Program

May 14, 2012

0830 Registration & Welcoming Tea IEEE Membership Drive 0930 Mustafar Kamal Hamzah, Vice Chair, IEEE Malaysia Section Coffee Break & Networking Topic 1: Control of Hybrid Multistage Inverter for AC Drives 1030 Speaker 1: Saad Mekhilef, Head of Department of Electrical Engineering, University Malaya, Malaysia Topic 2: PROTONs Vehicle Electrification Journey 1130 Speaker 2: Md Ridzuan Md Yusof , Head, Advanced Vehicle Research & Technology, PROTON, Malaysia Lunch & Networking Topic 3: Lifecycle of Energy Efficiency and 1400 introduction of ISO 50001 Speaker 3: Mok Kam Meng. Head Energy Efficiency Division, Schneider Electric Malaysia 1500 Coffee Break & Networking Topic 4: Research and Innovation in Medical Engineering Speaker 4: Paul Hoole, School of Engineering, Taylors University, Malaysia National Seminar Ends

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hybrid inverter: voltage vector approximation mode and space vector modulation mode. In voltage vector approximation mode, the proposed control algorithm produces the inverter voltage vector which is nearest to the required output while the switching losses have been minimized. A voltage space vector modulation control technique has been developed. This method enables the multistage inverter designed with maximum number of levels to be operated in pulse width modulation control mode without subjecting the high voltage stage to high frequency switching. The voltage vector modulation algorithm operates the high and medium voltage stages with low switching frequency regardless of the output voltage amplitude. The low voltage stage is controlled using conventional space vector modulation strategy. Speaker Biography Saad Mekhilef received the B. Eng. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Setif, Algeria in 1995, and Master of Engineering science and PhD from University of Malaya in 1998 and 2003 respectively. He is currently professor and the head of Department of Electrical Engineering; University of Malaya. Prof. Saad is the author and co-author of more than 150 publications in international journals and proceedings. He is actively involved in industrial consultancy, for major corporations in the power electronics projects. His research interest includes power conversion techniques, control of power converters, renewable energy and energy efficiency. PROTONs Vehicle Electrification Journey Md Ridzuan Md Yusof , Head, Advanced Vehicle Research & Technology, PROTON
Around the world, Governments are focusing on how to reduce emissions of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) and how to reduce dependency and consumption of fossil fuel. Malaysia is not an exception to this movement - the Prime Minister had delivered Malaysia stand to reduce its carbon dioxide emission to 40 per cent by the year 2020. As the world moves towards an eco friendly future, the automotive sector plays a vital role in dealing the emission. Many countries have supported the Hybrid/EV Program as one of the ways to reduce GHGs. PROTON being the leader of the automotive industry in Malaysia has embarked into several initiatives to support to the greener future, one of which is the development and production of affordable, low maintenance and greener cars. Vehicle electrification is among the PROTONs strategy to offer significant fuel economy, emission reduction and e-Mobility for sustainable green mobility solution. Consequently, PROTON has developed Electric Vehicle technology demonstrators and embarked on fleet test vehicle program for evaluation, design optimization and analysis of driving behavior as well as customer feedbacks. Consequently, PROTON has developed Electric Vehicle technology demonstrators and embarked on fleet test vehicle program for evaluation, design optimization and analysis of driving behavior as well as customer feedbacks.

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Control of Hybrid Multistage Inverter for AC Drives Saad Mekhilef, Head of Department of Electrical Engineering, University Malaya Multilevel inverters are becoming increasingly popular for high and medium power applications. In the course of improving features of multilevel inverters and enhancing their competitiveness, hybrid multistage inverter has been introduced. Hybrid inverters reduce the circuit size and cost for a given number of levels and improve devices utilization. In this study a three-stage hybrid inverter has been designed. The inverter is composed of high-voltage, medium-voltage and low-voltage stages. Two control modes have been proposed to operate the

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Speaker Biography Md Ridzuan Md Yusof is leading the Advanced Vehicle Research & Technology for PROTON and a key figure on the development of technology demonstrator and vehicle electrification projects such as Electric Vehicle and EMAS (EcoMobility Advanced Solution). He has more than 10 years diversify experience in vehicle development specializing in e-drive system integration, advanced control, alternative & energy recovery system as well as technology evaluation and roadmapping. He is also the current Executive Committee of SAE International, Malaysia as well as members to other professional bodies.

ideas in medical imaging and invasive/non-invasive electromagnetic treatment, instrumentation and measurements. Speaker Biography Paul Ratnamahilan R. Hooles research interests focus on signal/image processing of electromagnetic signals, especially in microwave, medical, security and energy systems. His earned doctorate degree in engineering is from the University of Oxford. His ongoing research is in the broader areas of brain electromagnetic signals in medicine and computer intelligence, detection, classification and interpretation of signal sources, and new sensors and solutions related to global warming, applied wireless technology and smart grids. He has authored/coauthored several journal papers and three books in his area of specialization. In keeping with the call of the IEEE to be engaged in society, he has been significantly involved in US-based research into postmodern issues and their impact on society, marriage, family, and the next generation. He is a Professor of Engineering at the Taylors University .

Lifecycle of Energy Efficiency and Introduction of ISO 50001 Mok Kam Meng. Head, Energy Efficiency Division, Schneider Electric Malaysia
This talk covers the market trend and the potential market development in the area of energy efficiency. The talk helps the participant to understand the lifecycle of energy efficiency with simple 4 Steps, and an introduction of ISO 50001:2011, Energy Management Systems. Information to be shared in this talk expected to be useful for practicing engineers, researchers in the areas of energy efficiency and renewable energy. Speaker Biography Mr. Mok is the Head, Energy Efficiency of Schneider Electric Malaysia. He is directly involved in sales & marketing of energy efficiency solutions in Malaysia. He had 9 years experience in solutions sales for different application in industries.

Research and Innovation in Medical Engineering P.R.P. Hoole. School of Engineering, Taylors University, Malaysia In this talk, first, we summarize a selection of high impact research work and its connection to innovation resulting in useful and novel products. The areas of research that we seek to summarize are: medical engineering, global warming, artificial (computer) intelligence, power/communication systems and safety/security systems. In medical engineering we shall look at look at both electrical-thermal systems and signal based diagnosis and treatment. Second, we present a more detailed presentation on challenging research and innovation areas in medical and biomedical engineering, especially, (a) Localization of the EEG and MEG signal using a brain electromagnetic inverse processor (b) Autism, Epilepsy and Brain Electromagnetics (c) Simultaneous bio-wave measurements in medical signal processing for diagnosis (d) Optimization for Non-invasive Hyperthermia (e) electric circuit modeling of biological tissues, and their use in designing and testing new

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