Dhruv Bhavesh Parekh

Dhruv Bhavesh Parekh

Graduate Student | Electrical & Computer Engineering

University of Texas at Austin

Email LinkedIn

About Me

I am a graduate student pursuing my Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in Power Electronics and Power Systems. With a strong academic background from IIT Gandhinagar and hands-on experience in motor control, grid-forming inverters, and power converter design, I am passionate about advancing sustainable energy technologies.

Education

University of Texas at Austin

MSE | Electrical & Computer Engineering

Power Electronics and Power Systems

GPA: 4.0/4.0

Aug '24 - May '26

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

B.Tech | Electrical Engineering

GPA: 9.26/10

Aug '20 - May '24

Work Experience

Texas Instruments

Systems Engineering Intern | ASM - AUTO

Jun '25 - Aug '25

  • Motor-control algorithm design, validation in MATLAB Simulink and implementation on F29 series micro-controller.
  • Test-bed design for comparative evaluation versus SVPWM for various test conditions.

University of Texas at Austin

Graduate Research Assistant | Prof. Brian Johnson

Jan '25 - Present

  • Designing a GFM verification testbed experiment to run a frequency sweep test on any device to verify functioning.

MITACS Globalink | University of Waterloo

Research Intern | Prof. Sahar Azad

May '23 - Jul '23

  • Designed & implemented various control loops for Voltage-Sourced-Converters based Grid Forming Inverters in PSCAD.
  • Simulated and ran comparative analysis of droop control methods based on transient time and the steady state error.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Research Intern | Prof. Zakir Rather

May '22 - Jul '22

  • Collaborated on a pilot project to develop and deploy Street-Pole based Charging for Electric Vehicles in IIT Bombay.
  • Designed and developed an Arduino based circuit to ensure Pilot and Proximity checks for a J-1772 based EVSE.

Projects

PCB Design for a Boost Converter and Implementation of Control

Course Project | Prof. Brian Johnson, Prof. Alex Hanson

University of Texas at Austin

Aug '24 - Present

  • Completely designed a boost converter circuit, involving device selections, inductor design, and PCB layout.
  • Experimentally verified the design and achieved one of the highest efficiency in class (98 Percent).
  • Implementation of peak-current control and tested dynamic performance.

Comparison of Different Modulation Techniques for an Inverter

Research Project | Prof. Ragavan K

IIT Gandhinagar

Jan '24 - Apr '24

  • Implemented various PWM Techniques on STM aimed at reducing Total Harmonic Distortion in Inverters.
  • Conducted Experimental and simulation based comparison to determine most effective PWM Technique.

Gate Driver Circuit Design of a Synchronous Reluctance Motor

Research Project | Prof. Ragavan K

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Jan '23 - Apr '23

  • Designed and developed a gate-driver circuit for IGBTs being used for the inverter of a Synchronous Reluctance Motor.
  • Designed the PCB Circuit using ISO-5852S as the Isolated Gate Driver, for the experimental verification of the motor.

Building of a Surveillance Car

Course Project | Prof. Jhuma Saha

Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar

Jan '23 - Apr '23

  • Built a controllable Surveillance Car using STM 32 micro controller, with the ability to report data like temperature and pressure at a particular location (coordinates provided with data), along with live camera feed and control access.

Academic Achievements

Institute Gold Medal for the Highest Cumulative Performance Index in Electrical Engineering Discipline at IIT Gandhinagar

Tools & Frameworks

PSCAD MATLAB Simulink LaTeX LTSpice Arduino Verilog LabVIEW KiCad PLECS Code Composer Studio TCAD Cadence