Associate Professor Dr Lim Yun Seng, BEng (Hons), PhD, CEng, MIET,
MIEM
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Lim Yun Seng
received his early education in Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah before he pursued his undergraduate studies in Electrical and
Electronic Engineering at the University of Manchester Institute of Science
and Technology (UMIST), United Kingdom, in 1998. Subsequently, Lim pursued
his PhD at UMIST in the area of power system from September 1998 to September
2001. In 2002, he worked as a postdoctoral research assistant at UMIST in the
area of renewable energy. In 2003, he joined Econnect
Ltd, United Kingdom as an R&D Engineer specialising in research on the
integration of renewable energy sources with the power system networks.
Following that, Lim joined Transgrid Sdn Bhd as a Project Manager
responsible for the construction of 275 kV power substation
in Kapar. Currently, Lim lectures at the Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). His research areas include renewable
energy and power systems. Over the past few years in the academia, Dr Lim has
secured a number of external research grants from Pusat
Tenaga Malaysia (PTM), Kementerian
Tenaga, Air and Komunikasi
(KTAK) and MOSTI for research on solar, wind and ocean energy. Dr Lim won the
National Energy Globe Award 2010 for his contribution to the development of
solar luminescent concentrator. |
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Nationality |
Malaysian |
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Languages |
English, Chinese, Malay |
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Email |
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
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§ Sept 1996 -
Sept 1998, UMIST, Manchester (UK), BEng with 1st Class Honour in
Electrical Engineering and Electronics. § Sept 1998 -
Sept 2001, UMIST, Manchester (UK), Ph.D in Power Systems § Member of IEE,
IEEE, IEM and BEM |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
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§ Renewable
energy, particularly on photovoltaic system, marine tidal energy, wind energy
and solar energy. § Power quality
particularly on voltage sags and flickers caused by the intermittent
renewable sources |
Skill Possessions
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§ Extensive
experience in managing profitable project. § Highly
adaptable and flexible. § Substantial
experience in proposing innovative solutions to various power system
problems. § Substantial
knowledge in writing quality documents, and providing quality presentations. § Extensive
knowledge of power systems. § Extensive
knowledge and experience in using UNIX operating system, C, Matlab/Simulink, and power system simulation tools
(EMTDC, Viper and IPSA). § Possess
Malaysia and UK driving licences. |
WORK HISTORY
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May 2005 - Present |
University Tunku Abdul Rahman – Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical
and Electronics Engineering |
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§ Performing
research on areas of renewable energy, particularly on tidal, wind and solar
energy. § Teaching subjects
such as power systems, power
transmission and utilisations, high voltage engineering, and electrical
machines. § From Jan 2007
to Dec 2008, I was appointed as the Head
of Department with the following responsibilities -
Providing leadership in the planning,
implementation and review of all the academic programmes and research under
the Department -
Assigning teaching and administrative duties to
academic staff -
Participating in the recruitment of academic and
laboratory staff -
Maintaining discipline among the staff of
Department -
Maintaining the standards of examination papers
and marking schemes § From Jan 2006
to Dec 2006, I was appointed as a Course
coordinator with the following responsibilities -
To assist the Head of Department in managing
departmental matters related to development and implementation of academic
programme, laboratory and research facilities. -
Assisting the Head of Department in planning,
implementation and review of the academic programme of study and research -
To be responsible for maintaining academic
standards of course contents and assessment materials in assignment and
examination. |
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Jan 2005 – May 2005 |
Transmission Grid Ventures Sdn Bhd (Malaysia)–Project
Manager on the Construction of Power Substations |
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§ Managing a TNB
project building a 275kV substation at the existing Kapar
substation § Involving in
the engineering designs of the 275kV substation § Involving in
retrofitting of substation control system at the existing Kapar
substation as well as relay panel of the remote ends of Kapar
substation. § Coordinating
with directors, senior manager and civil contractor in order to meet targets
on time § Preparing
presentation and materials for monthly progress meeting with TNB concerning
the progress of the project |
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Jan 2003- Dec 2004 |
Econnect Ltd (UK) – Power
System Engineer and Project Manager on the UK government project For
Increasing the Penetration of Wind Turbines With a Means of Demand Side
Management |
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§ Proposing
innovative ideas to clients about the use of demand side management on power
systems integrated with wind turbines. § Performing
all duties and work in accordance with the quality systems procedures
operated by the Company § Providing
advice to clients regarding various technical impacts of connecting wind
turbines on power systems and financial benefits for making generator
connections. § Proposing and
developing a fault analysis tool for engineers to estimate and select
