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Professor in Department of Electrical Engineering

Head, Department of Management Studies,
Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology
Ichchhanath, Surat-395007, Gujarat, India.
Phone: +91-261-2201577 (Office)
E-mail: [email protected]

Education
Ph.D. (Solar Photovoltaics), IIT Bombay, 2010.
M. Tech. (Energy Systems Engineering), IIT Bombay, 2003.
B.E. (Electrical), S V Regional College of Engineering & Technology-Surat, 1996.

Honors and Awards

 Editorial Board of Discover Nano Journal.
 IEEE Senior Member since February-2023.
 Award for Excellence in Ph.D. thesis work at 48th Convocation of IIT Bombay on 6th August 2010.
 Best paper presentation award at 18th International Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference-2009 (PVSEC-2009) held by Jadhavpur University,
Kolkata.
 QIP scholarship during M. Tech. Studies at IIT Bombay for 18 months.
 Gold medal for securing highest marks in Electrical Power Systems Subjects at BE IV (Electrical) examination conducted by South Gujarat
University, Surat.

Area of interest
Photovoltaic System modelling and simulation, Photovoltaic power converters and control, Novel photovoltaic maximum power point
tracking algorithms, PV power applications for battery charging and grid interface, Standalone PV-Battery charging systems with advance
battery charging algorithms, PV to EV- photovoltaic energy for electric vehicles, PV third generation Silicon thin film deposition and
characterizations, Novel algorithms for power flow analysis and power system stability.

Appointments
 Head of the Department of Management Studies, SVNIT-Surat, 16 January 2025 to 15 July 2025.
 Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, SVNIT-Surat, 16 December 2023 to 31 December 2023.
 Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, SVNIT-Surat, 16 December 2021 to 15 December 2023.
 Professor in Electrical Engineering Department, SVNIT-Surat, January-2019 to till date.
 Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering Department, SVNIT-Surat, January-2011 to January-2019.
 Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering Department, SVNIT-Surat, January-2007 to December-2010.
 Lecturer in Electrical Engineering Department, SVNIT-Surat, January-1998 to January-2006.
 Lecturer in Electrical Engineering Department, SCET-Surat, June-1997 to December-1997.
 Lecturer in Electrical Engineering Department, SVRCET-Surat, September-1996 to June-1997.

Courses taught
Electrical Technology, Electrical Machines, Electrical Power Systems, Solar Photovoltaic Fundamentals and Technologies, Solar and Wind
Energy Conversion, Numerical Methods for Electrical Engineering, Renewable Energy Sources

Departmental Activities
 Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, SVNIT-Surat, 16 December 2021 to 15 December 2023.
 PG in-charge for M. Tech. (Power System) students since July-2018 to July-2020.
 Laboratory in-charge for Computer lab, Electrical Machines Lab and Renewable Energy Lab

Sponsored research projects

 Development of ink-printed flexible solar cell with antimony- based nanostructured perovskite using slot-die coating, INR 22,40,200/-, Co-
Principal Investigator with PI Dr. Vipul Kheraj, Department of Physics, Funded by GUJCOST- Gandhinagar. (Letter No.
GUJCOST/STI/2023- 24/255).
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  The renewable energy research project worth 88.00 Lakh INR is granted under FIST-programme 2021 by the Department of Science &
Technology (DST)-The Government of India, Principal Investigator, December-2022 to a period of 5 years.
 Growth parameters optimization of multilayer silicon structure for thin film solar cells, Principal Investigator Funded by Internal
Nanoelectronics Users Programme (INUP) IIT Bombay and MHRD, Govt. of India, May-2013 to October-2013.
 Deposition and characterization of silicon multilayer structures for solar photovoltaic applications, Principal Investigator Funded by Internal
Nanoelectronics Users Programme (INUP) IIT Bombay and MHRD, Govt. of India, April-2012 to June-2012.
 Fabrication and characterization of porous silicon structures for optical biosensor application, Co-Principal Investigator, Funded by Internal
Nanoelectronics Users Programme (INUP) IIT Bombay and MHRD, Govt. of India, December-2011 to May-2012.

