Browsing by Author "Benammar, M."
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A component map tuning method for performance prediction and diagnostics of gas turbine compressors
Tsoutsanis, E.; Meskin, N.; Benammar, M.; Khorasani, K. ( Elsevier Ltd , 2014 , Article)In this paper, a novel compressor map tuning method is developed with the primary objective of improving the accuracy and fidelity of gas turbine engine models for performance prediction and diagnostics. A new compressor ... -
A modular IoT platform for real-time indoor air quality monitoring
Benammar M.; Abdaoui A.; Ahmad S.H.M.; Touati F.; Kadri A. ( MDPI AG , 2018 , Article)The impact of air quality on health and on life comfort is well established. In many societies, vulnerable elderly and young populations spend most of their time indoors. Therefore, indoor air quality monitoring (IAQM) is ... -
A novel amplitude-to-phase converter for sine/cosine position transducers
Benammar, M. ( Taylor and Francis Group , 2007 , Article)Resolvers and various other types of sine/cosine encoders are used for both angular and linear position sensing. These devices provide analogue signals in the form of the sine and the cosine of an angle related to the ... -
A Novel method for online correction of amplitude and phase imbalances in sinusoidal encoders signals
Khattab, A.; Benammar, M.; Bensaali, F. ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)Resolvers and other sinusoidal transducers are angular position and speed sensors that produce supposedly perfect sine and cosine signals in which the angular position is encoded. Suitable converters are normally used to ... -
A precise converter for resolvers and sinusoidal encoders based on a novel ratiometric technique
Khattab, A.; Saleh, S.; Benammar, M.; Bensaali, F. ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)Resolvers and other sinusoidal encoders provide electrical signals related to the sine and cosine of the unknown angular position of their rotor shafts. Conventional tangent/cotangent converter used with these transducers ... -
A simple method for extracting the parameters of the PV cell single-diode model
Rhouma M.B.H.; Gastli A.; Ben Brahim L.; Touati F.; Benammar M. ( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)This paper aims to simplify the parameters' extraction for the solar cell single diode model and to show that there are many solutions. The proposed algorithm considers many pairs of ideality factor and series resistance. ... -
Application of genetic algorithm in selection of dominant input variables in sensor fault diagnosis of nonlinear systems
Elkoujok, M.; Benammar, M.; Meskin, Nader; Al-Naemi, M.; Langari, R. ( 2013 IEEE International Conference on Prognostics and Health Management, PHM 2013 , 2013 , Conference Paper)Industrial processes rely heavily on information provided by sensors. Reliability of sensor data is vital to assure an acceptable performance of these complex and nonlinear processes. In this paper, the analytical redundancy ... -
Contribution of Shell Eco-Marathon engineering design experience to soft skills development: A qualitative analysis in the Asian context
Abdulwahed M.; Ahmad S.; Hasna , Mazen; Ghani S.; Benammar M. ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2014 , Conference Paper)Recent studies emphasize the needs of a wider set of skills engineers require than ever thought. Engineering curricula have been frequently criticized. Engineering design experience is one remedial way of heavy theory ... -
Design and Assembly of Miniature Zirconia Oxygen Sensors
Benammar, M. ( IEEE , 2004 , Article)Zirconia oxygen sensors are highly selective solid-state devices used for many applications, including combustion control for better fuel economy and lower emissions. Stabilized zirconia electrolyte meets the device ... -
Design and Performance Evaluation of a Committee Machine for Gas Identification
Akbar M.A.; Djelouat H.; Ait Si Ali A.; Amira A.; Bensaali F.; Benammar M.; Bermak A.... more authors ... less authors ( Springer , 2018 , Book chapter)Selecting the best classifier plays a significant role in the current electronic nose systems that can be deployed for gas applications. For this purpose, this paper presents an empirical study on the performance of three ... -
Design of Qatar University's first solar car for Shell Eco-marathon competition
