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A comparison of inductive sensors in the characterization of partial discharges and electrical noise using the chromatic technique (2018)
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Ardila-Rey, J. A., Montaña, J., Castro, B. A. D., Schurch, R., Ulson, J. A. C., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Bani, N. A. (2018). A comparison of inductive sensors in the characterization of partial discharges and electrical noise using the chromatic technique.

Partial discharges (PDs) are one of the most important classes of ageing processes that occur within electrical insulation. PD detection is a standardized technique to qualify the state of the insulation in electric assets such as machines and power... Read More about A comparison of inductive sensors in the characterization of partial discharges and electrical noise using the chromatic technique.

Polymeric materials for conversion of electromagnetic waves from the sun to electric power (2018)
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Haque, S. M., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Umar, Y., Rahman, H., Mas'ud, A. A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Albarracín, R. (2018). Polymeric materials for conversion of electromagnetic waves from the sun to electric power. Polymers, 10(3), Article 307. https://doi.org/1

Solar photoelectric energy converted into electricity requires large surface areas with incident light and flexible materials to capture these light emissions. Currently, sunlight rays are converted to electrical energy using silicon polymeric materi... Read More about Polymeric materials for conversion of electromagnetic waves from the sun to electric power.

Annual prediction output of an RADTIRC-PV module (2018)
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Freier, D., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Munir, A. B., Yasin, S. H. M., …Karim, M. E. (2018). Annual prediction output of an RADTIRC-PV module. Energies, 11(3), Article 544. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11030544

The number of solar photovoltaic (PV) installations has been increasing worldwide but the high capital cost of installation continues to be the main challenge, particularly in many developing countries. The solar concentrator, a device that focuses t... Read More about Annual prediction output of an RADTIRC-PV module.

Solar energy potentials and benefits in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A review of substantial issues (2018)
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Mas'ud, A. A., Wirba, A. V., Alshammari, S. J., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abdullahi, M. M., Albarracín, R., & Hoq, M. Z. (2018). Solar energy potentials and benefits in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A review of substantial issues. Energies, 11(2), Ar

It is a well-known fact that the fossil fuel industry has dominated the economy of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries during the last few decades. However, recent developments show that most of the GCC countries plan to increase the share o... Read More about Solar energy potentials and benefits in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A review of substantial issues.

A new weak area identification method in power system based on voltage stability (2017)
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Aziz, N. F. A., Rahmat, N. A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Rahman, T. K. A., Yasin, Z. M., Wahab, N. A., & Salim, N. A. (2017). A new weak area identification method in power system based on voltage stability. Journal of Telecommunication, Electronic and Computer

Identification of voltage stability weak area in power system plays an important role in preventing the occurrence of voltage collapse. A fast and accurate identification method helps power system operators to apply voltage stability control action o... Read More about A new weak area identification method in power system based on voltage stability.

Distribution power loss minimization via distributed generation, capacitor and network reconfiguration (2017)
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Muhtazaruddin, M. N. B., Bani, N. A., Aris, S. A. M., Kaidi, H. M., Fatah, A. Y. A., Jamia, J. J., …Abu-Bakar, S. H. (2017). Distribution power loss minimization via distributed generation, capacitor and network reconfiguration. Indonesian Journal of El

This paper presents a solution to solve the network reconfiguration, DG coordination (location and size), and capacitor coordination (location and size), simultaneously. The proposed solution will be determined by using Artificial Bee Colony (ABC). V... Read More about Distribution power loss minimization via distributed generation, capacitor and network reconfiguration.

Multi-criteria evaluation of renewable and nuclear resources for electricity generation in Kazakhstan (2017)
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Ahmada, S., Nadeem, A., Akhanova, G., Houghton, T., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2017). Multi-criteria evaluation of renewable and nuclear resources for electricity generation in Kazakhstan. Energy, 141, 1880-1891. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.11.102

Kazakhstan's electricity generation depends heavily on fossil fuels. Renewables and other non-fossil resources provide potential alternatives to diversify the electricity generation system. In this paper, various potential local non-fossil fuel resou... Read More about Multi-criteria evaluation of renewable and nuclear resources for electricity generation in Kazakhstan.