Consultancy projects
 Consultancy service regarding Third Party Inspection of 315 kVA and 500 kVA transformers and 11 kV RMU for Shri Satya Sai Education
Trust-Surat.
 Consultancy service regarding Third Party Inspection of 150 Electric buses (Client-Surat Municipal Corporation).
 Consultancy service regarding structural proof checking and electrical checking for solar PV system above SMC road in BRTS Y-section on
Dumas road up-to VNSGU Gate, Surat. role as Co-PI. (Client-Surat Municipal Corporation)
 Consultancy services for feasibility study of solar power plant installation on two routes in Surat., role as PI. (Client-Surat Municipal
Corporation)
 Consultancy services for tender preparation, bids evaluation and recommendation for appropriate bidder for 4 MW solar power plants in
Surat BRTS route, role as PI. (Client-Surat Municipal Corporation)
 Third party inspection for SITC of 50 Nos. of public electrical vehicle public charging stations at various locations in Surat city. (Client-Surat
Municipal Corporation)
 Consultancy services to provide comparative analysis between half cut poly-silicon panel versus full poly-silicon panel, role as PI. (Client-
Computer Shop, Nanpura-Surat)

Short term training programs organized

 Recent Advancements in Electric Transportation (RAiET-2024), 2-6 December 2024, SVNIT-Surat. (Coordinator)
 Sustainable Development and Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering (SDRAEE), 26-30 September 2022, SVNIT-Surat. (Coordinator)
 Analytics of Power Systems, a self-sponsored STTP, 29 November-3 December 2021, SVNIT-Surat. (Coordinator)
 Hands on: Mathematical Molding and Software Simulation for Power Systems and Electrical Machines (HOMSMP), sponsored by TEQIP-
III, 10-20 June 2019, SVNIT-Surat. (Coordinator)
 Solar Photovoltaics: Fundamentals to Fabrication (SPFF), Finishing school sponsored by TEQIP-II, 11-12-18-19 March 2017, SVNIT-
Surat. (Coordinator)
 Solar Photovoltaic Energy: Contemporary Technologies and Recent Advances (SPECTRA-2016), sponsored by TEQIP-II, 8-12 October
2016, SVNIT-Surat. (Coordinator)
 Renewable Energy Systems, sponsored by TEQIP-II, 7-11 July, 2014, SVNIT-Surat. (Coordinator)
 Solar Photovoltaics: Fundamentals, Technologies and Applications, sponsored by ISTE and conducted by IIT Bombay, 12-22 December,
2011, SVNIT-Surat. (Remote Workshop Coordinator)

Reviewer
 A web-course reviewer on “Solar Photovoltaics” prepared by Prof. C.S. Solanki IIT Bombay
 Review a book Chapters “Non-Conventional Energy Sources” publisher Pearson Education, India, 2010
 Reviewer for the International Journal of Lighting and Research Technologies (Sage Publications), the national Journal of Alternative Energy
Sources and Technologies, Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications (Wiley International Publications), Material Science and
Engineering-B (Elsevier Publication), International Journal on Green Energy (Taylor and Francis Publication), Journal of Applied Physics (AIP
Publications), International Nano Letters (Springer Publications), IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (IEEE), Solar Energy (Elsevier Publications),
IET Renewable Power Generation (IET), International Journal of Emerging Electric Power Systems (De Gruyter), IEEE Transaction on
Industrial Applications (IEEE), Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments (Elsevier Publications), Materials for Renewable and
Sustainable Energy (Springer Publications), Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (Taylor and Francis
Publication), Journal of Solar Energy Research Updates (Synergy Publishers), Engineering and Applied Science Research (ThaiJO Publishers),
Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing (Elsevier Publications), IEEE Transaction Sustainable Energy (IEEE), Science Engineering and
Health Studies (Elsevier Publications), Cleaner Engineering and Technology (SCImago), Review for Results in Optics (Elsevier Publications),
Journal of Material Science: Materials in Electronics (Springer Publications), Material Science in Semiconductor Processing (Elsevier
Publications), Silicon (Springer Publications), Heliyon (Elsevier Publications), Electrical Power Components and Systems (Taylor & Francis),
Scientific Reports (Nature Publishers), Applied Energy (Elsevier Publications), Energy Reports (Elsevier Publications), IEEE Transaction on
Industrial Electronics (IEEE). International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (African Journals Online).
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  A Meta Reviewer for IEEE International Conference on Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES) December-2022.

