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Measurement and validation of polysilicon photovoltaic module degradation rates over five years of field exposure in Oman (2021)
Journal Article
Shaik, H. M., Kabbani, A., Sheikh, A. M., Goh, K., Gupta, N., & Umar, T. (2021). Measurement and validation of polysilicon photovoltaic module degradation rates over five years of field exposure in Oman. AIMS Energy, 9(6), 1192-1212. https://doi.org/10.3934/energy.2021055

Degradation of PV modules have a severe impact on its power-producing capabilities thus affecting the reliability, performance over the long run. To understand the PV degradation happening under the influence of local environmental conditions a surve... Read More about Measurement and validation of polysilicon photovoltaic module degradation rates over five years of field exposure in Oman.

Development of Sustainable Indoor Air Quality for Air-Conditioning System Using Smart Control Techniques (2021)
Journal Article
Oye, T. T., Gupta, N., Goh, K., & Oye, T. K. (2021). Development of Sustainable Indoor Air Quality for Air-Conditioning System Using Smart Control Techniques. Environmental management and sustainable development, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.5296/emsd.v11i1.19027

Air-conditioning as a technical solution to protect inhabitants from excessive heat exposure creates the challenge of expanding indoor health effects. While air-conditioning has mostly been applied as an improvement to living conditions, health and e... Read More about Development of Sustainable Indoor Air Quality for Air-Conditioning System Using Smart Control Techniques.

An Accessible Method of Embedding Fibre Optic Sensors on Lithium-ion Battery Surface for in-situ Thermal Monitoring (2021)
Journal Article
Alcock, K., Grammel, M., González-Vila, A., Binetti, L., Goh, K., & Alwis, L. (2021). An Accessible Method of Embedding Fibre Optic Sensors on Lithium-ion Battery Surface for in-situ Thermal Monitoring. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 332(1), Article 113061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2021.113061

Presented is a proof of concept to evaluate the suitability of a mounting technique for fibre optic sensors (FOSs) to measure Lithium-ion Battery (LIB) temperature. Two mounting techniques for the optical fibre, i.e. containing multiple Fibre Bragg G... Read More about An Accessible Method of Embedding Fibre Optic Sensors on Lithium-ion Battery Surface for in-situ Thermal Monitoring.

Air-Conditioning and the Transmission of COVID-19 in Indoor Environment (2021)
Journal Article
Oye, T. T., Gupta, N., Goh, K., & Oye, T. K. (2021). Air-Conditioning and the Transmission of COVID-19 in Indoor Environment. Environmental management and sustainable development, 10(3), https://doi.org/10.5296/emsd.v10i3.18461

Substandard ventilation in restricted air-conditioning indoor places is allied with upsurge in the respiratory infections’ transmission. There have been several COVID-19 spread occurrences connected with indoor environment, together with a few from p... Read More about Air-Conditioning and the Transmission of COVID-19 in Indoor Environment.

Holistic Modelling and Parametric Study of Bathroom Solar Hot Water Heating System (2021)
Journal Article
Oye, T. K., Gupta, N., Goh, K., Kerrouche, A., & Oye, T. T. (2021). Holistic Modelling and Parametric Study of Bathroom Solar Hot Water Heating System. Environmental management and sustainable development, 10(3), 36-61. https://doi.org/10.5296/emsd.v10i3.18519

One of the major issues facing the world in the 21st century is climate change. However, sustainability has become a crucial concept to combat extreme consumption of environmental resources. The bathroom has been estimated to be the principal user of... Read More about Holistic Modelling and Parametric Study of Bathroom Solar Hot Water Heating System.

Development of a Sustainable Theoretical Framework for a Renewable Based Bathroom Unit (2021)
Journal Article
Oye, T. K., Gupta, N., Goh, K., Kerrouche, A., & Oye, T. T. (2021). Development of a Sustainable Theoretical Framework for a Renewable Based Bathroom Unit. Environmental management and sustainable development, 10(3), 10-35. https://doi.org/10.5296/emsd.v10i3.18537

One of the major issues facing the world in the 21st century is climate change. However, sustainability has become a crucial concept to combat extreme consumption of environmental resources. The bathroom has been estimated to be the principal user of... Read More about Development of a Sustainable Theoretical Framework for a Renewable Based Bathroom Unit.

