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Resume
Dr. Kashem Muttaqi received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree from Bangladesh University
of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh in 1993. He then received Masters of Engineering in Science degree from the
University of Malaya, Malaysia in 1997, and received his Doctor of Philosophy degree from Multimedia University,
Malaysia in 2001. Currently, he is an Associate Professor and Postgraduate Coursework Degrees Coordinator at the School
of Electrical, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering and member of Integral Energy Power Quality and Reliability
Centre (IEPQRC) at the University of Wollongong. He was associated with the University of Tasmania, Australia as a
Research Fellow/Lecturer/Senior Lecturer from 2002 to 2007, and with the Queensland University of Technology, Australia
as a Research Fellow from 2000 to 2002. Previously, he worked for Multimedia University, Malaysia as a Lecturer from
1997 to 2000. He also worked as an Electrical Executive for KTA Tenaga (Consulting Engineers) in Malaysia from 1996 to 1997.
Dr. Muttaqi has provided the foundation for renewable and sustainable energy research in power engineering at the School of
Engineering, University of Tasmania, and worked as the Deputy-Director of the Centre for Renewable Energy and Power systems
(CREPS) at the University of Tasmania before he joins the University of Wollongong. In recognition of his skills in the
sphere of teaching and learning, he was awarded a 'Teaching Merit Certificate' in 2004 from the University of Tasmania.
He is a Senior Member of IEEE and Member of the IEEE/PES.
Research Projects
Project 1:
ARC Linkage Project: Integration of Distributed and Renewable Power Generation into Electricity Grid systems
Total Grant Value: $247,914
Collaborative Institutes: University of Wollongong, University of Tasmania, and Queensland University of Technology
Project started: 2005
Project Duration: Three Years
Project Sponsored by: Australian Research Council (ARC) and Aurora Energy Tasmania through ARC Linkage Project
Personnel involved: Three Chief Investigators, Two PhD Students, Part-time Research Assistant
Summary: This project aims to contribute into infrastructure development for connection of distributed and renewable
power generation with electrical grid systems. The project proposes to develop innovative methodologies for cost-effective
operation and control, protection coordination and fault detection, islanding operation, grid interaction and voltage
instability with distributed and renewable generation. This project has special application for facilitating integration
of renewable and distributed energy sources, such as wind, solar, mini-hydro, etc. into national grid systems.
Project 2:
ARC Linkage Project: Hybrid Remote Area Power systems with Hydrogen Energy Storage for isolated and Regional Communities
Total Grant Value: $462,000
Collaborative Institutes: University of Wollongong, and University of Tasmania
Project started: December 2006
Project Duration: Three Years
Project Sponsored by Australian Research Council (ARC) and Hydro Tasmania through ARC Linkage Project
Personnel involved: Three Chief Investigators, Two Research Fellows, Three PhD Students
Summary: Typically electricity for remote and isolated communities in regional areas is supplied with conventional
diesel generators. This project aims to develop hybrid stand-alone power systems with wind as the renewable energy
source and hydrogen as the primary energy storage medium. Innovative and practical technologies will be developed
for cost-effective operation and control of hybrid remote area power systems. Reduced diesel fuel consumption and
air pollution will be achieved by injecting electrolytically produced hydrogen and diesel into the engine. Such a
hybrid system will produce reliable, high quality power under all conditions to fulfil customer demands at a reduced cost.
Project 3:
ARC Linkage Project: On-line Monitoring and Modelling of Electric Loads for Improving Operational Conditions of Power Systems
Total Grant Value: $456,000
Collaborative Institutes: University of Wollongong, University of Tasmania, and Queensland University of Technology
Project started: October 2007
Project Duration: Three Years
Project Sponsored by: Australian Research Council (ARC) and Transend Networks Tasmania through ARC Linkage Project
Personnel involved: Four Chief Investigators, Three Research Fellows
Summary: The characteristics of loads are the main uncertainty in the modelling of responses of a power system.
This project aims to develop a process of characterising the response of key loads to large disturbances, and
improve the predictability of the power system responses to major disturbances. In this project, major loads in
the Tasmanian power system will be modelled in order to determine the system's dynamic response under different
operational conditions. This project will also develop techniques for identifying load composition and predicting
load behaviour from on-line measurements in order to avoid incidents that result in customer loads being disconnected.
