
Dr Khaled Ahmed
Reader
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
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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.
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Modified extended complex Kalman filter for DC offset and distortion rejection in grid-tie transformerless converters El-Nagar Mohammed, Ahmed Khaled, Hamdan Eman, Abdel-Khalik Ayman S, Hamad Mostafa S, Ahmed Shehab Applied Sciences Vol 13 (2023) https://doi.org/10.3390/app13159023 Responsive and resilient vector current control for variable grids Kervyn de Meerendre Mathieu, Ahmed Khaled H, Egea Àlvarez Agustí Open Journal of Power Electronics Vol 4, pp. 463-473 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1109/OJPEL.2023.3270374 Power density improvement due to rotor flux screens in an SRM with a higher number of rotor poles than stator poles Abdel-Aziz Ali A, Ahmed Khaled H, Massoud Ahmed M, Williams Barry W Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development Vol 9, pp. 11-20 (2023) https://doi.org/10.21622/resd.2023.09.1.011 Grid-forming VSM control for black-start applications with experimental PHiL validation Alassi Abdulrahman, Feng Zhiwang, Ahmed Khaled, Syed Mazheruddin, Egea-Alvarez Agusti, Foote Colin International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems Vol 151 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2023.109119 Robust damping and decoupling controller for interconnected power network based on distributed energy resources Ahmed Mohamed, Alsokhiry F, Ahmed Khaled H, Abdel-Khalik Ayman, Al-Turki Y International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems Vol 145 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.108581 Comparative assessment of four low voltage fault ride through techniques (LVFRT) for wind energy conversion systems (WECSs) Tait James, Wang Shuren, Ahmed Khaled, Adam Grain Philip Alexandria Engineering Journal Vol 61, pp. 10463-10476 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2022.04.003
Publications
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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 9th IEEE International Conference on Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA) 2020 Chair 27/9/2020
Introduction to Power Electronics and Electric Machines Ahmed, Khaled (Principal Investigator) Egea Alvarez, Agusti (Co-investigator) McNeill, Neville (Co-investigator) Xu, Lie (Co-investigator) 26-Jan-2023 - 08-Jan-2023 SIF Black start Demonstrator from offshore wind (SIF BLADE) Egea Alvarez, Agusti (Principal Investigator) Ahmed, Khaled (Co-investigator) Dysko, Adam (Co-investigator) Tzelepis, Dimitrios (Co-investigator) Xu, Lie (Co-investigator) 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2023 HVDC-based grid architectures for reliable and resilient WIdeSprEad hybrid AC/DC transmission systems Egea Alvarez, Agusti (Principal Investigator) Ahmed, Khaled (Co-investigator) Bell, Keith (Co-investigator) Xu, Lie (Co-investigator) 01-Jan-2022 - 31-Jan-2026 Realising the value of offshore grid access for small pools Ahmed, Khaled (Principal Investigator) Burt, Graeme (Co-investigator) Xu, Lie (Co-investigator) 03-Jan-2019 - 31-Jan-2020 High Speed, Magnet Free Traction Motors and Drives Ahmed, Khaled (Principal Investigator) Williams, Barry (Co-investigator) 01-Jan-2019 - 30-Jan-2020 EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind & Marine Energy Systems | Morris, Jennifer Ahmed, Khaled (Principal Investigator) Egea Alvarez, Agusti (Co-investigator) Morris, Jennifer (Research Co-investigator) 01-Jan-2018 - 16-Jan-2023
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.
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Dr
Khaled
Ahmed
Reader
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: khaled.ahmed@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2516