• Electric distribution network- Sustainable and resilient planning of power delivery system
• Microgrids
• Smart Grids
• Renewable energy power generation and integration
• Reliability evaluation and improvement of Microgrids

• Electrical Installation practices
• Electrical Machines
• Electrical Power Generation
• Transmission and Distribution

Journals

1. Sakthivelnathan, N., Arefi, A., Lund, C., Mehrizi-Sani, A., Muyeen, S. M.
   (2024). Energy storage as a service to achieve a required reliability level for renewable-rich  standalone microgrids. Journal of Energy Storage, 77, 109691.
2. Alfered Canistus, G., Sakthivelnathan, N., Thiruparan, N., Jayasinghe, D. H. G.
   A. E. (2021). Demand Management at Households in Sri Lanka through Dynamic
   Pricing and Demand Information Systems.
3. Mathavan, J.J., Kunaraj, A., Sakthivelnathan, N. (2021). Develop an Al-Alloy for High-Pressure–High-Temperature  Applications by  Enhancing Thermo- Mechanical Properties. In: Pandey, C., Goyat, V., Goel, S. (eds) Advances in Materials and Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/ 10.1007/978-981-16-0673-1_6

Conference full papers

1. Sakthivelnathan, S. Arefi, A. Lund, C. Mehrizi-Sani, A. Stephens, D. "Reliability Evaluation of Renewable-Rich Microgrids Using Monte Carlo Simulation Considering Resource and Equipment Availability," IEEE International Conference on Power Systems Technology (POWERCON), pp. 1-6, 2020.
2. Sakthivelnathan, N., Arefi, A., Lund, C., Mehrizi-Sani, A., & Stephens, D. (2021,
   September). Marginal cost of reliability improvement for standalone microgrids. In
   2021 31st Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC) (pp.
   1-6). IEEE.
3. Sakthivelnathan, N. Jayawickrama, H.M.M.M. Kulatunga, A.K. "Multi criteria decision making techniques to select appropriate renewable energy technology for microgrid perspective", POMS 2018 International Conference, Sri Lanka December 14 - 16, 2018

Abstract and Poster Presentation

1. N.Sakthivelnathan*a, K.M.A.K.Kulatunga b, “Multi Criteria Decision Making
Techniques to Select Appropriate Renewable Energy Technology for Microgrid
Perspective”, POMS 2018 International Conference, Sri Lanka – December 14 -
16, 2018.

Won 3rd price in The Western Australia Universities Poster Competition, conducted by Electric Energy Society of Australia (EESA).

1. Successfully obtained Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development
   (AHEAD) Scholarship grant to pursue Ph.D studies, in 2018.
2. Won 3rd price in The Western Australia Universities Poster Competition, conducted by Electric Energy Society of Australia (EESA).