Project 4:
ARC Discovery Project: Optimising Control of Hydroelectric Turbines Subject to Basslink Instability
Total Grant Value: $91,064
Project started: June 2006
Project Duration: Three Years
Project Sponsored by: Australian Research Council (ARC) through ARC Discovery Project
Personnel involved: One Chief Investigator, One PhD Student, One Research Assistant (Part-time)
Summary: The advent of Basslink, a High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) link into the national power grid has potential
to introduce oscillation and/or instability into Tasmania's power systems. The control tuning of hydroelectric turbines
will be degraded by disturbances such as start/stop, power-flow reversal and converter switching of Basslink. This project
will develop strategies for control tuning of hydro turbines to reduce the risk of generation instability. The developed
techniques will improve damping oscillation and stabilise the power systems experiencing disturbances. The research outcome
is a stable operation of power networks in Tasmania with applications nationally and internationally in similar supply
networks.
Project 5:
RIBG Project: Experimental Platform for Renewable Energy Generation, Integration and Utilisation
Total Grant Value: $40,000 (URC) + $20,000 (Co-funds) = $60,000
Project started: 2008
Project Duration: One Year
Project Sponsored by: UOW
Personnel involved: Four Primary Users, Two Research Fellows, and Three PhD Students
Summary: This project aims to establish an essential part of infrastructure required for experimental research on renewable
power generation, integration and utilisation. The innovative theoretical methodologies being developed on renewable power
generation and utilisation under existing ARC research projects will be validated through experimental research. The work
to be undertaken has special application for facilitating integration of renewable energy sources, such as wind generation
systems into the grid, and to examine their off-grid (islanding) operation for supply continuity. The proposed experimental
platform will also help to resolve technical issues related to remote area power supply systems including hybrid operation
of energy resources, control and protection aspects under uncertain nature of renewable energy sources. The quality of power
generated by renewable energy generating systems will be experimentally assessed to ensure that they can meet the connection
standards.
Project 6:
Student Project: Hybrid Remote Area Power systems
Research toward: PhD degree
Project started: 2007
Project Duration: Three Years
Industry: Hydro Tasmania
Personnel involved: One PhD Student and Two Academic Supervisors
Summary: The objectives of the project are to design and model a hybrid remote area power system containing a
Doubly-fed Induction Generator (DFIG) with variable-speed and direct-drive based wind turbine, an electrolyser,
a diesel generator and a battery storage system and develop a suitable control strategy to coordinate response of
the different components in the Remote Area Power Supply (RAPS) system. The voltage quality of the RAPS system will
be investigated. Harmonic performance of DFIG will be examined in relation to different loading conditions.
Project 7:
Student Project: Optimisation of Distribution Systems with Embedded Generation
Research toward: PhD degree
Project started: 2007
Project Duration: Three Years
Industry: Integral Energy
Personnel involved: One PhD Student and Three Academic Supervisors
Summary: The prime objective of the research is to address the problem associated with distribution system planning for
inclusion of Distributed Generation (DG) and to develop executable distribution system planning with a view to improve
reliability of the system. The improvement in the overall reliability (for momentary interruptions as well as sustained
interruptions) of the system with multiple DG units will be assessed. Sensitive customers and some specific protection
devices (eg. reclosers) will be considered in the process of optimisation. The siting and sizing of multiple DG units and
capacitor banks in a voltage distribution system will be addressed with due consideration given to various system
complexities such as time varying loads. The optimisation problem will be formulated as a cost function with some
specific network constraints such as power balance equations, voltage profile across the network and feeder capacity.
Project 8:
Industry Project: Coordination of DG and Voltage Regulators in Distribution Networks
Industry: Integral Energy
Personnel involved: Three Chief Investigators
Summary: The main objective of this project is to understand the response of active devices such as tap changing
transformers, voltage regulators and DG system and develop a coordinated approach for response operation of active
devices to maximise voltage support in distribution feeders. Coordination and prioritisation of response of different
active devices will be addressed based on the concept of time grading and voltage sag characteristics. In the case of
very long feeders, it may be essential to use more than one voltage regulator in cascade. The setting of line drop
compensators is one of the important aspects to be addressed.
Project 9:
Industry Project: Impact of DG on the Performance of Power system Protection System
Industry: Integral Energy
Personnel involved: Three Chief Investigators
Summary: This project will analyse the performance of protection systems of a distribution network, by ascertaining the
impact of Distributed Generation (DG) on existing protection systems. The analysis will be carried out by estimating
fault-sensitivity for worst-case situation, determining the DG impact on the existing protection coordination, and
comparing the network situation with and without DG during faults. The study will be conducted on a typical 11kV
distribution system by considering the distribution lines with and without DG and faults on the system backbone and
laterals.
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