About
Lines of Research
Highlights
Collaborations
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Our Team
About
This research group was approved in Nov. 2019. Since that time, all its group members become involved in several research topics (as will be listed later in this form). In brief, the research topics covered by the group members include theoretical and experimental analyses for several subjects related to the smart grid, microgrid, and distributed generation systems. In addition, the group members have the intention to build prototypes for some systems related to the microgrid and distributed generation systems. These prototypes are utilized to conduct research in the topics included in the members' activities such as operation, control, protection, parameters estimation, and optimization for smart grid and microgrid.
Mission Statement
- Our vision is to conduct quality research at the system/power level for the smart grid and microgrids and to provide collaboration with external bodies.
- This targeted research is aligned with the university's strategic plan for the development of the research direction in energy processing such as generation, transmission, distribution, control, and utilization.
Our mission has several sequential stages to realize the above vision:
- Establish a research entity (lab/place) for power systems at which the research activities can be easily conducted. This requires buying some equipment/software research activities.
- Recruit manpower (RA, GRA, Post Doctors, research fellows) to help for conducting research.
- Collaborate (nationally and internationally) with external research bodies and power companies, (SEWA-DEWA).
Objectives and goals
To fulfill its mission, the SG research group has the following goals and objectives:
1- To Provide Advanced Research and Innovation in:
- Distributed generation systems
- Protection of smart grids
- Operation and control of microgrids
- Multilevel inverters
- Advanced drive systems
- EM wave scattering from two and three-dimensional bodies, propagation along waveguides
2- Applying the related projects to real-life scenarios
- Economical energy usage: The Smart Grid will allow having the capacity of more efficient electricity markets and electricity trades, implement the optimized configuration of resources, increase the efficiency of the electricity grid, and reduce electricity grid wastage.
- Optimization: One of the research areas and interests in this research group is the utilization of optimization methods in power systems, therefore, when applying this concept in real-life scenarios, it will optimize assets, reduce costs and operate efficiently.
3- Provide Training, Consultancy, and Community Services:
- Provide specialized training in power systems.
- Provide specialized training in power electronics.
- Provide specialized training in advanced drive systems.
- Provide specialized training on photovoltaic (PV) systems.
- Provide specialized consultancy services.
4- Disseminate Knowledge and Pursue Community Outreach:
- Organize professional courses, workshops, and conferences.
- Provide relevant publishing and research findings for the community.
Lines of Research
The smart grid research group members are engaged in interdisciplinary research focused on the following priority lines of research:
- Power management by controlling the injected power to the smart grid
- Operating different energy sources from the distributed generation systems
- Operation and control of the smart grid, in which it includes the following:
Grid-Connected Mode:
i. Protection schemes by considering different flows of power with over current protection.
ii. Power management and distributed generation systems. (Prof. Ramesh C. Bansal, Prof. Amr Mohamed Elnady, Prof. Abdul Kadir Hamid, Dr. Mohamed alShabi, and Dr. Ali Adam )
iii. Integration of PV-system with the power grid/microgrid (Prof. Abdul Kadir Hamid)
iv. Signal processing/estimation techniques for microgrids (Prof. Amr Mohamed Elnady and Dr. Mohamed alShabi)
Islanded Mode:
i. Operation and control of microgrids/smart grids. (Prof. Amr Mohamed Elnady, Prof. Ramesh C. Bansal, Dr. Mohamed alShabi, Prof. Abdul Kadir Hamid, and Dr. Ali Adam)
ii. Building an experimental prototype of the microgrid (Prof. Amr Mohamed Elnady, Prof. Abdul Kadir Hamid, Prof. Ramesh C. Bansal, and Dr. Ali Adam)
iii. Advanced drive systems. (Dr. Ali Adam and Prof. Amr Mohamed Elnady)
Where the summary of the research areas are shown in the following figure:
Research Projects
Some featured projects of the smart grid research group are listed below:
- Title of Project: Advanced sliding mode control for the distributed generation systems
Principal Investigators: Prof. Amr Mohamed Elnady & Dr. Ali Adam - Title of Project: 3kw system using PV/T front (optical filter) and back Nanofluid cooling Influence of Particle Morphology on Strength Properties of UAE Carbonate Sands
Principal Investigator: Prof. Abdul Kadir Hamid - Title of Project: Development of Intensity-Duration-Frequency relationship for Sharjah city under changing climate Operation of the distributed generation system by an improved direct power control
Principal Investigators: Prof. Amr Mohamed Elnady, Dr. Mohamed alShabi, Dr. Ali Adam
Highlights
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Collaborations
Various Collaborations have taken place with various external agencies from both the academic and commercial sector such as:
External Collaborating agencies
- Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority, Sharjah, UAE
- Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dubai, UAE
- University of Pretoria, South Africa
- Renewable Energy Research Center, Algeria