MOHAMMAD SALEH MAHMOUD WIDYAN

Mohammad Saleh Mahmoud Widyan	Professor
Electrical Machines, Power Systems and Control	Electric Machines
Faculty of Engineering	Department of Electrical Engineering
mohammadwidyan@hu.edu.jo	http://staff.hu.edu.jo/mohammadwidyan
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Office No. : E3063	EXT : 5012

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Ph.D.	Berlin University of Technology	Germany,2006
Master	Jordan University of Science and Technology	Jordan,2002
Bachelor	Yarmouk University	Jordan,2000

1) Conventional and Permanent-Magnet Electrical Machines Design.
2)  Finite Element Technique.
3)  Bifurcation Theory, Nonlinear Dynamics and Control.
4)  Subsynchronous Resonance in Power Systems (Analysis & Control).
5)  Power System and Electrical Machine Dynamics.
6)  Renewable and Hybrid Energy Systems (Wind and Photovoltaic)
7)  Dynamical Analysis of Various PV-Powered and Hybrid Electrical Systems.

 Journal Papers
1)	A. M. Harb & M. S. Widyan, "Chaos and Bifurcation Control of SSR in the IEEE Second Benchmark Model", Chaos, Solitons & Fractals Journal, Vol. 21, pp. 537-552, 2004, (Elsevier).

2)	A. M. Harb & M. S. Widyan, "Controlling Chaos and Bifurcations of Subsynchronous Resonance in Power System", Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, Vol. 7. No. 2, pp.15-36, 2002, (Vilnius University).

3)	M. S. Widyan & R. E. Hanitsch, "A Three-Phase Sinusoidal Novel Permanent-Magnet   Synchronous Generator", International Journal of Power and Energy Systems, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 57-64, 2009, (Actapress).

4)	M. S. Widyan & A. M. Harb, "On the Effect of TCSC and TCSC-Controller Gain on Bifurcations of Subsynchronous Resonance in Power Systems", International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 252-262, 2010, (Actapress).

5)	M. S. Widyan, “On the Effect of AVR Gain on Bifurcations of Subsynchronous Resonance in Power System”, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, Vol. 32, pp. 656-663, 2010, (Elsevier).

6)	M. S. Widyan, A. I. Al Tarabsheh, I .Y. Etier & R. E. Hanitsch, "Dynamic and Steady-State Characteristics of DC Machines Fed By Photovoltaic Systems", International Journal of Modelling and Simulations, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 353-360, 2010, (Actapress).

7)	M. S. Widyan, "Dynamical and Steady-State Characteristics of DC Motors Powered By Photovoltaic Systems via DC-DC Buck-Boost Switch Mode Converter", International Journal of Power and Energy Systems, Vol. 30, No. 2, pp. 148-156, 2010, (Actapress).

8)	M. S. Widyan, A. I. Al Tarabsheh, I. Y. Etier & R. E. Hanitsch, "Transient Analysis and Output Characteristics of DC Motors Fed by Photovoltaic Systems", Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 4. No. 1, pp. 193-204, 2010, (The Hashemite University).

9)	M. S. Widyan & A. M. Harb, "On the Effect of Turbine Governor Gain on Bifurcations of Subsynchronous Resonance in Power Systems", International Journal of Modelling and Simulations, Vol. 30, No.3, pp. 298-307, 2010, (Actapress).

10)	M. S. Widyan, "Controlling Chaos and Bifurcations of SSR Using TCSC", International Journal of Modelling and Simulations, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 308-314, 2010, (Actapress).

11) S. M. Radaideh, M. S. Widyan & O. I. Alrahamneh, "Controlling SSR of the IEEE Second Benchmark Model Using  TCSC  and  SSSC:  A  Comparative  Study",  International  Journal  of Modelling and Simulations. Vol. 31, No. 3, 2011, (Actapress).

12) A. I. Al Tarabsheh, I. Y. Etier & M. S. Widyan, "Investigating the Shunting Effects of Parallel-Connected a-Si:H Solar Cells", International Journal of Sustainable Energy, Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 71- 77, April 2013, (Taylor & Francis).

