Research Contributions

   DST - FIST   2023 - 2028 Sanctioned Amount: 12.9 Million INR

(Ongoing) Funding Agency: Department of Science & Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt. of India

Scheme: Fund for Improvement of Science & Technology Infrastructure (FIST)

Contribution: Member - Project Implementation Group (Member - PIG)

CST - UP   2023 - 2026 Sanctioned Amount: 1.4 Million INR

(Ongoing) Funding Agency: Council of Science and Tech., Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of U.P.

Scheme: Council of Science and Technology R&D Scheme.

Title: Improved Power Generation from PV Array Operating In Partial Shading Conditions with A Novel One-Time Reconfiguration Technique

Contribution: Principal Investigator (PI)

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List of Selected Publications

1. M. F. Ahmad, M. S. Bin Arif, U. Mustafa, M. Abdelrahem, J. Rodriguez, and S. M. Ayob. (2024, An Improved Single-Phase Multiple DC Source Inverter Topology for Distributed Energy System Applications. Energies 17(9). 

2. S. Ayub, S. M. Ayob, C. W. Tan, S. M. Arif, M. Taimoor, L. Aziz, et al. (2023, Multi-Criteria Energy Management with Preference Induced Load Scheduling Using Grey Wolf Optimizer. Sustainability 15(2). 

3. R. H. Ashique, M. S. B. Arif, A. R. Bhatti, A. Al Mansur, M. H. Maruf, and A. Shihavuddin, "The ZVS Class E/F3 Inverter Using Piezoelectric Transformers for Energy Extraction," Electronics, vol. 12, p. 2118, 2023.

4. M. F. Ahmad, M. S. B. Arif, M. Abdelrahem, and J. Rodriguez, "A high gain and compact size asymmetrical 17-level inverter for medium- and high-power applications," International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, vol. n/a, 2023/12/18 2023.

5. U. Mustafa, M. S. B. Arif, R. Kennel, and M. Abdelrahem, "Asymmetrical eleven-level inverter topology with reduced power semiconductor switches, total standing voltage and cost factor," IET Power Electronics, vol. 15, pp. 395-411, 2022/04/01 2022.

6. U. Mustafa, M. S. B. Arif, and S. B. M. Ayob, "Effect of PWM schemes on the performance and common-mode current of the proposed modified seven-level H-bridge inverter," International Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 15, pp. 158-176, 2022.

7. S. Kakar, S. M. Ayob, S. S. Lee, M. S. Arif, N. M. Nordin, R. Barzegarkhoo, et al. (2022, A Common-Ground-Type Five-Level Inverter with Dynamic Voltage Boost. Electronics 11(24). 

8. S. Kakar, S. M. Ayob, M. S. Bin Arif, S. S. Lee, N. J. Mohamad Nordin, and R. Ayop, "A generalized switched-capacitor-based modular T-type inverter topology with reduced switch count," International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, vol. n/a, 2022/11/25 2022.

9. S. Kakar, M. S. B. Arif, S. M. Ayob, N. B. M. Nordin, S. Mekhilef, M. Seyedmahmoudian, et al., "An improved seven-level switched-capacitor-based neutral-point clamped inverter," Frontiers in Energy Research, vol. 10, 2022-August-04 2022.

10. M. S. B. Arif, U. Mustafa, S. Ahmad, S. B. Ayob, R. H. Ashique, and M. Tayyab, "Asymmetrical 21-level inverter topology with a minimum variety of dc sources and reduced component counts," International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, vol. n/a, 2022/11/16 2022.

11. M. Abdelrahem, M. S. B. Arif, I. Harbi, M. Ahmed, and R. Kennel, "Model Predictive Control for 17-Levels Inverter in PV systems," in PCIM Europe 2022; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management, 2022, pp. 1-6.

12. S. Kakar, S. B. M. Ayob, A. Iqbal, N. M. Nordin, M. S. B. Arif, and S. Gore, "New Asymmetrical Modular Multilevel Inverter Topology With Reduced Number of Switches," IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 27627-27637, 2021.

13. S. Kakar, S. Ayob, M. S. B. Arif, N. Nordin, Z. Daud, and R. Ayop, "A new multilevel inverter topology based on switched-capacitor technique," International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems, vol. 12, p. 627, 2021.

