Associate Professor
519-253-3000 ext. 5432
mazzouz@uwindsor.ca
Office: 3053 CEI
Education
- Ph.D. (2016, University of Waterloo, Canada)
- M.Sc. (2011, Cairo University, Egypt)
- B.Sc. (2008, Cairo University, Egypt)
Research Interests
- Modeling, analysis, and control of power-electronic converters and their applications in grid integration of wind and solar farms
- Protection of power systems with renewable energy sources
- Operation and planning of active distribution networks
Professional Affiliations
- Professional Engineer, Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
- Senior Member, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Member, IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES)
- Associate Editor, IEEE Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Reviewer, IEEE PES Transaction
Awards
- Award of Excellence in Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity from the University of Windsor
- Best reviewer of the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid
Selected Publications
- W. El-Sayed, Maher A. Azzouz, H. Zeineldin, E. El-Saadany, “A Harmonic Time-Current-Voltage Directional Relay for Optimal Protection Coordination of Inverter-Based Islanded Microgrids,” IEEE Trans. on Smart Grid, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 1904-1916, 2021.
- Abdelrahman Amer, Ahmed Azab, Maher A. Azzouz, Ahmed Awad, “A Stochastic Program for Siting and Sizing Fast Charging Stations and Small Wind Turbines in Urban Areas,” IEEE Trans. on Sustainable Energy, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 1217-1228, 2021.
- Hanlin Li, Maher A. Azzouz, Amr Hamed, “Cooperative Voltage Control in MV Distribution Networks with Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Photovoltaic DGs,” IEEE Systems Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 1932-8184, 2021.
- A. Banaiemoqadam, A. Hooshyar, Maher A. Azzouz, “A Control-Based Solution for Distance Protection of Lines Connected to Converter-Interfaced Sources,” IEEE Trans. on Power Delivery, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 1455-1466, 2020.
- Maher A. Azzouz, Ali Hooshyar, “Dual Current Control of Inverter-Interfaced Renewable Energy Sources for Precise Phase Selection,” IEEE Trans. on Smart Grid, vol. 10, no. 5, pp.5092-5102, Sept. 2019.
- A. Yazdavar, Maher A. Azzouz, E. El-Saadany, “A Novel Decentralized Control Scheme for Enhanced Nonlinear Load Sharing and Power Quality in Islanded Microgrids,” IEEE Trans. on Smart Grid, vol. 10, no. 1, pp.29-39, Jan. 2019.
- Maher A. Azzouz, A. Hooshyar, E. El-Saadany, “Resilience Enhancement of Microgrids with Inverter-Interfaced DGs by Enabling Faulty Phase Selection,” IEEE Trans. on Smart Grid, vol. 9, no. 6, pp.6578-6589, Nov. 2018.
- Maher A. Azzouz, E. El-Saadany, “Multivariable Grid Admittance Identification for Impedance Stabilization of Active Distribution Networks” IEEE Trans. on Smart Grid, vol. 8, no. 3, pp.1116-1128, 2017.
- Amr I. Hamad, Maher A. Azzouz, Ehab El-Saadany, “A Sequential Power Flow Algorithm for Islanded Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids,” IEEE Trans. on Power Syst., vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 3961-3970,2016.
- Maher A. Azzouz, M. Shaaban, E. El-Saadany, “Real-Time Optimal Voltage Regulation for Distribution Networks Incorporating High Penetration of PEVs” IEEE Trans. on Power Syst., vol. 30, no.6, pp. 3234-3245, 2015.
- A. Hooshyar, Maher A. Azzouz, E. El-Saadany, “Distance Protection of Lines Emanating from Full-Scale Converter-Interfaced Renewable Energy Power Plants―Part I: Problem Statement,” IEEE Trans. on Power Delivery, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 1770-1780, Aug. 2015.