Professor Al-Hussein Albarbar
Professor of Sustainable Systems Engineering
My profile
Biography
Academic and professional qualifications
Alhussein is a motivated researcher and a lecturer with engaging style. He has been working for over 21 years with both industry and academia. After obtained a 1st class degree in Engineering Physics, Master of Science in Instrumentation Systems Engineering and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Manchester University.
He has widely published in the fields of control and monitoring engineering, applications of artificial intelligence in low energy buildings and performance optimization of hybrid power systems. Contributions to public domain includes over 110 papers in refereed journals and international conference proceedings, 3 books on internal combustion engines, power electronics used for renewable energy systems and hydrogen fuel cells, 5 book chapters. Since 2009, Alhussein attracted some £11M in funding to support his research activities from Innovate-UK, EPSRC, EU, UK and overseas industry. To date, he has successfully supervised to completion 17 PhD, 3 MPhil, 9 MRes and over 35 MSc projects.
Other academic service (administration and management)
Faculty Research Degree Committee Member Advanced Industrial Diagnostics Group Leader (AID) Renewable Energy and Sustainability (RES) Research Group Coordinator
External examiner roles
Editor for the Journal of Vibration Analysis, Measurement and Control (Vibration & Wave Propagation, CIP, USA)External examiner and member of validation and assessment panels for BEng and MSc courses in: Electrical Engineering and Electronics, Non-Destructive Testing, Computer Science and Renewable Energy coursesRegular reviewer for journals of: Sensors, Measurement, IET Science, Measurement & Technology, Applied Acoustics and Applied Statistics. Organising committee’s member and reviewer for a number of national and international conferences Examiner for PhD and other research degrees at five UK universities
Teaching
How I’ll teach you
Sustainable Energy Systems
Power Generation and Distribution
Electronic Instrumentation Systems
Mechatronic Systems Design
Vibration Control and Monitoring Methods
Research outputs
Vibration and Acoustics
Fracture in Composite Materials
Progressive Damage in Composite Materials
Renewable and Hybrid Power Systems
Internet of Things & Smart Sensing Nodes
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Albarbar, A., Alrweq, M. (2017) Proton exchange membrane fuel cells: Design, modelling and performance assessment techniques.
Albarbar, A., Batunlu, C. (2017) Thermal Analysis of Power Electronic Devices Used in Renewable Energy Systems.
Albarbar, A.H. (2012) Vibration and Noise of Diesel Engines. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing.
Holmberg, K., Adgar, A., Arnaiz, A., Jantunen, E., Mascolo, J., Mekid, S. (2010) E-maintenance. Springer.
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Chapters in books
Scott, C., Albarbar, A. (2023) 'Machine Learning Forecasting for Optimisation of Green Energy Generation in Non-domestic Buildings.' pp. 233-241.
Albarbar, A. (2017) 'MEMS Accelerometers: Testing and Practical Approach for Smart Sensing and Machinery Diagnostics.' In Zhang, D., Wei, B. (ed.) Advanced Mechatronics and MEMS Devices II. Springer,
Albarbar, A. (2010) 'E-maintenance.' In Holmberg, K., Adgar, A., Arnaiz, A., Jantunen, E., Mascolo, J., Mekid, S., Starr A, , Albarbar A, (ed.) E-maintenance. Springer,
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Journal articles
Algolfat, A., Wang, W., Albarbar, A. (2023) 'Damage identification of wind turbine blades - a brief review.' Journal of Dynamics, Monitoring and Diagnostics, 2(3) pp. 198-206.
Scott, C., Ahsan, M., Albarbar, A. (2023) 'Machine learning for forecasting a photovoltaic (PV) generation system.' Energy, 278pp. 127807-127807.
Algolfat, A., Wang, W., Albarbar, A. (2023) 'The sensitivity of 5MW wind turbine blade sections to the existence of damage.' Energies, 16(3) pp. 1367-1367.
Scott, C., Ferdaus, A.H., Kenan, T., Albarbar, A. (2022) 'Cost-effective occupation dependant infrared zonal heating system for operational university buildings.' Energy and Buildings, 272pp. 112362-112362.
