Personal Information:

Dr. Mohammad Raja Ismail Al-Soeidat

Name: Mohammad Raja Ismail AL-SOEIDAT

Brief Introduction:

Dr. Mohammad Raja Ismail Al-Soeidat (born 1990 in Petra, Jordan) is a Jordanian electrical engineer, researcher, and academic leader. He specializes in renewable energy systems, power electronics, energy conversion, smart grids, electric vehicles, and energy storage systems. He currently serves as Assistant Professor and Director of Engineering Workshops at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan.

Birth: Petra, Jordan, 1990

Story about Notable Contributions:

Dr. Al-Soeidat’s career spans industry and academia. He began as a Radio Access Network Planning and Optimization Engineer at Zain Jordan (2013–2014), and later contributed as an Image Processing Engineer in the USA and as a Site Engineer in Jordan. From 2017 to 2021, he was a Senior Research Assistant and lab tutor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), where he contributed to experimental and applied research in photovoltaic systems. In 2022, he joined Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, advancing from Lecturer to Assistant Professor and later serving as Director of Engineering Workshops. He has been recognized with several scholarships, awards, and community service honors, including participation as a speaker in TEDx Ma’an (2012).

Gender: Male

Principal Publications/Works:

Marital status: Married

Selected Journal Publications:

Nationality: Jordanian

• Khawaldeh, A., Al-Soeidat, M., Lu, D. D.-C., & Li, L. “Accurate, Fast and Power Efficient PV Emulator Based on Hybrid Passive and Active Circuits,” CPSS Transactions on Power Electronics and Applications, 2022.

• Khawaldeh, A., Al-Soeidat, M., Farhangi, M., Lu, D. D.-C., & Li, L. “Efficiency Improvement Scheme for PV Emulator Based on a Physical Equivalent PV-Cell Model,” IEEE Access, 2021.

• Cheng, M., Al-Soeidat, M., Lu, D. D.-C., & Agelidis, V. “Experimental Study of PV Strings Affected by Cracks,” IET The Journal of Engineering, 2019.

• Al-Soeidat, M., Lu, D. D.-C., & Zhu, J. “An Analog BJT-Tuned Maximum Power Point Tracking Technique for PV Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II, 2019.

Selected Conference Publications:

Education:

• Al-Soeidat, M., Khawaldeh, H., Lu, D. D.-C., “Investigation of Photovoltaic Panel Degradation Affected by Dust in Jordan,” IEEE International Future Energy Electronics Conference (IFEEC), 2023.

• Salah, A., Shalby, M., & Al-Soeidat, M. R., “Design and Development of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Jordan,” 4th International Conference on Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (SGRE), 2024.

• Al-Soeidat, M., Khawaldeh, H., & Lu, D. D.-C., “A Novel High Step-Up Three-Port Bidirectional DC/DC Converter for PV-Battery Integrated System,” IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), 2020.

Implications for Sciences, Humanities, and Society:

Dr. Al-Soeidat’s research contributes to sustainable energy development, smart grid integration, and the advancement of electric vehicle infrastructure. His work enhances the reliability and efficiency of renewable energy technologies, offering both environmental and societal benefits by supporting energy sustainability in Jordan and internationally.

Academic and Professional Experience:

Education:

• Ph.D., Electrical Engineering (Renewable Energy), University of Technology Sydney, Australia, 2016–2020.

• M.Eng., Electrical Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia, 2015–2016.

• B.Eng., Communications Engineering, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Jordan, 2008–2013, Grade: Excellent.

Awards and Scholarships

Academic and Professional Experience:

• Director of Engineering Workshops, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, 2023–Present.

• Assistant Professor, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, 2023–Present.

• Lecturer, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University & Kent Institute Australia, 2022–2023.

• Senior Research Assistant, UTS, 2017–2021.

• Radio Access Network Engineer, Zain Jordan, 2013–2014.

Awards and Scholarships:

Courses Taught:

• Ph.D. and M.A. scholarships from Al-Hussein Bin Talal University.

• TEDx Ma’an participant, 2012.

• Multiple university honors and certificates of appreciation (2008–2013).

1. Power Electronics and Drives.
2. Renewable Energy System.
3. Communication and Technology
4. Engineering Mathematics
5. Power Electronics
6. Engineering workshops

Courses Taught:

Power Electronics and Drives, Renewable Energy Systems, Communication and Technology, Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Workshops.

Certifications:

Courses and Training:

• People’s Choice Poster Presentation Winner, UTS, 2019.

• FEIT Tutor Skills Course, 2018.

• ICDL, Ministry of Education, Petra, Jordan, 2010.

Memberships:

IEEE, IEEE Young Professionals, IEEE Industry Applications Society, IEEE Power Electronics Society, Jordanian Engineering Association (JEA).

Publications:

Community Service:

Coordinator, Arab Child Forum; voluntary fundraising for poor families; community service with Zain Company.

