CEO - Applied College

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CEO of Applied College
Dr. Belqasim Al-Jaafari
Assistant Professor of
Electrical Engineering

College of Engineering

Najran University
Dr. Belqasim bin Hassan Al-Jaafari
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering - College of Engineering - Najran University
Office extension: 8625
Contact from outside the University: 0175428625 e.mail: bhaljafari@nu.edu.sa
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida, USA (2016-2019)
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Northern Illinois University, USA (2016-2014)
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Saudi Arabia (2011-2006)
Assistant professor at the Technical College in Najran for one year from (2021-2020)
Assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Najran University since (2019-present)
Assistant Graduate Researcher at the University of South Florida, USA (2016-2019)
Teaching Assistant at Northern Illinois University, USA (2016-2014)
Teaching Assistant at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Najran University, Saudi Arabia (2012)
Electrical Engineer at Schneider Electric, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for 10 months (2011)
Permanent Committee Member for Plans and Curriculum Programs, Applied College, Najran University (2022-present)
Permanent Committee Member for Academic Plans and Systems, Najran University (2022-present)
Dean of Programs at the Applied College, Najran University (2022-present)
Chair of the Examination Committee at the Applied College, Najran University (2021-present)
Committee Member of Disciplinary Affairs at the Applied College, Najran University (2021-present)
Chair of Student Affairs Committee at the Applied College, Najran University (2021-present)
Dean's Deputy for Educational Affairs at the Applied College, Najran University (2021-present)
Chair of Student Affairs Committee at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Najran University (2021-present)
Member of the Scientific and Engineering Research Center at Najran University (2021 - present)
Coordinator of Academic Advising, Department of Electrical Engineering, Najran University (2020 - present)
Member of the Research and Community Service Committee, Department of Electrical Engineering, Najran University (2020 - present)
Chairman of the Academic Advising Committee, Department of Electrical Engineering, Najran University (2020-2021)
Chairman of the Student Activities Committee, Department of Electrical Engineering, Najran University (2020-2021)
Member of the Examination Committee, College of Engineering, Najran University (2020-2021)
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Scientific Publications - 84 publications
B Aljafari Production enhancement of long string photovoltaic plants during partial shading through switching capacitor power optimizer circuit. Alexandria Engineering Journal 74, 427-444. 2023 S Debnath, U Das, PK Biswas, B Aljafari, SB Thanikanti. Design and Control of Multicoil Active Magnetic Bearing System for High-Speed Application. Energies 16 (11), 4447. 2023 B Aljafari, PK Balachandran, D Samithas, SB Thanikanti. Solar photovoltaic converter controller using opposition-based reinforcement learning with butterfly optimization algorithm under partial shading conditions. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 1-24. 2023 B Aljafari, S Devakirubakaran, C Bharatiraja, P Kumar, TS Babu. Power enhanced solar PV array configuration based on calcudoku puzzle pattern for partial shaded PV system. Heliyon. 2023 R Pirarath, B Aljafari, JJ Wu, S Anandan. Removal of tartrazine dye and mercury present in aqueous solutions using hexamethylenetetramine exfoliated MoS2 nanosheets as adsorbent: a comparison of kinetic and isotherm models. Bulletin of Materials Science 46 (2), 1-13. 2023 V Subramanian, I Vairavasundaram, B Aljafari. Analysis of Optimal Load Management Using a Stand-Alone Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid System. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems 2023 BN Reddy, BS Goud, S Kalyan, C Naga, PK Balachandran, B Aljafari, K Sangeetha. The Design of 2S2L-Based Buck-Boost Converter with a Wide Conversion Range. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems 2023 M Bharathidasan, V Indragandhi, B Aljafari. K Sangeetha. Hybrid Controlled Multi-Input DC/DC Converter for Electric Vehicle Application. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems 2023 PR Satpathy, B Aljafari , SB Thanikanti, SRK Madeti. Electrical fault tolerance of photovoltaic array configurations: Experimental investigation, performance analysis, monitoring and detection. Renewable Energy 206, 960-981. 2023 A Gunasekaran, A Sorrentino, B Aljafari, S Anandan. Synthesis of Crosslinked Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose with Methyl Gallate?Poly (Ethylene Glycol) as a Gel Electrolyte for Dye?Sensitized Solar Cells. physica status solidi (a), 2200856. 2023 P Pydikalva, S Natarajan, B Aljafari, K Balasubramanian, SB Thanikanti. PV-Fed Micro-Inverter with Battery Storage for Single Phase Grid Applications. Electric Power Components and Systems, 1-24. 2023 SB Thanikanti, P Kumar, S Devakirubakaran, B Aljafari , I Colak. A dynamic mismatch loss mitigation algorithm with dual input dual output converter for solar PV systems. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 251, 112163. 2023 B Srinivasan, R Venkatesan, B Aljafari, K Kotecha, V Indragandhi, S Vairavasundaram. A Novel Multicriteria Optimization Technique for VLSI Floorplanning Based on Hybridized Firefly and Ant Colony Systems. IEEE Access 11, 14677-14692. 2023 K Sivamayil, E Rajasekar, B Aljafari, S Nikolovski, S Vairavasundaram, ... . A Systematic Study on Reinforcement Learning Based Applications. Energies 16 (3), 1512. 2023 S Gupta, PK Biswas, B Aljafari, SB Thanikanti, SK Das. Modelling, simulation and performance comparison of different membership functions based fuzzy logic control for an active magnetic bearing system. The Journal of Engineering 2023 (2), e12229. 2023 B Aljafari, PR Satpathy, SB Thanikanti, H Haes Alhelou. A zero switch and sensorless reconfiguration approach for sustainable operation of roof?top photovoltaic system during partial shading. IET Renewable Power Generation 2023 B Aljafari, S Alqaed, J Mustafa, FA Almehmadi, M Sharifpur. Energy-Economic-Environmental (3E) modeling of a near-zero energy community using the solar-power system: A case study of Najran city. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 104685. 2023 M Dhananjaya, BK Chaitanya, TS Babu, D Potnuru, B Aljafari, R Kannan, T Lohani. Design of multi-input single output DC–DC converter with preserved output voltage under source-fault. IET Power Electronics 2023 B Aljafari, PR Jeyaraj, AC Kathiresan, SB Thanikanti. Electric vehicle optimum charging-discharging scheduling with dynamic pricing employing multi agent deep neural network. Computers and Electrical Engineering 105, 108555. 2023 R Pirarath, UO Bhagwat, S Palani, B Aljafari, A Sambandam. Nanostructured zinc orthotitanates for photocatalytic removal of dye pollutants. Materials Science and Engineering: B 287, 116107. 2023 S Vijaya, P Sharma, B Aljafari, S Anandan. A redox?additive electrolyte for cobalt?manganese?layered double hydroxides?based asymmetric supercapacitor. International Journal of Energy Research 46 (15), 23871-23878. 2022 B Aljafari, L Ashok Kumar, V Indragandhi, V Subramaniyaswamy. Analysis and Implementation of Sliding Mode Controller-Based Variable Frequency Drive Using the SCADA System. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems. 2022 MC Maridevaru, A Sorrentino, B Aljafari, S Anandan. Composites for Aqueous-Mediated Heterogeneously Catalyzed Degradation and Mineralization of Water Pollutants on TiO2—A Review. Journal of Composites Science 6 (11), 350. 2022 B Aljafari, S James, G Ahalya, S Anandan. Acid red 88 dye doped polyaniline framed by soft template method: A potential candidate for dye-sensitized solar cells. Journal of Saudi Chemical Society 26 (6), 101574. 