Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, USA,
(Jan. 1984 - date).B.Sc. : Zagazig University, Faculty of Engineering, Electrical Engineering Department, Cairo, Egypt, 1979
Ph.D. : University of Leicester, Engineering Department , UK Thesis: Slip Energy Techniques for Control of Induction Machines.
Fellowship:
Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, USA,
(Jan. 1984 - date).
Member
of the Gaza Engineering Association, (Jan. 1980 - date).
Professional Honors
British
Council Grant Committee Selection Member, Gaza Branch, (Dec.1991, 92)
AMIDEAST, Fulbright Postgraduate Selection Committee Member, Gaza Branch,
(Nov. 1992, 93).
Gaza
Scientific Library Friends, Chairman, (May 1993).
Gaza Material Testing Laboratory Founding Member, (Nov. 1992). Education
Experience
Honorary
research Associate at the University of Leicester, Engineering Dept. England,
UK, (7-9/1992) Topic: "Variable Speed Generator for a Vertical Axis
Wind Turbine". The research grant was provided by the Science Engineering
Research Council (SERC), UK.
Elected
member in the Academic Council for the Faculty of Engineering, Birzeit
University, (10/1992-10/1993).
Head
of the Electrical Engineering Department, Birzeit University, West Bank,
Via Israel, (10/1991 - 10/1993).
Assistant
Professor at Birzeit University, Electrical Engineering Department, (10/1983
- date).
Lectures:
Electrical Machines, Power and Industrical Electronics, Automatic Control,
Renewable Energy Sources.
Post
Doctoral Research on Voltage Control of the Self Excited Induction Generator,
at the University of Leicester, Engineering Department, UK. The visit was
sponsored by the British Council, East Jerusalem, (6/1987 - 8/1987).
Post
Doctoral Research on the Self Excited Induction Generator, at Trent Polytechnic,
UK. The visit was sponsored by Birzeit University, (7/1986 - 9/1986).
Medium
College Exam, Co-ordinator for Electrical Engineer Technicians in the West
Bank, (4/1985 - 11/1992).
Research
Demonstrator in the Electrical laboratories, Engineering Department, University
of Leicester, UK, (4/1981 - 4/1983).Research Grants Awarded
A
Development grant from Save the Children Foundation for the Design of a
Low Cost Solar Unit Lighting System, (7/1992 - 4/1993).
The
Development of Wind Energy to Electricity Unit for Remote Areas in the
West Bank and Gaza. The research grant was from Save the Children Foundation,
East Jerusalem, (11/1992 - 9/1993).Community Education Experience (Continuing
Education Courses) Courses Coordinator & nstructor:
Power Supplies and Digital Memory in TV. The training Course was designed for TV Technicians and Electrical Engineers and was sponcered by the AMIDEAST, Gaza. Location: Gaza, Engineering Association, (4/1992 - 6/1992)
Electro/Mechanical
Basic Course. The training program was designed for soft and diaper factory
workers. Location: Birzeit University, (6/1992 - 7/1992)
Power
Electronic Advanced training. The course were designed to train the Electrical
Engineers Working in Water treatment plants in the UNDP projects in teh
Gaza Strip, (9/1992 - 11/1992). Location: Gaza and Birzeit University.
Basic
home appliances maintenance for women. The training course was sponcered
by the Save the Children Foundation, Gaza, (5/1993 - 6/1993). Location:
Gaza, Women & Child Center.
Modern
Basic practices in Hydraulic Systems. The training course was sponcered
by the UNDP, (7/1993 - 10/1993).
Programmable
Logic Controllers Applications Training Course. The training course was
designed for the Electrical and Mechanical Engineers working in Gaza Factories.
The programe was sponcered by the UNDP, (11/1993 - 4/1994). Location: Gaza,
UNRWA, Vocational Training Center.
Team
Palestine Training Programs Co-ordinator, (1/1994 - 7/1994).
Industrial Experience
The
design and manufacturing of process controllers and, in particular, plastic
injection machinery for the Advanced Design Group, Gaza.
