Dr. Mohamed Benghanem

Professor

Senior Associate member at the International Centre of Theoretical

Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy, www.ictp.it

Editor in the Journal of Energy (Hindawi Publishing Corporation)

Date and place of birth 24 August 1963, Algiers, Algeria

Present Address: Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Taibah

University, P.O.Box: 30002, Madinah , Saudi Arabia

Emails: benghanem_mohamed@yahoo.fr

mbenghan@ictp.it

Phone.: +966(0)50 73 46 783

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Curriculum Vitae

Biography

I. Education • 2000: Doctorate (PhD), University of Science and Technologies (USTHB), Faculty of

Electronics, Department of Instrumentation.

• 1991: Master (MsC), University of Science and Technologies (USTHB), Faculty of

Electronics, Department of Instrumentation.

• 1987: Engineer (BsC), National polytecnical school of Algiers, Algeria.

Dr Mohamed Benghanem : Professor at Taibah University, Faculty of Science,

Madinah, Saudi Arabia. He was Regular associate at International Centre of

Theoretical Physics, ICTP, Italy since 2004 and now, he is senior associate until

2017. He obtained his BE, MSc and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic

School of Algiers, USTHB University, Algiers and University Polytechnic of

Madrid-UPM (Spain) respectively. His research interests are solar instrumentations,

data acquisition systems, renewable energy systems and prediction and modeling of

solar radiation data.

II. Position held • 2012 - 2015 : Professor, Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Taibah University,

Madinah, Saudi Arabia. • 2005-2012: Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, Physics Department, Taibah University,

Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

• 2000-2005: Assistant Professor, Faculty of electronics, University of Science and

Technologies (USTHB), Algiers, Algeria

• 1991-2000: Lecturer, Faculty of electronics, University of Science and Technologies

(USTHB), Algiers, Algeria

• 1987- 1991: Assistant, Faculty of electronics, University of Science and Technologies

(USTHB), Algiers, Algeria

III. Teaching activities • 2010-2014: Software tools (Mathematica, Matlab) for modeling and simulation in electronics

and Physics (Graduate and Post-graduate courses).

• 2005-2010: Measurement and instrumentation, Electronic Circuits, Alternating current, semi-

Conductors, Electricity and Magnetism, Physics with Mathematica software

(graduate courses)

• 2000-2005: Electric measure, Sensors and instrumentation, Data acquisition systems (Graduate

courses), Solar instrumentation and renewable energy (post-graduate courses).

• 1991-2000: Electric measure, digital electronics, Microprocessors and Micro-controller

systems (graduate courses).

• 1987-1991: Electrical and electronics measurement, digital electronics, optimal control,

electricity, (graduate courses)

The courses that had been taught in universities

- (Electrical and Electronics measurement )

- (Electricity and Magnetism )

- ( Electronics)

- ( Digital Electronics)

- ( Alternating Current)

- ( General Physics)

- ( Physics with computer)

- ( Semi Conductors)

- ( Solar cells and applications)

- ( Renewable Energies)

- (Sensors and transducers)

- ( Microprocessors and micro-controllers systems)

IV. Publications IV.1 Refereed journals

1. S. Haddad, M. Benghanem, A. Mellit, K.O. Daffallah. ANNs-based modeling and prediction of hourly flow rate of a photovoltaic water pumping system: Experimental validation Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Volume 43, March 2015, Pages 635-643 2. Mohamed, A.-A.H. , Al-Mashraqi, A.A. , Shariff, S.M. , Benghanem, M. , Basher, A.H. , Ouf, S.A. Generation of large volume atmospheric pressure air plasma. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Volume 42, Issue 10, 1 October 2014, Article number 6837483, Pages 2488-2489 3. M. Benghanem, K.O. Daffallah, S.N. Alamri, A.A. Joraid. Effect of pumping head on solar water pumping system. Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 77, January 2014, Pages 334-339 4. M. Benghanem, A. Mellit. A simplified calibrated model for estimating daily global solar radiation in Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Volume 115, Issue 1-2, January 2014, Pages 197-205 5. M. Benghanem, K.O. Daffallah, A.A. Joraid, S.N. Alamri, A. Jaber. Performances of solar water pumping system using helical pump for a deep well: A case study for Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Original Research Article Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 65, January 2013, Pages 50-56 PDF (512 K) 6. A. Mellit, ,A. M. Pavan, M. Benghanem. Least squares support vector machine for short-term prediction of meteorological time series. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Volume 111, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 297-307 7. M. Benghanem. Solar radiation estimated from measured air temperature: a review and proposed a new model. Int. J. Renewable Energy Technology, Vol. 4, No. 2, 2013 8. R. Yacef, M. Benghanem, A. Mellit. Prediction of daily global solar irradiation data using Bayesian neural network: A comparative study. Original Research Article Renewable Energy, Volume 48, December 2012, Pages 146-154 PDF (650 K) 9. M. Benghanem. Artificial intelligence techniques for prediction of solar radiation data: a review Int. J. Renewable Energy Technology, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2012

