Prof. Dr. Ishan Pendharkar

Since 2019
Professor for Electrical Engineering, FHNW Institute for Electrical Energy Systems

2016-2019
Head, Basic Principles of Train Protection, Siemens Switzerland AG

2011-2016
Product Responsible and Control Expert, Bombardier Transportation Switzerland

2007-2010
Development Engineer, Bombardier Transportation Switzerland

2006-2007
Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institute and TU Berlin

2005-2006
Development Engineer, ABB Research Center India

2002-2005
Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

• Intelligente Steuerung von flexiblen Endkundenlasten für die Bewältigung von Strommangellagen (Martin Geidl, Thomas Tarnowski, Repower AG, EVULUTION) (2024-2027)
• TCMS Deep Tester – Fehlerdiagnose von Leittechnik. Auftraggeber Vertraulich. (2023-2025).
• «SWITONIC» - Pilot Demonstration of Energy Efficient ATO Algorithms (Dimitris Kouzoupis, Juxhino Kavaja, Francesco Corman, Stadler Signalling, Südost Bahn (SOB). (2023-2025)
• «Produkte und Businessmodelle zur Vermarktung der Flexibilität einer E-Fahrzeugflotte gegenüber Verteilnetzbetreibern», Finanziert durch Innosuisse. Partner: EWZ, Primeo Energie, AEM, Mobility, Fachhochschule OST. Projektpartner – M. Geidl, T. Tarnowski, S. Strebel. (2022-2025)
• Optipump – Untersuchung von SiC Converter für Pumpenanwendungen. Gefördertes Projekt, Bundesamt für Energie (2022-2025). Projektpartner – N. Schulz, T. Strittmatter, G. Traxler-Samek.
• F&E in Automatic Train Operation, financed by NCCR Swiss National Foundation Projekt Partner Francesco Corman, (ETH). (2021-2023)
• Entwicklung eines SiC Resonant Converters für Plasma Anwendung. Finanziert durch Aargauer Forschungsfonds. Projektpartner – T. Strittmatter, M. Thommen. (2021-2022)
• Netzdienliche Lastoptimierung: Finanziert durch Innosuisse, Partner Repower AG Projektpartner – Martin Geidl, Nikolaos Efkarpidis, Flavia Sperati (2020-2022)
• Dienstleistungen in der Zugsicherung (ETCS): Auftraggeber vertraulich (2019-2020)
• F&E in Automatic Train Operation (ATO): Auftraggeber vertraulich (2021)
• Cloudbasierte Plattform für Leistungselektronikversuche: Finanziert durch Lehrfonds 2020 der FHNW. Projektpartner – Tobias Strittmatter, Michel Heimgartner. (2020)
• Infrastrukturaufbau für Hardware-in-the-loop Simulation: Finanziert durch Stiftung FHNW. Projektpartner – Silvia Mastellone. (2020-2021)

Journals

• Dimitris Kouzoupis, Ishan Pendharkar, Jonathan Frey, Moritz Diehl, Francesco Corman, Direct multiple shooting for computationally efficient train trajectory optimization, Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Volume 152, 2023, 104170, ISSN 0968-090X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2023.104170.
• Kouzoupis, D., Pendharkar, I. & Corman, F. TTOBench—an Open-Source Library for Train Trajectory Optimization. Oper. Res. Forum 4, 67 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43069-023-00248-x
• Mäder, I. Pendharkar, R. Frik, Auslegung von Traktionsakkumulatoren für die Netzunterstützung, Elektrische Bahnen, 2-3 2023 
• I.Pendharkar and J. Vrtek “A passivity based theory for low-frequency stability analysis in railway systems" Elektrische Bahnen, 114(2016) pp.622-630.
• I. Pendharkar and H.K. Pillai, “Application of Quadratic Di_erential Forms to constructing linear controllers for nonlinearities", Asian Journal of Control 2011.
• I. Pendharkar, Harish K. Pillai;”A parametrization for dissipative behaviors { the matrix case", International Journal of Control, 82(2009) pp. 1006--1017.
• I. Pendharkar, Harish K. Pillai, “Systems with sector bound nonlinearities: a behavioral approach", Systems and Control Letters, 57 (2008), pp 112--122.
• I. Pendharkar, \Rltool for Scilab: A public domain tool for SISO system design", IEEE Control Systems Society Magazine, 25 (2005)pp 23-25.
• I. Pendharkar and H.K. Pillai, \The Kalman-Yakubovich lemma in the behavioral setting", International Journal of Control, 79 (2006), pp 327-337.
• I. Pendharkar and H.K. Pillai, \A parametrization for dissipative behaviors", Systems and Control Letters, 51 (2004), pp 123-132.

Conferences

• Kouzoupis, D., Pendharkar, I. & Corman, F. “Embedded Model Predictive Train Control” RailBelgrade 2023
• Heimgartner, I.Pendharkar “Control engineering kit for powerelectronics with cloud connectivity”, Part of special issue: 13th IFAC Symposium on Advances in Control Education 2022
• Strittmatter, I.Pendharkar, et. al “Hardware-in-the-Loop Development of a 30 kV / 100 kW / ≥150 kHz SiCBased Resonant Converter”, PCIM Europe, 2022
• Diaz Reigosa, I.Pendharkar et. al “Reliability Analysis of a 22 kW full-SiC Converter for an On-Board
• Charger in an Electric Vehicle Application”, PCIM Europe, 2020
• Pendharkar, T.Strittmatter, P. Diaz Reigosa, N. Schulz “A loss compensated control scheme for SiC Dual Active Bridge Converter”, European Power Electronics Conference (EPE) 2020.
• I.Pendharkar “A generalized Input Admittance Criterion for Resonance Stability in Electrical Railway Systems" European Control Conference, 2014.
• I.Pendharkar “Resonance stability in electrical railway networks { a dissipativity approach" European Control Conference, 2013
• I.Pendharkar, K.Wulff, J.Raisch, “On stability of switched di_erential algebraic systems conditions and applications" IFAC World Congress, 2008.
• I.Pendharkar, K.Wulff, J.Raisch, “A Behavioral-theoretic Approach to Quadratic Stability of Switched Linear Systems" Proc 13th IEEE IFAC International Conference on Methods and Models in Automation and Robotics, 2007.
• I. Pendharkar, K. Wulff and J. Raisch, “sufficient condition for quadratic stability of switched linear systems with multiple component systems", Proc 46th IEEE Control and Decision Conference (CDC), 2007.
• I. Pendharkar, H.K. Pillai, P. Rapisarda, “A behavioral view of Nevanlinna-Pick interpolation", Proc 44^th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2005.
• I. Pendharkar, H.K. Pillai, P. Rapisarda, “Interpolation with bilinear di_erential forms", Proc 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2005.
• I. Pendharkar, H.K. Pillai, P. Rapisarda, “Vector exponential time-series modeling for polynomial J-spectral factorization", Proc 44th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2005.
• I. Pendharkar and H.K. Pillai “On a behavioral theory for nonlinear systems", in Proc 16th International Symposium on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, 2004.
• I. Pendharkar and H.K. Pillai, “Kalman-Yakubovich lemma in the behavioral setting", in Proc 10th IFAC symposium on large scale systems, 2004, Osaka, Japan.
• I. Pendharkar and H.K. Pillai “On dissipative SISO systems: a behavioral approach", in Proc 42nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, 2002, Hawai, USA, pp-1616 - 1620.