Dr. Essam Hussain | Power Electronics | Best Researcher Award

Power Electronics Reseach Lead at Tae Power Solutions, United Kingdom

Dr. Essam Hussain is a Principal Power Electronics Engineer and research lead at TAE Power Solutions, Birmingham, UK. With a Ph.D. in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from the University of Sheffield, his expertise spans advanced power converter topologies, microgrids, energy storage, and renewable energy systems. He has held key academic and industry roles, including at CRRC Times Electric UK and the University of Exeter. Dr. Hussain’s work focuses on multilevel converters, Si/SiC devices, and modular energy solutions. A recognized IEEE member and IET peer reviewer, he has contributed to several high-impact research projects and is deeply engaged in academic teaching and supervision.

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Summary of Suitability for Best Researcher Award

Dr. Essam Hussain is an accomplished and multidisciplinary researcher with over two decades of expertise spanning power electronics, renewable energy systems, microgrids, and machine drives. His impactful contributions to the development of advanced converter topologies, fault-tolerant machine drives, and energy storage systems position him as a leading innovator in the field of electronic and electrical engineering.

🎓 Education

• 🧠 Ph.D. in Electronic & Electrical Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK 
  Thesis: Converter Topologies of Single Phase Parallel Voltage Source Inverters Fed from Renewable Energy Sources

• ⚙️ M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Assiut University, Egypt
  Thesis: Performance of Reluctance Motors Fed from Variable Frequency Supplies

• 💡 B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Assiut University, Egypt

💼 Work Experience

🔹 Principal Power Electronics Engineer, TAE Power Solutions, Birmingham, UK

🔧 Research Lead in converter design, safety systems, and product innovation across HW/SW integration

🔹 Senior Power Electronics Design Engineer, CRRC Times Electric UK Innovation Center

🔬 Specialized in multilevel Si/SiC converters, onboard high-voltage applications, and railway systems

🔹 Business Research Fellow, University of Exeter

⚡ Focused on microgrids, solid-state transformers, and replacing diesel with renewable systems

🔹 Research Associate, University of Sheffield

🌀 Worked on microgrids, flywheel-based storage, aerospace PM drives, and fault-tolerant control systems

🔹 Assistant Lecturer, Aswan University, Egypt

📚 Lectured in Electrical Engineering and supervised undergrad/graduate student projects

🏆 Honors & Awards

• 🎖️ Fully Funded PhD Scholarship, Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education

• 🎓 Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PCAP), University of Exeter, UK

🔬 Research & Project Highlights

• 🔌 Current Projects:

  • Deeply Integrated H-Bridge Converter (£80k)

  • Isolated Multilevel Converters (£100k)

• 🔍 Previous Projects:

  • Power Losses in Parallel Devices (£40k)

  • Medium Voltage DC-DC Converter (£30k)

  • Free-Piston Linear Alternator (w/ Libertine & UoSheffield)

  • Smart Grid Flywheel System (w/ WilliamsF1)

  • 2M€ EMMAS Actuator Systems Project

  • 8M€ Intelligent Community Energy (UK & EU partners)

🧪 Skills & Expertise

• ⚡ Power Converters: MMC, DAB, Active Rectifier, SST

• 🔧 Machine Drives: PM, Reluctance motors

• 🔁 Drive Fault Diagnosis & Post-Fault Operation

• 🌞 Renewable Energy: PV, Wind, Fuel Cells, Smart Grids

• 🔋 Energy Storage: Flywheels, Batteries

• 💻 Simulation & Software: MATLAB/Simulink, ANSYS, Cadence, PLECS, dSPACE, HIL, C/C++, Flux, Femm

👨‍🏫 Teaching & Supervision

• 📚 8+ Years Teaching: Analog/Digital Circuits, Power Electronics, Microprocessors

• 🎓 Supervision: Final Year Projects, MSc Co-Supervision, PhD Student Support

• 🛠️ Lab Demonstration & Feedback, especially in AC Machines and Drive Systems

🧑‍🏫 Training & Workshops

• 🧩 Teaching Excellence: Small-Group Teaching, Assessment & Feedback (University of Sheffield)

• ⚖️ Safety & Equality: Health & Safety, Equality, Information Governance (Exeter)

• 🌐 IET Peer Reviewer | 🧠 IEEE Member

📚 Top Noted Publications

Assist-as-needed control of an intrinsically compliant robotic gait training orthosis

Cited : 106

Magnetically geared pseudo direct drive for safety critical applications

Cited : 32

Improved single‐phase self‐synchronised synchronverter with enhanced dynamics and current limitation capability

Cited : 24

Single-phase self-synchronized synchronverter with current-limiting capability

Cited : 19

A single-phase self-synchronized synchronverter with bounded droop characteristics

Cited : 18