Mr Nihal Kularatna
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications: BSc Eng(Hons) C.Eng, FIET, FIE SMIEEE
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kularatna, Mr Nihal | 5102 | nihalkul | FG.2.03 | Engineering |
You can contact staff by:
- Calling +64 7 838 4466 then enter the extension
- Extensions starting with 4 or 5 can also be direct dialed:
- For extensions starting with 4: dial +64 7 838 extension
- For extensions starting with 5: dial +64 7 858 extension
- Emailing username@waikato.ac.nz
- Using the campus map to locate their room
Research Interests
Power conditioning and power protection for electronic systems; Smart sensor systems; and, Telecommunications policy and technology developments.
About Nihal
Nihal was recently spotlighted as a Featured Engineer for US electrical engineering website EE Web. Read the interview.
Students Supervised
ME
- Saiful Riza Zainul Abidin
MSc
- Xu (Aaron) Zhang
PhD
- Kalpani Kosala Habakkala Kankanamge
- Sisira James
Teaching Commitments
Expertise
Power conditioning and power protection for electronic systems; supercapacitor applications; smart sensor systems; analog and mixed signal circuit design; telecommunications policy and technology developments.
Recent Publications
- Kularatna, N., Jindasa, C. (2011) Analysis and design aspects of a series power semiconductor array with digital waveform control capability for single phase AC voltage regulators and other applications
Refereed Journal Articles - Circuits and Systems - Kularatna, N., Fernando, J., Pandey, A., James, S. (2011) Surge capability testing of supercapacitor families using a lightning surge simulator
Refereed Journal Articles - IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics - Kularatna, N. (2011) Rechargeable batteries and their management
Refereed Journal Articles - IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine - Kularatna, N., McDowall, J., Melville, B., Kularatna-Abeywardana, D., Hu, A., Dwivedi, A. (2010) Low-cost autonomous 3-D monitoring systems for hydraulic engineering environments and applications with limited accuracy requirements
Refereed Journal Articles - IEEE Sensors Journal