2022 MC Maridevaru, AH Naceruddin, B Aljafari, S Anandan. Low-frequency acoustic irradiation coupled photocatalytic degradation of dye pollutant using LaNi0. 5Co0. 5O3/g-C3N4 nanocatalyst. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 140, 104570. 2022 MC Maridevaru, R Kaimal, AH Naceruddin, B Aljafari, S Anandan. Nanotextured La0. 95Ce0. 05MnO3/GCE assemblage for ultrasensitive and precise electrochemical detection of arsenic (III) at neutral pH. Surfaces and Interfaces 34, 102359. 2022 S Vasantharaj, V Indragandhi, M Bharathidasan, B Aljafari. Power Quality Analysis of a Hybrid Microgrid-Based SVM Inverter-Fed Induction Motor Drive with Modulation Index Diversification. Energies 15 (21), 7916. 2022 B Aljafari, SRK Madeti, PR Satpathy, SB Thanikanti, BV Ayodele. Automatic Monitoring System for Online Module-Level Fault Detection in Grid-Tied Photovoltaic Plants. Energies 15 (20), 7789. 2022 B Aljafari, PR Satpathy, SRK Madeti, P Vishnuram, SB Thanikanti. Reliability Enhancement of Photovoltaic Systems under Partial Shading through a Two-Step Module Placement Approach. Energies 15 (20), 7766. 2022 MC Maridevaru, AH Naceruddin, B Aljafari, S Anandan. Synthesis of Ce0.1La0.9MnO3 Perovskite for Degradation of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals under Visible Photons. Catalysts 12 (10), 1258. 2022 B Aljafari, PR Satpathy, SB Thanikanti. Partial shading mitigation in PV arrays through dragonfly algorithm based dynamic reconfiguration. Energy 257, 124795. 2022 B Aljafari, D Samithas, PK Balachandran, S Anandan, TS Babu. Performance Analysis of PLA Material Based Micro-Turbines for Low Wind Speed Applications. Polymers 14 (19), 4180. 2022 M Jalalah, SS Sivasubramaniam, B Aljafari, M Irfan, SS Almasabi, ... . Biowaste assisted preparation of self-nitrogen-doped nanoflakes carbon framework for highly efficient solid-state supercapacitor application. Journal of Energy Storage 54, 105210. 2022 P Changmai, S Deka, S Kumar, TS Babu, B Aljafari, B Nastasi. A Critical Review on the Estimation Techniques of the Solar PV Cell’s Unknown Parameters. Energies 15 (19), 7212. 2022 B Aljafari, S Vasantharaj, V Indragandhi, R Vaibhav. Optimization of DC, AC, and Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid-Based IoT Systems: A Review. Energies 15 (18), 6813. 2022 B Aljafari, P Vishnuram, S Alagarsamy, HH Alhelou. Stability Analysis of the Dual Half-Bridge Series Resonant Inverter-Fed Induction Cooking Load Based on Floquet Theory. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems. 2022 B Aljafari, S Vijaya, A Takshi, S Anandan. Copper doped manganese dioxide as counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells. Arabian Journal of Chemistry 15 (9), 104068. 2022 S Vijaya, K Lobato, B Aljafari, S Anandan. Insights into MoS2 and its composites for dye?sensitized solar cells. International Journal of Energy Research 46 (11), 14696-14715. 2022 R Kumar, AK Pandey, M Samykano, B Aljafari, Z Ma, S Bhattacharyya, ... . Phase change materials integrated solar desalination system: An innovative approach for sustainable and clean water production and storage. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 165, 112611. 2022 B Aljafari, G Devarajan, S Arumugam, I Vairavasundaram. Design and Implementation of Hybrid PV/Battery-Based Improved Single-Ended Primary-Inductor Converter-Fed Hybrid Electric Vehicle. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems. 2022 B Aljafari, AK Loganathan, I Vairavasundaram, S Ramachadran, ... . Analysis of a Photovoltaic System Based on a Highly Efficient Single-Phase Transformerless Inverter. Energies 15 (17), 6145. 2022 A Gunasekaran, HY Chen, VK Ponnusamy, B Aljafari, A Sambandam. Preparation of poly (??caprolactone) as a gel electrolyte for dye?sensitized solar cells. Polymers for Advanced Technologies 33 (8), 2560-2570. 2022 B Aljafari, SK Ramu, G Devarajan, I Vairavasundaram. Integration of photovoltaic-based transformerless high step-up dual-output–dual-input converter with low power losses for energy storage applications. Energies 15 (15), 5559. 