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Mehrdad Kazerani
Professor, Ph. D., P. Eng., SMIEEE
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University of Waterloo
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
CANADA
Centre for Environmental Information Technology (EIT) 4171
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 33737
Fax: 519-746-3077
E-mail: mkazeran@ecemail.uwaterloo.ca
Teaching and Supervision
- Office hours: By appointment (email or call).
- Courses:
- ECE 6615PD: Design and Application of DC / DC Converters.
- ECE 6611PD: Electric Machines and Motor Drives.
- ECE 6610PD: Power Electronics Converters: Design and Applications.
- ECE 663: Energy Processing.
- ECE 463: Design & Applications of Power Electronic Converters.
- ME 269: Electromechanical Devices and Power Processing.
- Grad students, Postdocs and Visitors:
- Mariano Arriaga: PhD Student. Research Topic: Design and Control of Microgrid. (2011-today)
- Amir Ostadi: PhD Student. Research Topic: Design and Implementation of a Hybrid Energy Storage System for HEVs. (2011-today)
- Kurtis Unger: MASc Student. Research Topic: Solar Neighbourhood. (2011-today)
- Kun Zhuge: MASc Student. Research Topic: PV-Based Smart Charger for Plug-In Vehicles. (2011-today)
- Zuher Al-Naser: PhD Student. Research topic: High-Performance Motor Drives for Hybrid Electric Vehicles. (2011-today)
- Yong Li: PhD Student. research Topic: Hybrid Energy Storage Systems for Hybrid Electric vehicles. (2011-today)
- Noreen Wong. MASc Student. Research Topic: Smart Charger for Plugin HEV/EV. (2010-today)
- Daniel Olivares: PhD Student. Research Topic: Optimal Dispatch of Microgrid. (2010-today)
- Mohammad Shams: PhD Student. Research Topic: Improved PV System Configurations and Smart Protection of Grids Inclusing PV Systems. (2009-today)
- Prajna Dash: PhD Student. Research Topic: Control of Power Electronic Grid Interface of PV Systems. (2009-today)
- Ning Zhu: PhD Student. Research Topic: Optimization od DC-Link Reactor in Current-Sourced Inverter-Based Systems. (2007-today)
- Mehdi Vafei: MASc Student. Research Topic: Micro-Grid Modeling and Control. (2009-2011)
- Brian Fan: PhD Student. Research Topic: Modeling and Multidisplinary Optimization of Hybrid Electric Vehicles. (2007-2011)
- Ameena Alsumaiti: MASc Student. Research Topic: Optimized Siting, Sizing and Management of PV Systems. (2008-2010)
- Walid Omran: PhD Student. Research Topic: Grid Integreation of Large Photovoltaic Systems. (2006-2010)
- Michelle Thorne: MASc Student. Research Topic: Test Station for Research on Fuel Cell Vehicular Systems. (2006-2008)
- Jennifer Bauman: PhD Student. Research Topic: Fuel Cell Vehicle Design. (2004-2008)
- Masoud Barakati: PhD Student. Research Topic: Matrix Converter-Based Wind Energy Conversion System. (2003-2008)
- Nathan Stretch: MASc Student. Research Topic: Current-Sourced Inverter in Small-Scale Power Generation. (2005-2007)
- Brian Fan: MASc Student. Research Topic: Modeling of Hybrid Electric Vehicles. (2002-2007)
- Ali Tatari: MASc Student. Research Topic: Flicker Mitigation of Electric Arc Furnace. (2004-2006)
- Jason Grenier: MASc Student. Research Topic: MOSFET-Based Pulsed Power Supply for Electroporation. (2003-2006)
- Quoc Trinh: MEng Research Topic: Optimal Placement of Power Factor Correction Capacitors. (2003-2005)
- Karim Shaarbafi: Visiting Scholar. Project Topic: New topologies and controllers for HVDC and FACTS. (2004-2005)
- Dr. Xiyou Chen: Visiting Scholar. Project Topic: Applications of Matrix Converters in Motor Drives. (2004-2005)
- Tiantian Pan: MASc Student. Research Topic: Fuel Cell-Based Distributed Power Generation. (2002-2004)
- Afshin Majd: PhD Student. Research Topic: Microturbine-Based Distributed Generation. (2000-2004)
- Xuanyuan Wang: MASc Student. Research Topic: Photovoltaic Grid-Connected Inverter. (2001-2003)
- Dr. Khaled Nigim: Visiting Scholar. Project Topic: Study of steady-state behaviour of stand-alone wonud-rotor induction generator for wind-energy recovery systems. (2001-2003)
- Ghodratollah Esmaeili: MASc Student. Research Topic: Photovoltaic Grid-Connected Inverter. (1999-2001)
- Yang Ye: PhD Student. Research Topic: Modeling and Applications od 3-Phase Power COnverters. (1998-2001)
- Ramadan El-Shatshat: PhD Student. Research Topic: Modular Approach to active Power-Line Filtering. (1997-2001)
- Dr. K. Liu: Project Topic: Development of a High-Voltage Power Supply for Aerospace Applications. (1999-2000)
Research Interests
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Areas:
- Matrix Converter
- Current-Sourced Converter/Inverter Applications
- Utility Interface of Alternative Energy Sources
- Battery Electric, Hybrid Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles
- Active Power Filters
- Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS)
Recent Supervised Theses
- J. Grenier, MASc (co-supervisor: Prof. S. Jayaram), "Design of a MOSFET-Based Pulsed Power Supply for Electroporation", 2006.
- A. Tatari, MASc, "Flicker Mitigation of Elecvtric Arc Furnace Using Dynamic Voltage Restorer", 2006.
- A. Majd, PhD, "Development and Performance Analysis of a Distributed Generation Scheme Composed of Microturbine and Induction Generator", 2004.
- X. Wang, MASc, "A High-Performance Modular Photovoltaic Grid-Connected Inverter", 2003.
Education
- BSc (Shiraz University, Iran)
- MEng (Concordia University, Canada)
- PhD (McGill University, Canada)
More Information
http://ece.uwaterloo.ca/People/faculty/kazerani.html
