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Projects
Engineering projects spanning circuit design, power systems, embedded systems, renewable energy, and electric vehicles — completed during undergraduate studies at Kathmandu University and ongoing research.
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Software & Tools
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Final Year Project
Management of Regenerative Braking and Onboard Appliances in Electric Vehicle
Designed and implemented a system integrating regenerative braking energy recovery with onboard appliance management in an electric vehicle. Used a BLDC motor, H-bridge rectifier, and MATLAB/Simulink for simulation and Proteus for circuit verification. Team: Alisha Kshetri, Chandan Chaudhary, Ajaya Shrestha.
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Capstone Projects
Relay-Based Automatic Voltage Stabilizer
Designed and fabricated a 1 kVA automatic voltage stabilizer using relay-based transformer tap-changing with Arduino control. Accepts 190–260 V input; published in Journal of Physics: Conference Series (2023).
View Project →DTMF Based Home Automation
Designed and implemented a home automation system using dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signals, enabling remote wireless control of household appliances via smartphone. Published in HIJASE (2021).
View Project →LPG Leakage Detection and Exhaust
Designed a gas leakage detection system using MQ-6 sensor with automatic exhaust fan activation and audible alarm for kitchen safety.
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Projects
Load Flow Analysis of Province 1, Nepal
Performed steady-state load flow analysis of the Province 1 transmission network (132/220/400 kV) using ETAP to assess power balance, losses, and voltage profiles across 75 districts.
View Project →Analog Circuit Design of Street Light
Designed an automatic street lighting system using analog LDR-based switching circuits for energy-efficient dusk-to-dawn operation.
View Project →Automatic Temperature Controlling Fan
Built a temperature-responsive fan speed control system using a DHT22 sensor and Arduino, automatically adjusting fan speed based on ambient temperature.
View Project →Design of Automatic Water Pump
Designed an automatic water pump controller using logic gate ICs with level-sensing electrodes for overhead tank management.
View Project →Digital Circuit Design
Implemented combinational and sequential digital logic circuits including multiplexers, flip-flops, counters, and shift registers.
View Project →Data Acquisition Using MATLAB
Developed a MATLAB-based data acquisition interface for reading, logging, and visualizing sensor signals from hardware peripherals.
View Project →System Design Using 8086 Microprocessor
Designed embedded system programs and hardware interfaces for the Intel 8086 microprocessor, including I/O port control and interrupt handling.
View Project →Temperature & Humidity Data Acquisition Using GSM900
Built a remote IoT monitoring system using a DHT22 sensor and GSM900 module for wireless transmission of temperature and humidity data to ThingSpeak.
View Project →Lighting Design in DIALux
Designed an illumination scheme for a residential home using DIALux software, optimizing light placement and energy use per IEC/EN lighting standards.
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Case Studies
Nuwakot Solar Power Plant Design
Preliminary design and feasibility study of a solar power plant for the Nuwakot district, Nepal, covering load estimation, generation sizing, and single-line diagram.
View Project →Lighting Intervention at Basantapur Durbar Square
Proposed and designed a heritage-sensitive lighting intervention for Basantapur Durbar Square, Kathmandu, balancing cultural conservation and modern illumination requirements.
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