UAE’s commitment towards UN Sustainable Development Goals (2020)
Journal Article
Umar, T., Egbu, C., Ofori, G., Honnurvali, M. S., Saidani, M., Shibani, A., Opoku, A., Gupta, N., & Goh, K. (2020). UAE’s commitment towards UN Sustainable Development Goals. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 173(7), 325-343. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.19.00036

In 2015, the UN member countries, on mutual understanding, identified 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to be achieved by 2030. According to several reports, some countries are reflecting good progress, but overall, no country is on track towa... Read More about UAE’s commitment towards UN Sustainable Development Goals.

A Feasibility Study for the Optimized Development of Renewable Air-Conditioning for Different Climatic Conditions (2020)
Journal Article
Oye, T. T., Gupta, N., Goh, K., & Oye, T. K. (2020). A Feasibility Study for the Optimized Development of Renewable Air-Conditioning for Different Climatic Conditions. Environmental management and sustainable development, 9(3), 87-109. https://doi.org/10.5296/emsd.v9i3.17459

This paper aims to present renewable air-conditioning as a sustainable system for varied climatic conditions with the feasibility of optimization to reduce the level of energy consumption and the rate of carbon emissions. Extreme use of air-condition... Read More about A Feasibility Study for the Optimized Development of Renewable Air-Conditioning for Different Climatic Conditions.

Theoretical Assessment of Sustainability Principles for Renewable Smart Air-Conditioning (2020)
Journal Article
Oye, T. T., Gupta, N., Goh, K., & Oye, T. K. (2020). Theoretical Assessment of Sustainability Principles for Renewable Smart Air-Conditioning. Environmental management and sustainable development, 9(3), 18-46. https://doi.org/10.5296/emsd.v9i3.16953

Upon an improvement in the quality of life, air-conditioning has generally been applied. Nevertheless, environmental and health issues related with the use of air-conditioning occurs more often. Therefore, this paper aims to theoretically assess the... Read More about Theoretical Assessment of Sustainability Principles for Renewable Smart Air-Conditioning.

Assessment of Renewable Air-Conditioning Using Economic Feasibility Procedures (2020)
Journal Article
Oye, T. T., Goh, K., Gupta, N., & Oye, T. K. (2020). Assessment of Renewable Air-Conditioning Using Economic Feasibility Procedures. International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 5(3), 1375-1381

The renewable energy utilization is attaining numerous recognition and diverse assessment is obligatory to be executed for several innovations which has in turn become a general system requirement. The increasing application of fossil fuels is virtua... Read More about Assessment of Renewable Air-Conditioning Using Economic Feasibility Procedures.

A Smart and Sustainable Concept for Achieving a Highly Efficient Residential Bathroom: A Literature Review (2020)
Journal Article
Oye, T. K., Goh, K., Gupta, N., & Oye, T. T. (2020). A Smart and Sustainable Concept for Achieving a Highly Efficient Residential Bathroom: A Literature Review. International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, 5(3), 1402-1407

Climate change has been one of the key issues confronting the world in the 21st century. Nevertheless, the concept of sustainability has become vital in battling excessive use of natural resources. Enormous consumption of water and energy in the bath... Read More about A Smart and Sustainable Concept for Achieving a Highly Efficient Residential Bathroom: A Literature Review.

Potential regions in the Persian Gulf to deploy offshore floating photovoltaic systems (2019)
Journal Article
Goh, K., Gupta, N., Honnuravali, M., & Umar, T. (2020). Potential regions in the Persian Gulf to deploy offshore floating photovoltaic systems. Proceedings of the ICE - Energy, 173(3), 94-100. https://doi.org/10.1680/jener.19.00061

Generating energy needs by means of renewable sources is a vital strategy for all the GCC countries. Photovoltaic systems in the GCC have been a primary choice of renewable sources due to regional weather and high levels of irradiance. However, the u... Read More about Potential regions in the Persian Gulf to deploy offshore floating photovoltaic systems.

A case study of PV output power degradation rates in Oman. (2018)
Journal Article
Honnurvali, M., Gupta, N., Goh, K., Umar, T., & Nazeema, N. (2019). A case study of PV output power degradation rates in Oman. IET Renewable Power Generation, 13(2), 352-360. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-rpg.2018.5457

To meet the increase in peak electricity demand and to reduce fossil fuel emissions in Oman and as an initiative taken by the government, by 2030, 15% (3000 MW) of the total energy mix (20,000 MW) should be generated from renewable energy resources l... Read More about A case study of PV output power degradation rates in Oman..

