Dr. Hassan Moghbelli

VISITING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR  

Office Number: 175
Office Phone: +974 423-0198
Fax Number: 4230060
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INTEREST AREAS
Hassan Moghbelli has been teaching electrical engineering, mathematics, and physics at both graduate and undergraduate levels since 1975. He recently finished a research project, funded by the Ministry of Energy in Iran, on Movable Photovoltaic Arrays. The project resulted in a patent and one project in Solar Traffic Light Signals for Qatar Foundation. His research area are:

• Power electronics
• Electrical drives
• Electric and hybrid electric vehicles
• Railway electrification
• Fuel cell vehicles
• Solar Energy as alternative energy
• Power systems

EDUCATION

• Doctor of Philosophy, University of Missouri, 1989
• Master of Science, Oklahoma State University, 1978
• Bachelor of Science, Iran University of Science and Technology, 1972

EXPERIENCE

• Visiting Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar, 2007-present
• Senior Lecturer, Math Department, Texas A&M University, 2004-2006
• Visiting Associate Professor, University of Houston, 2004
• Associate professor, IUT, 1989-2000
• Head of School of Railway Engineering at IUST, 2000-2002
• Consultant, Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, 1991-1993
• Consultant, Isfahan and Tehran Regional Metro Companies, 1993-2002
• Research Associate, Advanced Vehicle Systems Research Program, Texas A&M University, 2002 to 2004
• Assistant Professor, Purdue University Calumet (PUC), 1989-1993
• Instructor, Isfahan University of Technology (IUT), 1978-1984
• Member, SAE, ASME and IEEE

RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
A. Halvaei Niasar, H. Moghbelli, A. Vahedi; "High Performance Torque Control of Brushless DC Motor Drive based on TMS320LF2407 DSP Controller", International Review of Electrical Engineering (IREE) Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 438-447, May-June 2007

A. Halvaei Niasar, H. Moghbelli, A. Vahedi; "Implementation of Four-Switch Brushless DC Motor Drive based on TMS320LF2407 DSP", Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing and Communications (ICSPC 2007), 24-27 November 2007, Park Hyatt Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Halvaei Niasar, H. Moghbelli, A. Vahedi; "A Novel Sensorless Control Method for Four-Switch, Brushless DC Motor Drive without Using any 30 degree Phase Shifter", Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems, pp. 408-413, ICEMS2007, Olympic Parktel, Seoul, Korea, October 8-11, 2007