13) M. S. Widyan & R. E. Hanitsch, "High-Power Density Radial-Flux Permanent-Magnet Sinusoidal Three-Phase Three-Slot Four-Pole Electrical Generator", International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, Vol. 43, pp. 1221-1227, 2012, (Elsevier).

14) M. S. Widyan, G. S. Marji & A. I. Al Tarabsheh, "Dynamic and Steady-State Operational Performance of Induction and Synchronous Reluctance Motors Powered by PV Generator with MPPT", International Review of Automatic Control, Theory and Applications, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 757-768, November 2012, (Praise Worthy Prize).

15) M. S. Widyan, "Controlling Chaos and Bifurcations of SMIB Power System Experiencing SSR Phenomenon Using SSSC", International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems. Vol. 49, pp. 66-75, 2013, (Elsevier). 

16) M. S. Widyan & R. E. Hanitsch, "Operating Point Stability Analysis of SMIB Power System Equipped with High PV Penetration", International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, Vol. 55, pp. 522-530, 2014, (Elsevier).

17) M.  S. Widyan, A. M. Harb & O. M. Al-Oquili, "Transient and Steady-State Performance Analysis of Hybrid Powered DC Series Motor via DC Shunt and PV Generators with Maximum Power Point Tracking", Electrical Engineering, Vol. 95, No.4, 2013, (Springer).

18) M. S. Widyan, "Large- and Small-Signal Stability Performance of a Power System Incorporated with PV Generator", International Journal of Power and Energy Systems, Vol. 33, No. 4, pp.1-9, 2013, (Actapress).

19) M. S. Widyan, "Operational Performance of Synchronous Generator Hybrid-Excited by PMDC and PV Generators", International Review of Electrical Engineering (IREE), Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 863-872, 2014, (Praise Worthy Prize).

20) M. S. Widyan, "Operational Characteristics of Hybrid-Powered Three-Phase Induction Motor via Synchronous and PV Generators with MPPT Utilised by Synchronous Generator Automatic Voltage Regulator", IET Renewable Power Generation, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 1-9, 2015, (Institution of Engineering and Technology).

21) M. S. Widyan, "Modelling, Simulations and Operational Characteristics of a Stand-Alone Hybrid-Powered PMDC Motor for Pumping Applications", International Journal of Power and Energy Systems, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp.1-13, 2015, (Actapress).

22) M. M. Alomari, N. I. Alshdaifat & M. S. Widyan, “Energy Models for Analyzing the Economic Wide Impact of the Environmental Policies”, Energy and Power Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 7, (2015), pp. 676.

23) M. M. Alomari, M. S. Widyan, N. I. Alshdaifat, A. W. Dirawieh, H. Alabdali, A. Saleh, W. Zaher, M. Al-Hwamdeh & M. Louy, “Modeling and Analysis of Wake Control System for Maximizing Wind Farm Energy”. International Journal of Renewable Energy & Environmental Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 2 (2015), pp. 555.

24) M. S. Widyan & M. M. Alomari, "Modelling, Simulations and Operational Performance of Synchronous Motor Powered and Excited by Photovoltaic Generators with Fixed Injected Voltages", International Journal of Power and Energy Conversion, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 97-120, 2016, (Inderscience).

25) M. S. Widyan, M. M. Alomari & R. E. Hanitsch, "Loss of Excitation of SMIB Power System Equipped with High Photovoltaic Penetration with Constant Injected Voltage", Electrical Engineering, Vol. 98, 2016, (springer). 

26) M. S. Widyan, “Operational Performance Stability of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Generator via DC–DC Converter and 48-pulse Voltage Source Inverter”, International Journal of Modelling and Simulations, pp.1-12, December 2016, (Taylor & Francis). 

27)  T. O. Sweidan, M. S. Widyan & M. B. Rifai, “Perturbation and Observation as MPPT for Highly Penetrated Grid-Connected PV Generator Considering Three-Phase Fault”, accepted for publication in International Journal of Power and Energy Conversion, (Inderscience).
 
