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E in E & E Electrotechnology In Energy & Environment. Prof. Dr. Adel M. Sharaf, P.Eng, SM IEEE UNB, ECE-Department, Fredericton, NB, Canada. Outline. Title Summary Environmental & Environmental Engineering Technologies Environmental-Interactions & Requirements Electro technology
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E in E & EElectrotechnology In Energy & Environment Prof. Dr. Adel M. Sharaf, P.Eng, SM IEEE UNB, ECE-Department, Fredericton, NB, Canada
Outline • Title • Summary • Environmental & Environmental Engineering Technologies • Environmental-Interactions & Requirements • Electro technology • Promotional Activities • Methodology & Approach • Planned Research Activities • Dr .Sharaf -Research Activities • Current Research • Sample Presentations
Environment-Triangle Engineering Economics Science Environmental Engineering & Technology is the Science and Engineering of novel mitigation techniques & tools, Remediation Technology & Standards for :
Recycle & Reuse and Reduce • Efficient Utilization of Natural Resources including Alternate/Renewable Energy Sources • Optimized designs, Management Tools and Standards to prolong life cycle, safety and prevent pollution in water, Air and soil. • Ensure Personal Safety to personnel and live stock. • Reduce waste and especially hazardous waste • Enhance quality of living by reducing Environmental/Safety hazards, Noise and all forms of pollution & Contaminations. • Sustainable Development and Green/Conservation Products.
Environmental-Interactions & RequirementsAreas:[Mining /Oil & Gas/ Soil Remediation/Transportation /Waste Management/Pollution Abatement] A Balanced Soil Water Animals Humans B Harmonious D Diverse Plants Insects Energy Air C Clean
Electro-technology The applications of Electrical Engineering Principles and Phenomena in process industries: Heating, Cooling, processing, smelting and Environmental pollution abatement Systems& Devices with specific concern to the following 1. Electrical Power Efficiency and Energy Conservation 2. Renewable energy systems (Wind, Photo-voltaic, Fuel Cell, Small Hydro, Hybrid,…..) & utilization and use in Remote/Isolated Communities. 3. Applications of Electromagnetic (EM) and Electrostatic (ES) fields in process stabilization, Disinfection, Odor control, Gaseous absorption, Anomaly / Fault / failure, detection using Electrical Signature FFT Tools, Eddy- Current Mapping/ FFT-Wavelets & Neural Network Mapping & Identification technologies.
4. Application of AI based-Soft Computing Technologies (ANN, Fuzzy, Neuro-Fuzzy and Genetic Algorithms in Fault /Anomaly Detection, Relaying, Control and Safety. 5.Electric Grid Utility Systems :Voltage and Frequency (FACTS-Based) Stabilization, Blackout-Security and Power Quality PQ Enhancement
Approach • Student-Annual Environmental design Competition • National International Collaborative Research • Networks of excellence • Seminar U/G Environmental Design projects • Competing in National & International Competitions in Energy & Environmental NRC (Energy Ambassadors) !! Green-Plug-Winner, OTTAWA 2005 • Interfaculty (Science & Engineering) Collaborative Research • Innovative-Teaching by Using Current Research in Teaching !!
Specialized Courses & ProgramsC. Courses “ Environmental Engineering & Technology” Based on • Case Studies • Invited Guest- Seminars & Lectures • Project Based Learning -PBL
D. M.Eng / M.Sc. & Research Collaboration • Inter-diciplinary / Multi-diciplinary /Inter-Faculty/Inter-Departmental Research • (M.Eng /M.Sc) Program in Environmental Engineering & Technology
Environmental Engineering/TechnologyPromotion Methodology & Approach 1. Creation of Student-Environmental Innovation Club (SEIC) 2. Annual Green Environmental student Competition 3. Joint Interfaculty Engineering & Science Research using Joint Senior Thesis projects & Co-Supervision of Graduate students 4. Joint Business, Industry and Electric Utility sponsored Value-Added Research. 5. Short-Term Environmental Consulting Services-Office (CESO) • National and International Collaborative Research , Research links, Bi-lateral International Research Agreements. • Joint International Educational Programs & Initiatives (AL-AHRAM-Cairo-CUC, Middle East, S.E. Asia)
Planned Research Activities (1) Electricity Power/Energy Conservation & Demand Side Management. (2) AI-Based Fault Detection and Relaying Protection and Safety Schemes (3) Harmonic/Noise Mitigation and Power Quality Enhancement (4) Applications of Ripple orthogonal Pulsating and Rotating Electromagnetic & Electrostatic fields in:- (a) Germicidal control, sterilization, and Disinfection (Water, Milk, liquids, Hospital, hazardous waste,…) (b) Zeolite-Enhanced Gaseous-adsorption and Odor control using Air Filteration and Muffler systems.
(c) Sick Building mitigation and air filteration systems (d) Efficient Electro-technology based heating (Resistive, inductive, arc,…) systems 5. Renewable/ alternative dispersed standalone, hybrid and Grid-interconnected electric energy supply systems using wind, small hydro, photovoltaic, fuel cell, Micro Gas turbine, Hybrid Systems. 6. Intelligent Electric Arc/ Fire Detection and Relaying Schemes using harmonic FFT finger printing and Electric Signature Analysis ESA Tools ( for Buildings, commercial Installation, Mining process industries and low- voltage Electric Grid systems..
7.Large Machinery/Motorized and Electromechanical Vibration/Torsional Monitoring and anomaly/failure/fault diagnostics using ANN-Based nonlinear pattern recognition mapping and vector transformations wavelets, Short Term FFT, Inverse-Cosine, Temporal, Statistical and Abduction Rules. 8. Active Traffic & Machinery Noise Cancellation in Roads & Buildings 9. Intelligent Fuzzy logic based decision Making Software. 10. Applications of Ground Resistance spectra Scans and Electromagnetic field penetration Mapping in personnel Land-Mine detection & other Archeological Site-Detection
Dr. A. M. Sharaf ‘s: Current Research Activities 1.The Green Plug & Smart power Filters and Energy Misers/Economics 2. Wind-Utilization schemes 3. Photovoltaic Utilization schemes 4. FACTS Based stabilization Devices For Electric utility Grid Systems 5. Bio-Filter Using (EM/EM/ES/UV) 6. The Electric-Foot-Generator (EFG) 7. Arc Fault-HIF Detection and fire sentry Relaying Systems • Zeolite-Gaseous Adsorption & Odor control • NG/PEM-fuel cell Efficiency Enhancement Using (LF/HF)Ripple Electromagnetic Reformer and Cell Polarization filters • Efficient Hydrogen Based Hybrid Technology (Hydrogen/PV/Wind/Fuel Cells / Micro-Gas turbines)