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Prof. Archana Soni

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U.G

Electrical Services in Buildings

P.G

Energy Audit and Conservation

Energy economics and planning

Energy Storage

Green Buildings

Integrated Energy Systems

Energy in Buildings

Renewable Energy Sources

Energy Audit Lab

Renewable Energy Lab

Organization

Start Date

End Date

Designation

Nature of Work

Department of Energy Science & Engineering, MANIT, Bhopal Jan 2010 Till date Associate Professor  
Energy Centre MANIT, Bhopal Jan 2007 Jan 2010 Assistant Professor  
Electrical Engineering MANIT, Bhopal Feb 2002 Jan 2007 Senior Lecturer  
Electrical Engineering MANIT, Bhopal Feb 1997 Feb 2002 Lecturer  
Electrical Engineering MANIT, Bhopal July 1996 Nov 1996 Lecturer on contract  

Name of the Student

Topic

Year of Award

Co-Supervisor (if any)

Lovebrat Saxena

Modelling and Design Optimization of Parabolic Trough Collector Solar Field

2024

Dr. Anil Kumar

Arun Kumar Dwivedi Impact Assessment of Energy and Climate Policies on Energy Use and Environment in India: Production vs Consumption Approach 2024 -
Pushpendu  Dwivedi Design Development and Performance Evaluation of Cooling Technologies for Solar PV System 2024 Dr. K Sudhakar
Harsh Patidar Wind Power Prediction and Designing of Offshore Wind farm at Gulf of Khambat using Numerical and Metheuristic Optimization Methods 2025 Dr. Prashant Baredar
Akash Patel Numerical and Analytical Investigation of cross linear concentrated Solar Power System with Rectangular Cavity Receiver 2025 Dr. Prashant Baredar
Lokesh Udhwani Active daylight System Ongoing

-

Palak Tiwari

Green buildings

Ongoing Dr. Arvind Mittal
Santosh Ahirwar

Renewable energy

Ongoing -
Harshita Raj Energy management Ongoing

Dr. Arvind Mittal

Title

Sponsoring Agency

Duration

Amount

Co-PI (if any)

Study of Interturn Insulation Falures in High Voltage Stator Windings BHEL, Bhopal 1999-2001 Rs 2.85 Lacs Dr Gayatri Agnihotri- Principle Investigator
Electrical Safety Measures for Blank Drying Chambers Insulators and Electrical company 2006 Rs 20,000

Dr Arvind Mittal – Principle Investigator & Mr Amit Ojha Co Investigator

Checking and approval of Mechanical and Electrical equipments of sewage treatment plant at Dewas Laxmi constructions Ahmedabad 2018 Rs 1.0 Lacs

Dr Prashant Baredar (PI) ,

Dr Anil Kumar, Dr Savita Nema

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Duration

Amount

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Authors

Title

Journal

VOL. NO.,

PAGE NO

YEAR

SCI/

Scopus

IMPACT FACTOR

 

Akash Patel; Rajkumar Malviya; Archana Soni; Prashant Baredar

 

Performance analysis of an advanced concentrated solar power system for environmental benefit: energy and exergy analysis

 

 

International Journal of Environment Science & Technology (Springer Nature)

 

 

Vol. 21, Pg. 6833-6850

 

2024

 

SCIE

 

3.4

Lokesh Udhwani; Archana Soni; Erdem Cuce; Sudhadar 

Kumarasamy

Optical Fiber Technology for Efficient Daylighting and Thermal Control: A Sustainable Approach for Buildings

 

 

Vol. 5, Pg. 2680-2694

2024

 

 

Akash Patel;  Rajkumar Malviya; Archana Soni; Prashant Baredar

Thermal performance optimization of rectangular cavity receiver for cross linear concentrating solar power system

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects (Taylor & Francis)

 

Vol. 45, Pg. 6932-6948

2023

SCIE

2.2

Arun Kumar Dwivedi; Archana Soni

The carbon footprint of India and its drivers: A structural decomposition analysis of global value chains

 

Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments

Vol. 56, 103109

2023

SCIE

7.0

Pushpendu Dwivedi; Sujay Ashwinraj Ganesh;  Kumarasamy Sudhakar; Archana Soni; S. Shanmuga Priya

 

Thermal and Electrical Performance of Uncooled, Nature-Cooled, and Photovoltaic Thermal Module

International Journal of Photoenergy

Vol. 2023, Article ID 4720545, 12 pgs

2023

SCIE

2.7

Arun Kumar Dwivedi;  Archana Soni

Drivers and critical paths of carbon emissions in India: a structural path decomposition analysis

 

Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy (Taylor & Francis)

 

Vol. 17, Issue no. 1, 2084185

2022

SCIE

2.2

Harsh Patidar; Vikas Shende; Prashant Baredar; Archana Soni

Comparative analysis of wind potential and characteristics using metaheuristic optimization algorithms at different places in India

 

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology (Springer Nature)

Vol. 20, Pg. 13819-13834

2022

SCIE

3.4

Harsh Patidar;  Vikas Shende;  Prashant Baredar;  Archana Soni

Comparative evaluation of optimal Weibull parameters for wind power predictions using numerical and metaheuristic optimization methods for different Indian terrains

 

Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer Nature)

Vol. 30, Pg. 30874-30891

2022

Scopus

 

Akash Patel;  Archana Soni;  Prashant Baredar;  Rajkumar Malviya

Analysis of temperature distribution over pipe surfaces of air-based cavity linear receiver for cross-linear concentration solar power system

 

Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer Nature)

Vol. 30, pages 28621–28639

2022

Scopus

 

Harsh Patidar;  Vikas Shende;  Prashant Baredar;  Archana Soni

Comparative study of offshore wind energy potential assessment using different Weibull parameters estimation methods

 

Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer Nature)

Vol. 29, pg. 46341–46356

2022

Scopus

 

Subhankar Chowdhury, Subhashree Mohapatra, Ambar Gaur, Gaurav Dwivedi, Archana Soni

Study of various properties of geopolymer concrete – A review

 

Materials Today: Proceedings

Vol. 46, part 11, pg. 5687-5695

2021

 

 

Pushpendu Dwivedi, K. Sudhakar, Archana Soni, E Solomin, I Kirpichnikova

 

Advanced cooling techniques of P.V. modules: A state of art

 

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering

Vol. 21  100674

2020

SCIE

6.4

Lokesh Udhwani, Archana Soni

Evaluation of daylighting performance in an office building: A case study

 

Materials Today: Proceedings

Vol. 46, Part 11, Pg. 5626-5631

 

2020

 

 

Shrey Verma, Shubham Mishra, Subhankar Chowdhury, Ambar Gaur, Subhashree Mohapatra, Archana Soni, Puneet Verma

Solar PV powered water pumping system – A review

 

Materials Today: Proceedings

Vol. 46, pg. 5601-5606

2020

 

 

Archana Soni, Arvind Mittal, Manmohan Kapshe

Energy Intensity analysis of Indian manufacturing industries

 

Resource-Efficient Technologies

Vol. 3, Issue 3, Pg. 353-357

 

2017

 

 

Balkrishan, Arpit Gupta, Satish Chand, Neeraj Kumar Patel, Archana Soni

A Review on Thermoelectric Cooler

 

International Journal for Innovative Research in Science & Technology

Vol 2, Issue 11, Pg. 674-679

2016

 

4.37

Satish Chand; Archana Soni; Sushil Kumar Gautam

Modelling and analysis of DC link Capacitor in doubly fed Induction Generator for wind turbines

 

 

 

 

 

8 more publications from year 1998-2016

 

Conferences:-

Harsh Patidar; Vikas Shende; Prashant Baredar; Archana Soni

Estimation of Optimal Weibull Parameters for Wind Power Potential Assessment of Indian Coastal Site Using Reanalysis Data

 

Conference Paper- Advances in Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis and Optimization

 

Pp 281-289

2025

 

 

Harsh Patidar; Vikas Shende; Prashant Baredar; Archana Soni

Optimization of Weibull Parameters for Offshore Wind Potential Assessment with Reanalysis Data Using Metaheuristic Algorithms

 