Conference Papers
1) A. M. Harb & M. S. Widyan, “Modern Nonlinear Theory as Applied to SSR of the IEEE Second Benchmark Model”, IEEE Bologna Power Tech. 2003 Conference, June 23-26 2003, Bologna, Italy.

2)	R. E. Hanitsch & M. S. Widyan, “Design, Construction and Test of a Permanent-Magnet Prototype Machine for Wind Energy Applications”, 8th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS’05), 27-29 September 2005, Nanjing, China.

3)	R. E. Hanitsch, M. S. Widyan & R. Grune, “Cogging Torque Reduction of a Novel Low-Speed High-Energy Permanent-Magnet Electrical Machine”, Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM 2006), 23-26 May, 2006-Taormina, Italy.

4)	M. S. Widyan & R. E. Hanitsch, “Directly Driven Rare-Earth Permanent-Magnet Electrical Machine Prototype For Wind Energy Applications”, International University’s Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2007), 4-6 Sept. 2007, Brighton, UK.

5)	M. S. Widyan & A. M. Harb, "Bifurcation Analysis of Subsynchronous Resonance of The IEEE Second Benchmark Model with TCSC", Modern Nonlinear Theory (MNT 2008), 2nd IASTED International Symposium, November 16-18, 2008 Orland, Florida, USA.

6)	M. S. Widyan, A. I. Al Tarabsheh & I. Y. Etier, "Transient and Steady-State Characteristics of DC Machines Fed By Solar Cells", Global Conference on Renewable and Energy Efficiency for DEsert Regions 2009 (GCREEDER 2009), March 31 – April 2, 2009, Amman, Jordan.

7)	M. S. Widyan, A. I. Al Tarabsheh, I. Y. Etier & R. E. Hanitsch, "Transient Analysis and Output Characteristics of DC Motors Fed By Photovoltaic Systems", International Conference and Exhibition on Green Energy & Sustainability For Arid Regions & Mediterranean Countries 2009, (ICEGES 2009), November 10-12, 2009, Amman, Jordan.

7)	R. E. Hanitsch & M. S. Widyan, "Wind Energy Generation Units and Related Consequences on The Gird- A Short Survey", International Conference and Exhibition on Green Energy & Sustainability For Arid Regions & Mediterranean Countries 2009, (ICEGES 2009), November 10-12 2009, Amman, Jordan.

9) M. S. Widyan, "PV-Powered DC Motors", The National Campaign on Public Awareness For the Drivers of Change Workshop, The 15th Jordan Science Week "Science and Technology: Drivers of Change” Royal Scientific Society: Princess Sumaya University for Technology, May 10-12, 2010.

10) M. S. Widyan, “Modeling, Dynamic Characteristics and Steady-State Performance of Hybrid Powered DC Shunt Motor via Photovoltaic and Permanent-Magnet DC Generators”, The Third International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC 2011), Hammamet Tunisia, Tunisia, December 20-22, 2011.

11)  M. S. Widyan & A. M. Harb, “Modeling, Simulation and Performance Characteristics of DC Series Motor Powered by Photovoltaic and DC Shunt Generators”, The Third International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC 2011), Hammamet Tunisia, Tunisia, December 20-22, 2011.

12) G. S. Marji & M. S. Widyan, "Performance Characteristics of PV-Powerd DC Shunt and PM Motors Through DC-DC Converter", International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Control Applications (ICEECA 2012), Khenchela, Algeria, November 20-22, 2012.

13) M. S. Widyan, "Large-Disturbance Stability of Grid-Integrated Photovoltaic Generator with MPPT", International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM 2014), Ischia, Italy, June, 18-20, 2014.

14) M. M. Alomari, M. S. Widyan, A. W. Dirawieh, H. Alabdali, A. Saleh, W. Zaher, M. Al-Hwamdeh & M. Louy, "Maximizing Wind Farm Power Using Wake Control System", Proceeding of International Conference of Energy and Environment (ICEE), Vol. 3, pp. 253-257, Beijing, China, June 26-27, 2014. 

