Dr. Govinda Raju

Dr. Govinda Raju
Professor Emeritus
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Category of Study:High Voltage
Office: Room 138B, Essex Hall
Phone Number: (519) 253-3000 Ext. 3885
Fax:
E-mail:raju@uwindsor.ca
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Education: 1960 - 1963 University of Liverpool, U.K.
Ph.D. degree in the Faculty of Engineering was obtained in 1963.
1995: Listed in "American Men and Women of Science", 19th Edition.
1997. Listed in "Who‘s Who of Fellows", Institution of Engineers, India.
Industrial Experience:
1963 - 1965 Associated Electrical Industries, Manchester, U.K. Research Engineer in the area of High Voltage Engineering
Academic Experience
1965 - 1974 Assistant Professor in the Department of High Voltage Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
1972 - 1973 University of Sheffield, U.K., as Visiting Lecturer and Commonwealth Visiting Fellow in the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering (concurrent with the above).
1975 - 1982 Chairman of Department of High Voltage Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India.
1981 -present Tenured Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Windsor.
1989 - 1997 Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Windsor.
1998- 2000 Professor of Electrical Engineering
2000 - present, Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Windsor.
Research Area:
Power Systems, High Voltage Engineering, Gas Discharges, Dielectric Materials
Recent publications
Publications since 1992:
Jianfen Liu and G.R. Govinda Raju, "Evaluation of Transport Coefficients in Nitrogen by Monte Carlo Method", J. Franklin Inst., Vol. 329, 181, 1992.
G.R. Govinda Raju, "Conduction and Thermally Stimulated Discharge Currents in Aramid Paper", Trans.  IEEE on Electrical Insulation, 1991, Vol. 27, 162-173, 1992.
Jianfen Liu and G.R. Govinda Raju, "Monte Carlo Simulation of Electron Motion in Mercury Vapour", J. Phys.  D, Appl.  Phys, Vol. 25, 167-172, 1992.
Jianfen Liu and G.R. Govinda Raiu, "Calculation of Electron Swarm Parameters in Oxygen Using a Rigorous Boltzmann Equation Analysis", Can. 1. Phys, Vol. 70, 216-224, 1992.
Jianfen Liu and G. R. Govinda Raju, "Electron Transport Coefficients in Mercury Vapour in E x B Fields", J. Phys.  D, Appl.  Phys, 25, 465-471, 1992.
M.A. Sussi and G.R. Govinda Raju, "Absorption and Thermally Stimulated Polarization Currents in Aramid Paper", Journal of the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE), Vol. 28, 29-36, 1992.
Jianfen Liu and G.R. Govinda Raju, "The Non-equilibrium Behaviour of Electron Swarms in Non-uniform Fields in SF6", IEEE Trans. on Plasma Science, Vol. 20, 515-524, 1993.
Jianfen Liu and G.R. Govinda Raju, "Electron Swarm Parameters in Nitrogen, Oxygen and Air", IEEE Trans. on Electrical Insulation, Vol. 28, 154-156, 1993.
Jianfen Liu and G.R. Govinda Raju, "Streamer Formation and Monte Carlo Space Charge Field Calculation in SF6", IEEE Trans. on Electrical Insulation, Vol. 28, 261-270, 1993.
Jianfen Liu and G.R. Govinda Raju, "Boltzman-equation Analysis of Electron Swarms Parameters in Mercury Vapor at High Values of E/N", Can. J. Phys., Vol. 71, 571-573, 1993.
M.A. Sussi and G.R. Govinda Raju, "Thermally Stimulated Discharge Currents in Corona-Charged Aramid Paper", Journal of Materials Science (UK.), Vol. 29, 73-79, 1994.
Jianfen Liu and G.R. Govinda Raju, "Simulation of Corona Discharge, Positive Corona in SF6", IEEE Trans. on Dielectrics and Elect.  Insul, Vol. 1, 530-537, 1994.
Jianfen Liu and G.R Govinda Raju, "Simulation of Corona Discharge, Negative Corona in SF6", IEEE Trans. on Dielectrics and Elect.  Insul, Vol. 1,520-529, 1994.
M. A. Sussi and G. R. Govinda Raju, "Charging and Discharging Currents in Composite Polyamide", SAMPE Journal (Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering), Vol. 30, 50-58, 1994.
M. A. Sussi and G. R. Govinda Raju, "Composite Polyamides Depolarization (TSD) and Polarization (TSP) Currents", SAMPE journal (Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering), Vol. 30, 41-50, 1994.
M. A. Sussi and G. R. Govinda Raju, "Thermally Stimulated Discharge Currents in Corona-Charged Aramid Paper", Jour.  Materials Science, Vol. 29, 73-79, 1994.
Z. Leo Wu and G.R. Govinda Raju, "Accumulated Charges in Nonconductive fibres or foils", FLOCK, Vol.20, pp. 19-23, 1994 (European Journal on Textiles).
G. R. Govinda Raju and Jianfen Liu,  "Simulation of Electrical Discharges in Gases - Uniform Fields", IEEE Trans. On Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol.2, pp. 475-582, 1995.
G. R. Govinda Raju and Jianfen Liu,  "Simulation of Electrical Discharges - Non-uniform Electric Fields",  IEEE Trans. On Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol.2, pp. 1016-1041, 1995.
Z. Leo Wu and G. R. Govinda Raju, "Electrical Conduction in Fluoropolymer Films", Trans. on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol. 2, pp. 475-482, 1995.
External Affiliation
Professional Engineer, Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario.
Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IEEE Dielectrics and Insulations Society Technical Committee on Gas Discharges