Ph.D./PG Students supervision

 Piyush N. Patel (Ph.D. completed in January 2014) on Nano scale porous silicon photonic bandgap optical sensor devices (co-supervisor)
 Shabbir Saleh Bohra (Ph.D. completed in March 2015) on Theoretical modeling and analysis of silicon based multi-junction and quantum
dot thin film solar cells developed on MATLAB platform (supervisor)
 Sampat G Deshmukh (PhD completed in October 2018) on Development of Cu3BiS3 based thin film solar PV (co-supervisor)
 Ashok Babulal Kherodia (PhD completed in March 2019) on a-Si:H/nC-Si:H multilayer thin films for third generation solar photovoltaics
(supervisor)
 Hitesh K. Mehta (PhD completed in February 2020) on Photovoltaic parameters estimation using area under current-voltage curve and
maximum power point tracking using three-point-model (supervisor)
 Linta Eliya Mathew (PhD completed in October 2024) on Implicit-explicit photovoltaic models and grid-free photovoltaic Lithium-ion battery
with pulse-current charging (supervisor)
 Yogesh S. Bhavsar (PhD ongoing) on Investigation on Adomian decomposition method for load flow analysis and photovoltaics system
(Supervisor)
 Jaiminkumar P. Patel (PhD ongoing) on Battery health monitoring (Co-supervisor)
 35 M. Tech. (Completed) and 1 M. Tech. (under supervision)

Past students’ achievements

 S. S. Bohra (Ph.D.) was funded by AICTE and SVNIT-Surat for presenting his research paper at 27 EU PVSECE Conference at Frankfurt,
Germany, September-2012.
 Gaurav Kumar (B. Tech.) was funded by INAE and SVNIT for presenting his research paper at 28 EU PVSECE Conference at Paris, France,
September-October 2013.
 Gaurav Kumar (B. Tech.) was funded by DST for presenting his research paper at 40th IEEE PVSC Conference at Denver, Colorado, USA,
June 2014.
 Rahul Singh (B. Tech.) was funded by Mitacs Canada for summer internship at Winnipeg University, May-July 2016.
 Nukala Tejeswar (M. Tech.) was awarded Graduate Student Assistantship at the 44th IEEE PVSC conference USA, June 2017.
 Kheelesh Kumar Dewangan (M.Tech.) was awarded POSOCO Power Systems Award (PPSA)-2023 by Grid India and Foundation for
 Innovation and Technology (FITT) New Delhi for M. Tech. thesis.
 Several B. Tech. students completed their SVNIT summer research fellowships under my supervision.

Activity outside the Institute

 M. Tech. and Ph.D. Thesis Examiner in Gujarat Technical University (GTU), Andhra University (AP), NIT Trichy, Nirma Institute of
Technology Ahmedabad, Savitribai Phule University Pune, Shri Vaishnav Vidhyapeeeth Vishwavidhyalaya Indore.
 Stake holder for Solar Power Plant and other solar activities at Surat Municipal Corporation, Surat.
 Cochairman for Energy and Renewable Energy Committee at SGCCI, Surat.

