Dr. Mounir Bouzguenda

 

 
 mbuzganda@kfu.edu.sa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

RANK: Associate Professor

 

EDUCATION:

 

·      Ph.D. Electrical Engineering , Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Virginia, USA, 1992.

 

·      M.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Virginia, USA, 1988.

 

·      B.Sc.  Electrical Engineering, Penn. State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA, 1985.

 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

•  Electric Smart Grid Applications
•  Micro-inverter design for solar photovoltaic applications
•  Renewable and Alternative Energy
•  Electric Power Systems Planning, Production
•  Energy management
•  Water Desalination using Solar Energy

Experience:

•  Associate Professor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, March 2009-Nov. 2012.
•  Senior Lecturer, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Sohar University, Oman, 2002- 2009.
•  Lecturer, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Sohar University, Oman, Sept. 2000- Aug. 2002.
•  Assistant Professor, University of Sfax, Tunisia, Sept. 1997-Aug. 2000.
•  Assistant Professor, Capitol College, Maryland, USA, Aug. 1993-August 1997.

 

 

Publications:

  • 2015, M. H Shwehdi, S. Rajamohamed, A. Ali Smadi, M. Bouzguenda, A. A. Alnaim and S. Fortea (2015), "Energy savings approaches of buildings in hot-arid regions, Saudi Arabia: 2015.case study", Journal of Engineering Research, Year 3, Vol. 1, March Arif Malik and M. Bouzguenda, “Effects of Smart Grid Technologies on Capacity and Energy Savings–A Case Study of Oman”, Energy, theInternational Journal, Volume 54, 1 June 2013, Pages 365–371.

  • M. Bouzguenda, T. Salmi, A. Gastli and A. Masmoudi, “Design and analysis of transformerless micro-inverter". International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy, submitted on Jan. 6, 2012.
  • T. Salmi, M. Bouzguenda, A. Gastli and A. Masmoudi, “Transformerless micro inverter for photovoltaic systems". International Journal of Energy and Environment, Vol. 3, Issue 4, 2012 pp.639-650. Journal homepage: www.IJEE.IEEFoundation.org
  • M. Bouzguenda: “A comparative study of hybrid diesel solar PV–wind power systems in rural areas in the Sultanate of Oman”, International Journal of Sustainable Energy, Volume 31, Issue 2, 2012, pp. 95-106.T.

  • Salmi, M. Bouzguenda, A. Gastli and A. Masmoudi, "A Novel Transformerless Inverter Topology without Zero-Crossing Distortion", International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, IJRER, Vol. 2, No 1 (2012) , pp. 140-146.

  • T. Salmi, M. Bouzguenda, A. Gastli and A. Masmoudi, "MATLAB/Simulink Based Modeling of Photovoltaic Cell", International Journal of Renewable Energy Research, Vol.2, No.2, 2012, pp. 213-218.

  • T. Salmi, M. Bouzguenda, A. Gastli, and A. Masmoudi, "Review of Common Mode Voltage Transformerless Inverter Topologies for PV Systems", Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, Series: Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, Vol. 12, edited by M'Sirdi, N.; Namaane, A.; Howlett, R.J.; Jain, L.C. (Eds.), 2012, pp 589-596.

  • Mounir Bouzguenda, Tarak Salmi, Adel Gastli and Ahmed Masmoudi, "Evaluating Solar Photovoltaic System Performance using MATLAB", First International Conference on Renewable Energies and Vehicular Technology (REVET), 2012 Hammamet, Tunisia, March 26-28, 2012.

  • Mounir Bouzguenda, A. Gastli, A. Al Badi and T. Salmi, "Solar Photovoltaic Inverter Requirements for Smart Grid Applications", Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT)-Middle East, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Dec 17-19, 2011.www.ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/6198414/.../06220799.pdf.