Algolfat, A.A., Wang, W., Albarbar, A. (2022) 'Dynamic responses analysis of a 5MW NREL wind turbine blade under flap-wise and edge-wise vibrations.' Journal of Dynamics, Monitoring and Diagnostics, 1(4) pp. 208-222.
Algolfat, A., Wang, W., Albarbar, A. (2022) 'Study of centrifugal stiffening on the free vibrations and dynamic response of offshore wind turbine blades.' Energies, 15(17) pp. 6120-6120.
Algolfat, A., Wang, W., Albarbar, A. (2022) 'Comparison of beam theories for characterisation of a NREL wind turbine blade flap-wise vibration.' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 236(7) pp. 1350-1369.
Ibrahim, G.R., Albarbar, A., Brethee, K.F. (2022) 'Damage degradation modelling for transverse cracking in composite laminates under low-velocity impact.' Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 263pp. 108286-108286.
Ahsan, M., Teay, S.H., Muhammad Sayem, A.S., Albarbar, A. (2022) 'Smart Clothing Framework for Health Monitoring Applications.' Signals, 3(1) pp. 113-113.
Gu, J.X., Albarbar, A., Sun, X., Ahmaida, A.M., Gu, F., Ball, A.D. (2021) 'Monitoring and diagnosing the natural deterioration of multi-stage helical gearboxes based on modulation signal bispectrum analysis of vibrations.' International Journal of Hydromechatronics, 4(4) pp. 309-330.
Al-Rweg, M., Ahmeda, K., Albarbar, A. (2021) 'Acoustical Characteristics of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells.' IEEE Access, 9pp. 81068-81077.
Fink, P., Muhammad Sayem, A.S., Teay, S., Ahmad, F., Shahariar, H., Albarbar, A. (2021) 'Development and Wearer Trial of ECG-Garment with Textile-based Dry Electrodes.' Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 328pp. 112784-112784.
Scott, C., Ahsan, M., Albarbar, A. (2021) 'Machine learning based vehicle to grid strategy for improving the energy performance of public buildings.' Sustainability, 13(7)
Ahsan, M., Hon, S.T., Albarbar, A. (2020) 'Development of Novel Big Data Analytics Framework for Smart Clothing.' IEEE Access, 8pp. 146376-146394.
Ibrahim, G.R., Albarbar, A., Brethee, K.F. (2020) 'Progressive failure mechanism of laminated composites under fatigue loading.' Journal of Composite Materials, 55(1) pp. 137-144.
Hari, N., Ahsan, M., Ramasamy, S., Sanjeevikumar, P., Albarbar, A., Blaabjerg, F. (2020) 'Gallium Nitride Power Electronic Devices Modeling Using Machine Learning.' IEEE Access, 8pp. 119654-119667.
Ahmed, H., Ahsan, M., Benbouzid, M., Albarbar, A., Shahjalal, M., Biricik, S. (2020) 'Coordinate Transformation-Free Observer-Based Adaptive Estimation of Distorted Single-Phase Grid Voltage Signal.' IEEE Access, 8pp. 74280-74290.
Hameed, M.A., Ibrahim, G.R., Albarbar, A. (2020) 'Effect of friction and shear strength enhancement on delamination prediction.' Journal of Composite Materials, 54(23) pp. 3329-3342.
Ahsan, M., Teay, S.H., Albarbar, A., Batunlu, C. (2020) 'Reliability Assessment of IGBT through Modelling and Experimental Testing.' IEEE Access, 8pp. 39561-39573.
Muhammad Sayem, A.S., Hon Teay, S., Shahariar, H., Luise Fink, P., Albarbar, A. (2020) 'Review on Smart Electro-Clothing Systems (SeCSs).' Sensors, 20(3)
Ahsan, M., Stoyanov, S., Bailey, C., Albarbar, A. (2020) 'Developing Computational Intelligence for Smart Qualification Testing of Electronic Products.' IEEE Access, 8pp. 16922-16933.