Journal

Languages:

1. A. Khawaldeh, M. Al-Soeidat, D. D. -C. Lu and L. Li, "Accurate, Fast and Power Efficient PV Emulator Based on Hybrid Passive and Active Circuits," in CPSS Transactions on Power Electronics and Applications, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 432-441, December 2022, doi: 10.24295/CPSSTPEA.2022.00039.
2. A. Khawaldeh, M. Al-Soeidat, M. Farhangi, D. D. -C. Lu and L. Li, "Efficiency Improvement Scheme for PV Emulator Based on a Physical Equivalent PV-Cell Model," in IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 83929-83939, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3086498.
3. Khawaldeh HA,Al-soeidat M, Lu DD-C, Li L. Simple and fast dynamic photovoltaic emulator based on a physical equivalent PV-cell model. J. Eng. 2021; 2021: 276–285. https://doi.org/10.1049/tje2.12032
4. Cheng, M. Al-Soeidat, D.D.C. Lu and V. Agelidis, "Experimental study of PV strings affected by cracks," IET The Journal of Engineering, vol. 2019, no. 18, pp. 5124-5128, 2019. Available: 10.1049/joe.2018.9320.
5. Al-Soeidat, D.D.C. Lu, and J. Zhu, "An analog BJT-tuned maximum power point tracking technique for PV systems," IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Briefs, vol. 66, no. 4, pp. 637-641, April 2019. doi: 10.1109/TCSII.2018.2865804
6. Al-Soeidat, H. Aljarajreh, H. Khawaldeh, D.D.C. Lu, and J. Zhu, "A Reconfigurable Three-Port DC-DC Converter for Integrated PV-Battery System," IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, doi: 10.1109/JESTPE.2019.2941595
7. Al-Soeidat, T. Cheng, D. D. Lu and V. G. Agelidis, "Experimental study of static and dynamic behaviours of cracked PV panels," IET Renewable Power Generation, vol. 13, no. 16, pp. 3002-3008, 9 12 2019. doi: 10.1049/ietrpg. 2019.035900.

Conference

1. A. Salah, M. M. Shalby and M. R. Al-Soeidat, "Design and Development of a Hybrid Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Jordan," 2024 4th International Conference on Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (SGRE), Doha, Qatar, 2024, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/SGRE59715.2024.10428957.
2. R. Al-Soeidat, H. A. Khawaldeh, D. D. -C. Lu, “Investigation of Photovoltaic Panel Degradation Affected by Dust in Jordan” 2023 2023 IEEE International Future Energy Electronics Conference (IFEEC), Sydney, Australia, 2023.
3. A. Khawaldeh, M. Al-soeidat, D. D. -C. Lu and L. Li, "Power Loss Reduction for PV Emulator Using Transistor-based PV Model," 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Detroit, MI, USA, 2022, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947650.
4. A. Khawaldeh, M. Al-soeidat, D. Dah-Chuan Lu and L. Li, "Fast Photovoltaic Emulator Based on PV-cell Equivalent Circuit Model," 2021 IEEE 12th Energy Conversion Congress & Exposition - Asia (ECCE-Asia), Singapore, Singapore, 2021, pp. 2121-2126, doi: 10.1109/ECCE-Asia49820.2021.9479298.
5. Al-Soeidat, H. Khawaldeh, and D.D.C. Lu, "A Novel High Step-up Three-Port Bidirectional DC/DC Converter for PV-Battery Integrated System,"2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC), March 2020.
6. Al-Soeidat, H. Khawaldeh, H. Aljarajreh, and D.D.C. Lu, "A compact three-port DC-DC converter for integrated PV-battery system," 2018 IEEE International Power Electronics and Application Conference and Exposition (PEAC), Nov 2018, pp. 1-6.
7. A. Khawaldeh, H. Aljarajreh, M. Al-Soeidat, D.D.C. Lu, and L. Li, "Performance investigation of a PV emulator using current source and diode string," 2018 26th International Conference on Systems Engineering (ICSEng), Dec 2018, pp. 1-5.
8. R. Al-Soeidat, D.D.C. Lu and J. Zhu, "A more accurate analog voltage based photovoltaic maximum power point tracking technique," 2017 8th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC), March 2017, pp. 1-5.
9. R. Al-Soeidat, A. Cembrano, and D.D.C. Lu, "Comparing effectiveness of hybrid MPPT algorithms under partial shading conditions," 2016 IEEE International Conference on Power System Technology (POWERCON), Sep. 2016, pp. 1-6.

10. Jun 2012: Speaker in TEDx Ma`an.

Research Interests:

Renewable energy applications and reliability, power electronics, energy conversion systems, smart grids, electric vehicles and energy storage systems

Certifications:

Memberships:

• Student member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
• IEEE Young Professionals
• IEEE Industry Applications Society
• IEEE Power Electronics Society
• Member of the Jordanian Engineering Association (JEA).

Service:

• Coordinator in Arab Child form 2012.
• Serving the community by collecting money for poor families.
• Voluntary work with Zain Company 2013.

Skills:

Good team player.

Program debugging.

Positive command in MS Office & Internet.

Hard worker.

Work under pressure

Fast learner

Computer maintenance & Software Installation.

Languages:

• Arabic (native)

• English (excellent)