Dr. Sonal Ph.D, M.E., B.Tech

Date of Joining: 25th June, 2024
  • Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
  • 7209604065

Research Areas

  • Power System Reliability
  • Power System Resilience
  • Situational Awareness
  • Active Distribution Network
  • Floating Solar PV in abandoned coal mine pit
  • AI application in Power Engineering

Work Experience

  • Teaching: 3 Years
  • Research: 4 Years
  • Industry: 3 Years
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Academic Profile

Award and Honours
Award and Honours

39

Total Award and Honours
Project
Project

4

Total Project

Leadership & Institutional Service

Teaching & Mentorship

Award and Honours

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Certificate of Appreciation: Jury Member, National Innovation Hackathon 2026- Innovative Solutions for a Better India, organized by AMIEE Association & CMAOI Association in collaboration with Heritage Institute of Technology, Kolkata, July 22, 2026.

Poster Presenter: "Clean Energy Generation and PM2.5 Reduction through an AI-Integrated Micro Turbine in Coal-Linked Fugitive Dust Regions of Jharkhand", INAE Technology Conclave 2026, Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), SOA University, Bhubane

NPTEL Elite + Top 5% Certificate : Smart Grid: Basics to Advanced Technologies, 12-week NPTEL Online Certification Course (IIT Madras), January-April 2026.

Current Sponsored Projects

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  • Resilience-Oriented Performance Modelling of Floating Solar PV Systems over Abandoned Coal Mine Pit Lakes in Jharkhand for Sustainable Energy Generation and Land Use Efficiency
  • (2 years) 3,20,000 Ongoing PI: Dr. Sonal
  • Co-PI: Dr. D. Ghosh 2 Technical Feasibility Analysis of Dust and Soiling Impact on Generation Efficiency of Floating Photovoltaic System in Opencast Mining Operations Seed Money Scheme (SMS) 2 Years 4,21,000 Ongoing PI: Dr. Sonal
  • Sl. No. Title of the Project Funding Agency / Scheme Duration Amount (INR) Status Role 1 Resilience-Oriented Performance Modelling of Floating Solar PV Systems over Abandoned Coal Mine Pit Lakes in Jharkhand for Sustainable Energy Generation and Land Use

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

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  • Design for Renewable Energy Integrated System Components

  • A System for Managing A Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), and Method Thereof

  • Design for a Solar Photovoltaic Wind Energy System

  • System to Analyze Impact of Situational Awareness Attributes for Resilience Assessment of Active Distribution Networks

  • Solar Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging System

Fellowship

  1. Institute Research Fellowship from B.I.T Mesra during 2019-2023.
  2. Coal India Scholarship on the foundation day of CMPDIL, Ranchi in 2008.