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Tarek Younis

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Tarek Younis
Ph.D. Candidate

University of Padova
Department of Management and Engineering
Stradella S. Nicola 3
36100 Vicenza - Italy

Phone: 
+39 0444 998855
email: tareksayedabdou.younis@phd.unipd.it

Education

  • Sep. 2014 – Jun. 2017
        - Degree: Master of Science (M.S.) –Thesis based
        - Title: Development of a self-synchronized controller for inverter-based distributed generation
        - Institution: Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt
        - Principal subjects/skills covered: 6 preparatory courses studied with CGPA (3.82)
  • Sep. 2009 – Jun. 2014
        - Degree: Bachelor of Science, Distinction with Honours (88.83 %)
        - Graduation Project Title: Design and Modeling of Stand-alone Photovoltaic System to Feed the Architecture Department of Aswan Faculty of Engineering
        - Institution: Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aswan University, Aswan, Egypt
  • Sep. 2006 – Jun. 2009
        - Degree: General Certificate of Secondary School (98.2 %)
        - Institution: BenBan Secondary School, Draw, Aswan, Egypt

Research

  • DC-DC converters/DC-AC inverters (modelling, control, analysis, design).
  • Integration of distributed generation into power systems.
  • Digital control using microcontrollers, DSPs, and DSPACE.

Publications

  • Journals
  1. T. Younis, M. Ismeil, E.K. Hussein, M. Orabi, “An Improved Single-phase Self-synchronized Synchronverter with Enhanced Dynamics and Current Limitation Capability”, Submitted to IET Power Electronics Journal.
  2. T. Younis, M. Ismeil, E.K. Hussein, M. Orabi, Single-phase Synchronverter with Current-Limitation for Distributed Generation”, Aswan Engineering Journal.
  • Conferences
  1. T. Younis, P. Mattavelli, P. Magnone, I. Toigo and M. Corradin, "Three-Phase Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) for Low-voltage Applications: Improved Modulation Technique Toward Less Capacitance Requirement," 2019 IEEE Conference on Power Electronics and Renewable Energy (CPERE), Aswan City, Egypt, 2019, pp. 407-411, doi: 10.1109/CPERE45374.2019.8980169.
  2. T. Younis, P. Mattavelli, P. Magnone, I. Toigo and M. Corradin, "Capacitance Requirements in Three-Phase MMCs for LV Systems: Review of Different Minimization Approaches," 2019 21st European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE '19 ECCE Europe), Genova, Italy, 2019, pp. P.1-P.9, doi: 10.23919/EPE.2019.8914914.
  3. T. Younis, M. Ismeil, M. Orabi and E. K. Hussain, "A single-phase self-synchronized synchronverter with bounded droop characteristics," 2018 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), San Antonio, TX, 2018, pp. 1624-1629, doi: 10.1109/APEC.2018.8341234.
  4. T. Younis, M. Ismeil, E.K. Hussein, M. Orabi, "Single-phase self-synchronized synchronverter with current-limiting capability", 2016 Eighteenth International Middle East Power Systems Conference (MEPCON), Cairo, 2016, pp. 848-853.
  5. T. YounisM. Ismeil, M. Orabi, M. A. Sayed and T. Takeshita, "Single-phase virtual synchronous generator without a dedicated synchronization unit", 2015 IEEE International Telecommunications Energy Conference (INTELEC), Osaka, 2015, pp. 1-6.