appropriate ratings of switchgear on power systems integrated with wind
turbines. § Organising
meetings with a number of Electricity Supply Companies to address the
technical, commercial and regulatory issues of using demand side management
on power systems integrated with wind turbines. § Assessing the
commercial and regulatory aspects of using the demand side management on
power systems. § Designing,
building, bench testing, commissioning and installing a demand side
management system on a site. § Collaborating
with contractors and engineers to meet delivarable
targets on time and within cost constraints. § Investigating
the social and psychological aspects of using the demand side management
system on the site. § Working
closely with project managers and principal engineers to undertake a project
concerning the potential for operating wind turbines in islanded mode. § Managing a
fully funded UK government project. |
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Jan 2002 – Dec 2002 |
Research Associate at UMIST (UK) Performing
Research on Islanding Operation of Wind Turbines |
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§ Managing an European project regarding the methodologies for
operating wind turbines in islanded mode. § Providing
assistance to lecturers and researchers for solving complex problems with
regard to the penetrations of distributed generation on distribution
networks. § Providing
assistance to postgraduate students for developing a number of power system
simulation tools. § Presenting
research work to relevant parties (Distribution Network Operators,
Consultants and Universities) on a regular basis. § Proposing
innovative techniques for modelling a large amount of micro-generators on low
voltage (LV) electrical networks and investigating the technical impacts of
those generators on the networks. § Teaching Msc students on power system analysis. § Setting
tutorial questions for the students. § Documenting
and publishing research work to the Dispower
Website. |
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AWARDS
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Sabah State Government Scholarship (Malaysia)
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Overseas Research Studentship (UK)
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UMIST Studentship (UK)
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National
Winner of Energy Globe Award 2010 in Rwanda
Book Chapter
· Lim Yun Seng and Koh
Siong Lee,
“Chapter 15 Marine Tidal Current Electric Power Generation Technology:
State of the Art and Current Status”, Renewable Energy, In-Tech, Dec 2009, ISBN
978-953-7619-52-7
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Referred Journal Papers
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Optimal Utilisation of Small Scale Embedded Generators in a
Developing Country – A Case Study in Malaysia, Jianhui
Wong, Yun Seng
Lim, Phil Taylor and Stella Morris, Renewable Energy, Impact factor 2.22,
Thomson ISI
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Cost Effective Options
of GHG Emission Reduction in Power Sector for Developing Economies – A Case
Study in Sabah, Malaysia, Siong Lee Koh, Yun Seng Lim and
Stella Morris, MDPI - Open Access Publishing, Energies, ISSN 1996-1073
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Role of Advanced Combustion
Technologies in Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction For Developing Economies – A
Case Study in Sabah, Malaysia, from Technical, Environmental and Financial
Perspectives, Siong Lee Koh,
Yun Seng Lim and Stella Morris, Energy Policy, Impact factor: 2.45,
Thomson ISI
§ A New Hybrid
Algorithm Using Thermodynamic and Ray-Tracing for Modeling
Luminescent Solar Concentrator, Chin Kim Lo, Yun Seng Lim, Seng Gee Tan and Faidz Abd Rahman, MDPI - Open Access Publishing, Energies, ISSN 1996-1073, 27th Nov
2010, www.mdpi.com/journal/energies, Thomson ISI
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Meeting
Energy Demand in a Developing Economy without Damaging the Environment - A Case
Study in Sabah Malaysia from Technical, Environmental and Economic
Perspectives, Siong Lee Koh
and Yun Seng
Lim, Energy Policy, 22nd April 2010, ISSN: 0301-4215, Impact factor: 2.45, Thomson ISI
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Colloidal Synthesis of Silicon Nanocrystals
via Inverse Micelles Microemulsion, Geoh Bee Teh, Nigalingam
Saravanan, Richard D. Tilley, S. Ramesh and Yun Seng Lim,
Zeitschrift fur Physikalische
Chemie (International
journal of research in physical chemistry and chemical physics),
ISSN 0942-9352,
Dec 2009, Impact factor: 1.16 (2005), Thomson
ISI
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Integration of an On-Axis General Sun-Tracking
Formula in the Algorithm
of an Open-Loop Sun-Tracking System, Kok-Keong Chong *, Chee-Woon
Wong, Fei-Lu Siaw, Tiong-Keat Yew, See-Seng Ng, Meng-Suan Liang, Yun-Seng Lim
and Sing-Liong Lau, doi:10.3390/s91007849, PP. 7849-7865, Sensors, Sept 2009, ISSN 1424-8220, www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors,
Impact factor: 1.87 (2008), Thomson ISI
§ Analytical
Assessments on the Potential of Harnessing Tidal Currents for Electricity
Generation in Malaysia, Renewable
Energy, Yun Seng
Lim and Siong Lee Koh,
doj:10:1016/jrenene.2009.10.016, Nov 2009, Impact Factor: 1.26,
Thomson ISI
§ Simulation
Studies on the Electrical Power Potential Harnessed by Tidal Current Turbines, Koh Siong Lee and Yun Seng Lim,
Journal of Energy and Environment, Volume 1, April 2009, PP 25-31, Website: www.uniten.edu.my/jee
§ Economical, environmental
and technical analysis of building integrated photovoltaic systems in Malaysia,
Lim Yun Seng,
G. Lalchand and Gladys Mak,
Energy Policy, ISSN: 0301-4215, Impact Factor:
1.5, 16th Feb 2008, Thomson ISI, This paper has been cited by 6
journal papers.
