2) Other Outputs (1)

281 - 300 of 365 works

2010

Conference Publication

Loss minimization and capacity saving in residential networks - an AIT case study

Sreedharan, Sasidharan, Ongsakul, Weerakorn, Wartana, I. Made, Buayai, Kittavit and Mithulananthan, Nadarajah (2010). Loss minimization and capacity saving in residential networks - an AIT case study. International Conference on Energy and Sustainable Development: Issues and Strategies (ESD 2010), Bangkok, Thailand, 2-4 June. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ESD.2010.5598874

Loss minimization and capacity saving in residential networks - an AIT case study

2010

Conference Publication

Investigation of small signal stability of a renewable energy based electricity distribution system

Dahal, Sudarshan, Nadarajah, Mithulananthan and Saha, Tapan (2010). Investigation of small signal stability of a renewable energy based electricity distribution system. 2010 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, United States, 25-29 July 2010. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PES.2010.5590113

Investigation of small signal stability of a renewable energy based electricity distribution system

2010

Conference Publication

Application of distributed generation to enhance loadability of distribution system, a case study

Lomi, Abraham, Nguyen, Cong Hien and Mithulananthan, N. (2010). Application of distributed generation to enhance loadability of distribution system, a case study. IEEE-PES/IAS Conference on Sustainable Alternative Energy (SAE), Valencia, Spain, 28-30 September, 2009. Piscataway NJ, U.S.A.: IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers). doi: 10.1109/SAE.2009.5534886

Application of distributed generation to enhance loadability of distribution system, a case study

2010

Conference Publication

Enhancement of small signal stability of a renewable energy based electricity distribution system using shunt controllers

Nadarajah, Mithulananthan, Dahal, Sudarshan and Saha, Tapan (2010). Enhancement of small signal stability of a renewable energy based electricity distribution system using shunt controllers. AUPEC 2010 - 20th Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference: "Power Quality for the 21st Century, Christchurch, New Zealand, 5-8 December 2010. United States: IEEE Power and Energy Society.

Enhancement of small signal stability of a renewable energy based electricity distribution system using shunt controllers

2010

Conference Publication

Electrical power exchange in GMS and its influence on power systems in Vietnam and Thailand

Linh, Tran Thi Dieu, Mithulananthan, N., Lomi, Abraham, Atputharajah, A. and Sode-Y orne, Arthit (2010). Electrical power exchange in GMS and its influence on power systems in Vietnam and Thailand. IEEE International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies, ICSET 2010, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 6-9 December 2010. United States: IEEE - Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/ICSET.2010.5684941

Electrical power exchange in GMS and its influence on power systems in Vietnam and Thailand

2010

Conference Publication

Decentralized Power System Damping Controller Design using H∞ Loop-shaping Technique

Modi, Nilesh, Saha, T, K. and Mithulananthan, N. (2010). Decentralized Power System Damping Controller Design using H∞ Loop-shaping Technique. International Power and Energy Conference (IPEC2010), Singapore, Singapore, 27-29 October 2010. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IPECON.2010.5697044

Decentralized Power System Damping Controller Design using H∞ Loop-shaping Technique

2010

Conference Publication

Impact of widespread penetrations of renewable generation on distribution system stability

Aziz, Tareq, Dahal, Sudarshan, Mithulananthan, N. and Saha, Tapan K. (2010). Impact of widespread penetrations of renewable generation on distribution system stability. 6th International Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, ICECE 2010, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 18-20 December 2010. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/ICELCE.2010.5700697

Impact of widespread penetrations of renewable generation on distribution system stability

2010

Conference Publication

Impact of large-scale PV penetration on power system oscillatory stability

Shah, Rakibuzzaman, Nadarajah, Mithulananthan, Sode-Yome, Arthit and Lee, Kwang Y. (2010). Impact of large-scale PV penetration on power system oscillatory stability. 2010 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 25-29 July 2010. Piscataway, N.J.: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PES.2010.5589660

Impact of large-scale PV penetration on power system oscillatory stability

2010

Conference Publication

Distributed generators placement for loadability enhancement based on reactive power margin

Aziz, Tareq, Saha, T. K. and Mithulananthan, N. (2010). Distributed generators placement for loadability enhancement based on reactive power margin. 9th International Power and Energy Conference, IPEC 2010, Singapore, 27 - 29 October 2010. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IPECON.2010.5697023

Distributed generators placement for loadability enhancement based on reactive power margin

2010

Journal Article

Influence of distributed generation on congestion and LMP in competitive electricity market

Durga, Gautam and Mithlananthan, Nadarajah (2010). Influence of distributed generation on congestion and LMP in competitive electricity market. International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 3 (4), 228-235.

