Professor, PhD, Professor of Engineering, Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (SMIEEE), Tier 2 Canadian Research Chair
Office
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
Canada
Engineering 3 (E3) 4111
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 33035
Fax: 519-746-3077
Email: ehab@uwaterloo.ca
Ehab El-Saadany's Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
Teaching and supervision
Office hours: By appointment (email or call)
Courses:
ECE = Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECE 6604PD: Distributed Generation
- ECE 6603PD: Electromagnetic Compatibility and Power Control
- ECE 667: Sustainable Distributed Power Generation
- ECE 261: Energy Systems
- Mechatronics Engineering (MTE) 320: Actuators & Power Electronics
- MTE 120: Circuits
Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and visitors
- Aboelsood Zidan: PhD student. Research topic: Control and operation of smart grids. (May 09-today)
- Hany Farag: PhD student. Research topic: Multi-agent techniques for micro grid operation and control. (Jan.09-today)
- Rashid Alabri: PhD student. Thesis: "Voltage stability and power quality analysis with high Distribution Generation (DG) penetration." (Sept.07-today)
- Dalia Zaki: PhD student. Thesis: "Bearingless microturbines." (May 07-today)
- Mohammedreza Fakhari: MASc student. Research topic: Incorporating doubly fed induction generator (DFIG)-based wind power generator in microgrid frequency stabilization. (Jan.10-Dec.11)
- Meghana Mukerji: MASc student. Research topic: Smart sensors. (Sept.08-May 2011)
- Ahmed Khalifah: MASc student. Research topic: Photovoltaic (PV) interfacing and control. (Sept.08-Dec.2010)
- Mohamed Mahmoud: PhD student. Thesis: "Planar electric based electrostatic micro-generator." (Sept.04-April 10)
- Yasser Atwa: PhD student. Thesis: "Distribution system planning strategies and operation issues under high DG penetration levels." (Jan.06-Jan.10)
- Mohamed AlBadi: PhD student. Thesis: "Wind power: economical valuation and power management." (Jan.06-Jan.10)
- Mostafa Soliman:
- Postdoc Fellow. Research topic: Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) fabrication of micro-power generators. (Sept.09-Aug.10)
- PhD student. Thesis: "Electromagnetic micro-power generator, analysis, design and simulation." (Jan.04-Aug.09)
- Huo Limin: Visiting profc Research topic: Reliability improvement mechanisms in distribution systems with high distributed generation systems with high distributed generation penetration levels. (Mar.09-Sept.09)
- Yasser Mohamed:
- Postdoc Fellow. Research topic: Dynamic interactions in micro grids with different DG technologies. (Jan.09-Sept.09)
- PhD student. Thesis: "A Robust voltage-sourced inverter-based interface for distributed energy resources in grid-connected and micro-grid systems." (May 06-Oct.08)
- Anne-Claire Guise: Visiting Scholar (MASc). Research topic: DG availability using Monte Carlo simulation. (May 08-Sept.09)
- Mohammed Essam: Visiting Scholar (MASc). Research topic: Supply adequacy evaluation in distribution systems with high PV-based DG penetration using Monte Carlo Simulation. (May 08-Aug.09)
- Ali Alaboudy: PhD student. Thesis: "Power conditioning and performance enhancement of wind-based distributed generation." (Jan.06-Nov.08)
- Ali H. Kassem: Visiting Scholar (PhD). Research topic: Wind based DG operation and control. (Sept.06-Aug.08)
- Yanghua Liu: Visiting Scholar (PhD). Research topic: System reconfiguration in smart grids. (Aug.06-Aug.08)
- Hani Fadali: MASc student. Thesis: "Fuel cell distributed generation: power conditioning, control and energy management (PDF)." (May 06-May 08)
- Oliver Romanuik: MASc student. Thesis: "Designing a real-time grid simulator for use in market and A.G.C. studies." (Sept.06-Aug.08)
- Abdullah H. Al-Badi: Visiting prof Research topic: Hybrid operation of different distributed generation. (Aug.06-Aug.07)
- Tarek El-Fouly: PhD student. Thesis: "Wind farms production: control and prediction (PDF)." (Sept.02-May 07)
- Mike Chen: MASc student. Thesis: "Fuel cell based distributed generation; modeling, operation, and economic evaluation." (Sept.04-Aug.06)
- Salam Gabran: MASc student. Theses: "Design optimization methodology of sub-dermal electroencephalography dry spiked electrode array (PDF)."(Sept.04-Aug.06)
- Mohamed Eldery: PhD student. Thesis: "Retrofit control to prevent Adjustible Speed Drive (ASD) premature trips due to power quality problems (PDF)." (Jan.03-Aug.06)
- Hatem Zieleldin: PhD student. Thesis: "Distributed generation micro-grid operation: control, protection, and electricity market operation." (Sept.02-Aug.06)
- Tarek Abdel-Galil: Postdoc Fellow. Research topic: Power quality events detection and classification. (June 03-Oct.04)
- Ismeil El-Samahy: MASc student. Thesis: "Simulation and control of a four-quardrant switched reluctance motor drive for performance applications." (Sept.02-Aug.04)
- Mostafa Marei: PhD student. Thesis: "Novel control algorithms for inverter-based custom power conditioners." (May 01-Apr.04)
Research
Areas:
- Monitoring, identification and classification of power quality problems in distribution systems with emphasis on smart grid application
- Performance evaluation and control of distribution systems with high penetration levels of distributed generation
- Development of new control algorithms for the distributed generation interface in grid-connected and micro-grid systems
- Utilization of distributed generation as a tool for power quality and voltage stability improvement
- Analysis and control of wind-based distributed generation
- Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) micro-generators design and fabrication
- Smart grids operation and control
- Distributed generation issues
- Fuel cell interfacing
- Mechatronics