10. A.Y. Jaber, S.N. Alamri, M.S. Aida, M. Benghanem, A.A. Abdelaziz. Influence of substrate temperature on thermally evaporated CdS thin films properties. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 529 (2012) 63– 68.

11. A.A. Joraid, S.N. Alamri, A.A. Abu-Sehly, M. Benghanem. Nonisothermal crystallisation kinetics of amorphous selenium prepared by high-energy ball milling: A comparison with the melt-quenching and thin-film techniques. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 358 (10), pp. 1268-1273 12. S. N. Alamri, M. Benghanem, A. A. Joraid, « Preparation of the three main layers of CdS/CdTe thin film solar cells using a single vacuum system»,

Advanced Materials Research Vols. 378-379 (2012) pp 601-605.

13. M. Benghanem, « Artificial intelligence techniques for prediction of solar radiation data: a review », International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, Vol.3,No.2, 2012, Pages 189-220.

14. M. Benghanem, A. Mellit, “ Modelling and prediction of global, direct and diffuse hourly solar irradiance”, International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, Vol.2,No.2, 2011, Pages 193-220..

15. M. Benghanem, “Optimization of tilt angle for solar panel: Case study for Madinah, Saudi Arabia” Applied Energy 88: 4. 1427-1433 April, 2011.

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16. A. Mellit, H. Eleuch, M. Benghanem, C. Elaoun, A. Massi Pavan,” An adaptive model for predicting of global, direct and diffuse hourly solar irradiance”, Energy Conversion and Management (Elsevier, Ltd), Volume 51, Issue 4, April 2010, Pages 771-782, doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2009.10.034.

17. M. Benghanem “A low cost wireless data acquisition system for weather station monitoring” Renewable Energy 35: 4. 862-872 April 2010.

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18. M. Benghanem, A Mellit. “Radial Basis Function Network-based prediction of global solar radiation data: Application for sizing of a stand-alone photovoltaic system at Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia”, Energy (Elsevier, Ltd), 35: 9. 3751-62 September 2010, doi:10.1016/j.energy.2010.05.024.

19. M. Benghanem, “ Low cost management for photovoltaic systems in isolated site with new IV characterization model proposed”, Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 50, Issue 3, March 2009, Pages 748-755.

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20. M. Benghanem, “Performances of photovoltaic water pumping systems: Case study”, International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology, Vol.1, No.2, 2009, Pages 155-172..

21. M. Benghanem, “Measurement of meteorological data based on wireless data acquisition system monitoring”, Applied Energy, Volume 86, 2009, Pages 2651-2660.

Purchase PDF (1866 K) 22. M. Benghanem, A. Mellit and S. N. Alamri, “ANN-based Modeling and estimation of daily global solar radiation data: A case study”, Energy Conversion and Management (Elsevier, Ltd), Volume 50, Issue 7, July 2009, Pages 1644-1655, doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2009.03.035.

Purchase PDF (970 K) 23. M. Benghanem, S. N. Alamri and A. Mellit, “ New I-V characterization model for photovoltaic modules and experimental determination of internal resistances”, The Mediterranean Journal of

Measurement and Control, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2009, Pages 22-30 PDF ( 351 KB)

24. M. Benghanem, S. N. Alamri, “Modeling of photovoltaic module and experimental determination of serial resistance”, Journal of Taibah University for Science JTUSCI Vol.1,No. 2, Pages 94-105 March 2009

25. M. Benghanem, A.A. Joraid, “A multiple correlation between different solar parameters in Medina, Saudi Arabia”, Renewable Energy, Volume 32, Issue 14, November 2007, Pages 2424-2435.