Ahmed, H., Benbouzid, M., Ahsan, M., Albarbar, A., Shahjalal, M. (2020) 'Frequency Adaptive Parameter Estimation of Unbalanced and Distorted Power Grid.' IEEE Access, 8
Albarbar, A., Arar, A. (2019) 'Performance Assessment and Improvement of Central Receivers Used for Solar Thermal Plants.' Energies, 12(16) pp. 3079-3079.
Ibrahim, G.R., Albarbar, A. (2019) 'A new approach to the cohesive zone model that includes thermal effects.' Composites Part B: Engineering, 167pp. 370-376.
Batunlu, C., Albarbar, A. (2018) 'Strategy for enhancing reliability and lifetime of DC-AC inverters used for wind turbines.' Microelectronics Reliability, 85pp. 25-37.
Albarbar, A., Alrweq, M. (2017) 'Effective Technique for Improving Electrical Performance and Reliability of Fuel Cells.' International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 8(4) pp. 1868-1875.
Teay, S.H., Albarbar, A. (2017) 'Adoption of MEMS technology in e-maintenance systems for rotating machinery.' Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring, 59(12) pp. 659-668.
Albarbar, A., Teay, S., Batunlu, C. (2017) 'Smart Sensing System for Enhancing the Reliability of Power Electronic Devices used in Wind Turbines.' International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems, 10(2) pp. 407-424.
Batunlu, C., Alrweq, M., Albarbar, A. (2016) 'Effects of Power Tracking Algorithms on Lifetime of Power Electronic Devices Used in Solar Systems.' Energies, 9(11)
Batunlu, C., Albarbar, A. (2016) 'Real-time system for monitoring the electro-thermal behaviour of power electronic devices used in boost converters.' Microelectronics Reliability, 62pp. 82-90.
Alrewq, M., Albarbar, A. (2016) 'Investigation into the characteristics of proton exchange membrane fuel cell-based power system.' IET Science, Measurement and Technology, 10(3) pp. 200-206.
Albarbar, A. (2015) 'A Technique for Mitigating Thermal Stress and Extending Life Cycle of Power Electronic Converters Used for Wind Turbines.' Electronics, 4(4)
Albarbar, A. (2015) 'Towards More Reliable Renewable Power Systems-Thermal Performance Evaluation of DC/DC Boost Converters Switching Devices.' International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS),
Natsheh, E.M., Natsheh, A.R., Albarbar, A.H. (2014) 'An automated tool for solar power systems.' Applied Solar Energy (English translation of Geliotekhnika), 50(4) pp. 221-227.
Albarbar, A. (2013) 'An investigation into diesel engine air-borne acoustics using continuous wavelet transform.' Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 27(9) pp. 2599-2604.
Shnibha, R., Albarbar, A. (2013) 'Petroleum pumps' current and vibration signatures analysis using wavelet coherence technique.' Advances in Acoustics and Vibration,
Ibrahim, G., Albarbar, A., Abouhnik, A., Shnibha, R. (2013) 'Adaptive filtering based system for extracting gearbox condition feature from the measured vibrations.' Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 46(6) pp. 2029-2034.
Natsheh, E.M., Natsheh, A.R., Albarbar, A. (2013) 'Intelligent controller for managing power flow within standalone hybrid power systems.' IET Science, Measurement and Technology, 7(4) pp. 191-200.
Abouhnik, A., Albarbar, A. (2012) 'Wind turbine blades condition assessment based on vibration measurements and the level of an empirically decomposed feature.' Energy Conversion and Management, 64pp. 606-613.
Shnibha, R., Albarbar, A., Abouhnik, A., Ibrahim, G. (2012) 'A More Reliable Method for Monitoring the Condition of Three-Phase Induction Motors Based on Their Vibrations.' ISRN Mechanical Engineering, 2012pp. 1-9.
Ibrahim, G.R., Albarbar, A. (2012) 'Gearbox fault features extraction using vibration measurements and novel adaptive filtering scheme.' Advances in Acoustics and Vibration,
Abouhnik, A., Ibrahim, G.R., Shnibha, R., Albarbar, A. (2012) 'Novel Approach to Rotating Machinery Diagnostics Based on Principal Component and Residual Matrix Analysis.' ISRN Mechanical Engineering, 2012pp. 1-7.
