Chitta Saha

A Senior Electrical and Electronic Engineering Lecturer with 15 years’ experience of applying advanced and innovative techniques in consultancy, educational and research environments. Uses vast experience and theoretical knowledge to resolve challenging and complex electrical engineering problems. Adaptable and versatile, adept at undertaking research and project work in a commercial and industrial context. Experience of 3-D/2-D Finite element analyses uses Maxwell (Ansoft) transient & magneto-static simulation, voltage multiplier circuits, VHDL programming, writing test bench code and SPICE simulation. With 30 peer reviewed Journals/conference papers (2150 citations & h-index of 12) and lecturer of 2nd/3rd year electrical engineering students and master students.

 My current research is involved in energy harvesting and its application areas, renewable energy, Thermo-acoustic technology and measurement and sensor technology. My Ph.D was on modelling and optimisation of an electromagnetic vibrational energy harvester and its electronic areas for wireless sensor applications funded by the EU Framework 6 project VIBES (http://www.vibes.ecs.soton.ac.uk/). During my PhD study, I developed the model of an electromagnetic (EM) vibrational generator and verified the model with the measured and simulated results. Also I successfully applied the model to optimise the device for machine monitoring applications (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6272752.stm) and built the suitable voltage converter circuit for EM energy harvester device. I had been a research associate/fellow on a £2m multi-university EPSRC funded SCORE project (www.score.uk.com) at the University of Nottingham for four and half years. The concept of SCORE Stove is to generate electricity from a cooking stove using a well-known thermo- acoustic principle. During my time on the SCORE project, I was responsible for the design of the SCORE alternator and evaluating the SCORE engine performance, also assisting the exploitation of the SCORE research results in UK and aboard. During 2013-2015, I was successful in obtaining a £136,000 TSB funded energy harvesting (REGAH-E10305) research project collaboration with Piezotag ((www.piezotag.com) and Severn Trent (www.stwater.co.uk) for two years. I was working as a co-investigator/academic leader on the energy harvesting project. The idea of the project is the delivery of working prototype Power Harvesting & Power management system capable of powering Severn Trent Water’s remote water pressure and flow rate sensor & data loggers at a lower overall cost than the battery powered. A test rig has been set up in John Laing building and this project will develop Coventry University’s relationship with a large locally based business leading to links that could generate far more academically important projects well into future. The project was successfully delivered – work is currently ongoing.