Research Interests
Solar PV systems, Rooftop PV applications, Solar resource variability assessment, Application of AI/ML/Fintech to renewable energy, Grid-connected renewable energy systems, Potential estimation, grid integration issues and long-term planning, Energy systems modelling for clean energy transition
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Research
Combining a deep learning model with multivariate empirical mode decomposition for hourly global horizontal irradiance forecasting
2023
Priya Gupta, Rhythm Singh | Elsevier
Journal: Renewable Energy Pages: 908-927 , Volumes: 206 ,
Combining simple and less time complex ML models with multivariate empirical mode decomposition to obtain accurate GHI forecast
2023
Priya Gupta, Rhythm Singh | Elsevier
Journal: Energy Pages: 125844 , Volumes: 263 ,
Study of hourly site-pair correlations of the clear-sky index and its predictor variables for long-term resource planning of solar cities
2022
Rhythm Singh, Jatin Gautam | Taylor & Francis
Journal: International Journal of Ambient Energy Pages: 1-11 ,
Design and Simulation of Structural Components of Affordable, Automated Solar Panel Cleaning Mechanism
2022
Shubham Jain, Rhythm Singh | Springer
Journal: Advances in Mechanical and Materials Technology Pages: 201-210 ,
PV power forecasting based on data-driven models: a review
2021
Priya Gupta, Rhythm Singh | Taylor & Francis
Journal: International Journal of Sustainable Engineering Pages: 1733-1755 , Volumes: 14 ,
Univariate model for hour ahead multi-step solar irradiance forecasting
2021
Priya Gupta, Rhythm Singh | IEEE
Journal: 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) Pages: 0494-0501 , Volumes: 48 ,
Conceptualizing a new circular economy feature–storing renewable electricity in batteries beyond EV end-of-life: the case of Slovenia
2021
Matevz Obrecht, Rhythm Singh, Timitej Zorman | Emerald
Journal: International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management Pages: 896-911 , Volumes: 71 ,
Solar-city plans with large-scale energy storage: Metrics to assess the ability to replace fossil-fuel based power
2021
Rhythm Singh | Elsevier
Journal: Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments Pages: 101065 , Volumes: 44 ,
A Framework for Assessing the Viability of Solar PV in Province-2 of Nepal Using System Dynamics Approach
2021
Swatantra Kumar Karna, Rhythm Singh | Springer
Journal: Advances in Systems Engineering Pages: 827-836 ,
Approximate rooftop solar PV potential of Indian cities for high-level renewable power scenario planning
2020
Rhythm Singh | Elsevier
Journal: Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments Pages: 100850 , Volumes: 42 ,
Evaluation of loading of individual buses on voltage regulation in a radial microgrid feeder
2019
Yuvraj Praveen Soni, Eugene Fernandez, Rhythm Singh | IEEE
Journal: 6th International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (UPCON) Pages: 1-4 , Volumes: 6 ,
Rooftop PV aspirations of India’s National Solar Mission and the green building codes: The missing links and the way ahead
2019
Rhythm Singh | IEEE
Journal: 46th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) Pages: 1717-1723 , Volumes: 46 ,
Energy sufficiency aspirations of India and the role of renewable resources: Scenarios for future
2018
Rhythm Singh | Elsevier
Journal: Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Pages: 2783-2795 , Volumes: 81 ,
Impact of large-scale rooftop solar PV integration: An algorithm for hydrothermal-solar scheduling (HTSS)
2017
Rhythm Singh, Rangan Banerjee | Elsevier
Journal: Solar Energy Pages: 988-1004 , Volumes: 157 ,
Investigation of City-Level Site-Pair Correlations of Solar Variability using Empirical Satellite Data
2017
Rhythm Singh, Rangan Banerjee | IEEE
Journal: 44th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC) Pages: 1151-1157 , Volumes: 44 ,
Impact of Solar Panel Orientation on Large Scale Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Scenario for Mumbai
2016
Rhythm Singh, Rangan Banerjee | Elsevier
Journal: Energy Procedia Pages: 401-411 , Volumes: 90 ,
Estimation of rooftop solar photovoltaic potential of a city
2015
Rhythm Singh, Rangan Banerjee | Elsevier
Journal: Solar Energy Pages: 589-602 , Volumes: 115 ,
Estimation of roof-top photovoltaic potential using satellite imagery and GIS
2013
Rhythm Singh, Rangan Banerjee | IEEE
Journal: 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) Pages: 2343-2347 , Volumes: 39 ,
Power system voltage stability analysis using ANN and continuation power flow methods
2011
R Balasubramanian, Rhythm Singh | IEEE
Journal: 16th International Conference on Intelligent System Applications to Power Systems Pages: 1-7 , Volumes: 16 ,
