PAVAN SINGH TOMAR, PhD

Email : pavantomar@live.com / 2017ree9503@mnit.ac.in

Mob: +91 9887 707 065 / +91 8446 107 065
www.linkedin.com/in/pavantomar
Objective:
Highly skilled and dedicated Electrical Engineer with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and extensive
experience in hardware design. Seeking a challenging position where I can utilize my technical expertise,
innovative mindset, and strong problem-solving skills to contribute to cutting-edge research and
development projects.
Industrial and Research Experience:
1. Technical Lead Oct-2023 to till Now
Tata Technologies Limited Bengaluru
• 1. Working with GKN Automotive, Bengaluru on TTL payroll- to be officially transfer to GKN in July 2024
• 2. Conceptualized and implemented components for a 190kW ECU building block.
• 3. Led the design and validation of an auxiliary supply building block.
• 4. Oversaw root cause analysis at the top level of BMW projects.
• 5. Actively participated in testing and supported Test Engineers.
• Integrated safety measures in the building block aligned with ASIC-level standards defined in ISO 26262-
1/4
2. Lead Product Engineer, Advance Engineering Chinchwad, Pune
Varroc Tech Center, Varroc Engineering Limited Jan 22- Oct 23
• Part of a team of engineers in the design, development, and implementation of complex hardware systems
for 750W off-board charger.
• Conducted thorough research and analysis to identify innovative solutions for hardware design challenges,
resulting in a low-cost, high-power density and efficient design.
• Conducted comprehensive benchmarking analyses to evaluate and compare the performance of hardware
designs against industry standards and competitor products.
• Conducted feasibility studies and risk assessments to determine the viability of hardware designs, ensuring
adherence to project timelines and budgets.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define hardware requirements and specifications, ensuring
seamless integration of components.
• Worked closely with mechanical engineers to optimize PCB placement and ensure efficient thermal
management.
• Conducted design reviews to ensure design for manufacturability and testability.
• Utilized industry-standard software and tools to design and simulate electrical circuits, ensuring compliance
with automotive industry regulations and standards.
• Developed and executed test plans to validate hardware designs, analyzing and troubleshooting issues to
ensure optimal performance and reliability.
• Developed test plans and procedures for PCB validation and verification, ensuring functionality, reliability,
and performance.
• Prepared detailed documentation, including schematic drawings, PCB layout files, assembly instructions,
benchmarking reports, and LTspice simulation results.
• Design improvement of existing product line of DC-DC Converter.
• Utilized EDA tools such as Altium Designer to create schematic designs and perform PCB layout
• Conducted pre-compliance testing to ensure designs met EMI/EMC standards and regulations
• Identified and implemented design improvements to address EMI/EMC issues discovered during testing,
ensuring successful compliance certification
• Provided technical guidance to junior engineers and mentored them on best practices in hardware design.
3. Senior Research Fellow Jaipur, India
Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur Sept 2017- July 2021
Cooperative Isolated Renewable Energy Systems for Enhancing Reliability of Power in Rural Areas
Funded By: Ministry of Science and Technology, India
• Project sponsored by Ministry of science and Technology, Govt of India under mission innovation.
• Working 50 kW standalone PV plant is handover to society originated at Village: Boorthal, Bassi Jaipur as a
final deliverable to the society.
• All technical prototypes are tested with Microlab box and TMS320F28379D by generating desired PWM
pulses
• Implemented buffer battery for the reference generation of plant.
 Investigations on Various Unidirectional/Bi-directional Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging/Discharging Configurations for Green
Electric Transportation
Funded By: Department of Science and Technology, India
• Project sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India and submitted to funding agency with
“Rated/Graded as: Very Good”.
• Conducted research in the field of electrical engineering, focusing on investigations on various unidirectional/bi-
directional Electric Vehicle (EV) charging/discharging configurations for green electric transportation.
• Designed and implemented experimental setups for data collection and analysis, considering PCB layout, signal integrity,
performance optimization, and EV charging/discharging systems.
• Collaborated with research team members on publishing research papers and presenting findings at conferences.
• Designed and developed a cost effective and wide adoptable high switching frequency gate driver circuit to operate
MOSFET and other FET devices of up to 2200uf with a range of 765 kHz frequency in laboratory suitable for SiC and
GaN MOSFET devices.
o Designed gate driver circuits capable of delivering high voltage, high current, and fast switching characteristics.
o Incorporated isolation techniques, such as optocouplers and transformers, to ensure electrical safety and protect
control circuitry from high voltage transients.
o Optimized gate driver performance through simulation and modeling, analyzing switching losses, and waveform
quality, and addressing ringing and overshoot issues.
o Built prototypes and conducted extensive testing to verify performance, efficiency, and reliability under various
operating conditions.
• Designed and developed (in-house) printed circuit board using sprint layout and PCB express for the proposed dc/dc
converters as per CISPR, IEC and AIS standard of EMI-EMC compliances.
• Designed and developed a 350-750 W bidirectional dc-dc converter with a wide range soft-switching operation
supplying 15A of charging current to 24-48 Volts battery system.