Experimental evaluation of a solar window incorporating rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrators (RACPC) (2017)
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Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Deciga-Gusi, J., Freier, D., Abu-Bakar, S. H., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2017). Experimental evaluation of a solar window incorporating rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrators (RACPC). Energy Procedia, 130, 102-107. htt

Building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems have been proposed to make solar photovoltaic systems more attractive. These systems are not only capable of generating electricity, but can also contribute to minimise energy consumption in buildings b... Read More about Experimental evaluation of a solar window incorporating rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrators (RACPC).

An ensemble-boosting algorithm for classifying partial discharge defects in electrical assets (2017)
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Mas'ud, A. A., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Albarracín, R., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2017). An ensemble-boosting algorithm for classifying partial discharge defects in electrical assets. Machines, 5(3), Article 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines5030018

This paper presents an ensemble-boosting algorithm (EBA) for classifying partial discharge (PD) patterns in the condition monitoring of insulation diagnosis applied for electrical assets. This approach presents an optimization technique for creating... Read More about An ensemble-boosting algorithm for classifying partial discharge defects in electrical assets.

Comparison of the performance of artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic for recognizing different partial discharge sources (2017)
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Mas'ud, A. A., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Albarracín, R., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Bani, N. A. (2017). Comparison of the performance of artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic for recognizing different partial discharge sources. Energies, 10(7), Article 1060. ht

This paper compared the capabilities of the artificial neural network (ANN) and the fuzzy logic (FL) approaches for recognizing and discriminating partial discharge (PD) fault classes. The training and testing parameters for the ANN and FL comprise s... Read More about Comparison of the performance of artificial neural networks and fuzzy logic for recognizing different partial discharge sources.

Potential of implementing the low concentration photovoltaic systems in the United Kingdom (2017)
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Abu-Bakar, S. H., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Freier, D., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Mallick, T. K., Munir, A. B., …Muhtazaruddin, M. N. (2017). Potential of implementing the low concentration photovoltaic systems in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Elect

This paper discusses the prospect of integrating a novel type of low concentration photovoltaic (LCPV) design known as the rotationally asymmetrical compound parabolic concentrator (RACPC) in a building in the United Kingdom. This is done by proposin... Read More about Potential of implementing the low concentration photovoltaic systems in the United Kingdom.

Frequency dependence of electroluminescence measurement in LDPE (2017)
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Bani, N. A., Abdul-Malek, Z., Aris, S. A. M., Jalil, S. Z. A., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Kaidi, H. M., …Rey, J. A. A. (2017). Frequency dependence of electroluminescence measurement in LDPE. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 7(3)

A good insulator for high voltage cable has low dielectric loss, reasonable flexibility and thermo-mechanically stable. However, prolonged application of electrical stresses on the cable will degraded the cable; physically and morphologically. Electr... Read More about Frequency dependence of electroluminescence measurement in LDPE.

Wind power potentials in Cameroon and Nigeria: lessons from South Africa (2017)
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Mas'ud, A. A., Wirba, A. V., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Albarracín, R., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Duque, Á. J., …Munir, A. B. (2017). Wind power potentials in Cameroon and Nigeria: lessons from South Africa. Energies, 10(4), Article 443. https://doi.org/10.3390/en1

Wind energy has seen a tremendous growth for electricity generation worldwide and reached 456 GW by the end of June 2016. According to the World Wind Energy Association, global wind power will reach 500 GW by the end of 2016. Africa is a continent th... Read More about Wind power potentials in Cameroon and Nigeria: lessons from South Africa.