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26. M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab, “Photovoltaic water pumping systems for Algeria”, Desalination

(Elsevier Publisher), Volume 209, Issues 1-3, 30 April 2007, Pages 50-57.

Preview PDF (448 K) 27. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, “Sizing of stand-alone photovoltaic systems using neural network

adaptive model”, Desalination (Elsevier Publisher), Volume 209, Issues 1-3, 30 April 2007, Pages 64- 72, DOI. 10.1016/j.desal.2007.04.010.

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28. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, S.A. Kalogirou, “Modeling and simulation of a stand-alone photovoltaic system using an adaptive artificial neural network: Proposition for a new sizing procedure”, Renewable Energy, Volume 32, Issue 2, February 2007, Pages 285-313, DOI. 10.1016/j.renene.2006.01.002.

Preview PDF (667 K) 29. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, S.A. Kalogirou, “An adaptive wavelet-network model for forecasting daily total solar-radiation”, Applied Energy, Volume 83, Issue 7, July 2006, Pages 705-722, DOI. 10.1016/j.apenergy.2005.06.003.

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30. A. Hadj Arab, M. Benghanem, F. Chenlo, “Motor-pump system modelization”, Renewable Energy, Volume 31, Issue 7, June 2006, Pages 905-913

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31. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab, A. Guessoum, “A simplified model for generating sequences of global solar radiation data for isolated sites: Using artificial neural network and a library of

Markov transition matrices approach”, Solar Energy (Elsevier ,Ltd), Volume 79, Issue 5, November

2005, Pages 469-482, DOI. 10.1016/j.solene.2004.12.006, Preview PDF (273 K) 32. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab, A. Guessoum, “An adaptive artificial neural network model for sizing stand-alone photovoltaic systems: application for isolated sites in Algeria”, Renewable Energy (Elsevier, Ltd), Volume, 30, Issue 10, August 2005, Pages 1501-1524, DOI. 10.1016/j.renene.2004.11.012.

Preview PDF (551 K) 33. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, M. Bendekhis, " Artificial neural network model for prediction solar radiation data: Application for sizing stand-alone photovoltaic power system", IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting 1, pp.40-44, 2005. 34. A. Hadj Arab, M. Benghanem and A. Gharbi, « Dimensionnement de Systèmes de Pompage Photovoltaïque », Renewable Energy Review (CDER), Volume.8,2005, Pages 19-26.

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35. A. Hadj Arab, F. Chenlo, M. Benghanem, “Loss-of-load probability of photovoltaic water pumping

systems”, Solar Energy (Elsevier ,Ltd), Volume 76, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 713-723

Preview PDF (455 K) 36. M.L. Benzaoui, . M. Benghanem, " Simulation of photovoltaic regulator in Matlab", Proceeding of Modelling and simulation, MS' 2004, pp. 8.14-8.17. 37. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab, A. Guessoum, K. Moulay, " Neural network adaptive wavelets for sizing of stand-alone photovoltaic systems", 2nd International IEEE Conference ' Intelligent Systems', Proceeding 1, pp. 365-370, 2004. 38. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab, A. Guessoum, " Modeling of sizing the photovoltaic systems parameters using artificial neural network", IEEE Conference on Control Applications, Proceeding 1, pp.353-357, 2003. 39. M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab and K. Mukadam, “Data acquisition system for photovoltaic water pumps”, Renewable Energy (Elsevier, Ltd) , Volume 17, Issue 3, 1 July 1999, Pages 385-396. Abstract | PDF (441 K) 40. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi, “Performance of stand-alone photovoltaic systems using measured meteorological data for Algiers”, Renewable Energy (Elsevier, Ltd), Volume 13, Issue 4, April 1998, Pages 495-504 Abstract | PDF (442 K) 41. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi, “Data acquisition system for photovoltaic systems performance monitoring”, IEEE Transaction on INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT , Vol. 47, No.1, pp. 30-33, February 1998. Abstract | PDF (435 K)

42. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi, " Measurement system for solar radiation", IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference2, pp.932-935., 1997.