Modified PWM schemes for Cyclo-inverters
2007
Vineeta Agarwal, Anupam Kumar, Rhythm Singh, TJ Robin | IEEE
Journal: International Power Engineering Conference (IPEC 2007) Pages: 655-660 ,
Honors And Awards
Teaching Engagements
Students
Dynamics of Low-Carbon Transportation Growth in India: Battery Electric Vehicles vs. H2-Powered Vehicles
29 Dec 2021 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Ram Santran
Explicit Analytical Model for Voltage- Current Characteristics of Illuminated Solar PV Module
20 Apr 2022 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Abhik Kumar Das
Incorporating Distributed Generation and Demand Side Resources in Distribution Resource Planning
31 Jul 2020 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Souvik Roy
Consumer Engagement for Demand Side Management and Smart Grid Transition in Indian Context
31 Jul 2020 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Robins Anto
Integrated Assessment Modelling for Sustainable Transportation
02 Jan 2020 - Present
Other Supervisors: Dr Pratham Arora, Dr Diptiranjan Mahapatra, Scholar: Meenakshi Patel
Solar resource variability assessment and forecasting for PV applications
01 Jul 2019 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Priya Gupta
Energy storage potential of used electric vehicle batteries for renewable energy generation in India
15 Jun 2021 - 07 Feb 2023
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Rajat Chauhan
Optimization and Congestion Management in Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Network
01 Jul 2020 - 24 May 2021
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Arun Singh Mehra
Analysis of variability in power generation from solar PV systems
01 Jun 2020 - 30 Jun 2021
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Manoj Singh Bisht
Metaheuristic optimization of short-term hydrothermal-solar scheduling
01 Jun 2020 - 30 Jun 2021
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Tathagata Biswas
Study of hourly solar radiation site-pair correlations for long term resource planning
01 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2020
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Jatin
Analytical study of built-up areas for rooftop solar PV installation
01 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2020
Other Supervisors: Dr. Avlokita Agrawal, Scholar: Praveen Kumar
Development and simulation of structural components of self-cleaning mechanisms for solar PV panels
01 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2020
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Shubham Jain
Assessment of viability of utility-scale solar PV in province-2 of Nepal using system dynamics
01 Jul 2019 - 30 Jun 2020
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Swatantra Kumar Karna
Miscellaneous
A. Peer-reviewed Journals
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- Gupta, P. and Singh, R. , 2023. Combining a deep learning model with multivariate empirical mode decomposition for hourly global horizontal irradiance forecasting Renewable Energy, 206, pp.908-927. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.02.052
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- Gupta, P. and Singh, R. , 2023. Combining simple and less time complex ML models with multivariate empirical mode decomposition to obtain accurate GHI forecast. Energy, 263, pp.125844. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.125844
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- Singh, R. and Gautam, J., 2022. Study of hourly site-pair correlations of the clear-sky index and its predictor variables for long-term resource planning of solar cities. International Journal of Ambient Energy, 43(1), pp.7218-7228. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01430750.2022.2063182
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- Obrecht, M., Singh, R., Zorman, T., 2022. Conceptualizing new circular economy feature – storing renewable electricity in batteries beyond EV end-of-life, International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 71(3), pp. 896-911. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-01-2021-0029
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- Singh, R., 2021. Solar-city plans with large-scale energy storage: Metrics to assess the ability to replace fossil-fuel based power, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 44, p.101065. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2021.101065
