Mr. I. A. Premaratne

Senior Lecturer (Gr II)

B.Tech (Eng) (Hons) (OUSL), MPhil (Peradeniya), AMIE(SL)

Electrical and Computer Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology
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Student Academic Counsellor/Faculty of Engineering Technology
Contact:

Colombo Regional Center, Academic Room 01, Block 18, OUSL, Nawala, Nugegoda

Office: 011 2881332, Ext: 4405 Mobile: +94776115604

E-mail: iapre@ou.ac.lk

Web: https://www.linkedin.com/in/isuru-premaratne

Bachelor of Technology (Hons) (Engineering) in Electronic and Communications, Open University of Sri Lanka 2012. Worked for Ceylon Electricity Board as an Electrical Superintendent in year 2012. Joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering as a Demonstrator in 2013. Started working as a Temporary Lecturer in 2014. After serving for more than 4 years in the capacity of Temporary lecturer, Re-joined the same department as a Lecturer (Probationary) in July 2018. Completed Master of Philosophy in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at University of Peradeniya in 2021. After the completion of Certificate of Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE) conducted by OUSL in 2022, confirmed in the post of lecturer. He was promoted to the post of senior lecturer in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering with effect from July 2023.

Other than regular teaching and research, he’s interested and working on educational video production and multimedia lesson material development.

Positions held

  1. Faculty representative to the Board of Management – Centre for Educational Technology and Media (CETMe) OUSL, January 2023 to present
  2. President of the Senior Common Room – OUSL, June 2023 to present
  3. Academic Student Counsellor, April 2022 to present
Areas of Specialization:

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Research interests:

HV Battery modeling, Energy storage systems, Micro Grids, Power Electronics, Transient Analysis in higher order systems, Artificial Intelligence, Educational Technology

Course Coordination:
  • EEX3331 – Electrical Measurements and instrumentation
  • EEX4331 – Circuit Theory and Design
  • EEX4434 – Electrical Installations
  • EEX4448 – Electrical Machines
  • EX5453 – Power Electronics
  • EEX7231 – Advanced Circuit Design and Analysis
Researches:

Battery electro-thermal modelling and degradation estimation

Research output – “An Electro-Thermal Model for a Multi-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery to detect Degraded Cells”, MPhil Thesis, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, September 2021.

Research team Mr. I.A.Premaratne, Supervisor Prof. B. G. L. T. Samaranayake, Supervisor Dr P. J. Binduhewa

Research Supervisions:

Undergraduate project supervision since 2014 in the areas of Electronic Instrumentation, Electrical measurements, Energy storage systems

Publications:

Book chapters

  1. Identification of Music Instruments from a Music Audio File, Rodrigo, W. U. D., Premaratne, I. A., & Ratnayake, H. U. W. (2021). Proceedings of International Conference on Sustainable Expert Systems: ICSES (Vol. 176). Springer Nature. ISBN 978-981-33-4355-9 
  2. The Use of Scenario-based Videos in MOOCs. Premaratne, I.A., Perera, K.G.S.K. (2020). Pathways to Open Educational Practices, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Pp.22-5. ISBN 978-955-23-1763-7

Journal papers

  1. Review of Existing Transformer-Less PV Inverter Topologies and Design a Modified Topology to Reduce Leakage Current., Priyankara, R.M.D. and Premaratne, I.A., 2022. Engineer: Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 55(1), pp.31–39. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/engineer.v55i1.7484
  2. A Method to Determine the Required Storage Capacity to Create Virtual Inertia for Solar PV Generation. BBMP Gunarathna, IA Premaratne, LA Samaliarachchi, Journal of Engineering and Technology of the Open University of Sri Lanka, Vol 6. No. 1. 2018. http://digital.lib.ou.ac.lk/docs/bitstream/701300122/1550/1/Paper%203-%20V6N1-%20Print%20version.pdf
  3. Wheel Speed Control Algorithm for Rear Wheel Motor Driven Vehicle. URI: http://digital.lib.ou.ac.lk/docs/handle/701300122/1406, D.C. Hewage, I.A. Premaratne, Journal of Engineering and Technology of the Open University of Sri Lanka, Vol 4. No. 2. 2016