2022 R Uthra, D Suchitra, TS Babu, B Aljafari. Fuzzy-Based EV Charging Station and DVR-Fed Voltage Compensation for a DFIG-Fed Wind Energy System during Grid Faults. International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems. 2022 B Aljafari, K Rameshkumar, V Indragandhi, S Ramachandran. A Novel Single-Phase Shunt Active Power Filter with a Cost Function Based Model Predictive Current Control Technique. Energies 15 (13), 4531. 2022 B Aljafari. Evaluation of On-Line MPPT Algorithms for PV-Based Battery Storage Systems. CMC-Computers Materials & Continua Journal 73 (No.2), pp.3595-3611. 2022 PR Satpathy, B Aljafari, SB Thanikanti. Power losses mitigation through electrical reconfiguration in partial shading prone solar PV arrays. Optik 259, 168973. 2022 B Aljafari, S Arulmani, A Takshi, S Anandan. Sonochemical decoration of palladium on graphene carpet for electrochemical methanol oxidation. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 913, 116289. 2022 M Jalalah, S Rudra, B Aljafari, M Irfan, SS Almasabi, T Alsuwian, MI Khazi, ... . Sustainable synthesis of heteroatom-doped porous carbon skeleton from Acacia auriculiformis bark for high-performance symmetric supercapacitor device. Electrochimica Acta 414, 140205. 2022 B Aljafari, J Pamela Stephenraj, I Vairavasundaram, R Singh Rassiah. Steady state modeling and performance analysis of a wind turbine-based doubly fed induction generator system with rotor control. Energies 15 (9), 3327. 2022 S Almasabi, T Alsuwian, M Awais, M Irfan, M Jalalah, B Aljafari, FA Harraz. False Data Injection Detection for Phasor Measurement Units. Sensors 22 (9), 3146. 2022 M Jalalah, S Rudra, B Aljafari, M Irfan, SS Almasabi, T Alsuwian, AA Patil, ... . Novel porous heteroatom-doped biomass activated carbon nanoflakes for efficient solid-state symmetric supercapacitor devices. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers 132, 104148. 2022 M Dhananjaya, D Ponuru, TS Babu, B Aljafari, HH Alhelou. A new multi-output DC-DC converter for electric vehicle application. IEEE Access 10, 19072-19082. 2022 R Kaimal, PN Mansukhlal, B Aljafari, S Anandan, M Ashokkumar. Ultrasound-aided synthesis of gold-loaded boron-doped graphene quantum dots interface towards simultaneous electrochemical determination of guanine and adenine biomolecules. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 83, 105921. 2022 RK Pachauri, SB Thanikanti, J Bai, VK Yadav, B Aljafari, S Ghosh, ... . Ancient Chinese magic square-based PV array reconfiguration methodology to reduce power loss under partial shading conditions. Energy Conversion and Management 253, 115148. 2022 R Kaimal, P Senthilkumar, B Aljafari, S Anandan. A nanosecond pulsed laser-ablated MWCNT-Au heterostructure: an innovative ultra-sensitive electrochemical sensing prototype for the identification of glutathione. Analyst 147 (17), 3894-3907. 2022 A Gunasekaran, S James, MC Maridevaru, B Aljafari, S Anandan. Configuration of Ce-doped LaNiO3 as an alternative to platinum?free counter electrodes for dye?sensitized solar cells. International Journal of Energy Research 46 (15), 23643-23657. 2022 MC Maridevaru, B Aljafari, S Anandan, M Ashokkumar. Synergistic impacts of sonolysis aided photocatalytic degradation of water pollutant over perovskite-type CeNiO 3 nanospheres. New Journal of Chemistry 46 (21), 10117-10127. 2022 R Kaimal, V Vinoth, AS Salunke, H Valdés, RV Mangalaraja, B Aljafari, ... . Highly sensitive and selective detection of glutathione using ultrasonic aided synthesis of graphene quantum dots embedded over amine-functionalized silica nanoparticles. Ultrasonics sonochemistry 82, 105868. 2022 SN Kanimozhi, B Aljafari, JJ Wu, A Sambandam. Rice Straw-Like Mixed Copper-Cobalt Layered Double Hydroxides: Prospective Candidates for Supercapacitor Applications. Available at SSRN 4094678. 2022 MC Maridevaru, S Anandan, B Aljafari, JJ Wu. LaCoxFe1-XO3 (0? x? 1) spherical nanostructures prepared via ultrasonic approach as photocatalysts. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 80, 105824. 