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From Design to Deployment: A Comprehensive Review of Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Multi-Energy Systems for Residential Applications (2025)
Journal Article
Khan, T. A., Kahwash, F., Ahmed, J., Goh, K., & Papadopoulos, S. (2025). From Design to Deployment: A Comprehensive Review of Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Multi-Energy Systems for Residential Applications. Electronics, 14(11), Article 2221. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics14112221

Multi-energy systems (MESs) use more than one energy vector to fulfil users' electrical, thermal, and cooling demands. This paper examines the recent developments in the design, optimisation, and implementation of MESs, focusing on residential applic... Read More about From Design to Deployment: A Comprehensive Review of Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Multi-Energy Systems for Residential Applications.

Priority Load Management for Improving Supply Reliability of Critical Loads in Healthcare Facilities Under Highly Unreliable Grids (2025)
Journal Article
Ibiam, N. H., Kahwash, F., & Ahmed, J. (2025). Priority Load Management for Improving Supply Reliability of Critical Loads in Healthcare Facilities Under Highly Unreliable Grids. Energies, 18(6), 1343. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18061343

Many developing countries suffer from unreliable grids and rolling blackouts on a daily basis. Losing electricity in healthcare facilities can be detrimental to human life and the required health services. Thus, it is often necessary to keep critical... Read More about Priority Load Management for Improving Supply Reliability of Critical Loads in Healthcare Facilities Under Highly Unreliable Grids.

Optimal DC link voltage stabilisation technique for a grid-connected PV system (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khan, T., Kahwash, F., Ahmed, J., & Goh, K. (2024, September). Optimal DC link voltage stabilisation technique for a grid-connected PV system. Paper presented at ECCE Europe 2024, Darmstadt, Germany

The utilisation of renewable energy (RES) powered microgrids has seen significant growth due to environmental concerns. These RES resources are often integrated with the grid through a DC link. Maintaining the DC link voltage at a specified level is... Read More about Optimal DC link voltage stabilisation technique for a grid-connected PV system.

Analysis of a Novel Solar Concentrator for Building Integrated Photovoltaic Application (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kumar, A. K., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Bani, N. A., Mas'ud, A. A., Ahmed, J., Ahmad, N., & Wan-Mohtar, W. A. A. Q. I. (2024, July). Analysis of a Novel Solar Concentrator for Building Integrated Photovoltaic Application. Presented at 2024 IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics & Applications (ISIEA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This research work focuses on developing a novel solar concentrator – a rectangular-based rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RRACPC) design. This design is unique in its rectangular exit aperture, entrance aperture, and half-a... Read More about Analysis of a Novel Solar Concentrator for Building Integrated Photovoltaic Application.

Photovoltaic-powered vehicles: Current trends and future prospects (2024)
Book Chapter
Ahmed, J. (2024). Photovoltaic-powered vehicles: Current trends and future prospects. In S. Sundaram, V. Subramaniam, R. P. Raffaelle, M. Khaja Nazeeruddin, A. Morales-Acevedo, M. Bernechea Navarro, & A. F. Hepp (Eds.), Photovoltaics Beyond Silicon: Innovative Materials, Sustainable Processing Technologies, and Novel Device Structures (647-674). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90188-8.00019-1

To reduce the use of fossil fuels and their associated environmental impact, renewable energy sources are now part of the energy landscape. Photovoltaic(s) (PV) systems and technologies are increasingly seen as a viable option to produce energy eithe... Read More about Photovoltaic-powered vehicles: Current trends and future prospects.

Analyzing meteorological parameters using Pearson correlation coefficient and implementing machine learning models for solar energy prediction in Kuching, Sarawak (2024)
Journal Article
Tan, G., Afrouzi, H. N., Ahmed, J., Hassan, A., & Sukki, F. M. (2024). Analyzing meteorological parameters using Pearson correlation coefficient and implementing machine learning models for solar energy prediction in Kuching, Sarawak. Future Sustainability, 2(2), 20-26. https://doi.org/10.55670/fpll.fusus.2.2.3

Solar energy is one of the clean renewable energy sources that can offset the rising consumption of fossil fuels. However, the meteorological parameters, such as solar irradiance, ambient and solar module temperatures, relative humidity, etc., consta... Read More about Analyzing meteorological parameters using Pearson correlation coefficient and implementing machine learning models for solar energy prediction in Kuching, Sarawak.

A Review of Common PV Array Configuration Schemes for Maximum Output Power (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ting, L. S. Y., Afrouzi, H. N., Chua, H. S., & Ahmed, J. (2022, November). A Review of Common PV Array Configuration Schemes for Maximum Output Power. Presented at 6th International Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing and Plant Engineering, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Partial shading of a PV array is a key concern in PV systems since it results in significant decrement of output power. The drop in output power is caused by non-uniform irradiances experienced by the PV array. Various PV array configuration schemes... Read More about A Review of Common PV Array Configuration Schemes for Maximum Output Power.

Implementation and Comparative Assessment of MPPT Techniques in MPC Based Grid-connected PV System (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ahmed, J., Bana, P. R., & Amin, M. (2023, July). Implementation and Comparative Assessment of MPPT Techniques in MPC Based Grid-connected PV System. Presented at IEEE EUROCON 2023-20th International Conference on Smart Technologies, Torino, Italy

Due to low conversion losses single-stage conversion process for grid-connected PV systems is getting popular. In recent literature, model predictive control (MPC) is introduced in single-stage PV conversion process since it provides better dynamic r... Read More about Implementation and Comparative Assessment of MPPT Techniques in MPC Based Grid-connected PV System.

Comparative assessment of swarm-based MPPT techniques in MPC-based single-stage grid-connected PV system (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ahmed, J., Bana, P. R., & Amin, M. (2023, March). Comparative assessment of swarm-based MPPT techniques in MPC-based single-stage grid-connected PV system. Presented at 19th International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission (ACDC 2023), Glasgow, UK

The predominant topology to connect the Photovoltaic (PV) system to the grid is the two-stage conversion process integrated with PI-based controllers. In the last decade, single-stage conversion has drawn significant attention due to relatively low c... Read More about Comparative assessment of swarm-based MPPT techniques in MPC-based single-stage grid-connected PV system.

A comprehensive review on carbon footprint of regular diet and ways to improving lowered emissions (2023)
Journal Article
Nabipour Afrouzi, H., Ahmed, J., Mobin Siddique, B., Khairuddin, N., & Hassan, A. (2023). A comprehensive review on carbon footprint of regular diet and ways to improving lowered emissions. Results in Engineering, 18, Article 101054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101054

In light of the SDG goals, carbon emissions from different food and food-related products have been under serious scrutiny in recent years. Despite the increasing awareness of global warming and the carbon footprint issue, food culture in different s... Read More about A comprehensive review on carbon footprint of regular diet and ways to improving lowered emissions.