14. R. H. Ashique, A. S. M. Shihavuddin, M. M. Khan, A. Islam, J. Ahmed, M. S. Arif, et al., "An Analysis and Modeling of the Class-E Inverter for ZVS/ZVDS at Any Duty Ratio with High Input Ripple Current," Electronics, vol. 10, 2021.

15. M. S. B. Arif, Z. Sarwer, M. D. Siddique, S. Md. Ayob, A. Iqbal, and S. Mekhilef, "Asymmetrical multilevel inverter topology with low total standing voltage and reduced switches count," International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, vol. 49, pp. 1757-1775, 2021/06/01 2021.

16. M. S. B. Arif, U. Mustafa, M. D. Siddique, S. Ahmad, A. Iqbal, R. H. Ashique, et al., "An improved asymmetrical multi-level inverter topology with boosted output voltage and reduced components count," IET Power Electronics, vol. 14, pp. 2052-2066, 2021/09/01 2021.

17. M. S. B. Arif, U. Mustafa, S. B. M. Ayob, J. Rodriguez, A. Nadeem, and M. Abdelrahem, "Asymmetrical 17-Level Inverter Topology With Reduced Total Standing Voltage and Device Count," IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 69710-69723, 2021.

18. I. A. Qeays, S. M. Yahya, M. S. B. Arif, and A. Jamil, "Nanofluids application in hybrid Photovoltaic Thermal System for Performance Enhancement: A review," AIMS Energy, vol. 8, pp. 365-393, 2020.

19. U. Mustafa, I. A. Qeays, M. S. BinArif, S. M. Yahya, and S. B. Md.Ayob, "Efficiency improvement of the solar PV-system using nanofluid and developed inverter topology," Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, pp. 1-17, 2020.

20. M. S. B. Arif, U. Mustafa, N. Prabaharan, S. B. M. Ayob, and J. Ahmad, "Performance evaluation of a hybrid solar PV system with reduced emission designed for residential load in subtropical region," Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, pp. 1-23, 2020.

21. M. S. B. Arif, U. Mustafa, and S. b. M. Ayob, "Extensively used conventional and selected advanced maximum power point tracking techniques for solar photovoltaic applications: An overview," AIMS Energy, vol. 8, pp. 935-958, 2020.

22. M. S. Arif, Z. Sarwer, S. M. Ayob, M. Zaid, and S. Ahmad, "Modified asymmetrical 13-level inverter topology with reduce power semiconductor devices," International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems, vol. 11, p. 2212, 2020.

23. Z. A. Arfeen, A. B. Khairuddin, A. Munir, M. K. Azam, M. Faisal, and M. S. B. Arif, "En route of electric vehicles with the vehicle to grid technique in distribution networks: Status and technological review," Energy Storage, vol. 2, p. e115, 2020/04/01 2020.

24. M. Ado, M. S. BinArif, A. Jusoh, A. U. Mutawakkil, and I. M. Danmallam, "Buck-boost converter with simple gate control for renewable energy applications," Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, pp. 1-13, 2020.

25. S. Kakar, S. Ayob, N. Nordin, M. Arif, A. Jusoh, and N. Muhamad, "A novel single-phase PWM asymmetrical multilevel inverter with number of semiconductor switches reduction," International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems, vol. 10, p. 1133, 2019.

26. A. Shahid, M. Wahab, N. Rafiuddin, M. Saad Bin Arif, and H. Malik, "Decrypting wrist movement from MEG signal using SVM classifier," Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, vol. 35, pp. 5123-5130, 2018.

27. T. Mahto, H. Malik, and M. Saad Bin Arif, "Load frequency control of a solar-diesel based isolated hybrid power system by fractional order control using partial swarm optimization," Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems, pp. 1-7, 2018.

28. M. Arif, S. Ayob, and Z. Salam, "Asymmetrical Nine-Level Inverter Topology with Reduce Power Semiconductor Devices," TELKOMNIKA (Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control), vol. 16, 2018.

29. A. Iqbal, M. S. B. Arif, S. M. Ayob, and K. Siddiqui, "Analysis of a solar PV/battery/DG set-based hybrid system for a typical telecom load: a case study," International Journal of Sustainable Energy, vol. 36, pp. 259-276, 2017.

