Al-Ahliyya Amman University
Dr. Khaled Mahafzah
Associate Professor
Major: Power Electronics and Drives
Department: Electrical Engineering Department
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Email:
Extention: 4106
Profiles:
COURSES TAUGHT
- Electrical Machines
- Power Electronics Lab
- Renewable Energy Systems
- Control Systems Lab
- Power Electronics
- Electrical Machines
- Renewable Energy Systems
- Communication and Control in Electrical Power Systems
- Electric Drives
- Electrical Power Systems 1
- Electromagnetics
- Design Lightning and Electrical Installations
- Smart Grids and Distribution Generation
- Selected Topics in Electrical Engineering
ACADEMIC RANKS
| Rank | University | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | Jordan | 2023 |
| Assistant Professor | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | Jordan | 2019 |
QUALIFICATION
| Degree | Institute | Specialization | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phd | Graz University Of Technology | Electrical Engineering | January / 2018 | |
| Masters Degree | Yarmouk University | Electrical Power Engineering | June / 2012 | |
| Bachelors Degree | Yarmouk University | Electrical Power Engineering | January / 2010 |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Job Title | Institute | Time Period |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Profosser | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | September / 2023 - January / Present |
| Assistant Professor | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | September / 2019 - September / 2023 |
| Project assistant- PhD student | Graz University of Technology/ Austria | September / 2014 - January / 2018 |
| Research and teaching assistant | German Jordanian University | September / 2012 - June / 2014 |
| Research and teaching assistant | Yarmouk University | September / 2011 - August / 2012 |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Power Electronics: Inverters and Converters loss model and efficiency improvement, Power Factor Correction Units, Auxiliary Power Supply (Driving Circuits), Soft/Hard Switching inverters/converters, Smart Grids.
- Electrical Drives and Machines
- Power Quality: Harmonics suppression using Multi-level inverters.
- Renewable Energy: Integrity of renewable energy resources with electrical grids
RESEARCHES AND PUBLICATIONS
- Khaled A Mahafzah, Mohammad A Obeidat, Ayman Mansour, Eleonora Riva Sanseverino, Gaetano Zizzo (2024) A New Smart Grid Hybrid DC–DC Converter with Improved Voltage Gain and Synchronized Multiple Outputs Applied Sciences, 6, 14, 2024, 2274
- Khaled A Mahafzah, Raneem M Negry, Mohammad A Obeidat, Hesham Alsalem (2024) An improved modulation technique suitable for a three level flying capacitor multilevel inverter International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE), 3, 14, 2024, 2522-2532
- Ali Q Al-Shetwi, Izham Zainal Abidin, Khaled A Mahafzah, MA Hannan (2024) Feasibility of future transition to 100% renewable energy: Recent progress, policies, challenges, and perspectives Journal of Cleaner Production , 2024
- Mohammad A Obeidat, Mohammad Nehad, Khaled A Mahafzah, Ayman M Mansour (2023) A Comprehensive Design of Audio-Modulated Dual Resonant Solid State Tesla Coil: Mechanical and Electrical Aspects. Mathematical Modelling of Engineering Problems, 1, 10, 2023
- Khaled A Mahafzah, Mohammad A Obeidat, Ali Q Al-Shetwi, Taha Selim Ustun (2022) A novel synchronized multiple output DC-DC converter based on hybrid flyback-cuk topologies Batteries, 8, 8, 2022, 93
- Khaled A Mahafzah, Mohammad A Obeidat (2022) Logic System Design for Fault Detection and Classification of Voltage Source Inverter Driving Induction Motor International Journal of Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing, 16, 2022, 2022, 1102-1108
- Khaled A Mahafzah, Hana A Rababah (2022) A novel step-up/step-down DC-DC converter based on flyback and SEPIC topologies with improved voltage gain International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS), 2, 14, 2023, 898-908