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IV.2 International refereed conference papers

Conferences Proceedings:

1. S. N. Alamri, M. Benghanem, A. A. Joraid, « Preparation of the three main layers of

CdS/CdTe thin film solar cells using a single vacuum system», International Conference

2012, Hong Kong, China.

2. M. Benghanem, “Optimization of tilt angle for solar panel: Case study for Madinah, Saudi

Arabia”, WORLD RENEWABLE ENERGY CONGRESS 2011, MAY 8 – 13, 2011, Linköping

University, SWEDEN,

3. M. Benghanem, “Control and Analysis of a Stand-Alone PV System in a Remote Area ”,

Fourth Saudi Science Conference, FSSC’4, March 21-24 th

, 2010, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

4. A. Mellit, and M.Benghanem, “Modeling and simulation of stand-alone photovoltaic

power system using artificial neural network”, Solar Word Congress ISES 2005

August 6-12, 2005 Florida, USA.

5. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, and M. Bendekhis” Artificial neural network model for

prediction solar radiation data: application for sizing stand-alone photovoltaic power

system” Proceedings of IEEE Power Engineering Society, General Meeting, Vol.

1, 40-44 , June 12-16, 2005, USA. DOI.10.1109/PES.2005.1489526 (5 citations)

6. A. Mellit, and M. Benghanem, “An expert structure of photovoltaic power supply

system by using artificial neural network” INISTA, International Symposium of

Innovation Intelligent System and Applications, pp. 83-88, 15-18, June Istanbul,

Turkey 2005.

7. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, and H. Salhi. ” An adaptive artificial neural network for

modeling and simulation of a stand-alone photovoltaic power system” Proceedings of

IEEE, SSD’05 Vol.4 pp.258. March 21-24, 2005 Tunisia.

8. A. Mellit, and M. Benghanem, “ Neuro-fuzzy model for sizing of a stand-alone

photovoltaic system“, IFAC Workshop of adaptation and learning in control and

signal processing (ALCOSP) and IFAC Workshop on periodic control system

(PSYCO), 30 August to 1 September, Yokohama, Japan, 2004.

9. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab and A. Guessoum, “Identification and

modeling of the optimal sizing combination of stand-alone photovoltaic systems using

the radial basis function networks”. Proceedings of WREC VIII, Denver, USA.

August 31, September 3, 2004 (on CD-ROM).

10. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab and A. Guessoum,” Hybrid model for

prediction sequences of global solar radiation data using artificial neural network and

Markov Transitions Matrices”, The IASTED, ASM, June 28-30 2004 Greece (on

CD-ROM).

11. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab and A. Guessoum,” Neural network adaptive

wavelets for sizing of stand-alone photovoltaic systems”, Second IEEE international

conference on intelligence systems, pp. 365-370, 22-25 June 2004, Zagreb. INSPEC

Accession Number: 8107564 (6 citations)

12. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab and A. Guessoum, ” Use a fuzzy-Logic

controller for control of stand-alone photovoltaic systems”, Proceedings of IEEE, 12th

Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, Vol. 2 pp. 281-285 June

6-9 2004 kusadaci, Turkey

13. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab and A. Guessoum, ”Prediction and

modeling signals from the monitoring of stand-alone PV systems using an adaptive

neural network model” Proceedings of The 5th ISES European Solar Conference,

Vol.3 pp. 224-230, 20-23 June 2004, February, Germany.

14. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab and A. Guessoum, “An adaptive radial basis

function network model for prediction signals from the monitoring of stand-alone PV

systems” The 12th IEEE Mediterranean Electro technical Conference MELCON,

May 12-15, 2004 Dubronik, Croitia (on CD-ROM).

15. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab and A. Guessoum, ”Sizing of stand-alone

photovoltaic systems using neural network adaptive model”. 8th Arab International

Solar Energy Conference and the World Renewable Energy Conference, March,

8-10, 2004, United Kingdom of Bahrain (On CD-ROM)

16. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab and A. Guessoum,” Modeling of global solar

radiation data from sunshine duration and temperature using the Radial Basis

Function networks”, The IASTED, MIC, February 22 - 25, 2004, in Grindelwald,

Switzerland (on CD-ROM)

17. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab and A. Guessoum, ”SPATIAL MODELING OF THE

OPTIMAL SIZING STAND-ALONE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM USING B-SPLINE FUNCTION”. 14th

International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, Vol.1 pp.109-

110. Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, January 26-30, 2004.

