Micro grids, transportation electrification, more electric aircraft, electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, stability and stabilization of power conversion systems, control of power converters, fault-tolerant power conversion, power converters fault-detection, motor control, AC drives
The efficiency and reliability of energy conversion systems in electrified transport and microgrids are of paramount importance for future development. This includes operating range extension, fault detection, fault-tolerant control, and stability of the above-mentioned systems and particularly, electrified air transportation. Indeed, the aircraft industry is undergoing a deep revolution, in which not only most actuators, but also propulsive motors are being electrified. The aim is to enhance reliability and propulsion efficiency and reduce maintenance costs and environmental impact. To get there, the aircraft industry has to develop new electronic, electrical and mechanical components, and look at new means to monitor them throughout their operating life. Hence, our team at McMaster University works on the reliability and control of power electronic converters, electric machines and microgrids in electrified air transportation.
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Dr. Nahid-Mobarakeh supervised/co-supervised 21 Ph.D. students since 2006.
59 Master’s students have graduated under the supervision of Dr. Nahid-Mobarakeh since 2004.
Most of Dr. Nahid-Mobarakeh’s former graduate students work in companies such as Safran Group, Valeo, Peugeot-Citroen PSA, Renault, Air Bus, EDF, Delphi, GE, IFP-en, Atalys, Sermat, SEW-Usocome, etc.
Dr. Babak Nahid-Mobarakeh is a Professor at McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada. He received the Ph.D. degree from “Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine” (INPL, France) in 2001 in Electrical Engineering. From 2001 to 2006, he was with “Université de Picardie” as an Assistant then Associate Professor. In September 2006, he joined “Université de Lorraine” as an Associate Professor, then Professor in 2016. He is the author or coauthor of more than 250 peer-reviewed international journal and conference papers. Currently, he is the General Chair of ITEC 2020 (IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo). Between 2012 and 2019, he served as Secretary, Vice Chair, Chair and Past Chair of the Industrial Automation and Control Committee (IACC) of the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS). He also was the IACC Committee Administrator and a Paper Review Chair of IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications.
Dr. Nahid-Mobarakeh’s main research topics are related to the continuity of service in electrical systems and his main contributions are:
Stability analysis and stabilization of microgrids: – Large-signal and small-signal stability of AC and DC microgrids – Centralized and distributed stabilizing control and energy management in microgrids – Online identification for stabilization and control of microgrids
Fault detection in electric systems: – Online parameter identification for fault detection – Fault detection and isolation in distributed electrical systems – State of Charge and State of Health estimation for batteries
Electric drives: – Fault-tolerant power electronic architectures for AC drives – PWM techniques and torque ripples suppression in multi-phase machines – Sensor failure in AC drives
• Fellow IEEE 2022, citation: for contributions to the improvements in service continuity of electric motor drive systems • Recipient “Best Research Project Award”, Safran Group, 2013 • Second Best Ph.D. Thesis Award of Université de Lorraine (Pierre Magne), 2012 • IET Toronto Local Network Younger Members Section Prize, 2014 • Recipient of 7 IEEE Awards • Holder of 7 patents • Committee Administrator of the “Industrial Automation and Control Committee”, IEEE Industry Applications Society, 2015-2019 • Technical Committee Paper Review Chair of the IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 2013-2019 • Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification • Panelist for EU Horizon 2020 program, ANR (French NSF), and US NSF • Chair of Corporate Relations at ENSEM, Université de Lorraine, France (Jan. 2016-Sep. 2019) • Member of ENSEM Board of Directors, Université de Lorraine, France (Jan. 2016-Sep. 2019)
3 unit(s) AC machine modeling and their control design tools are presented. The focus is on permanent-magnet (PM) and induction machines (IM) supplied by voltage-source inverters. Field-Oriented Control, with and without mechanical sensor, is developed. Common failures in adjustable speed drives are introduced and their effect on the drive performance is analyzed. Fault-tolerant drives are studied and some practical examples from industry are presented. Principal concepts are developed with projects using MATLAB/Simulink
4 unit(s) Analysis of unsymmetrical electrical systems, load flow studies, dynamic stability of electrical power systems, power system protection, emerging systems and issues relating to electrical power quality and the impact thereof on plant and customer loads, new generation and connection concepts for large electrical power systems with regard to sustainable energy resources, their management, technical challenges and solutions, high voltage DC (HVDC networks, Smart grids.
Instructor
Dr. Babak Nahid-Mobarakeh
Micro grids for transportation systems and terrestrial applications are studied. Then, fundamentals of renewable energies are explained and the concept of smart grid is introduced. Three lectures, one tutorial, one lab every other week; second term Prerequisite(s): ELECENG 3CL4, and ELECENG 3PI4, and ELECENG 4PK4 and ELECENG 4PM4
Instructor
Dr. Babak Nahid-Mobarakeh
Analysis of transmission lines, unsymmetrical electrical systems, load flow studies, dynamic stability of electrical power systems, power system protection, emerging systems and issues relating to electrical power quality and the impact thereof on plant and customer loads, new generation and connection concepts for large electrical power systems with-regard-to sustainable energy resources, their management, technical challenges and solutions, high voltage DC (HVDC) networks. Three lectures, one tutorial, one lab every other week; first term Prerequisite(s): ELECENG 3PI4