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- Singh, R., 2020. Approximate rooftop solar PV potential of Indian cities for high-level renewable power scenario planning, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 42, p.100850. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2020.100850
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- Singh, R., 2018. Energy sufficiency aspirations of India and the role of renewable resources: Scenarios for future, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 81(2), pp.2783-2795. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.06.083
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B. Peer-reviewed Conference Proceedings
- Patel, M., Singh, R., Arora, P. and Mahapatra, D., 2022, October. Assessment of total cost of ownership for electric two-wheelers with point charging and battery swapping in the Indian scenario. In 2022 International Conference and Utility Exhibition on Energy, Environment and Climate Change (ICUE) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUE55325.2022.10113504
- Jain, S. and Singh, R., 2022. Design and Simulation of Structural Components of Affordable, Automated Solar Panel Cleaning Mechanism. In Govindan K., Kumar H., Yadav S. (eds) Advances in Mechanical and Materials Technology. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. (pp. 201-210). Springer, Singapore.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2794-1_18
- Gupta, P. and Singh, R., 2021. Univariate model for hour ahead multi-step solar irradiance forecasting. In 2021 IEEE 48th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), (pp. 0494-0501). IEEE, 2021.
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC43889.2021.9519002
- Karna, S. K. and Singh, R., 2021. A Framework for Assessing the Viability of Solar PV in Province-2 of Nepal Using System Dynamics Approach. In: Saran V.H., Misra R.K. (eds) Advances in Systems Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. (pp. 827-836). Springer, Singapore.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8025-3_78
- Soni, Y. P., Fernandez, E. and Singh, R., 2019. Evaluation of Loading of Individual Buses on Voltage Regulation in a Radial Microgrid Feeder. In 2019 International Conference on Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering (UPCON), (pp. 1-4). IEEE, 2019.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/UPCON47278.2019.8980159
- Singh, R., 2019, June. Rooftop PV aspirations of India’s National Solar Mission and the green building codes: The missing links and the way ahead. In 2019 IEEE 46th Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), (pp. 1717-1723). IEEE, 2019.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC40753.2019.8980644
- Singh, R. and Banerjee, R., 2017, June. Investigation of City-Level Site-Pair Correlations of Solar Variability using Empirical Satellite Data. In Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2017 IEEE 44th (pp. 1151-1157). IEEE, 2017.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366329
- Deshpande, P.M. and Singh, R., 2017. Study and analysis of refinery project risk with composite factor method. In M.G. Korgaonker and J. Koner (eds.), Managing Construction and Related Sectors: Challenges, Opportunities, Status and Trends (COST) in India, ICCRIP-2016, National Institute of Construction Management and Research, Pune, India, (pp. 86-98). NICMAR. ISBN No.: 978-93-5268-179-2
- Singh, R. and Banerjee, R., 2013, June. Estimation of roof-top photovoltaic potential using satellite imagery and GIS. In Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2013 IEEE 39th (pp. 2343-2347). IEEE, 2013.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744945
- Balasubramanian, R. and Singh, R., 2011, September. Power system voltage stability analysis using ANN and continuation power flow methods. In Intelligent System Application to Power Systems (ISAP), 2011 16th International Conference on (pp. 1-7). IEEE, 2011.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ISAP.2011.6082192
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- Agarwal, V., Kumar, A., Singh, R. and Robin, T.J., 2007, December. Modified PWM schemes for Cyclo-inverters. In Power Engineering Conference, 2007. IPEC 2007. International (pp. 655-660). IEEE, 2007. ISBN No.: 978-981-05-9423-7
C. Popular Science Articles
- Singh, R., 2019. Sustainability and Energy Conservation in Built Habitat through Daily Life Choices: A few Case Studies. Proceedings of Seminar on Renewable Energy and Efficiency Measures in Built Habitat, March 8, 2019, pp.210-217. CPWD, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
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- Singh, R., 2016. Urban India: Reaching out to the Sun. Geography and You, 15(94), pp.40-43. ISSN No.: 2347884-5