The
design and manufacturing of motor speed controllers, universal 1hp, dc
shunt 17kw and three phase induction motors for the advanced Design Group,
Gaza.
The
design of three phase induction motor soft starter for water treatment
pumping stations for the Advanced Design Group, Gaza.
Automatic
Voltage Regulators for single and three phase diesel generating units for
the Advanced Design, Gaza.
The
planning and design of the Electrical Power and Control Systems for a new
abattoir in Gaza, in Association with the Arab Consultants Group, Gaza.
The project was financed by ANERA, USA through its Gaza Branch.
The
planning and design of the distribution, protection and control systems
for the Gaza multi-storage cooling house, in association with the Home
Engineering Office, Gaza. the project were financed by ANERA, USA through
its Gaza branch.
The
planning and design of the distribution, protection and control systems
for Palestinian Housing Council projects under contract with Louis Berger
and Home Engineering. The project is financed by USAID. Research Interests:
Design
of Speed Solid State Controllers for Induction Motors. Industrical Machinery
Upgrading. Computer Simulation of Power Electronics.
Renewable
Energy Sourves; Variable Speed Constant frequency generators for Wind Energy
Application. Photovoltaic maximum power controllers for passive and dynamic
loads and solar powered lighting systems. Publications
Nigim, K.A. "PC Based Single & Three Phase
Induction Motor Drive Performance Simulation". MELECON 94 Conference,
April 12-14, 1994, Antalyia, Turkey.
Nigim, K.A. "Power From the Wind". ELECTRþOR
Electronics International Magazine, UK, June 1993, Volume 18.
Nigim, K. A. "PC Simulation of Harmonics In Power
Converters". ISIE'93 Conference, June 1-3, 1993. Budapest, Hungary.
Nigim, K.A. "Understanding Power Factor Correction".
ELEKTOR Electronics International Magazine, UK, November 1992, Volume 18.
Nigim, K. A. "Understanding Waveform Harmonics".
ELEKTOR Electronics Magazine, UK, April 1992, Volume 18.
Nigim, K. A. "PWM Temperature Controller".
ELEKTOR Electronics Magazine, UK, Feb. 1992.
Nigim, K. A. "6 Digit Coded AC Switch". ELEKTOR
Electronics Magazine, UK, Nov/Dec 1991.
Nigim, K. A. "One Shot Solid State Timer Relay".
ELEKTOR Electronics magazine, UK, July/August 1991.
Nigim, K. A. "Speed Control of Large DC Motors".
ELEKTOR Electronics Magazine, UK, May 1991.
Nigim, K.A. and Jubeh, M. "Solid State Regular/Charger
for Low Power PV Systems". Melecon'91, 22-24 May 1991, Ljubljana,
Yugoslavia.
Nigim, K. A. "Static Exciter for Wound Rotor
Induction Machine" IECON'90, Sixteenth Annual Conference of the IEEE
Industrial Electronics Society, Pacific, Grove, CA, USA, (27-30 Nov. 1990).
Nigim, K. A. "Solar Powered Lighting Systems
for the West Bank and Gaza Remote Areas". World renewable energy sources,
Reading University, Reading, UK. (23-28 Sept. 1990).
Smith, G. A. and Nigim, K. A. "A Multi Function
Electrical Generator for a Wind Turbine". Wind Engineering Journal,
Vol. VII, UK, Spring 1989.
Nigim, K. A. and Holmes, P.G. "A Stand Alone
Induction Generator with Secondary Control to give constant frequency and
voltage". 22nd Universities Power Engineering conference, Scotland,
UK, April 1987.
Nigim, K. A. and Nigim, H. H. "The Need for Intergration
in Use of Renewable Sources". Melcon'87, 24 March 1987, Rome, italy.
Smith, G. A. and Nigim, K. A. "Current fed Inverter
Steady State Analysis for Sub-and Super-Synchronous Motoring". 2nd
Jordan IEEE Conference, Amman, Jordan, 28 April 1985.
Smith, G. A. and Nigim, K. A. "Wind Energy by
a Static Scherbius Induction Generator". IEE Proc., Vol. 128, pr.c,
no.6, Nov. 1981.