Publications in international journals

 Linta Eliya Mathew, A. K. Panchal, “Concurrent and Non-Concurrent Pulse-Current Charging for Electric Vehicle Lithium-Ion Batteries”,
IEEE Transaction Vehicular Technology, (2024) DOI 10.1109/TVT.2024.3521949.
 Linta Eliya Mathew, A. K. Panchal, “Pulse-Current Charging Frequency Selection for a PV-powered EV-Lithium-ion Battery Pack”, IEEE
Transaction on Consumer Electronics, (2024), DOI 10.1109/TCE.2024.3507361.
 Linta Eliya Mathew, A. K. Panchal, “An efficient energy conversion in standalone photovoltaic lithium-ion battery system with modified
pulse-ripple-current charging”, IEEE Transaction on Energy Conversion, 39 (2024), 2377-2386.
 Rekha Chandola, A. K. Panchal,,”A standalone photovoltaic energy storage application with positive pulse current battery charging”,
Journal of Energy Storage, 85 (2024), 111184.
 Linta Eliya Mathew, A.rahman, A. K. Panchal, “PV to EV: Photovoltaics Energy to Electric Vehicles Batteries through Simulation and
Performance Analysis”, Applied Solar Energy 59 (2023), 152-163.
 K. K. Dewangan, A. K. Panchal, “Power flow analysis using successive approximations and Adomain decomposition methods with a new
power flow formulation”, Electrical Power System Research 211 (2022), 108190.
 Linta Eliya Mathew, A. K. Panchal, “An exact and explicit PV panel curve computation assisted by two 2-port networks”, Solar Energy 240
(2022), 280-289.

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 Hitesh K. Mehta, A. K. Panchal, “PV Panel Performance Evaluation via Accurate V-I polynomial with Efficient Computation”, IEEE Journal
of Photovoltaics 11(6) (2021), 1519-1527.
 Linta Eliya Mathew, A. K. Panchal, “A complete numerical investigation on implicit and explicit single-diode-models for PV using I- and
V-approaches” IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (2021), 827-837.
 Mehta, Hitesh K., and A. K. Panchal, "A Novel Exponent I–V Relation Based Maximum Power Point Algorithm for Photovoltaic
Panel." Renewable Energy Focus 36 (2020), 56-64.
 A. K. Panchal, "A per-unit-single-diode-model parameter extraction algorithm: A high-quality solution without reduced-dimensions
search." Solar Energy 207 (2020), 1070-1077.
 A. K. Panchal, “I–V Data Operated High-Quality Photovoltaic Solution through Per-Unit Single-Diode Model”, IEEE Journal of
Photovoltaics, 10(4) (2020), 1175-1184.
 Hitesh K. Mehta, Himanshu Warke, Kaushik Kukadiya, A. K. Panchal, “Accurate expressions for single-diode-model solar cell
parameterization”, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics 9(3) (2019), 803-810.
 Hitesh K. Mehta, Nukala Tejeswar, A. K. Panchal, “A fast computing three-point model for PV system in uniform and non-uniform
conditions”, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 10 (2018) 065501.
 Ashok Kherodia, A. K. Panchal, “Effects of hydrogen dilution on opto-structural properties of hot-wire CVD grown a-Si:H/nc-Si:H
multilayer for photovoltaics”, Silicon 10 (4), (2018), 1475-1485.
 Ashok Kherodia, A. K. Panchal, “Poole-Frenkel emission and defect density in a-Si:H/nc-Si:H multilayer films for “all silicon” third
generation photovoltaics”, Thin Solid Films (2017) 654,16-22.
 Ashok Kherodia, A. K. Panchal, “Analysis of thickness-dependent optical parameters of a-Si:H/nc-Si:H multilayer thin films”, Materials
for Renewable and Sustainable Energy (2017) 23, 1-6.
 Sanjay J. Patel, Gaurav Kumar, A.K. Panchal, Vipul Kheraj, “Maximum power computation using current-voltage data from the open circuit
and short-circuit regions of photovoltaic module: A teaching learning based optimization approach”, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable
Energy 7 (2015) 043112.
 Gaurav Kumar, A. K. Panchal, “Innovative and precise MPP estimation using P-V curve geometry for photovoltaics” Applied Energy 138
(2015) 640-647.
 S.S. Bohra, A. K. Panchal, “Investigation on current collection from a silicon quantum dot solar cell by varying dot size and insulating
barrier layer thickness”, Journal of Nanosystems and Nanoengineering (2014) doi:10.1177/1740349914541646.
 Sanjay J. Patel, A. K. Panchal, Vipul Kheraj, “Extraction of solar cell parameters from a single current–voltage characteristic using teaching–
learning based optimization technique”, Applied Energy 119 (2014) 384-393.
 Gaurav Kumar, A. K. Panchal, “Geometrical prediction of maximum power point for photovoltaics”, Applied Energy 119 (2014) 237-245.
 Gaurav Kumar, A. K. Panchal, “A non-iterative technique for determination of solar cell parameters from light generated I-V characteristic”,
Journal of Applied Physics 114 (2013) 084904.
 A. K. Panchal, Vivek Beladiya, Vipul Kheraj, “Structural and optical properties of silicon thin-films deposited by hot-wire chemical vapor
deposition: the effects of silane concentration”, Thin Solid Films 542(2) (2013) 139-143.
 S.S. Bohra, A. K. Panchal, “Modeling of silicon quantum dot solar cell”, Journal of Nano- and Electronics Physics 5 (2) (2013) 2006.
 Shubham Raj, Ankit Kumar Sinha, A. K. Panchal, “Solar cell parameters estimation from illuminated I-V characteristic using linear slope
equations and Newton-Raphson technique”, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 5 (2013) 033105.
 S.S. Bohra, A. K. Panchal, “Optimization of absorber layers’ thickness in a Si micromorph solar cell for current matching with intermediate
ZnO reflector”, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 5 (2013) 023121.
 A. K. Panchal, D.K. Rai, C.S. Solanki, “Red emission from nano-silicon nitride multilayer films prepared using hot-wire chemical vapor
deposition”, Journal of Nanosystems and Nanoengineering 227 (2) (2013) 101-104.
 C.A.Majithia, A.V.Desai, A. K. Panchal, “Harmonic analysis of some light sources used for domestic lighting”, Journal of Lighting Research
and Technology 43(3)(2011) 371-380.
 A. K. Panchal, D.K.Rai, M.Mathew, C.S.Solanki, “a-Si/SiNx multilayered light absorber for solar cell”, Journal of Nanoparticle Research
13(6) (2011) 2467-2473.
 A. K. Panchal, D. K. Rai, C.S.Solanki, “Annealing effects of capacitance-voltage characteristics of a-Si/SiNx multilayer prepared using hot-
wire chemical vapour deposition”, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 11 (2011) 3414-3417.
 A. K. Panchal, D.K.Rai, M.Mathew, C.S.Solanki, “Silicon quantum dots in silicon nitride dielectric- A review”, Nano Brief Reports and
Reviews 4(5) (2009) 265-279.
 A. K. Panchal, C.S.Solanki, “Fabrication of silicon quantum dots in SiNx multilayer using hot-wire CVD”, Journal of Crystal Growth 311(9)
(2009) 2659-2663.
 A. K. Panchal, C.S.Solanki, “Post deposition annealing temperature effect on silicon quantum dots embedded in silicon nitride dielectric
multilayer prepared by hot-wire chemical vapor deposition”, Thin Solid Films 517(12) (2009) 3488-3491.

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Publications in chapters in book
 Deshmukh, S.G., Deshmukh, R.S., Panchal, A.K. and Kheraj, V., 2021. Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction Deposited ZnS-ZnO
Thin Film Characterization. In Electrical and Electronic Devices, Circuits and Materials (pp. 315-328). CRC Press.
 Mulla M. A. and Panchal A. K., 2021. Innovative Approach for Real-time PV Curve Identification: Design-to-Application, Artificial
Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Materials for Energy Applications. CRC Press.

Publications in international conferences

 L. E. Mathew, A. K. Panchal, “Standalone Photovoltaic Lithium-Ion Battery System with Sinusoidal-Ripple-Current Charging” 2024
International Conference on Sustainable Energy: Energy Transition and Net-Zero Climate Future (ICUE), AIT Bangkok Thailand. Nov-
2024.
 L. E. Mathew and A. K. Panchal, "Global Peak Detection with Novel PV Curve Triangle for Partially Shaded PV Modules," 2023 Middle
East and North Africa Solar Conference (MENA-SC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/MENA-
SC54044.2023.10374488.
 Hitesh K. Mehta, A. K. Panchal, “A novel maximum power point estimation algorithm for PV system using real-time short circuit current
calculation” IEEE 1st International Conference on Energy, Systems and Information Processing (ICESIP 2019) at IIITD&M Kancheepuram,
Chennai, July-2019.
 Tejeswar Nukala, A. K. Panchal, “Maximum power point tracking of PV module based on new explicit I-V relation” 44th IEEE Photovoltaic
Specialists Conference (PVSC) at Washington DC, USA, June-2017.
 Hitesh K. Mehta, A. K. Panchal, “A direct maximum power point search using current-voltage based power-law relation for photovoltaic
system under uniform irradiance” 44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) at Washington DC, USA, June-2017.
 Rahul Singh, Parth S. Shah, A. K. Panchal, “Explicit current-voltage models for solar photovoltaics” 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists
Conference (PVSC) at Portland, USA, June-2016.
 Gaurav Kumar, A. K. Panchal, “An advance geometrical maximum power point targeting technique for solar photovoltaics using current –
voltage curve” 40th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) at Denver, USA, June-2014.
 Gaurav Kumar, A. K. Panchal, “A procedure for finding solar cell parameters at different temperatures”, 4th International Conference on
Advances in Energy Research (ICAER 2013) held at IIT Bombay, December-2013.
 Gaurav Kumar, A. K. Panchal, “Direct determination of solar cell parameters with different illumination levels”, 28th European Photovoltaic
Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (28 EU PVSECE) at Paris, France, September-October-2013.
 S.S.Bohra, A. K. Panchal, “Modeling of silicon quantum dot solar cell”, Second International Symposium on Semiconductor Materials and
Devices (ISSMD-2) at Jammu, India, Fabruary-2013.
 S.S.Bohra, A. K. Panchal, “Absorber layer thickness optimization a-Si:H/a-SiGe:H/μC-Si:H solar cell with intermediate ZnO layer”, 27th
European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (27 EU PVSECE) at Frankfurt, Germany, September-2012.
 D.K.Rai, N.R.Mavilla, A. K. Panchal, C.S. Solanki, “Improvement in short circuit current of p-i-n solar cell with silicon quantum dot
superlattice structure by optimizing SiNx thickness”, 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) at Texas-Austin, USA, June-
2012, pg.810-814.
 A. K. Panchal, D.K.Rai, M.Mathew, C.S.Solanki, “Photovoltaic devices with silicon quantum wells and dots structures in silicon nitride
dielectrics”, 26th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (26 EU PVSECE) at Hamburg, Germany, September-2011.
 A. K. Panchal, D.K.Rai, M.Mathew, C.S.Solanki, “Co-relation between capacitance-voltage, conductance-voltage and photoconductive
properties of as-deposited and annealed a-Si/SiNx multilayer films prepared using hot-wire CVD”, 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists
Conference (PVSC) at Hawaii, USA, June-2010.
 A. K. Panchal, D.K.Rai, M.Mathew, C.S.Solanki, “Effects of substrate temperature and SiH 4 cracking time on a-Si/SiNx multilayer prepared
using HWCVD” International Workshop on Physics of Semiconductor Devices (IWPSD-2009) at Jamia Melia Islamia, New Delhi,
December-2009.
 A. K. Panchal, D.K.Rai, C.S.Solanki, “Electrical characterization of Si-QD/SiNx multilayer prepared using HWCVD” PVSEC18
International Conference Kolkata, January-2009. This paper won the best poster presentation award.
 A. K. Panchal, C.S.Solanki, “Post deposition annealing temperature effect on silicon quantum dots embedded in silicon nitride dielectric
multilayer prepared by hot-wire chemical vapor deposition 5th International Conference on Hot-Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition (HWCVD5)
held at MIT USA, August-2008.
 Antisen A.M., A. K. Panchal, C.S.Solanki, “Precipitation of Si nanocrystals in Si-rich Silicon nitride layers deposited using HWCVD” 5th
International Conference on Hot-Wire Chemical Vapor Deposition (HWCVD5) held at MIT USA, August-2008.
 A. K. Panchal, C.S.Solanki, S.N.Ghosh, “Energy analysis of thin film crystalline silicon solar cell technologies” poster presented at
European Materials Research Society (EMRS) 2007 Symposia held at Strasbourg, France, May-June 2007.
 A. K. Panchal, “Voltage stability of a large grid” paper presented at the 7th International Power Engineering Conference (IPEC-2005) held
at Singapore, December 2005.