30. M. A. Husain, A. Tariq, S. Hameed, M. S. B. Arif, and A. Jain, "Comparative assessment of maximum power point tracking procedures for photovoltaic systems," Green Energy & Environment, vol. 2, pp. 5-17, 1// 2017.

31. M. S. Arif, S. M. Ayob, and Z. Salam, "Review on decomposed fuzzy PID structure for power inverters regulation," Jurnal Teknologi, vol. 78, pp. 35-42, 2016.

32. M. F. N. Tajuddin, M. S. Arif, S. M. Ayob, and Z. Salam, "Perturbative methods for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of photovoltaic (PV) systems: a review," International Journal of Energy Research, vol. 39, pp. 1153-1178, 2015.

List of Book Chapters

1. S. T. Elahi, Z. Ansari, S. M. Saad, and M. Arif, "State Flow Realization and Performance Evaluation of Selected MPPT Techniques," in Renewable Power for Sustainable Growth, ed: Springer, 2021, pp. 615-626.

2. Z. A. Arfeen, M. Arif, M. P. Abdullah, F. Khairiah, E. A. A. Abubaker, and H. W. Wei, "Grid-Interactive Microgrid Charging Infrastructural Network for Electric Vehicles with International Standards," in Renewable Power for Sustainable Growth, ed: Springer, 2021, pp. 177-188.

3. M. Ado, M. Arif, A. Jusoh, and A. U. Mutawakkil, "Buck–Boost Converter with no Dead or Overlap-Times," in Renewable Power for Sustainable Growth, ed: Springer, 2021, pp. 769-775.

4. A. K. Yadav, H. Malik, and M. S. B. Arif, "11 - Techno economic feasibility analysis of different combination of PV–wind–diesel–battery hybrid system," in Hybrid-Renewable Energy Systems in Microgrids, ed: Woodhead Publishing, 2018, pp. 203-218.

5. M. S. B. Arif and M. A. Hasan, "2 - Microgrid architecture, control, and operation," in Hybrid-Renewable Energy Systems in Microgrids, ed: Woodhead Publishing, 2018, pp. 23-37.

Patents 2020 · Indian Patent  ·  Patent No: 520787 ·  Status : Granted

Title : An IE-Type Electrical Power Inverter 

( Ph.D Guidance - 02 Ongoing | PG Guidance - 16 | UG Guidance - 24 )

Ph.D Thesis Guidance

2024     Nitin Kumar · Title— High Gain MLI Inverter For Renewable Energy System (Ongoing)

2023 Mohammad Waseem · Title— Single Phase Asymmetrical MLI Topology with Reduced Device Count (Ongoing)

PG Dissertation Guidance

2024         Saurabh Kant Gautam · Title—GIS Based Potential Assessment of Floating PV System with Cost Analysis: A Case Study on Jayakwadi Dam

2023     Khan Mohammad · Title—Single Phase MLI Topology with Boosted Output Voltage and Compact Size

2023 Mohd Tahir · Title—Development of Single-phase Multilevel Inverter with Boosted Output Voltage for Medium and High-Power Application

2023 Hamza Rahat · Title—Design and Implementation of Improved Switching Scheme for Reduce Device Count MLI Topology

2022 Faraz Ahmad · Title—Design and Development of Switched Capacitor Based Multilevel Inverter Topology with Reduce Device Count And TSV

2022 Syed Mohd Majed · Title—An Improved Maximum Power Point Tracker for Complex Partial Shading Condition

2021 Juned Alam · Title—Development of Single-Phase Multilevel Inverter Topology with Reduced Device Count

2021 Govind Singh · Title—Modeling and Control of Photovoltaic System with Grid Integration

2020 Abdul Nadeem · Title—Modelling, Development and Control of Single Phase MLI with Reduced Device Count

2020 Malik Mohammad Fahim · Title—Design and Implementation of Maximum Power Point Tracking Algorithm for an Efficient PV System

2019 Uvais Mustafa · Title—Modelling and Analysis....

2019 Faroghul Imam · Title—Design and Implementation of an Efficient Solar PV  System with Improved Panel Efficiency Using Nano Fluid Backflow Channel

2018 Farhat Khan · Title—System Design and Performance Analysis of Solar PV Based Energy System with Improved Panel Efficiency

2018 Manita Kumari · Title—Comparative Study of Modulation Techniques for Three Phase VSI