§ Analytical approach to probabilistic prediction of voltage sags on
transmission networks,
Yun Seng Lim
and Goran Strbac, IEE
Proceedings-Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Vol. 149, No. 1, January
2002, PP 714, Thomson ISI
Conference Papers
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Koh Siong Lee, Lim
Yun Seng, “Challenges in Meeting Increasing Power
Demand of Developing Economies without Damaging the Environment, PECON 2010,
IEEE 3rd International Power & Energy Conference 2010 (Accepted
for Publication)
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Chua Kein Huat, Lim Yun Seng,
Stella Morris and Wong Jianhui, “Improved Performance
of PMSM Speed Responses Using a Hybrid Fuzzy PI Controller.” PECON 2010, IEEE 3rd
International Power & Energy Conference 2010 (Accepted for Publication)
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Seng Gee Tan, Chin Kim Lo, Yun Seng Lim and Geok
Bee The “Research and Development of Luminescent Solar Concentrators (LSC) in
Malaysia “, Proceeding of the 2010
International Conference on Green Energy Technolgy
and Management, June 5-6 2010, Chang-hua, Taiwan
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Geok Bee Teh, Seng Gee Tan, N. Saravanan, Chiew Ling Kho, Yun Seng Lim
& S. Ramesh “Efficacy of utilization of microemulsion
technique to produce photoluminescent nanoparticles”,
Young Scientists of Asia Conclave 2009, Bangalore, TWAS –ROCASA, India. 15th
– 17th January, 2009.
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B.Samini, Geok Bee Teh, Yun Seng Lim
and N. Saravanan, “Nanophotonics
for Applications in Solar Cell Concentrators”, 4th International
Conference on Recent Advances in Materials, Minerals and Environmental and 2nd
Asian Symposium on Materials and Processing (RAMM & ASMP 2009), 1-3rd
June 2009, Awarded for the best oral presentation.
· Siong Lee Koh and Yun Seng Lim, “Preliminary Investigation of the Potential of Harnessing Tidal
Energy for Electricity Generation in Malaysia”, 2008 IEEE PES Transmission and Distributin Conference and Exposition, April 21-24 2008 in
Chicago, Illinois USA
· Yun Seng Lim, “Novel
algorithm for specifying the optimum size of energy storage in dynamic voltage
restorer”, IEEE First International Conference on
Industrial and Information Systems, 8 – 11 August, 2006, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
· New method for
specifying the optimum capacity of energy storage in DVR, Innovative
Technologies for Sustainable Development, IEEE First
International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems, 8 – 11
August, 2006, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
§ Analysis of voltage sags embracing prediction
methods and the use of DVR, CIRED Conference, 2001.
§ Mitigation of
voltage sags embracing a prediction technique and the use of a dynamic voltage
restorer, CIRED. 16th International Conference and Exhibition, June
2001.
§ Analytical
method for quantifying voltage sags, UPEC September 2001
Consultancy Reports
§ Computer studies of the impacts of BiPV
systems on distribution networks, Pusat Tenaga Malaysia’s Consultancy Report, July 2007.
§ Benefits of PV
systems to the Government, Utility and Electricity Customers in Malaysia, Pusat Tenaga Malaysia’s
Consultancy Report, Sept 2007.
