Areas of Expertise
Power system protection, Digital protection algorithms, Power Systems Analysis, Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS)
Education
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Canada, 2008
- Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP), York St. John University, 2009
- M. Sc. in Electrical Engineering, University of Bahrain, Bahrain, 1997
- B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, University of Bahrain, Bahrain, 1992
Biography
Dr. Fadhel Albasri is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering at the University of Bahrain. He holds a Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from the University of Western Ontario, Canada. He also earned a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice from York St. John University. Previously, he worked as an operation engineer at the Ministry of Electricity and Water. He has more than 30 years of teaching experience, IEEE member, published over 22 papers, and developed & taught numerous undergraduate and graduate courses. His research interest on power systems protection and analysis, FACTS devices and smart grids.
Achievements
- Outstanding Faculty Award, Bahraini Engineering Day 2024
- Developed and taught several courses for both undergraduate and graduate programs.
- Supervised several MSc thesis and senior projects.
- Holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice on learning, teaching, and assessment in higher education from York St John University, UK, 2009
- Published more than 22 papers in refereed journals and conferences
- Panel chair for academic program reviews, NQF, Bahrain
- Research contribution Award in Refereed Journals for year 2007/2008, College of Engineering, UoB
- Delivered several workshops on electrical safety and electrical engineering
- Has more than 30 years of teaching experience in higher education
Affiliations
- Faculty, University of Bahrain
- Member, IEEE society, USA
Grants & Contracts Awarded
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Publications & Presentations
- Saeed Alhelali , S. Ali Al-Mawsawi, Fadhel Albasri,“,“Power Quality Improvement of Grid Connected Renewable Energy System using D-STATCOM, International Journal of Power Electronics (IJPELEC), Accepted for publication.
- Ali Jaber AlQattan, Fadhel Albasri, Sayed Ali AL-Mosawi, Advanced controller design for D-FACTS device in grid connected photovoltaic system controller, International Journal of Advances in Applied Sciences (IJAAS), pp. 467~477, September 2024.
- Ebrahim A. Alsaleh, Fadhel A. Albasri, S. Ali Almawsawi, Investigating the Impact of Electric Vehicles Integration on Bahrain's Distribution Network, 8th IET Smart Cities Symposium (SCS 2024), IET Conference Proceedings, Vol 2024, Issue 37, 2024.
- Fadhel A Albasri, Zainab Al Zaki, Ebaa Al Nainoon, Hawraa Alawi, Reem Ayyad, A Fault Location System Using GIS and Smart Meters for the LV Distribution System, 2019 International Conference on Innovation and Intelligence for Informatics, Computing, and Technologies (3ICT), pp. 1-6, 2019.
- Mahmood Al-Mahari , S. Ali Al-Mawsawi, Fadhel Albasri,“A New Aluminum Pot Line Rectiformer Scheme with Effective Harmonic Suppression Capability”, International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive System (IJPEDS), Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 1573~1583, December 2018.
- Fadhel A. Albasri, Ali R. Alroomi, Jawad H. Talaq, “Optimal Coordination of Directional Overcurrent Relays Using Biogeography-Based Optimization Algorithm”, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Volume 30, Issue 4, pp.1810 – 1820, Aug. 2015.
- Ali R. Alroomi, Fadhel A. Albasri, Jawad H. Talaq, “Performance Comparison Between The Original Forms Of Biogeography-Based Optimization Algorithms”, Second International Conference on Advanced Information Technologies and Applications (ICAITA-2013) Proceedings, pp. 121 140, Dubai-UAE, November 2-3,2013.
- Ali R. Alroomi, Fadhel A. Albasri, Jawad H. Talaq, “Essential Modifications on Biogeography-Based Optimization Algorithm”, Second International Conference on Advanced Information Technologies and Applications (ICAITA-2013) Proceedings, pp.141-160, Dubai-UAE, November 2-3,2013.
- S. Ali Al-Mawsawi, Fadhel A. Albasri, “Developing a Simple and an Accurate Formula for the Conduction Angle of A single Phase Rectifier with RL Load”, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Issue 47, pp. 704-707, November 2010.
- F. A. Albasri, T.S. Sidhu, R.K. Varma, “Performance Comparison of Distance Protection Schemes for Shunt- FACTS Compensated Transmission Lines”, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Oct. 2007.
- F. A. Albasri, T.S. Sidhu, R.K. Varma, “Mitigation of Adverse Effect of Midpoint Shunt-FACTS Compensated Transmission Lines on Distance Protection Schemes”, The 2007 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, Tampa, FL, USA, June 24-28, 2007.
- F. A. Albasri, T.S. Sidhu, R.K. Varma, “Impact of Shunt- FACTS on Distance Protection of Transmission Lines”, Proceedings of the Power Systems Conference PSC06, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA, March 14-17, (2006).
- T. S. Sidhu, R.K. Varma, P.K. Gangadharan, F.A. Albasri, G.R. Ortiz, “Performance of Distance Relays on Shunt—FACTS Compensated Transmission Lines”, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Volume 20, Issue 3, pp.1837 – 1845, July 2005.
- T.S. Sidhu, X. Zhang, F. Al-Basri, M.S. Sachdev, “New DFT-Based Technique for Removal of Decaying DC Offset from Phasor Estimates”, IEE Proceedings C – Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Vol. 150, No. 6, pp. 745-752, Nov. 2003.
- Talaq J., Al-Basri, F., “ Fuzzy Logic Based Controllers for Power System Stabilizers and Load Frequency Control”, 2000 Large Engineering Systems Conference on Power Engineering, July 23-26, Halifax, Canada, pp. 109-113, 2000.
- Talaq, J.; Al-Basri, F.; “Adaptive Fuzzy Gain Scheduling for Load Frequency Control”, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 14 , Issue 1, pp. 145 - 150 Feb. 1999.
