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Prof. Khaled Zehar

Professor

Electrical and Electronics Engineering
S40-2094
kzehar@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

Electrical Engineering , Power Systems

Education

PhD

Biography

Dr. Khaled Zehar is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department, College of Engineering at the University of Bahrain since September 2008. His area of expertise is Power Systems Engineering. He received his three degrees in Electrical Engineering; B.Sc. from “Ecole Nationale Polytechnique”, Algiers, Algeria in 1983, Master of Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., U.S.A. in 1986, and Ph.D from Clarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y., U.S.A. in 1990. From 1990 to 2008 he was with the “Department d’Electrotechnique” at the University Ferhat Abbas, Setif, Algeria.

Achievements

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Affiliations

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Grants & Contracts Awarded

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Publications & Presentations

Recent Publications:

  1. Jasim Alateya, Ebrahim Abdurahman, and Khaled Zehar, “Enhancing Grid Stability-Bi-Directional V2G Integration in IEEE Distribution Networks with PSO”, International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, March 2025,13(6): 10-19 DOI:10.35940/ijrte.F8200.13060325
  2. Maamar Taleb, Mohamed Amine, Salwa Baserrah, and Khaled Zehar, “A Hybrid Grid-Wind Energy System Using Voltage Oriented Control and Class C Chopper For An Electric Charging Station”. A paper accepted for presentation at the ICREPQ´25.
  3. Salah Eddine Saadi, Khalissa Behih, Ziyad Bouchama, Najib Essounbouli, Khaled Zehar, “Synchronization of chaotic oscillator systems based on adaptive synergetic control theory”, South Florida Journal of Development, Volume 5, Issue 9, 2024, pages e4352.
  4. Raja Mohamed Sumsudeen, Khaled Zehar, Ayman Alkhazraji, “Power quality analysis of grid-connected solar PV system under variable irradiance conditions”, Publication in the IET Digital Library, Pages 157–162, 2023.
  5. Taleb, M., Fnaiech, M.A., Zehar, K., “An Enhanced Hybrid Grid Connected Photovoltaic System Using Voltage Oriented Controller and Class D Chopper”, Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal, 2023, 21, pp. 69–75.
  6. Nadjat Zerroug, Khalissa Behih, Ziyad Bouchama, and Khaled Zehar, “Robust Adaptive Fuzzy Control of Nonlinear Systems”, Journal of Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2022, 8328-8334
  7. Maamar Taleb, Noureddine Mansour, and Khaled Zehar, “Performance of a Grid-Connected Solar PV System Using Class D Chopper”, Publication in the IET Digital Library, Pages 180-186, 2022.
  8. Maamar Taleb and Khaled Zehar, “An Enhanced Charge Controller for Standalone PV Systems”, Publication in the IET Digital Library, 2021.
  9. Maamar Taleb, Noureddine Mansour, and Khaled Zehar, “An Improved Grid Tied Photovoltaic System”, Publication in the IET Digital Library, 2020.
  10. Ziyad Bouchama, Harmas Mohamed N., and Khaled Zehar, “Finite Time Nonlinear Control For DC-DC Converters”,Soft Computing and Electrical Engineering, 2019.
  11. L. Medjbeur, M. N. Harmas, S. Benaggoune and K. Zehar, “An Adaptive Fuzzy H∞ Synergetic Approach to Robust Control”, Journal of Dynamic Systems, measurement, and Control, Volume 140, Issue 1, 2018.
  12. Zerroug, N., Harmas, M.N., Benaggoune, S., Bouchama, Z., Zehar, K., “DSP-based implementation of fast terminal synergetic control for a DC–DC Buck converter “, Journal of the Franklin Institute, 2018.
  13. AL-Khalidy, M.M.M., Zehar, K., “Next step: Merging smart cars with driver cars “, IET Conference Publications, 2018.
  14. Hewahi, N., Salman, A.F., Mahjoub, A., Zehar, K., “A proposed framework for health care system in Bahrain“,IET Conference Publications, 2018.
  15. Abdelkrim Zebar, Abdellatif Hamouda and Khaled Zehar, “ Impact of the Location of Fuzzy Controlled Static Var Compensator on the Power System Transient Stability Improvement in Presence of Distributed Wind Generation”, Revue Roumaine des Sciences Techniques, Serie Electrotechnique et Energetiques, Tome 60, Issue 4, Dec.2015, pp. 426-436.
  16. Abdelkrim Zebar and Khaled Zehar, “Coordinated Control of SFCL and SVC for Power System Transient Stability Improvement”, TELEKOMNIKA Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering, Vol. 13, No. 3 March 2015, pp. 431-440.
  17. Samir Sayah, Abdellatif Hamouda, Khaled Zehar, “Economic Dispatch Using Improved Differental Evolution Approach”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Volume 38, Number 3, 2013, pp. 715-722.
  18. Samir Sayah, Abdellatif Hamouda, Khaled Zehar, “Emission Constrained Optimal Power Flow Using Efficient Multiobjective Fuzzy Optimization Method”, Journal of Electrical Engineering, Volume 12, Issue 1, 2012, pp.56-61.
  19. Abdellatif Hamouda and Khaled Zehar ,“Stability-index based method for optimal Var planning in distribution feeders” ,Journal of Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 52, Issue 5, May 2011, pp. 2072-2080.