15) M.  M. Alomari, N. I. Alshdaifat & M. S. Widyan “Energy Models for Analyzing the Economic Wide Impact of the Environmental Policies” ICEE 2015: International Conference on Energy and Economy, Paris, France, July 20-21, 2015.

1)  Member at the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers). 

2) Member in the Editorial Board of the "International Journal of Power and Renewable Energy Systems" (IJPRES).
  
3) Member at the International Program Committee of the "Modern Nonlinear Theory" (MNT), IASTED International Conference.

4) Reviewer at "Electric Power Components and Systems Journal".

5) Reviewer at "International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems".

6)  Reviewer at the "International Journal of Modelling and Simulation".

7) Reviewer at the "International Journal of Power and Energy Systems".

8) Reviewer at "Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering".

9) Reviewer at "European Transactions on Electrical Power" Journal.

10) Reviewer at "IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution" Journal.

11) Reviewer at "International Journal of Modern Nonlinear Theory and Application" Journal.

12) Reviewer at "Jordan Journal of Electrical Engineering".

13) Reviewer at Several International Conferences of Electrical Machines, Power Systems and Renewable Energy Systems.

14) Member at the "Jordan Engineering Association", JEA.

15) Member at "Vereingung Jordanischer Absolventen Deutscher Universitaeten".

16) Member at the Scientific Committee of the "International Conference and Exhibition on Green Energy and Sustainability for Arid Regions & Mediterranean Countries", ICEGES 2009. 

17) Chairman of the "Wind Energy" Session at "International Conference and Exhibition on Green Energy and Sustainability for Arid Regions & Mediterranean Countries", ICEGES 2009.
 
18) Electrical Engineering Department Representative at the Faculty Council Meeting for the Academic Years 2009/2010 and 2011/2012 at The Hashemite University. 

19) External Examiner for Several M.Sc Theses Examining Committees at Jordan University of Science and Technology, Yarmouk University, Princess Sumaya University for Technology and German Jordanian University.

20) Member at the Organizing Committee of the "8th Jordanian International Electrical and Electronic Engineering Conference" (JIEEEC 2013) organized by the Jordan Engineering Association.  

21) Publication Chair for the "8th Jordanian International Electrical and Electronic Engineering Conference" (JIEEEC 2013) organized by the Jordan Engineering Association. 
 
22) Editorial Board Member of the "International Journal of Power and Renewable Energy Systems" (IJPRES), American Society of Science and Engineering.

23) Member in the International Program Committee of the "International Renewable Energy Congress" (IREC).

24) Member in the Technical Program Committee of the "9th Jordan International Electrical and Electronics Engineering Conference" (JIEEE 2015) Organized by the Jordan Engineering Association. 

25) Member in the Steering Committee of the "8th International Renewable Energy Congress" (IREC 2017), German Jordanian University, March, 2017.

Co-advisor for the following M.Sc. Theses:

1) Eng. Osama Al-Rahamneh, "Controlling Subsynchronous Resonance in Power System Using TCSC and SSSC: A Comparative Study", Electrical Engineering Dept., Jordan University of Science and Technology, 2010.

2) Eng. Tha'er Sweidan, "Operating Point Stability of Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Generator with Maximum Power Point Tracking using Perturbation and Observation Technique", Electrical Power Engineering Dept., Yarmouk University, 2015.

3) Eng. Mohammad Abu Ashour, "Operational Performance of a Hybrid Powered Stand-Alone Wind-Powered Induction and Photovoltaic Generators Feeding Three-Phase Induction Motor for Pumping Applications", Electrical Power Engineering Dept., Yarmouk University, 2016.

1) Electrical Circuits I at The Hashemite University and Princess Sumaya University for Technology.

2) Electrical Circuits II at The Hashemite University, German Jordanian University and Princess Sumaya University for Technology.

3)Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits at The Hashemite University.

4)  Electrical Circuits for Computer Engineering Students at The Hashemite University.