Alnunu N.; Said S.; Al-Sharman S.; Al-Ibrahimi A.; Abdulaziz A.; Al Hellabi M.; Touati F.; Ghani S.; Mahdi E.-S.; Benammar M.... more authors ... less authors ( IEEE , 2012 , Conference Paper)Research and development in the area of renewable energy is growing fast, supported by the increasing awareness about sustainability, environment and limitation of conventional sources of energy. Interestingly, oil and gas ... -
Development of a remote lab for electrical engineering program
Khalil A.; Hasna , Mazen; Benammar M.; Chaabane M.; Amar C.B. ( IEEE Computer Society , 2009 , Conference Paper)A remote lab for electrical engineering experiments has been designed and implemented. This has been intended as a platform that supports existing traditional labs by offering lab experiments that serve some of the student ... -
Development of a remote lab for electrical engineering program
Khali A.; Hasna , Mazen; Benammar M.; Chaabane M.; Amar C.B. ( IEEE Computer Society , 2009 , Conference Paper)A remote lab for electrical engineering experiments has been designed and implemented. This has been intended as a platform that supports existing traditional labs by offering lab experiments that serve some of the student ... -
Development of innovative indoor/outdoor air quality monitoring for environmental impact assessment in the State of Qatar
Alassi A.; Khan A.; Ayesh D.; Aljayyousi I.; Aldisi R.; Elasad S.; Touati F.; Benammar M.... more authors ... less authors ( WITPress , 2014 , Article)Air pollution is one of the most crucial factors affecting the quality of life and health of increasingly urban populations; a country with a fast-growing economy based on hydrocarbons such as Qatar is no exception. In ... -
Digitally-tuned resolver converter
Benammar, M.; Bagher, M.; Al Kaisi, M. ( Elsevier B.V. , 2009 , Article)Sinusoidal encoders provide electrical signals related to the sine and cosine of the mechanical shaft angle θ. An analog converter is described for the linearization of these signals and hence for linear computation of θ. ... -
Dynamic performance simulation of an aeroderivative gas turbine using the matlab simulink environment
Tsoutsanis, E.; Meskin, Nader; Benammar, M.; Khorasani, K. ( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2013 , Conference Paper)In fossil fuel applications, such as air transportation and power generation systems, gas turbine is the prime mover which governs the aircraft's propulsive and the plant's thermal efficiency, respectively. Therefore, an ... -
Embedded Platform for Gas Applications Using Hardware/Software Co-Design and RFID
Ali A.A.S.; Farhat A.; Mohamad S.; Amira A.; Bensaali F.; Benammar M.; Bermak A.... more authors ... less authors ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Article)This paper presents the development of a wireless low power reconfigurable self-calibrated multi-sensing platform for gas sensing applications. The proposed electronic nose (EN) system monitors gas temperatures, concentrations, ... -
Fault detection and isolation of the wind turbine based on the real-valued negative selection algorithm
Alizadeh, E.; Meskin, Nader; Benammar, M.; Khorasani, K. ( 2013 7th IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition, GCC 2013 , 2013 , Conference Paper)This paper presents an immune-inspired approach for detecting and isolating faults in a wind turbine system. A negative selection algorithm (NSA) is proposed which is derived from a mechanism in vertebrate immune systems ... -
Highly transparent low sheet resistance electrodes for solar cell applications
Shikoh A.; Popelka A.; Touati F.; Benammar M.; Zhu Z.; Mankowski T.; Balakrishnan K.; Mansuripur M.; Falco C.... more authors ... less authors ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2014 , Conference Paper)High aspect ratio copper nanowires were synthesized, using a solution-based approach. The nanowires along with reduced graphene oxide thin films were sprayed onto glass and flexible substrates and later annealed in order ... -
Long-term performance analysis and power prediction of PV technology in the State of Qatar
Touati F.; Chowdhury N.A.; Benhmed K.; San Pedro Gonzales A.J.R.; Al-Hitmi M.A.; Benammar M.; Gastli A.; Ben-Brahim L.... more authors ... less authors ( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)?Solar photovoltaic (PV) energy in GCC?- the term seems convincing to many solar PV industries due to high solar exposure in GCC region. However, long-term effects such as dust accumulation and seasonal variation are major ...