Advances in Multidisciplinary Design, Analysis and Optimization

Pp 299-307

2025

 

 

Harshita Raj; Archana Soni; Arvind Mittal

Performance Evaluation of Various Bifacial Photovoltaic Technologies: HIT, TOPCon, PERC In Bhopal Using PVsyst Simulator

 

2025 IEEE International Conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches in Technology and Management for Social Innovation

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2025

 

 

Akash Patel; Ayush Singh Kushwaha; Archana Soni; Prashant Baredar; S.Suresh

Comparative Analysis of Sunshine Models for Estimation of Monthly Global Solar Radiation at Bhopal, India

 

Advances in Clean Energy and Sustainability, Volume 1

 

 

Pp 113-123

2024

 

 

Akash Patel;  Archana Soni; Prashant Baredar

 

Comparative Optical Performance Analysis of Cross Linear System with Parabolic Trough and Linear Fresnel System at Latitudes above 30 °n

 

2024 IEEE/IAS Industrial and Commercial Power System Asia (I&CPS Asia)

-

2024

 

 

Vikas Shende; Harsh Patidar; Prashant Baredar; Archana Soni

Evaluation of Optimal Weibull Parameter for Wind Resource Assessment at Coastal Terrain by Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Using Reanalysis Data

 

Advances in Clean Energy and Sustainability, Volume 2

 

Pp 129-138

2024

 

 

Akash Patel;  Archana Soni; Prashant Baredar

 

Green Buildings Integrated with Solar Thermal Energy Systems in India- Concepts, Utilization and Potential

 

2024 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Electrical Power and Energy Systems (ICEPES)

-

2024

 

 

Harsh Patidar; Vikas Shende; Prashant Baredar; Archana Soni

Integrating Hydrogen Production with Offshore Wind Energy and Its Environmental Aspects: A Review

 

2024 IEEE 3rd International Conference on Electrical Power and Energy Systems (ICEPES)

-

2024

 

 

Harsh Patidar; Vikas Shende; Prashant Baredar; Archana Soni

Wind Power Potential Assessment by Optimization Algorithms at Offshore and Coastal Sites using Reanalysis Data

 

2024 International Conference on Sustainable Energy: Energy Transition and Net-Zero Climate Future (ICUE)

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2024

 

 

 Harsh Patidar; Vikas Shende; Prashant Baredar; Archana Soni

Wind Power Potential Assessment Using Reanalysis Data—Case Study of Indian Offshore Site

 

Advances in Clean Energy and Sustainability, Volume 1

Pp 43-52

2024

 

 

Lokesh Udhwani; Archana Soni

A Review of Active Day Lighting System in Commercial Buildings with the Application of Optical Fiber

 

Technological Advancement in Mechanical and Automotive Engineering

 

Pp 731-752

2022

 

 

Vivek Kumar

Archana Soni

Markapuram Srinivasa Rao

Sanjeev Kumar Bhukesh 

 

Comparison Analysis of Maximum Power Point Tracking Techniques for a Solar Photovoltaic System

 

Advances in Clean Energy Technologies

2020

Pp 307-321

2021

 

 

Lovebrat Saxena; Archana Soni; Anil Kumar

Design and Performance of a Small Parabolic Trough System for Process Heat

 

Recent Advances in Renewable Energy Sources - RARES2021

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2021

 

 

Pooja Rawat; Archana Soni

Effect on Solar PV Panel Performance Due to Varying Latitude in Northern Hemisphere

 

Advances in Clean Energy Technologies

 

Pp 323-337

2021

 

 

Priyanka Rai; Archana Soni; Rushikesh Kamble

Simulation and Analysis of Building Integrated Photovoltaic System for Different Climate Zones in India

 

Advances in Clean Energy Technologies

 

 

Pp 577-588

2021

 

 

Archana Soni, Prashant Kumar Sahu, Rajat Soni

Day-Lighting and Thermal Performance of a Building with a Courtyard in Composite Climate: A Case of Bhopal

 

Advances in Power Generation from Renewable Energy Sources (APGRES)

 

13 pgs

2019

 

 

14 more conference papers from year 1998-2017

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