Accreditation
Reports
· Self-accreditation
report of Electronic Engineering Degree (Hons) 2006
· Self-accreditation
report of Electronic Engineering Degree (Hons) 2008
Teaching Subjects
· UEEA1223
INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
· UEMG2152
ELECTRICAL POWER AND MACHINES
· UEEA3453 POWER
SYSTEMS
· UEEA3463 POWER
DISTRIBUTION AND UTILISATION
· UEAA 4483 HIGH
VOLTAGE ENGINEERING
Supervision of
Undergraduate Students
So far, Dr Lim has supervised 47
undergraduate students at UTAR. All these students are not only from Electrical
Engineering programme but also from Mechanical Engineering programme. Their
final year projects are related to power systems and renewable energy. The
following is the list of the recent final year project titles and the
corresponding students.
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No |
Title of
Project (academic year) |
Involvement as
Sole/Main/Co-supervisor |
Names of
Students |
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1 |
Design
of an electrostatic discharge sensitivity test
equipment to characterize semiconductor device sensitivity to electrostatic
discharge voltages. |
Sole
Supervisor |
Ngu Ching Sze |
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2 |
Impacts
of an array of marine current turbines on the transient stability of power
systems |
Sole
Supervisor |
Kuan Jew Xun |
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3 |
Green
Building Index |
Sole
Supervisor |
Law
Chee Yuen |
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4 |
Cell
phone control home electrical appliances |
Sole
Supervisor |
Chew
Kean Chai |
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5 |
Hydro
generator system (201005) |
Sole
Supervisor |
Poa Tze Wei |
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6 |
Wave
Energy Convertor (201005) |
Sole
Supervisor |
Ng
Zhi Da |
Research Fundings
& Consultancy Projects
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No |
Title of Research |
Details of Grants/ Awarding Agency |
Members/ Collaborator |
Role |
Date of Reward |
Current status |
Amount |
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1 |
Computer
analysis of 3-phase 4 wire low voltage distribution network integrated with
single-phase renewable sources and modern equipment |
UTAR Research Fund |
Lim Yun Seng |
Leader |
24thDec
2005 |
Completed |
RM 5,000 |
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2 |
To
Conduct a Survey on the Existing BiPV Installations
and to Evaluate Their Techno-Economic Impact in Malaysia |
Pusat Tenaga Malaysia (Project Reference Number:
PTM/MBIPV/C3-UTAR 002) |
Lim Yun Seng Professor Omar Bin Munir |
Leader |
July 2006 |
Completed |
RM 14,000 |
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3 |
Investigating
the potential of harnessing ocean energy in Malaysia for electricity
generation using simulation approach |
Science fund (MOSTI) (Project Number : 03-02-11-SF0002) |
Lim Yun Seng |
Leader |
Dec 2006 |
Completed |
RM 94,000 |
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4 |
Constructing a cost-effective 5 kW
solar power plant using the state-of-art solar technologies |
Kementerian Tenaga, Air dan Komunikasi (KTAK) |
Chong Kok Keong Ng See Seng Lim Yun Seng |
Member |
June 2007 |
On-going |
RM 384,000 |
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5 |
Research and development of highly
efficient solar luminescent concentrator for building integrated photovoltaic
systems |
Science fund (MOSTI) (Project Number 03-02-11-SF0072) |
Lim
Yun Seng Teh Geoh Bee Ramesh |
Leader |
Feb 2009 |
On going |
RM 174,000 |
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Use of Energy Storage and STATCOM for
Improving Power Quality Issues Caused by Renewable Energy Sources |
Brain Gain Programmme (MOSTI) |
Lim Yun Seng Niranjan Stella Morris |
Leader |
July 2009 |
On going |
RM 109,900 |
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7 |
Investigation of the Potential
Contribution of Mini Nuclear Power Generators towards Energy Security,
Power System Operation and Environmental Issues in Malaysia |
Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) |
Lim Yun Seng Stella Morris Ezra Morris Niranjan Debnath |
Leader |
1st
May 2010 to 1st May 2012 |
To be started |
RM 44,800 |
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8 |
Assessment on ocean energy |
Techno Fund |
Dr Baharum Ismail (SIRIM) Dr Lim Yun Seng Dr. Mohd Zamri Ibrahim |
Member |
Aug 2010 |
On-going |
RM 150,000 |
Consultancy Projects
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No |
Company |
Title
of Consultancy Projects |
Duration |
Status |
Members |
Amount |
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1 |
Pentamaster Solutions Sdn Bhd |
Power System Engineering Training |
1st
to 3rd Sept 2009 |
Completed |
Lim Yun Seng |
RM 10,900 |
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2 |
Pentamaster Solutions Sdn Bhd |
Power System Protection Training |
1st
to 3rd May 2009 |
To be
undertaken |
Lim Yun Seng |
RM 8,000 |
Supervision of
Postgraduate Students
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No |
Name of Student |
Degree |
Name of Institution |
Duration |
Role (Main Supervisor/Co-Supervisor) |
Status of Student Progress |
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Start |