Relationship between demographic characteristics and hand grip measurement of students in UTMKL (2017)
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Saifuzzaman, A. D., Hisan, F. N. A. N., Yasak, H. A. M., Kai, L. C., Bani, N. A., Noor, N. M., …Abu-Bakar, S. H. (2017). Relationship between demographic characteristics and hand grip measurement of students in UTMKL. Journal of Advanced Research in App

Biomechanical motion analysis is concerned with the investigation of movement of a subject. In particular, this project is interested in the movement found in nature, in biological systems such as human pinch and human grip. The motion is to be inves... Read More about Relationship between demographic characteristics and hand grip measurement of students in UTMKL.

Malaysian tertiary level students and their understanding, knowledge and perception of nanotechnology (2017)
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Karim, M. E., Akhter, S., Munir, A. B., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Hoque, K. E., Yasin, S. H. M., Abu-Bakar, S. S., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Bani, N. A., Wirba, A. V., & Mas'ud, A. A. (2017). Malaysian tertiary level students and their understanding, knowledge and perc

Nanotechnology, being an emerging and enabling technology, can be utilised to exploit burgeoning opportunities in all aspects. Almost every kind of material with any feature can theoretically be developed using nanoscale technology and that is why co... Read More about Malaysian tertiary level students and their understanding, knowledge and perception of nanotechnology.

Impact of dispersed generation modes in optimal coordination between distributed generation and capacitor simultaneously (2016)
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Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Bani, N. A., Jamian, J. J., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., & Mas'ud, A. A. (2016). Impact of dispersed generation modes in optimal coordination between distributed generation and capacitor simultaneously. International Journal

This paper describes the impact of the mode selection in Distributed Generation (DG) has in order to reduce the total power losses in the distribution system when coordination between the DG and capacitor is done simultaneously There are two modes av... Read More about Impact of dispersed generation modes in optimal coordination between distributed generation and capacitor simultaneously.

Modelling the effect of applied voltage and frequency on electroluminescence in polymeric material (2016)
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Bani, N., Abdul-Malek, Z., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Mas'ud, A. A., Muhtazaruddin, M., Kamardin, K., …Ahmad, H. (2016). Modelling the effect of applied voltage and frequency on electroluminescence in polymeric material. International Journal of Electrical and

Electroluminescence method has been used by several researchers to observe the behaviour of an aged polymeric material. Electroluminescence is a phenomenon that occurs when the atoms of a material are being excited due to the application of and exter... Read More about Modelling the effect of applied voltage and frequency on electroluminescence in polymeric material.

Artificial neural network application for partial discharge recognition: survey and future directions (2016)
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Mas'ud, A. A., Albarracín, R., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Illias, H. A., Bani, N. A., & Munir, A. B. (2016). Artificial neural network application for partial discharge recognition: survey and future directions. Energies, 9(8), Article 574. h

In order to investigate how artificial neural networks (ANNs) have been applied for partial discharge (PD) pattern recognition, this paper reviews recent progress made on ANN development for PD classification by a literature survey. Contributions fro... Read More about Artificial neural network application for partial discharge recognition: survey and future directions.

Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation (2016)
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Freier, D., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Mas'ud, A. A., Albarracín, R., …Bani, N. A. (2016). Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar

Making housing carbon neutral is one of the European Union (EU) targets with the aim to reduce energy consumption and to increase on-site renewable energy generation in the domestic sector. Optical concentrators have a strong potential to minimise th... Read More about Software simulation and experimental characterisation of a rotationally asymmetrical concentrator under direct and diffuse solar radiation.

A review on the recent progress made on solar photovoltaic in selected countries of sub-Saharan Africa (2016)
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Mas'ud, A. A., Wirba, A. V., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Albarracín, R., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Munir, A. B., & Bani, N. A. (2016). A review on the recent progress made on solar photovoltaic in selected countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Renewable and Sustainable Energ

The harmful effects of carbon emissions and carbon dioxide caused by over dependence on oil is a global issue, which is currently being addressed by encouraging renewable energy (RE) resources contribution to the energy mix. Encouraging RE is importa... Read More about A review on the recent progress made on solar photovoltaic in selected countries of sub-Saharan Africa.