Influence of distributed generation on congestion and LMP in competitive electricity market

2009

Journal Article

Influence of constant speed wind turbine generator on power system oscillation

Thakur, Devbratta and Mithulananthan, Nadarajah (2009). Influence of constant speed wind turbine generator on power system oscillation. Electric Power Components and Systems, 37 (5), 478-494. doi: 10.1080/15325000802599320

Influence of constant speed wind turbine generator on power system oscillation

2009

Journal Article

Influence of distributed generation on congestion and LMP in competitive electricity market

Gautam, Durga and Nadarajah, Mithulananthan (2009). Influence of distributed generation on congestion and LMP in competitive electricity market. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, 39, 822-829.

Influence of distributed generation on congestion and LMP in competitive electricity market

2009

Conference Publication

Economic evaluation of a grid connected photovoltaic power system in Bangladesh

Shah, Rakibuzzaman, Nadarajah, Mithulananthan and Ahmed, Tofael (2009). Economic evaluation of a grid connected photovoltaic power system in Bangladesh. ICEESD 2009: 2nd International Conference on Engineering Education for Sustainable Development, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 19-20 December 2009.

Economic evaluation of a grid connected photovoltaic power system in Bangladesh

2009

Journal Article

Conventional and fuzzy logic controllers at generator location for low frequency oscillation damping

Prasertwong, K. and Mithulananthan, N. (2009). Conventional and fuzzy logic controllers at generator location for low frequency oscillation damping. International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, 2 (3), 135-143.

Conventional and fuzzy logic controllers at generator location for low frequency oscillation damping

2009

Conference Publication

Interconnection of PV based generator and its impact on Bangladesh power system stability

Shah, Rakibuzzaman and Nadarajah, Mithulananthan (2009). Interconnection of PV based generator and its impact on Bangladesh power system stability. 1st International Conference on the Developments in Renewable Energy Technology [ICDRET'09], Dhaka, Bangladesh, 17-19 December 2009. IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers). doi: 10.1109/ICDRET.2009.5454240

Interconnection of PV based generator and its impact on Bangladesh power system stability

2009

Conference Publication

Voltage stability in power network when connected wind farm generators

Boonchiam, Paisan, Sode-Yome, Arthit, Mithulananthan, Nadarajah and Adsup, Korkiat (2009). Voltage stability in power network when connected wind farm generators. 8th International Conference on Power Electronics and Drive Systems (PEDS 2009), Taipei, Taiwan, 2-5 November, 2009. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PEDS.2009.5385909

Voltage stability in power network when connected wind farm generators

2009

Conference Publication

Voltage stability improvement by SVC in distribution system

Leangkrua, Kitti and Mithulananthan, N. (2009). Voltage stability improvement by SVC in distribution system. The 17th Conference on Electric Power Supply Industry (CEPSI 2008), Macau, China, 27-31 October 2008. Macau, China: Companhia Electricidade de Macau (CEM).

Voltage stability improvement by SVC in distribution system

2008

Journal Article

Diode-clamped multi level voltage source converter based medium voltage DVR

Boonchiam, P. and Mithulananthan, N. (2008). Diode-clamped multi level voltage source converter based medium voltage DVR. International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 2 (10), 590-595.

Diode-clamped multi level voltage source converter based medium voltage DVR

2008

Journal Article

Potential of sustainable energy technologies under CDM in Thailand: Opportunities and barriers

Adhikari, Sarina, Mithulananthan, N., Dutta, A. and Mathias, A. J. (2008). Potential of sustainable energy technologies under CDM in Thailand: Opportunities and barriers. Renewable Energy, 33 (9), 2122-2133. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.12.017

Potential of sustainable energy technologies under CDM in Thailand: Opportunities and barriers

2008

Conference Publication

Diode-clamped multilevel voltage source converter based on medium voltage DVR

Boonchiam, P. and Mithulananthan, Nadarajah (2008). Diode-clamped multilevel voltage source converter based on medium voltage DVR. WCSET 2008: World Congress on Science, Engineering and Technology, Singapore., August 29-31, 2008. World Academy on Science, Engineering and Technology.

Diode-clamped multilevel voltage source converter based on medium voltage DVR

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

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

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Assessment of energy sustainability and the role of solar PV with efficiency enhancement in achieving SDG 7

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Integration of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Active Distribution Networks

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chandima Ekanayake

  • 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

    Planning and operation of renewable energy parks with green hydrogen production

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Wayes Tushar

  • 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

    Investigations on the role of Solar Photovoltaics and enhancement of Solar Energy Consumption to achieve SDG 7

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Most Suitable Smart Grid Implementation for Indonesia with Anticipation of Electric Vehicle and Internet of Thing

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Rahul Sharma, Dr Md Mejbaul Haque

  • 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

    Modelling and Optimisation of Steady-State Operation of Residential Power Grids with PV, EV and BESS

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Integration of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Active Distribution Networks

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chandima Ekanayake

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Develop Virtual Inertia and Estimate the Optimal Location of Microgrids in Australian Grid Using Machine Learning

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Hui Ma, Dr Feifei Bai

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • 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

Completed supervision

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

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