Professor Khaled Ahmed
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Personal statement
I received my PhD degree in power electronics from the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde in 2008. In 2011, following a period of employment as a Research Associate at Strathclyde, I was appointed as a Lecturer in Power Electronics at the University of Aberdeen, and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2015. Currently, I am a Professor of power electronics and the Head of Power Electroincs, Drives, and Energy Conversion (PEDEC) reseach group at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. I have over 20 years of research experience in power electronics, electrical power engineering, renewable energy integration, distributed generation, solar energy systems, off-shore wind energy, DC/DC converters, smart grids, and HVDC.
I have won funding of £6 million as Primary and Co-Investigator on projects funded by EPSRC, the EU, the British Council, the Royal Society, Encompass, the Carnegie Trust, the Scottish Funding Council, the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre, and industry.
I have extensive experience of working with industry, having collaborated with Aker Solutions, Proven, Technip Umbilicals Ltd, and Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE). I have also designed and delivered a continuing professional development (CPD) course on HVDC for the SSE HVDC technology engineering team.
I have supervised/co-supervised 20 PhD students: 12 have graduated, and 8 are ongoing.
I with my collaborators published over 180 technical papers in refereed journals and conferences, 1 book, 1 book chapter, and a patent (PCT/GB2017/051364). Total citations of 6566 and h-index of 33.
I am a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Industrial Electronics and Power Electronics Societies, IET member and Charted Engineer. I am a Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (HEA). I am a member of the international IET ACDC, IET PEMD and IEEE ICRERA, IEEE eGrid conference organising committees. I am an Associate Editor of the IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society and the Elsevier Alexandria Engineering Journal.
Projects:
Smart Grid Technology, EC link
Publications:
Text Book: High Voltage Direct Current Transmission: Converters, Systems and DC Grids
Patent: (WO2017199016) DC/DC CONVERTER FOR HIGH POWER DC GRIDS
Talks:
How to electrify UKCS oil and gas platforms?
Area of Expertise
- Electrification for offshore Oil and Gas assets for future Energy Transition.
- Modular DC/DC converter for high power applications
- Grid-forming converters for future grids
- Parallel operation of inverter based distributed generation units in microgrids
- Distributed generation and microgrids for standalone and grid-connected applications
- Wind farm integration using power electronics
- Multilevel converters for high power application (FACTS & HVDC)
Qualifications
- IEEE Industrial and Power Electronics Societies, Senior Member.
- The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Member.
- Engineering Council UK, Registered Chartered Engineer.
- The Higher Education Academy, Senior Fellow.
- The Scottish Institute for Solar Energy Research (SISER), Member.
- The Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers, Member.
Publications
- Software and hardware-based decoupling control comparison of multiport-isolated DC-DC converters for hydrogen energy storage systems
- Oyewole Oyedotun E, Ahmed Khaled H
- 2024 IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT EUROPE) , pp. 1-5 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/isgteurope62998.2024.10863373
- Novel model reference-based hybrid decoupling control of multiport-isolated DC-DC converter for hydrogen energy storage system integration
- Oyewole Oyedotun E, Abdelaziz Ali A, Abdelsalam Ibrahim, Bari Eugene, Ahmed Khaled H
- Journal of Energy Storage Vol 109 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.115175
- Integral-based inertia estimation method for power systems with high renewable integration
- Abouyehia Mohamed, Abdelaziz Yousef N, Egea-Àlvarez Agustí, Ahmed Khaled H
- 2024 9th IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid (eGRID) IEEE Workshop on the Electronic Grid (eGRID) Vol 2024 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/egrid62045.2024.10842854
- Genetic algorithm-based approach for torque control and increased efficiency across an optimised speed range in switched reluctance drives
- MacRae Euan, Abdel‐Aziz Ali, Ahmed Khaled, Pollock Richard, Williams Barry W
- IET Electric Power Applications Vol 18, pp. 1818-1832 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1049/elp2.12526
- Resilience and Frequency Control in Low-Inertia Power Systems: Challenges and Solutions
- Colak Ayse, Abouyehia Mohamed, Ahmed Khaled
- 2024 13th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA) 2024 13th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA) 2024 13th International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA), pp. 1277-1284 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/icrera62673.2024.10815552
- Editorial of the special issue : Interactions between AC and DC power systems, and related considerations
- Ahmed Khaled, Marshall Ben
- IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution Vol 18, pp. 3763-3764 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1049/gtd2.13304
Research Interests
Research Topics
- Electrification for offshore assets and future Energy Transition.
