🔬 Research and Academic Excellence

The Discipline of Electrical Power is committed to high-quality research and teaching in electrical power engineering. Supported by government, university, and industry grants, our researchers publish in prestigious journals and work collaboratively across departments and with industry partners. These efforts enrich undergraduate teaching and contribute to real-world solutions.

🎓 Career Opportunities

Graduates are in high demand across sectors due to the rapid evolution of electrical and power engineering. Career paths include:

• Power systems R&D
• Software development for electrical systems
• Generation, transmission, and distribution
• Power consultancy and services

Our program equips students with future-ready skills aligned with national development goals.

🏢 Facilities

Our faculty provides a strong infrastructure for electrical engineering studies. With the support of experienced lab assistants, students gain practical experience through access to:

• Power System Lab
• Machine and Drives Lab
• Power Electronics Lab
• High Voltage Lab
• Advanced Electric Machines Lab

Students also benefit from an extensive collection of up-to-date engineering reference materials in the faculty library.

🔍 Research Activities

Faculty members engage in various research areas, including:

Power Electronics and Drives: PV systems, inverter efficiency, power converters, AC-DC systems, solar tracking, and PFC systems.

Power Systems: Research in stability, reliability, dispatch, forecasting, system planning, and AI-based approaches including neural networks and fuzzy logic.

Power Quality: Mitigation of harmonics, sag detection, transient classification, and appliance susceptibility studies.

High Voltage Engineering: Partial discharge detection, HVDC converters, and high-voltage circuit innovations.

Key research groups include:

• Power System Planning and Operation (PoSPO)
• Power System Operation Computational Intelligence (POSC)

These groups focus on energy management, renewable integration, and system optimization, contributing to industry innovation and sustainability.

📬 Contact Information

Discipline of Electrical Power
School of Electrical Engineering
Universiti Teknologi MARA
40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia