deepak.divan@ece.gatech.edu
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Instructor information
Professor
Electric Power
Deepak Divan obtained his bachelors of Technology degree from the Indian Institute
of Technology, in Kanpur in 1975, and his master’s. and PhD degrees from
the University of Calgary, in Calgary, Canada in 1979 and 1983 respectively.
From 1985-95, he was a professor in the department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He was also Associate
Director of the Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium,
the first university-industry consortium on campus that he helped to grow to
include over 60 industrial sponsors.
In 1995, he started Soft Switching Technologies and as President, CEO and Chairman
of the Board, he was responsible for raising venture capital funding from leading
investors including GE Capital and JP Morgan Partners, for developing a line
of power line disturbance monitoring and mitigation products to help factories
avoid costly unscheduled downtime, and for positioning the company as a leader
in this emerging market. From 2003-2004, he served as Chairman and Chief Technology
Officer for the company, successfully transitioning company operations to an
experienced management team.
He joined Georgia Tech in 2004 to create a strong program in the application
of power electronics and related technologies to power systems and demanding
defense and industrial applications. He holds 32 patents, has published approximately
200 technical papers, including over 12 prize papers, and has given many invited
presentations at technical and business oriented meetings.
Research Interests
Distributed intelligent sensor and power converter networks
Improving power grid utilization
Architecture of ultra-reliable power systems
Grid connection of renewable energy sources
Industrial and utility applications of power electronics
Distinctions
Fellow of the IEEE
IEEE Industry Applications Society Distinguished Lecturer for 2004 and 2005
Best paper prize for the IEEE Trans. Industry Applications for 1989
Winner of over 12 prize papers at various technical conferences