Renewable Energy Systems

Prof. Ahmad Azar has received the M.Sc. degree in 2006 and Ph.D degree in 2009 from Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt. He is a research associate Professor at Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Kingdom Saudi Arabia. He is also an associate professor at the Faculty of Computers and Artificial intelligence, Benha University, Egypt. Prof. Azar is the Editor in Chief of International Journal of System Dynamics Applications (IJSDA) and International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology (IJSSMET) published by IGI Global, USA. Also, he is the Editor in Chief of International Journal of Intelligent Engineering Informatics (IJIEI), Inderscience Publishers, Olney, UK. Prof. Azar has worked as associate editor of IEEE Trans. Neural Networks and Learning Systems from 2013 to 2017. He is currently Associate Editor of ISA Transactios, Elsevier and IEEE systems journal. Dr. Ahmad Azar has worked in the areas of Control Theory & Applications, Process Control, Chaos Control and Synchronization, Nonlinear control, Renewable Energy, Computational Intelligence and has authored/coauthored over 200 research publications in peer-reviewed reputed journals, book chapters and conference proceedings. He is an editor of many books in the field of fuzzy logic systems, modeling techniques, control systems, computational intelligence, chaos modeling and machine learning. Dr. Ahmad Azar is closely associated with several international journals as a reviewer. He serves as international programme committee member in many international and peer-reviewed conferences. Dr. Ahmad Azar has been a senior member of IEEE since December 2013 due to his significant contributions to the profession. Dr. Ahmad Azar is the recipient of several awards including: Benha University Prize for Scientific Excellence (2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018), the paper citation award from Benha University (2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018). In June 2018, Prof. Azar was awarded the Egyptian State Prize in Engineering Sciences, the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology of Egypt, 2017. In July 2018 he was selected as a member of Energy and Electricity Research council, Academy of Scientific Research, Ministry of Higher Education. In August 2018 he was selected as senior member of International Rough Set Society (IRSS).

1. Efficiency maximization of wind turbines using data-driven Model-Free Adaptive Control 2. Advanced control design based on sliding modes technique for power extraction maximization in variable speed wind turbine 3. Generic modeling and control of wind turbines following IEC 61400-27-1 4. Development of a nonlinear backstepping approach of gridconnected PMSG wind farm Structure 5. Model predictive control-based energy management strategy for grid-connected residential photovoltaic_wind_battery system 6. Efficient maximum power point tracking in fuel cell using the fractional-order PID controller 7. Robust adaptive nonlinear controller of wind energy conversion system based on permanent magnet synchronous generator 8. Improvement of fuel cell MPPT performance with a fuzzy logic controller 9. Control strategies of wind energy conversion system-based doubly fed induction generator 10. Modeling of a high-performance three-phase voltage-source boost inverter with the implementation of closed-loop control 11. Advanced control of PMSG-based wind energy conversion system applying linear matrix inequality approach 12. Fractional-order controller design and implementation for maximum power point tracking in photovoltaic panels 13. Technoeconomic modeling of standalone and hybrid renewable energy systems for thermal applications in isolated areas 14. Solar thermal system—an insight into parabolic trough solar collector and its modelling 15. Energy hub: modeling, control, and Optimization 16. Simulation of solar-powered desiccant-assisted cooling in hot and humid climates 17. Recent optimal power flow Algorithms 18. Challenges for the optimum penetration of photovoltaic systems 19. Modeling and optimization of performance of a straight bladed HDarrieus vertical-axis wind turbine in low wind speed condition: a hybrid multicriteria decision-making approach 20. Maximum power point tracking design using particle swarm optimization algorithm for wind energy conversion system connected to the grid 21. Multiobjective optimization-based energy management system considering renewable energy, energy storage systems, and electric vehicles 22. Fuel cell parameters estimation using optimization techniques 23. Optimal allocation of distributed generation/shunt capacitor using hybrid analytical/metaheuristic techniques 24. Optimal appliance management system with renewable energy integration for smart homes 25. Solar cell parameter extraction using the Yellow Saddle Goatfish Algorithm 26. Reactive capability limits for wind turbine based on SCIG for optimal integration into the grid 27. Demand-side strategy management using PSO and BSA for optimal dayahead load shifting in smart grid 28. Optimal power generation and power flow control using artificial intelligent techniques 29. Nature-inspired computational intelligence for optimal sizing of hybrid renewable energy system 30. Optimal design and techno-socioeconomic analysis of hybrid renewable system for gird-connected system 31. Stand-alone hybrid system of solar photovoltaics/wind energy resources: an eco-friendly sustainable approach