Shnibha, R.A., Albarabar, A.S. (2012) 'Smart Technique for Induction Motors Diagnosis by Monitoring the Power Factor Using Only the Measured Current.' Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 364pp. 012062-012062.
Natsheh, E.M., Albarbar, A. (2012) 'Solar power plant performance evaluation: Simulation and experimental validation.' Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 364(1)
Natsheh, E.M., Albarbar, A., Yazdani, J. (2011) 'Modeling and control for smart grid integration of solar/wind energy conversion system.' IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe,
Natsheh, E.M., Blackhurs, E.J., Albarbar, A. (2011) 'PV system monitoring and performance of a grid connected PV power station located in Manchester-UK.' IET Conference Publications, 2011(579 CP)
Badri, A., Sinha, J.K., Albarbar, A. (2011) 'A method to calibrate the measured responses by MEMS accelerometers.' Strain, 47(SUPPL. 2) pp. 242-257.
Natsheh, E.M., Albarbar, A. (2011) 'Photovoltaic model with MPP tracker for standalone/grid connected applications.' IET Conference Publications, 2011(579 CP)
Ibrahim, G.R., Albarbar, A. (2011) 'Comparison between Wigner-Ville distribution- and empirical mode decomposition vibration-based techniques for helical gearbox monitoring.' Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 225(8) pp. 1833-1846.
Zhen, D., Alibarbar, A., Zhou, X., Gu, F., Ball, A.D. (2011) 'Electrical Motor Current Signal Analysis using a Dynamic Time Warping Method for Fault Diagnosis.' Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 305pp. 012093-012093.
Kouadri, A., Zelmat, M., Albarbar, A. (2011) 'Prediction of boiler output variables through the PLS linear regression technique..' Int. Arab J. Inf. Technol., 8pp. 260-264.
Ibrahim, G.R., Albarbar, A. (2011) 'Comparison between Wigner-Ville distribution- and empirical mode decomposition vibration-based techniques for helical gearbox monitoring.' PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART C-JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE, 225(C8) pp. 1833-1846.
Albarbar, A., Gu, F., Ball, A.D. (2010) 'Diesel engine fuel injection monitoring using acoustic measurements and independent component analysis.' Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 43(10) pp. 1376-1386.
Starr, A., Al-Najjar, B., Holmberg, K., Jantunen, E., Bellew, J., Albarbar, A. (2010) 'Maintenance today and future trends.' pp. 5-37.
Albarbar, A., Gu, F., Ball, A.D., Starr, A. (2010) 'Acoustic monitoring of engine fuel injection based on adaptive filtering techniques.' Applied Acoustics, 71(12) pp. 1132-1141.
Badri, A.E., Sinha, J.K., Albarbar, A. (2010) 'A typical filter design to improve the measured signals from MEMS accelerometer.' Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 43(10) pp. 1425-1430.
Albarbar, A., Badri, A., Sinha, J.K., Starr, A. (2009) 'Performance evaluation of MEMS accelerometers.' Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation, 42(5) pp. 790-795.
Badri, A., Sinha, J.K., Albarbar, A. (2009) 'Enhancing the frequency range of measurement for an accelerometer.' Noise and Vibration Worldwide, 40(6) pp. 33-36.
Elhaj, M., Gu, F., Ball, A.D., Albarbar, A., Al-Qattan, M., Naid, A. (2008) 'Numerical simulation and experimental study of a two-stage reciprocating compressor for condition monitoring.' Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 22(2) pp. 374-389.
Albarbar, A., Ball, A., Starr, A. (2008) 'On acoustic measurement-based condition monitoring of internal combustion engines.' Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring, 50(1) pp. 30-34.
Albarbar, A., Mekid, S., Starr, A., Pietruszkiewicz, R. (2008) 'Suitability of MEMS accelerometers for condition monitoring: An experimental study.' Sensors, 8(2) pp. 784-799.