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Prof. Khaled Zehar

Professor

Electrical and Electronics Engineering
S40-2094
kzehar@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

Electrical Engineering , Power Systems

Education

PhD

Biography

Dr. Khaled Zehar is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department, College of Engineering at the University of Bahrain since September 2008. His area of expertise is Power Systems Engineering. He received his three degrees in Electrical Engineering; B.Sc. from “Ecole Nationale Polytechnique”, Algiers, Algeria in 1983, Master of Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., U.S.A. in 1986, and Ph.D from Clarkson University, Potsdam, N.Y., U.S.A. in 1990. From 1990 to 2008 he was with the “Department d’Electrotechnique” at the University Ferhat Abbas, Setif, Algeria.

Achievements

-

Affiliations

-

Grants & Contracts Awarded

-

Publications & Presentations

Recent Publications:

  1. Jasim Alateya, Ebrahim Abdurahman, and Khaled Zehar, “Enhancing Grid Stability-Bi-Directional V2G Integration in IEEE Distribution Networks with PSO”, International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering, March 2025,13(6): 10-19 DOI:10.35940/ijrte.F8200.13060325
  2. Maamar Taleb, Mohamed Amine, Salwa Baserrah, and Khaled Zehar, “A Hybrid Grid-Wind Energy System Using Voltage Oriented Control and Class C Chopper For An Electric Charging Station”. A paper accepted for presentation at the ICREPQ´25.
  3. Salah Eddine Saadi, Khalissa Behih, Ziyad Bouchama, Najib Essounbouli, Khaled Zehar, “Synchronization of chaotic oscillator systems based on adaptive synergetic control theory”, South Florida Journal of Development, Volume 5, Issue 9, 2024, pages e4352.
  4. Raja Mohamed Sumsudeen, Khaled Zehar, Ayman Alkhazraji, “Power quality analysis of grid-connected solar PV system under variable irradiance conditions”, Publication in the IET Digital Library, Pages 157–162, 2023.
  5. Taleb, M., Fnaiech, M.A., Zehar, K., “An Enhanced Hybrid Grid Connected Photovoltaic System Using Voltage Oriented Controller and Class D Chopper”, Renewable Energy and Power Quality Journal, 2023, 21, pp. 69–75.
  6. Nadjat Zerroug, Khalissa Behih, Ziyad Bouchama, and Khaled Zehar, “Robust Adaptive Fuzzy Control of Nonlinear Systems”, Journal of Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2022, 8328-8334
  7. Maamar Taleb, Noureddine Mansour, and Khaled Zehar, “Performance of a Grid-Connected Solar PV System Using Class D Chopper”, Publication in the IET Digital Library, Pages 180-186, 2022.
  8. Maamar Taleb and Khaled Zehar, “An Enhanced Charge Controller for Standalone PV Systems”, Publication in the IET Digital Library, 2021.
  9. Maamar Taleb, Noureddine Mansour, and Khaled Zehar, “An Improved Grid Tied Photovoltaic System”, Publication in the IET Digital Library, 2020.
  10. Ziyad Bouchama, Harmas Mohamed N., and Khaled Zehar, “Finite Time Nonlinear Control For DC-DC Converters”,Soft Computing and Electrical Engineering, 2019.
  11. L. Medjbeur, M. N. Harmas, S. Benaggoune and K. Zehar, “An Adaptive Fuzzy H∞ Synergetic Approach to Robust Control”, Journal of Dynamic Systems, measurement, and Control, Volume 140, Issue 1, 2018.
  12. Zerroug, N., Harmas, M.N., Benaggoune, S., Bouchama, Z., Zehar, K., “DSP-based implementation of fast terminal synergetic control for a DC–DC Buck converter “, Journal of the Franklin Institute, 2018.
  13. AL-Khalidy, M.M.M., Zehar, K., “Next step: Merging smart cars with driver cars “, IET Conference Publications, 2018.
  14. Hewahi, N., Salman, A.F., Mahjoub, A., Zehar, K., “A proposed framework for health care system in Bahrain“,IET Conference Publications, 2018.
  15. Abdelkrim Zebar, Abdellatif Hamouda and Khaled Zehar, “ Impact of the Location of Fuzzy Controlled Static Var Compensator on the Power System Transient Stability Improvement in Presence of Distributed Wind Generation”, Revue Roumaine des Sciences Techniques, Serie Electrotechnique et Energetiques, Tome 60, Issue 4, Dec.2015, pp. 426-436.
  16. Abdelkrim Zebar and Khaled Zehar, “Coordinated Control of SFCL and SVC for Power System Transient Stability Improvement”, TELEKOMNIKA Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering, Vol. 13, No. 3 March 2015, pp. 431-440.
  17. Samir Sayah, Abdellatif Hamouda, Khaled Zehar, “Economic Dispatch Using Improved Differental Evolution Approach”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Volume 38, Number 3, 2013, pp. 715-722.
  18. Samir Sayah, Abdellatif Hamouda, Khaled Zehar, “Emission Constrained Optimal Power Flow Using Efficient Multiobjective Fuzzy Optimization Method”, Journal of Electrical Engineering, Volume 12, Issue 1, 2012, pp.56-61.
  19. Abdellatif Hamouda and Khaled Zehar ,“Stability-index based method for optimal Var planning in distribution feeders” ,Journal of Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 52, Issue 5, May 2011, pp. 2072-2080.

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