- Khaled Mahafzah, Qais Al Azzam, Ibrahim Altawil (2022) A Soft Switched Single Ended Primary Inductor Converter Power Factor Correction Circuit for Low Power Applications przegląd elektrotechniczny, 7, 2022, 2022, 25-29
- Khaled A Mahafzah, Ali Q Al-Shetwi, MA Hannan, Thanikanti Sudhakar Babu, Nnamdi Nwulu (2022) A New Cuk-Based DC-DC Converter with Improved Efficiency and Lower Rated Voltage of Coupling Capacitor Sustainability, 11, 15, 2023, 8515
- Khaled A Mahafzah, Mohammad A Obeidat, Ayman M Mansour, Ali Q Al-Shetwi, Taha Selim Ustun (2022) Artificial-intelligence-based open-circuit fault diagnosis in VSI-Fed PMSMs and a novel fault recovery method Sustainability, 24, 14, 2022, 16504
- Khaled A Mahafzah, A Rababah Hana'a, Abdullah Al-Odienat, Mohammad Al-Momani, Khaled Al-Maitah (2022) The Dynamic Response of SPWM vs. SVPWM Synchronverter WSEAS Transactions on Power Systems, 17, 2022, 2022, 93-102
- (2020) A 20W Single Ended Primary Inductor Converter Power Factor Correction Circuit in Critical Conduction Mode with Constant On Time International Youth Conference on Radio Electronics, Electrical and Power Engineering,
- (2018) Design Considerations to Improve the Efficiency of an AC-AC Converter at Partial Load 15. Symposium Ennergieinnovation,
- (2016) Efficiency Enhancement for a Three Phase Hard Switching Inverter Under Extremely Light load Conditions Industrial Electronics Conference (IECON16),
- (2016) Efficiency Enhancement for a Three Phase Soft Switching Inverter Under Extremely Light load Conditions Industrial Electronics Conference (IECON16),
- (2012) Shunt Active Power Filter Based on Diode Clamped Inverter and Hysteresis Band with Fuzzy Logic Controller International Conference on Electrical and Computer Systems (ICECS'12),
- (2012) Shunt Active Power Filter Based on Diode Clamped Inverter and Hysteresis Band Current Controller International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (ICEECS),
- (2012) Hybrid active power filter based on diode clamped inverter and hysteresis band current controller The 2nd International Conference on Advances In Computational Tools For Engineering Applications,
Published Books:
- (2018) Design Considerations to Improve the Efficiency of an AC-AC Converter at Low Partial Load TU Graz, Austria
- (2013) Control of Multi-Level Inverters for Shunt Active Power Filters Lab Lambert
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
| Conference Title | Type of Participation | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Eurasia Proceedings of Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics | Participate in the organization of Conference | Alanya, Turky | May / 2024 |
| International Youth Conference on Radio Electronics, Electrical and Power Engineering | Paper/Poster | Russia, Moscow | March / 2020 |
| 15. Symposium Ennergieinnovation | Paper/Poster | Graz, Austria | January / 2018 |
| Industrial Electronics Conference (IECON16) | Paper/Poster | Florence, Italy | October / 2016 |
| Industrial Electronics Conference (IECON16) | Paper/Poster | Florence, Italy | October / 2016 |
| International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (ICEECS) | Paper/Poster | Goa, India | January / 2012 |
| International Conference on Electrical and Computer Systems (ICECS'12) | Paper/Poster | Ottawa, Canada | January / 2012 |
| The 2nd International Conference on Advances In Computational Tools For Engineering Applications | Paper/Poster | Beirut, Lebanon | January / 2012 |
THESIS SUPERVISION
| Title | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Design of Power Factor Correction under Continuous Conduction Mode | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2021 |
| A Free Ripple in Output Voltage of Buck Converter in Continuous Conduction Mode | Al-Ahliyya Amman University | 2020 |
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIP
| Title | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Full Scholarship from FFG to finish PhD | TU Graz, Graz, Austria | 2014 |
| Partial Scholarship from Yarmouk University to complete MS.c in Engineering | Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan | 2010 |
