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Electrical Power and Energy Systems
(EPES)
Research Group |
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| Introduction |
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Power demands have been
mounting around the world. Today’s aging power plants and old technology
have managed to handle the rise in demand, but utilities face new
challenges including possible greenhouse-gas limits, heightened
security, skyrocketing fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages. Simply
expanding the existing infrastructure is no longer enough.
Changes in power infrastructure are
expected around the world. Industry and government groups and
foundations envision a new, technologically advanced infrastructure.
Once this is installed, tomorrow’s electric power systems should deliver
more power, have more reliably, and produce with greater efficiency,
wherever and whenever needed. Outages and brownouts should be
infrequent, localized, and quickly resolved. Less energy should be lost
in generating, transmitting, and delivering electricity, and every
conceivable source of electric power should be used. |
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| Vision |
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The vision of
the Group is to achieve research at such a level that it will
increasingly attract the concerned national and international industries
and academia, particularly the ones in this region, and draw talents
worldwide for high quality engineers, graduate and post-graduate
education, and training in electrical power and energy technology and
management. |
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| Mission |
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The
mission of the Group is to conduct basic, applied, and interdisciplinary
research in electrical power and energy systems which will form the
essential constituents of strategic and major research concentration by
academics and industry and align the research with modern international
needs. |
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| Objectives |
The objectives of
the Group are as follows:
- To establish
highly focused research programs that will generate novel concepts,
and methods of analysis, evaluation and testing in power and energy
systems.
- To broaden
undergraduate and graduate education in the areas of the Group’s
research concentration, thereby providing a strong workforce base
and highly skilled manpower for the industries.
- To promote
latest technology in the area of electrical power and energy systems
for enhancement of international competitiveness of Saudi Arabia by
collaborating with local industry, and related organizations
world-wide.
- To promote
cooperation in research by strengthening domestic and international
research linkages and collaborations.
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| Group Composition |
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| Executive Committee
- Dr. Abido, Mohammad Ali Y.
(Coordinator)
- Dr. Abdur-Rahim, AbuHamed M.
- Dr. El-Amin, Ibrahim M.
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| Permanent Members
- Dr. Abido, Mohammad Ali Y.
(Coordinator)
- Dr. El-Amin, Ibrahim M.
- Dr. Mohamed, Mohamed Syed Mansour
- Dr. Abdur-Rahim, AbuHamed M.
- Dr. Al-Hamouz, Zakariya
- Dr. Habiballah, Ibrahim O.
- Dr. Kassas, Mahmoud
- Dr. Belhadj, Chokri
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| Collaborating Researchers
- Dr. Sayed El-Alfy (ICS)
- Mr. Arif Abdel-magid (RI)
- Mr. Firoz Ahmad (RI)
- Mr. Khaled Al-Soufi (RI)
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| Students
- Mr. M. Hassan (Ph. D. student)
- Mr. F. Zaro (Ph. D. student)
- Mr. A. Al-Muhammad (Ph. D.
student)
- Mr. A. Al-Nuaim (Ph. D. student)
- Mr. F. Al-Ismail (MS. student)
- Mr. Y. Al-Rasheedi (MS. student)
- Mr. A. Al-Mulhim (MS. student)
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| Proposed Research Areas |
- Renewable Energy and Smart Grid
- Power System Operation and Control
- Power Quality and Electric Drives
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| Contact |
Mohammad Ali Abido
mabido@kfupm.edu.sa
prg@kfupm.edu.sa |
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