Education
1. PhD in Electrical Engineering
Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur January 2018- Oct 2021
CGPA: 8.33/10 Thesis Defense: June 2021
• Thesis title: Investigations on Soft Switching Bi-Directional DC/DC Converters for Electric Vehicle Applications
(Supervised by: Dr Arun Kumar Verma)
• Part of Thesis comprises of Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India grant and objectives
2. M.Tech. (Power Electronics and Electrical Drives)
University College of Engineering, Kota August 2015-September 2017
(Rajasthan Technical University, Kota)
Percentage: 80.95% CGPA: 8.7/10
• Thesis title: Analysis and Design of a Novel Bidirectional DC-DC Converter for Energy Storage in DC Microgrid
(Supervised by: Dr Ashok Kumar Sharma, Associate Professor)
• Part of Thesis comprises of simulation and proposal a novel dc-dc converter verified through PSim and
MATLAB/Simulink.
Technical Skills:
• Proficient in hardware design, including digital and analog circuit design, and PCB layout.
• Strong knowledge of EDA tools such as Altium Designer, MATLAB/SIMULINK, and LTspice for schematic design, PCB
layout,and circuit simulation.
• Experience in EMI/EMC compliance analysis and mitigation techniques.
• Familiarity with high-speed design techniques, signal integrity concepts, performance benchmarking, LTspice simulation, EV
charging/discharging configurations, Launchxl pad C2000 Series, high-speed gate driver design, AC-DC Converter, DC-DC
Converter (PFC Boost, Flyback, Forward Converter, and LLC Resonant Converter) development
• Skilled in using simulation and analysis tools such as SPICE, PSpice, and LTspice.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work effectively in cross-functional teams.

Research Publications: [Annexure is attached]

References: Available upon request
Declaration: All information furnished above is true in the best of my knowledge.

Date: Pavan Singh Tomar

 ANNEXURE: LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

[1] Patent [01]:

• Arun Kumar Verma, Manaswi, Pavan Singh Tomar, Sandeep N, Uday kumar RY, Sangeeta, Kirti Mathuria
"Full- Bridge Dc-Dc Converter with Voltage Spikes Suppression for EV Battery Charging" (Reg/Ref
No.202011009519) Published Application by Indian on 05-03-2020.

[2] Journals [10]:

• Pavan Singh Tomar, Manaswi Srivastava, and Arun Kumar Verma, “An Improved Current Fed
Bidirectional dc-dc Converter for Re-configurable Split Battery in EVs”, IEEE Transactions on Industry
Applications Society 2020: doi:10.1109/TIA.2020.3024165
• Manaswi Srivastava, Pavan Singh Tomar, and Arun Kumar Verma, “Clamping Diode Based Auxiliary
Circuit for Suppression of Voltage Ringing in EV Charger”, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected
Topics in Industrial Electronics, DOI: 10.1109/JESTIE.2020.2999509
• Manaswi Srivastava, Pavan Singh Tomar and Arun Kumar Verma, “Soft Switched DC-DC Converter with
T-Type Auxiliary Circuit for Vehicular Application, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications Society
2021
• Jitendra Kumar Nama, Arun Kumar Verma, Manaswi Srivastava and Pavan Singh Tomar, "An Efficient
Inductive Power Transfer Topology for Electric Vehicle Battery Charging," in IEEE Transactions on
Industry Applications, vol. 56, no. 6, pp. 6925-6936, Nov.-Dec. 2020, doi:
10.1109/TIA.2020.3018419.
• Manaswi Srivastava, Arun Kumar Verma, and Pavan Singh Tomar, “Design and analysis of customized
pulse width modulation-based dc-dc converter for EV battery charging application”, IET Power
Electronics, DOI: 10.1049/iet-pel.2020.0121
• Manaswi Srivastava, Pavan Singh Tomar and Arun Kumar Verma, "Emphasis on switch selection and its
switching loss comparison for on-board electric vehicle charger," in IET Power Electronics, vol. 12, no.
6, pp. 1385-1392, 29 5 2019.
• Manaswi Srivastava, Arun Kumar Verma and Pavan Singh Tomar, "Design and implementation of a
novel auxiliary network based ZVS DC/DC converter topology with MPWM: an application to electric
vehicle battery charging," in IET Power Electronics, vol. 12, no. 13, pp. 3340-3350, 6 11 2019.
• Khemendra. Verma, Manaswi Srivastava, Pavan Singh Tomar, N. Sandeep and Arun Kumar Verma,
"Single- phase integrated converter with universal battery charging capability for plug-in electric
vehicles," in IET Power Electronics, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 821-829, 18 3 2020.
• Pavan Singh Tomar, N. Sandeep, Arun Kumar Verma and Manaswi Srivastava, "Analysis, design, and
implementation of an improved gate driver for high switching frequency EV application," in IET Power
Electronics, vol. 13, no. 9, pp. 1797-1806, 24 7 2020, doi: 10.1049/iet-pel.2019.1275.
• Manaswi Srivastava, Pavan Singh Tomar; Arun Kumar Verma, Venkata Ravi Kishore Kanamarlapudi, N
Sandeep: ’Inductor-based auxiliary circuit-assisted ZVS in full-bridge dc–dc converter for EV
applications’, IET Power Electronics, 2020, 13, (17), p. 3880-3889, DOI: 10.1049/iet-pel.2020.087

IEEE international Conferences: 15