Isa S. Qamber - Power Systems Control and Reliability: Electric Power Design and Enhancement

Electric Power Design and Enhancement

Isa S. Qamber

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Title: Power systems control and reliability : electric power design and enhancement / Isa S. Qamber.

Names: Qamber, Isa S., author.

Description: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20190239840 | Canadiana (ebook) 20190239875 | ISBN 9781771888219 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780429287015 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Electric power systems. | LCSH: Reliability (Engineering)

Classification: LCC TK1001 .Q36 2020 | DDC 621.31dc23

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Isa S. Qamber, PhD

Professor, Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department,
University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain

Isa S. Qamber, PhD, is a Professor in the Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department at the University of Bahrain. He joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering, University of Bahrain, as an assistant professor and was an ex-chairman for the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in the same university. From 2008 to 2011, he was the Dean of the College of Applied Studies, University of Bahrain, and Dean of Scientific Research from 2011 to 2014. He is a senior member of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, USA) and was a member of the International Council on Large Electric Systems, the Bahrain Society of Engineers, and the Board of Bahrain Society of Engineers. He established and chaired the IEEE Bahrain Section. His research interests include studying the reliability of power systems and plants as well as renewable energy. Dr. Qamber received his BSc degree in electrical engineering from King Saud University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; his MSc degree from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, United Kingdom; and his PhD degree in reliability engineering from the University of Bradford, UK.