2021 M Maridevaru, S Anandan, B Aljafari , J Wu. LaCoxFe1-XO3. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 80. 2021 A Takshi, B Aljafari, T Kareri, E Stefanakos. A critical review on the voltage requirement in hybrid cells with solar energy harvesting and energy storage capability. Batteries & Supercaps 4 (2), 252-267. 2021 S Almasabi, T Alsuwian, E Javed, M Irfan, M Jalalah, B Aljafari, FA Harraz. A Novel Technique to Detect False Data Injection Attacks on Phasor Measurement Units. Sensors 21 (17), 5791. 2021 R Kaimal, V Victor, A Salunke, H Valdes, M Viswanathan, B Aljafari, A Sambandam. Highly Sensitive and Selective Detection of Glutathione Using Ultrasonic Aided Synthesis of Novel Graphene Quantum Dots Embedded Over Amine-Funtionalized Silica Nanoparticles. Available at SSRN 3961287. 2021 B Aljafari, SK Indrakar, MK Ram, PK Biswas, E Stefanakos, A Takshi. A Polyaniline?Based Redox?Active Composite Gel Electrolyte with Photo?Electric and Electrochromic Properties. ChemElectroChem 6 (23), 5888-5895. 2019 B Aljafari, F Khorramshahi, MK Ram, A Takshi. Photo-electric properties of polypyrrole based gel electrolyte for hybrid photoactive supercapacitors. ECS Transactions 92 (9), 7. 2019 B Aljafari. The Effect of Embedded Dye Molecules with Conducting Polymer to Enhance the Photo-Generated Charges at the Working Electrode Toward the Performance of Solar-Capacitor Device. Electrochemical Society Meeting Abstracts 235, 616-616. 2019 B Aljafari, T Alamro, MK Ram, A Takshi. Polyvinyl alcohol-acid redox active gel electrolytes for electrical double-layer capacitor devices. Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry 23, 125-133. 2019 B Aljafari. Fabrication and Characterization of Electrical Energy Storage and Harvesting Energy Devices Using Gel Electrolytes. University of South Florida. 2019 B Aljafari, A Takshi. Gel electrolyte based supercapacitors with higher capacitances and lower resistances than devices with a liquid electrolyte. MRS Advances 3, 1261-1267. 2018 B Aljafari. Solar photovoltaic (PV) array under partial shading conditions. Northern Illinois University. 2016
B Aljafari. Reliability Investigation of Long Photovoltaic String Generators under Electrical Fault Scenarios. 2022 International Conference on Electrical and Computing Technologies and Applications (ICECTA). 2022 PR Satpathy, SB Thanikanti, B Aljafari, R Sharma, P Bhowmik, .... Impact of Horizontal Cloud Passage in the Performance of String Based Solar PV Power Plant. 2022 2nd Odisha International Conference on Electrical Power Engineering, Communication and Computing Technology (ODICON). 2022 SB Thanikanti, K Izharuddin, B Aljafari, RK Pachauri, K Balasubramanian. Power Generation Improvement in Partially Shaded Series-Parallel PV Arrays through Junction Wires. 2022 IEEE India Council International Subsections Conference (INDISCON), 1-6. 2022 A Takshi, T Kareri, B Aljafari. Conducting polymer based hybrid cells for concurrent solar energy harvesting and charge storage. New Concepts in Solar and Thermal Radiation Conversion IV 11824, 1182403. 2021 T Kareri, B Aljafari, A Takshi. Hybrid photovoltaic-supercapacitors: effect of the counter electrode on the device performance. New Concepts in Solar and Thermal Radiation Conversion IV 11824, 22-27. 2021 T Kareri, B Aljafari, A Takshi. Impedance spectroscopy study of hybrid photovoltaic supercapacitors. New Concepts in Solar and Thermal Radiation Conversion III 11496, 8-14. 2020 B Aljafari, A Takshi. The effect of embedded dye molecules with the TiO2 on the performance of solar-capacitor device. New Concepts in Solar and Thermal Radiation Conversion III 11496, 15-21. 2020 F Khorramshahi, B Aljafari, I Kymissis, A Takshi. Laser assisted rapid fabrication of perovskite photodetector. Organic and Hybrid Sensors and Bioelectronics XII 11096, 22-28. 2019 B Aljafari, MK Ram, A Takshi. Integrated electrochemical energy storage and photovoltaic device with a gel electrolyte. Physics, Simulation, and Photonic Engineering of Photovoltaic Devices VIII. 2019