PhD Student Earns High Distinction for Research on Iraqi Power Systems

PhD candidate Mohammed Redha Saeed defended his dissertation, titled “Multi-Tool Secure Values Estimation for the Iraqi Power System,” on Monday, July 3, 2017, in Dijla Hall. The session commenced at 9:00 AM.
The examination committee included:

1. Prof. Ali Kamel Maki (Chair)
2. Assoc. Prof. Dhari Youssef Mahmoud (Member)
3. Assoc. Prof. Jameel Kadhim Abd (Member)
4. Assoc. Prof. Fadhil Abbas Jumaa (Member)
5. Assoc. Prof. Thamer Mohammed Abdulwahhab (Member)
6. Assoc. Prof. Rasheed Hameed Mattar (Supervisor and Member)
7. Assoc. Prof. Avanin Anwar Abboud (Supervisor and Member)

The research developed a program, PFAN, for power flow analysis in Iraq’s power network. The program addressed network flaws by redistributing power flow and optimizing operations using neural methods. This approach calculated optimal correction factors for generator buses and evaluated transmission lines’ limits.
The dissertation was accepted, and the student was awarded a PhD with a grade of “Very Good.”