Albarbar, A., Gu, F., Ball, A., Starr, A. (2007) 'Internal combustion engine lubricating oil condition monitoring based on vibro-acoustic measurements.' Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring, 49(12) pp. 715-718.
Gennish, R., Jiang, J., Albarbar, A., Harris, G., Gu, F., Ball, A. (2006) 'Diesel engine combustion monitoring based on acoustic measurement of exhaust systems.' Proceedings of 8th Biennial ASME Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA2006, 2006
Pietruszkiewicz, R., Starr, A.G., Albarbar, A., Mattheys, R. (2006) 'Remote sensing in condition monitoring.' Proceedings of the 1st World Congress on Engineering Asset Management, WCEAM 2006, pp. 1196-1204.
Albarbar, A., Gennish, R., Gu, F., Ball, A. (2004) 'Lubricating oil condition monitoring using vibration and air-borne acoustic measurements.' Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA 2004, 3pp. 205-209.
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Conference papers
Algolfat, A., Wang, W., Albarbar, A. (2023) 'Damage identification in complex structures using vibration data.' In 2023 3rd International Conference on Electrical, Computer, Communications and Mechatronics Engineering (ICECCME). Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, 19/7/2023 - 21/7/2023. IEEE,
Abouhnik, A., Ibrahim, G., Deng, R., Brethee, K., Badawood, A., Abushanab, W., Zhang, X., Batunlu, C., Albarbar, A. (2023) 'The extraction of wind turbine condition related features using air-borne acoustic signals.' In TEPEN 2022: International conference on the Efficiency and Performance Engineering Network. Baotou, China, 18/8/2022 - 21/8/2022. Zhang, H., Ji, Y., Liu, T., Sun, X., Ball, A.D. (ed.) Cham: Springer, pp. 124-137.
Algolfat, A., Albarbar, A., Wang, W. (2023) 'Dynamic Modelling of Wind Turbine Structure for Health Monitoring.' 1003. pp. 185-195.
Brethee, K.F., Ibrahim, G.R., Mohammed, R.A., Albarbar, A.H. (2020) 'Diagnosis of Induced Gear Wear in Two-Stage Helical Gearbox Based on Vibration Analysis.' 2020-December. pp. 233-238.
Albarbar, A., Badawood, A., Alrweg, (2017) 'Acoustic emission based condition monitoring technique for power electronic devices used in solar power systems.' In First World Congress on Condition Monitoring-WCCM 2017. London, 13/6/2017 - 16/6/2017.
Kouadri, A., Ibrahim, G.R., Albarbar, A. (2016) 'Varying load detection in a gearbox system based on adaptive threshold estimation.' In MATEC Web of Conferences Volume 51. 2016 International Conference on Mechanical, Manufacturing, Modeling and Mechatronics (IC4M 2016). 51. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27/2/2016 - 29/2/2016. EDP Sciences, pp. 196-202.
Albarbar, A. (2012) 'Identification of wind turbine blade defects using airborne acoustic measurement and residual matrix of principal component analysis.' In International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC 2012). Dec. 2012,, 11/12/2012 - 13/12/2012. pp. 235-243.
Albarbar, A. (2012) 'Wind Turbine Blades Fault Detection Based On Principal Component Analysis.' In International Conference on Applications and Design in Mechanical Engineering. Penang, Malaysia, 27/2/2012 - 28/2/2012.
Albarbar, A. (2011) 'Smart Grid Integration of Solar/Wind Energy Conversion Systems - Modelling and Control.' In Proceedings of ISGT Conference. Manchester, 5/12/2011 - 7/12/2011.
Albarbar, A. (2011) 'PV System Performance of a Grid Connected PV Power Station Located in Central Manchester-England.' In IET Renewable Power Conference. Edinburgh - Scotland, 21/11/2011 - 23/11/2011.
Albarbar, A. (2011) 'Wind Turbine Blade Fault Detection Using the Empirical Mode Decomposition Method; Numerical Simulation and Experimental Testing.' In the Third International Renewable Energy Congress. Hammamet, Tunisia, 27/9/2011 - 29/9/2011. pp. 498-503.