Conference papers

  1. Hybrid Energy Storage Solution for Standalone Photovoltaic Systems, Priyadarshana, S. W. D., & Premaratne, I. A. (2021, September). Open University Research Sessions, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  2. An Analytical study on Methods to Detect Degraded Cells in a Multi-Cell Lithium-ion Battery Pack, Premaratne, I. A., Samaranayake, B. G. L. T. & Binduhewa, P. J. (2020). 15th (IEEE) International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS) 2020, IIT Ropar, India. 
  3. Intelligent Time of Use Deciding System for a Melody to Provide a Better Listening Experience, M. W. Sohan Janaka, H.U.W Ratnayake, I. A. Premaratne, SLAAI-International Conference on Artificial Intelligence 2018, 20th December 2018, Sri Lanka
  4. New Techniques for Observing Slow Transients on Cathode Ray Oscilloscope, M.H.L.C. Hettiarachchi and I.A. Premaratne, Open University International Research Sessions (iOURS 2018), http://www.ou.ac.lk/home/images/Research/publications/Book%20of%20Abstracts-%20iOURS%202018-%20final.pdf
  5. Reflections on the Design and Development of Scenario-Based Videos in MOOCs. I.A. Premaratne, T.C. Sandanayake, Samanthika R. Hettiarachchi, S.A.S. Kaushalya Perera, Shironica P. Karunanayaka, Som Naidu, Open University International Research Sessions (iOURS 2018), http://www.ou.ac.lk/home/images/Research/publications/Book%20of%20Abstracts-%20iOURS%202018-%20final.pdf
  6. Proposal of a Novel Method to Determine the Required Storage for Photovoltaic Systems to Create Virtual Inertia. B. Mayanthi Wathsala P. Gunarathna, I.A. Premaratne, 19th – 20th November 2017, National Energy Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
  7. Using Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Factors to Encourage Student Discussions in Online Classrooms: Integrating Facebook. W.A.S.N. Perera, B.K. Werapitiya, S. Rajasingham, I.A. Premaratne, September 2017, pages 154, 31st Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities, Yogyakarta, Indonesia http://aaou2017.ut.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Program-Book-AAOU-2017.pdf
  8. An Expert System to Generate Chords for Melodies Composed in Eastern Music Format. E.A.D. Yasith Chathuranga, H.U.W. Ratnayake, I.A. Premaratne, July 2017, pages 501-504, IEEE International Conference on Computer, Communications and Electronics 2017, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur India. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8004003/
  9. Vehicle Service Date Prediction System Using Lubricant Viscosity Degradation Pattern. A.J.M. Dayawantha, I.A. Premaratne, July 2017, pages 403-407, IEEE International Conference on Computer, Communications and Electronics 2017, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur India. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8004003/
  10. Energy Storage Battery Bank System to Reduce Peak Demand for Domestic Consumers. A.G.N. Madhuranga, I.A. Premaratne, July 2017, pages 648-653, IEEE International Conference on Computer, Communications and Electronics 2017, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur India. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8004049/
  11. Optimum Charging Algorithm for Electric Vehicles to Reduce the Peak Demand in Consumer Premise, Dhanushka S. Lokunarangoda, I.A. Premaratne, July 2017, 654-658, IEEE International Conference on Computer, Communications and Electronics 2017, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur India. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8004050/
  12. Development of an E-Learning Architecture Based on Numerical Computing Software for Electrical Engineering Education in Open and Distance Mode. URI: http://oasis.col.org/handle/11599/2524, Isuru Premaratne November, 2016. 8th Pan Commonwealth Forum, At Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  13. A Mathematical Model to Calculate the Safe Distance Between Progressive Vehicles to Avoid Rear End Collisions. Isuru Premaratne, T.S. Ravindra November, 2016. Open University Research Sessions 2016. Open University of Sri Lanka http://www.ou.ac.lk/ours/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/A-MATHEMATICAL-MODEL-TO-CALCULATE-THE-SAFE-DISTANCE-BETWEEN-PROGRESSIVE-VEHICLES-TO-AVOID-REAR-END-COLLISIONS.pdf
  14. New Concept for Angular Position Measurements. Isuru Premaratne, D.S. Wickramasinghe, S.A.D.A.N. Dissanayake November 2013, Annual Academic Sessions, Open University of Sri Lanka http://www.ou.ac.lk/ours/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ENG-28-Formatted-C.pdf

Poster publications

Using Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation factors to encourage student discussions in online classrooms integrating Facebook: Learner Perspective. Isuru Premaratne, Nadeera Meedin. November 2016. 8th Pan Commonwealth Forum, At Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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