Study of Photovoltaics (PV) Performance Degradation Analysis in Oman (2017)
Journal Article
Shaik, M., Gupta, N., Goh, K., Umar, T., & Nazeema, N. (2017). Study of Photovoltaics (PV) Performance Degradation Analysis in Oman. International Journal of Sustainable Energy Development, 6(2), 334-343. https://doi.org/10.20533/ijsed.2046.3707.2017.0043

The demand for electricity usage is increasing all around the globe. As an alternative and clean source to produce electricity there has been an emphasis on the usage of renewable energies. Sultanate of Oman has also taken an initiative by 2030 that... Read More about Study of Photovoltaics (PV) Performance Degradation Analysis in Oman.

Sensorless second-order sliding-mode speed control of a voltage-fed induction-motor drive using nonlinear state feedback (2005)
Journal Article
Rashed, M., Goh, K. B., Dunnigan, M. W., MacConnell, P. F. A., Stronach, A. F., & Williams, B. W. (2005). Sensorless second-order sliding-mode speed control of a voltage-fed induction-motor drive using nonlinear state feedback. IEE proceedings. Electric power applications, 152(5), 1127. https://doi.org/10.1049/ip-epa%3A20050042

A high-performance and robust sensorless speed-control scheme of a voltage-fed
induction motor has been developed in which the control of speed and flux is decoupled. A robust
control strategy, specifically a sliding-mode technique, is considered h... Read More about Sensorless second-order sliding-mode speed control of a voltage-fed induction-motor drive using nonlinear state feedback.

Application of Robust Chattering-Reduction Sliding Mode Control Techniques for Position Control of a Vector-Controlled Induction Machine with Non-Linear Friction Dynamics (2005)
Journal Article
Goh, K. B., Dunnigan, M. W., & Williams, B. W. (2005). Application of Robust Chattering-Reduction Sliding Mode Control Techniques for Position Control of a Vector-Controlled Induction Machine with Non-Linear Friction Dynamics. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 219(8), 577-590. https://doi.org/10.1243/095965105x33635

Sliding mode control (SMC) methods possess several advantageous properties such as robustness against parameter variation, disturbance rejection, straightforward design, and are simple to implement. In this paper, a sliding mode control algorithm (wh... Read More about Application of Robust Chattering-Reduction Sliding Mode Control Techniques for Position Control of a Vector-Controlled Induction Machine with Non-Linear Friction Dynamics.

The application of sliding mode control algorithms to a deisel generator set (2004)
Book Chapter
Goh, K., Spurgeon, S., & Jones, B. (2004). The application of sliding mode control algorithms to a deisel generator set. In Variable structure systems : from principles to implementation. Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). https://doi.org/10.1049/PBCE066E_ch

This chapter demonstrates the application of both standard, first order sliding mode control and higher order sliding mode control techniques to a specific diesel power generator. The specific first order methods considered are sliding mode integral... Read More about The application of sliding mode control algorithms to a deisel generator set.

Second Order Sliding Mode Control of a Diesel Engine (2003)
Journal Article
Khan, M. K., Goh, K., & Spurgeon, S. K. (2003). Second Order Sliding Mode Control of a Diesel Engine. Asian Journal of Control, 5(4), 614-619. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1934-6093.2003.tb00177.x

A 2nd order sliding mode algorithm is applied to control the speed of a diesel power generator set. Tuning guidelines are given. The robustness of the controller is investigated and the performance of the 2nd order sliding mode controller is compared... Read More about Second Order Sliding Mode Control of a Diesel Engine.

Higher-order sliding mode control of a diesel generator set (2003)
Journal Article
Goh, K. B., Spurgeon, S. K., & Jones, N. B. (2003). Higher-order sliding mode control of a diesel generator set. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part I: Journal of Systems and Control Engineering, 217(3), 229-241. https://doi.org/10.1177/095965180321700305

Diesel engines are used as prime movers and independent power sources in many applications because of their advantages in terms of fuel efficiency, robustness and reliability. This paper presents the results of isochronous speed controller design and... Read More about Higher-order sliding mode control of a diesel generator set.

An Application of Higher Order Sliding Modes to the Control of a Diesel Generator Set (GENSET) (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spurgeon, S., Goh, K., & Jones, B. (2002, July). An Application of Higher Order Sliding Modes to the Control of a Diesel Generator Set (GENSET). Presented at 7th International Workshop on Variable Structure Systems

Diesel engines have become a common source of power, both for vehicles and for static equipment because they are fuel efficient, robust and reliable. It is important that diesel engines are robustly
controlled in order to maintain efficiency, minimi... Read More about An Application of Higher Order Sliding Modes to the Control of a Diesel Generator Set (GENSET).