SUMMARY OF RECENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO POWER ENGINEERING AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS

Research / Development in collaboration with

ZEC Wind Power and Powerbase Control Systems

Wind Energy Technologies

This interdisciplinary research program is a focused investigation in wind energy technologies for community power, ensuring three major priorities: development of robust technologies; impact on human health and safety; and impact on the electric grid. It will serve as a means of facilitating collaboration between researchers and teaching staff of the University of Ottawa and Canadian industry. The program involves the investigation and development of wind energy technologies that address the challenges of its integration with the grid; impact on sustainability and on the environment; health risks, as well as the analysis of options for managing those risks. A knowledge transfer component is included in order to promote the use of clean and safe technologies by the industry with an emphasis on fundamental and applied research, graduate education and new enterprise development. The program provides an integration of disciplines that remains underdeveloped in Canada but important to Canadians. It will contribute to the training of highly qualified personnel in this interdisciplinary field.

Publications

Riadh W. Y. Habash, Voicu Groza, Tom McNeill, and Ian Roberts, Lightning Risk Analysis of a Power Microgrid, British Journal of of Applied Science and Technology, 2013.

Riadh W. Y. Habash, Qianjun Tang, Pierre Guillemette and Nazish Irfan, Performance Evaluation of an Induction Machine with Auxiliary Winding for Wind Turbine Power, ISRN Renewable Energy, 2012 (Article ID 167192: doi:10.5402/2012/167192).

Riadh W. Y. Habash and Pierre Guillemette, Harnessing the Winds: Trends and Advances, IEEE Potentials, vol. 31, issue 1, 2012.

Riadh W. Y. Habash_, Christine Suurtamm, and Dan Necsulescu, Mechatronics Learning Studio: From “Play and Learn” to Industry-Inspired Green Energy Applications, IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 45, No. 4, 2011.

Riadh W. Y. Habash, Yue Yang, Charles Blouin, Pierre Guillemette, Experimental Wind Tunnel Investigation of a Contra-Rotating Small Wind Energy Converter, ISRN Mechanical Engineering, 2011 (doi:10.5402/2011/828739).

Riadh W. Y. Habash, Voicu Groza, Yeu Yang, Charles Blouin, and Pierre Guillemette, Performance Testing and Control of a Small Wind Energy Converter, IEEE 6th International Symposium on Electronic Design, Test, and Application, Queenstown, New Zealand, Jan 17-19, 2011.

Riadh W. Y. Habash_, Voicu Groza, and Pierre Guillemette, Design and Implementation of a Dual-Rotor Wind Turbine System, IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference, Halifax, August 25-27, 2010.

Riadh W. Y. Habash and Voicu Groza, Lightning Risk Analysis in Teaching Power Systems, IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference, Halifax, August 25-27, 2010.

C. Bloiun, G. Alhage, Y. Yang, Riadh W. Y. Habash, and P. Guillemette, Design and Implementation of an Optimal Wind Generator, 2010 Int. CDIO Conf., Montreal, June 15-18, 2010.

Riadh W. Y. Habash_, Christine Suurtamm, and Dan Necsulescu, Embracing CDIO: Developing a Mechatronics Learning Studio. 2010 Int. CDIO Conf., Montreal, June 15-18, 2010.

Riadh W. Y. Habash. Lightning Risk in Research and Teaching of Power and Control Systems. ANTEM/AMEREM 2010 Conference, Ottawa, Canada, July 5-9, 2010.