- High power high voltage DC/DC converters
- Grid-forming converters for future grids
- Distributed generation and microgrids for standalone and grid-connected applications
- Wind farm integration using power electronics
- Resonant converters for high voltage high power systems
- Multilevel converters for high power application (FACTS & HVDC)
Research Grants
- Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Ltd, UK, ‘Circuit Optimisation for Multi-infeed HVDC Systems’, CI, 2012-2016.
- EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council), ‘DC Networks with DC‑DC Converters for Integration of Large Renewable Sources’, CI, 2013-2016.
- Kick Start Award, Encompass project, ‘Coastal Solar Array’, PI, 2014.
- The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland Research Grant, PI, 2015.
- Royal Society Research Grant, PI, 2015.
- British Council Researcher Link Workshop Grant, PI, 2015.
- Scottish Funding Council, ‘Micro Wind turbine’ PI, 2015.
- EU Project, ‘Smart Grid Technology’, PI, 2016-2019.
- Scottish Funding Council, ‘Modified Metal Detection Machine’ PI, 2016.
- Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) and Technip Umbilicals Ltd, ‘Load-Bearing MV Cable Termination for Umbilicals’, CI, 2017.
- KTP in collaboration with Ace Aquatec Ltd., ‘Fish Stunning Improvements’ PI, 2017-2019.
- Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC), ‘Realising the Value of Offshore Grid Access for Small Pools’ PI, 2019-2020.
- Innovate UK, ‘High Speed, Magnet Free Traction Motors and Drives’, PI, 2019-2020.
- Iberdrola, ‘Design and testing of novel AC/DC microgrid control algorithms’, PI, 2019-2020.
- Rolls Royce Ltd., ‘Comparison of Power Electronics Converter System Options’, PI, 2019-2020.
- Iberdrola, ‘Distributed Generation Black Start’, PI, 2020.
Professional Activities
- The 19th International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission
- Chair
- 1/3/2023
- Current-type Power Hardware-in-the-Loop Interface for Black Start Testing of Grid Forming Converter
- Contributor
- 19/10/2022
- Unlocking Opportunities for DC Grids by DC-DC Fault Tolerant Converters
- Speaker
- 29/6/2021
- Alexandria Engineering Journal (Journal)
- Editor
- 2021
- IEEE Access (Journal)
- Associate Editor
- 2021
- How to Electrify UKCS Oil and Gas Platforms?
- Speaker
- 21/10/2020
Projects
- Multi-port DC-DC Converter for Future All-Electric Ships
- Ahmed, Khaled (Principal Investigator) Egea Alvarez, Agusti (Co-investigator) Xu, Lie (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025
- SIF BLADE - Beta
- Egea Alvarez, Agusti (Principal Investigator) Ahmed, Khaled (Co-investigator) Dysko, Adam (Co-investigator) Hong, Qiteng (Co-investigator) Xu, Lie (Co-investigator) Alves, Rui (Research Co-investigator)
- Linked to 221702 and 231454
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2027
- Hybrid generation load site control and grid code compliance
- Ahmed, Khaled (Principal Investigator) Campos-Gaona, David (Co-investigator) Egea Alvarez, Agusti (Co-investigator) Xu, Lie (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- Marine Vessels Onboard Charging Technologies
- Ahmed, Khaled (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- BLADE - Alpha phase
- Egea Alvarez, Agusti (Principal Investigator) Ahmed, Khaled (Co-investigator) Dysko, Adam (Co-investigator) Hong, Qiteng (Co-investigator) Xu, Lie (Co-investigator)
- Linked to project RKES 221702
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024
- Off-grid EV Charging Infrastructure
- Ahmed, Khaled (Principal Investigator) Bayram, I. Safak (Co-investigator) Egea Alvarez, Agusti (Co-investigator) Xu, Lie (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024
Contact
Professor
Khaled
Ahmed
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: khaled.ahmed@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2516