PhD Student Earns Distinction in Electrical Engineering Department

On Thursday, February 2, 2017, a PhD dissertation defense was held for Omar Kamal Daham in the Electrical Engineering Department at 9:00 AM in the Dijla Hall. The dissertation, titled Design and Implementation of a Real-Time Fault Detection System for Three-Phase Induction Motors, was presented to a distinguished panel of professors.

The examination committee consisted of:

1. Prof. Dr. Ali Kamal Maki (Chairman)
2. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dari Youssef Mahmoud (Member)
3. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adel Ahmed Obeid (Member)
4. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abbas Hussein Issa (Member)
5. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Amer Mujbil Ali (Member)
6. Prof. Dr. Essam Mahmoud Abdel-Baqi (Member)
7. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdel Rahim Ziyab Hamoud (Supervisor and Member)

The research emphasized that induction motors serve as the backbone of industrial, scientific, and medical applications due to their widespread use. Given the costly and time-consuming nature of repairing and maintaining such motors, early fault detection is critical to avoid catastrophic breakdowns that disrupt production. The dissertation proposed a real-time monitoring system leveraging Motor Current Signature Analysis (MCSA) and artificial neural networks (ANN) to detect faults early and predict their types during operation. This enables timely maintenance and reduces downtime.

Following the defense, the dissertation was accepted, and Omar Kamal Daham was awarded a PhD degree with distinction.