5) Electrical Machines I at The Hashemite University, German Jordanian University and Princess Sumyay University for Technology.

6) Electrical Machines II at The Hashemite University and Al-Balqa Applied University.

7) Power Electronics at The Hashemite University, German Jordanian University, Yarmouk University and Princess Sumaya University for Technology.

8) Power System Stability at The Hashemite University.

9) Electric Power System at The Hashemite University.

10) Power System Protection at The Hashemite University.

11) Special Topics in Electrical Engineering "Design of Electrical Machines" at The Hashemite University.

12) Design in Electrical Engineering “Design of Electrical Machines” at The Hashemite University. 

13) Ethics and Communication Skills at The Hashemite University.

14) Renewable Energy Generation at The Hashemite University.

15) Fundamentals of Electrical Circuits for Non-Electrical Engineering Students at The Hashemite University.

1) Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering Department at The Hashemite University from February 16th, 2012 till now.

2) Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering Department at Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT) for the Academic Year 2013/2014 (Sabbatical Leave). 

3)	Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering Department at The Hashemite University from September 10th, 2006 till February 16th, 2012.

4)	Lecturer in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at The Hashemite University from September 2002 up to September 2003 teaching Electrical Circuits and Electrical Machines Courses. 

5)	T.A. in Electrical Engineering Department at Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), during the Master Studies teaching Electrical Machine and Circuit Laboratories starting from June 2000 up to May 2002 .

1) Member at the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers). 

2) Member in the Editorial Board of the "International Journal of Power and Renewable Energy Systems" (IJPRES).
  
3) Member at the International Program Committee of the "Modern Nonlinear Theory" (MNT), IASTED International Conference.

4) Reviewer at "Electric Power Components and Systems Journal".

5) Reviewer at "International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems".

6)  Reviewer at the "International Journal of Modelling and Simulation".

7) Reviewer at the "International Journal of Power and Energy Systems".

8) Reviewer at "Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering".

9) Reviewer at "European Transactions on Electrical Power" Journal.

10) Reviewer at "IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution" Journal.

11) Reviewer at "International Journal of Modern Nonlinear Theory and Application" Journal.

12) Reviewer at "Jordan Journal of Electrical Engineering".

13) Reviewer at Several International Conferences of Electrical Machines, Power Systems and Renewable Energy Systems.

14) Member at the "Jordan Engineering Association", JEA.

15) Member at "Vereingung Jordanischer Absolventen Deutscher Universitaeten".

16) Member at the Scientific Committee of the "International Conference and Exhibition on Green Energy and Sustainability for Arid Regions & Mediterranean Countries", ICEGES 2009. 

17) Chairman of the "Wind Energy" Session at "International Conference and Exhibition on Green Energy and Sustainability for Arid Regions & Mediterranean Countries", ICEGES 2009.
 
18) Electrical Engineering Department Representative at the Faculty Council Meeting for the Academic Years 2009/2010 and 2011/2012 at The Hashemite University. 

19) External Examiner for Several M.Sc Theses Examining Committees at Jordan University of Science and Technology, Yarmouk University, Princess Sumaya University for Technology and German Jordanian University.

20) Member at the Organizing Committee of the "8th Jordanian International Electrical and Electronic Engineering Conference" (JIEEEC 2013) organized by the Jordan Engineering Association.  

21) Publication Chair for the "8th Jordanian International Electrical and Electronic Engineering Conference" (JIEEEC 2013) organized by the Jordan Engineering Association. 
 
22) Editorial Board Member of the "International Journal of Power and Renewable Energy Systems" (IJPRES), American Society of Science and Engineering.

23) Member in the International Program Committee of the "International Renewable Energy Congress" (IREC).

24) Member in the Technical Program Committee of the "9th Jordan International Electrical and Electronics Engineering Conference" (JIEEE 2015) Organized by the Jordan Engineering Association. 

25) Member in the Steering Committee of the "8th International Renewable Energy Congress" (IREC 2017), German Jordanian University, March, 2017.

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