Completed Date (if applicable) |
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1 |
Koh Siong Lee |
Master
(Engineering) |
UTAR |
May
2006 |
May
2008 |
Main |
Completed |
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2 |
Wong
Chee Woon |
Master
(Engineering) |
UTAR |
Jan
2008 |
Jan
2010 |
Co-supervisor |
Completed |
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3 |
Lo
Chi Kim |
Master
(Engineering) |
UTAR |
Dec
2009 |
Dec
2011 |
Main |
In
progress |
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4 |
Wong
Jianhui |
Master
(Engineering) |
UTAR |
Dec
2009 |
Dec
2011 |
Main |
In
progress |
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5 |
Chua
Kein Huat |
Phd (Engineering) |
UTAR |
May
2010 |
May
2012 |
Main
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In
progress |
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6 |
Koh Siong Lee |
Phd (Engineering) |
UTAR |
Jan
2010 |
Jan
2012 |
Main |
In
progress |
Services to External Bodies
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Professional organisation and Event |
Position held |
Duration |
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Institution of
Engineering and Technology (IET) in Malaysia Branch (UK) |
Committee member |
Jan 2006 to
Dec 2006 |
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IET Youth
Section in Malaysia Branch (UK) |
Committee member |
Jan 2006 to
Dec 2006 |
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International Conference on Building
Electrical Technology Professional Network 2006 |
Organising committee member |
31st Oct to 2nd Nov 2006 in Sari Pacific Hotel |
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IET
Youth Section in Malaysia Branch (UK) |
Committee member |
Jan 2008 to Present |
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Science
Direct in Energy Policy |
Journal reviewer |
July 2008 to Present |
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Universiti Malaya |
External Examiner to a Msc thesis “Enhanced Single Phase Active Power
Filter by Using Fuzzy Logic” |
July 2008 |
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Invited
Committee Member to Kementerian Tenaga,
Air dan Kommukasi (KTAK) |
Discussion on Green Technology and Water |
16th April 2009 |
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Committee
member |
Faculty of Research & Development and
Postgraduate Committee |
2008 |
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Committee
member |
Faculty of Academic Development and
Curriculum Committee |
2009 |
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Invited
Technical Panel in Bangunan Parlimen |
Renewable Energy Task Force |
26th Feb 2009 |
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Invited
Speaker on Engineering |
Karnival
Pendidikan Kaunselling Kerjaya Peringkat Negeri 2009 |
26
& 27 May 2009 at SMK Kiaramas, Kuala Lumpur |
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Founder
and Advisor |
UTAR IET Student
Chapter |
2008
to Present |
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National
Wind Energy Road Map in SIRIM |
Committee Member |
2010
to Present |
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Invited
Speaker on Research and Development of Renewable Energy in the UK and Europe |
Renewable Energy Road Map Meeting |
16th
April 2010 in MOSTI, Putrajaya |
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Invited
Participant |
Solar Technology Roadmap Workshop |
26th
April – 27th April 2010 at Ballroom, Puri
Pujangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysaia,
43600 UKM Bangi,
Selangor Darul Ehsan |
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Internal
Examiner for the Degree of Master in Engineering in Science at UTAR |
Candidate: Wong Chee Woon Thesis Title: Study of Sun Tracking Error in
Elevation-Azimuth Sun Tracker |
21st April 2010 |
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External
Examiner for the Degree of Master in Electrical Engineering at UNITEN |
Candidate: Min Min Kyaw (SE20676) Thesis Title: Fault Ride Through and Regulation for
Grid Connected Wind Turbine. |
15th July 2010 |
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Technical
Reviewer and Technical Programme Committee |
PECON2010
(2010 IEEE International Power and Energy Conference). |
May to June 2010 |
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Technical
Reviewer |
IEEE Student
Conference 2010 |
19th Aug 2010 |
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Invited
to visit Tip of Borneo by SIRIM Berhad |
Committee
Member |
15th to 17th Aug 2010 |
Research Collaboration
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Intel |
Research,
Training |
Research
meeting, Multicore Curriculum Development Workshop. |
2009 |
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Pusat Tenaga Malaysia |
Industrial
Collaboration |
Collaboration
on monitoring of PV Systems in Malaysia |
2006 |
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SIRIM |
Research |
Collaboration
on ocean energy project |
2009 |
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Research |
Collaboration
on solar cell project |
2009 |
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Prof. Phil Taylor |
Research |
Collaboration
on Energy Storage Project under Brain-Gain Programme |
2009 |