18. M. Benghanem. “ SPATIAL MODELLING OF OPTIMAL SIZING THE STAND ALONE

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM COEFFICIENTS USING SPLINE FUNCTION», 14TH International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference, January 26-30, 2004, PP.109-110, Chulalongkorn University,Bangkok, Thailand, 2004,

19. M. Benghanem,“CONTROL OF STAND ALONE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM USING FUZZY

LOGIC CONTROLLER “, 14TH

International Photovoltaic Science and Engineering

Conference, January 26-30, 2004, PP.114-115. Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok,

Thailand.

20. M. Benghanem, «SIMPLIFIED SIMULATION TECHNIQUE FOR SIZING OF STAND-ALONE

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS: APPLICATION IN ISOLATED SITES »,

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER QUALITY,

BARCELONA (SPAIN), 31 MARCH - 1, 2 APRIL 2004

21. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab and A. Guessoum, «NEURAL NETWORK MODEL

FOR GENERATION OF SOLAR RADIATION DATA: APPLICATION FOR SIZING OF STAND-ALONE PV

SYSTEM », RE ASIA , BEIJING, (CHINA), APRIL 7-9, 2004.

22. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab and A. Guessoum «AN ADAPTIVE RBF NETWORKS

WITH IIR FILTER FOR SIZING OF STAND- ALONE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS», THE 10TH

IFAC/ IFORS/ IMACS/IFIP SYMPOSIUM ON LARGE SYSTEMS: THEORY AND

APPLICATIONS OSAKA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER, OSAKA, JAPAN, JULY 26-28,

2004.

23. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab and A. Guessoum,” Modeling of sizing the

photovoltaic system parameters using an artificial neural network”. Proceedings of

IEEE, Conference on Control Application 2003. Vol.1 pp. 253-257. Istanbul.

Turkey, June, 23-25, 2003, DOI: 10.1109/CCA.2003.1223410 (16 citations)

24. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « AN OPTIMAL SIZING METHOD FOR STAND ALONE

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS FOR ALGERIA », WREC’VII (WORLD RENEWABLE ENERGY

CONGRESS VII), COLOGNE, GERMANY, 29 JUNE- 5 JULY 2002.

25. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi, «A NEW SIZING TECHNIQUE FOR STAND ALONE

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS FOR ALGERIA», SECOND WORLD CONFERENCE ON

TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

WORKSHOP, CAIRO, EGYPT, 11-14 MARCH 2002.

26. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « SOFTWARE FOR THE PERFORMANCES OF STAND ALONE

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS WITH A PROPOSED NEW METHOD », SSEC'2001 (SHARJAH

SOLAR ENERGY CONFERENCE), SHARJAH, UAE, 19-22 FEBRUARY 2001.

27. M. Benghanem and A. HadjArab «LOSS OF LOAD PROBABILITY OF PHOTOVOLTAIC WATER

PUMPING SYSTEMS» SSEC'2001 (SHARJAH SOLAR ENERGY CONFERENCE), SHARJAH,

UAE, 19-22, FEBRUARY 2001.

28. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « A SIMPLIFIED METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE PERFORMANCE

OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS », WREC’VI (WORLD RENEWABLE ENERGY CONGRESS VI),

BRIGHTON, U.K, 1-7 JULY, 2000.

29. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « PERFORMANCE OF STAND-ALONE PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS

IN ALGIERS», WREC’98 (WORLD RENEWABLE ENERGY CONGRESS V), FLORENCE,

ITALY, 20-25 SEPTEMBER 1998.

30. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « PERFORMANCE MODEL OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS »,

ENERGEX’98 (THE 7TH

INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION),

MANAMA, BAHRAIN, 19-21 NOVEMBER 1998.

31. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « COMPUTER CONTROL FOR STAND-ALONE PHOTOVOLTAIC

SYSTEMS », ICCTA’97, 7TH

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER THEORY AND

APPLICATIONS, 2-4 SEPTEMBER 1997, ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT.

32. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « AJUSTEMENT DES DONNEES D’INSOLATION D’ALGER PAR UN

MODELE AUTOREGRESSIF », JTEA’97 ( 17 EME JOURNEES TUNISIENNES

D’ELECTROTECHNIQUE ET D’AUTOMATIQUE), NABEUL- TUNISIE, 5-6 NOVEMBRE 1997.

33. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « REAL TIME SUPERVISION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS BY A

MICRO-CONTROLLER », MEPCON’97 ( FIFTH INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE EAST

POWER SYSTEM CONFERENCE), ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT), JANUARY 4 – 6, 1997.

34. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF HEATING IN

INDUCTION MOTOR FED BY PWM INVERTER », MEPCON’97 (FIFTH INTERNATIONAL

MIDDLE EAST POWER SYSTEM CONFERENCE), ALEXANDRIA (EGYPT), JANUARY 4 - 6,

1997.

35. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS

PERFORMANCE MONITORING », IMTC/97 (IEEE INSTRUMENTATION AND

MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE ), OTTAWA (CANADA), MAY 19-21, 1997.

36. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR SOLAR RADIATION », IMTC/97

(IEEE INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE), OTTAWA

(CANADA), MAY 19-21, 1997.

37. M. Benghanem and M.Benhaddadi, « EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF HEATING IN INDUCTION

MOTOR FED BY PWM INVERTER », IMTC/97 (IEEE INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT

TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE ), OTTAWA (CANADA), MAY 19- 21, 1997.

38. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING

THE PERFORMANCE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS », CATAEE- 97 (CONFERENCE ON

COMPUTATIONAL ASPECTS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING),

SWEILEH (JORDAN), JULY 1- 2, 1997.

39. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « PERFORMANCE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS BASED ON

SIMULATION WITH REAL-TIME SOLAR RADIATION DATA »,ISES- 1997, SOLAR

WORLD CONGRESS (INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ENERGY SOCIETY), TAEJON

(KOREA),AUGUST 24-30, 1997.

40. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « MESURE DU RAYONNEMENT SOLAIRE PAR UNE PHOTOPILE

AU SILICIUM MONOCRISTALLIN », JMSM’96 ( 5EME

JOURNEES MAGHREBINES

SUR LES SCIENCES DES MATERIAUX ),

HAMMAMET , TUNISIE, 8 - 10 NOVEMBRE 1996.

41. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « SYSTEME DE MESURE POUR L’ETUDE DES PERFORMANCES

DES SYSTEMES PHOTOVOLTAIQUES », COMAEI’96 , ( 2EME

CONFERENCES

MAGHREBINE SUR L’AUTOMATIQUE, L’ELECTROTECHNIQUE ET L’ELECTRONIQUE

INDUSTRIELLE », TLEMCEN , 3 - 5 DÉCEMBRE 1996.

42. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « CORRECTION AUTOMATIQUE DE LA MESURE DE

L’IRRADIATION GLOBALE PAR UN MICROSYSTEME », MCEA’95 ( CONFÉRENCE

MÉDITERRANEENNE SUR L’ELECTRONIQUE ET L’AUTOMATIQUE),

GRENOBLE (FRANCE), 13 - 15 SEPTEMBRE 1995.

43.M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « CORRELATION ENTRE L’IRRADIATION DIFFUSE ET GLOBALE

POUR DES SITES SAHARIENS ET MEDITERANEENS », ICSS’94 (INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCES ON SIGNAL AND SYSTEMS), ALGER 24- 26 SEPTEMBRE 1994.

44. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « ACQUISITION INTELLIGENTES DES PARAMETRES

METEOROLOGIQUES », IMCES’93 (INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON COMPONENTS AND

ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS), SIDI-BELABBES, 27- 28 NOVEMBRE 1993.

45. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « ACQUISITION DES DONNEES D’IRRADIATION PAR UN

SYSTEME A MICROPROCESSEURS », ICEA’92, TIZI-OUZOU, 04 - 06 MAI 1992.

46.M. Benghanem, A. Adane and A. Maafi « A TWO STATE MARKOVIAN ESTIMATION OF THE

SIZE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM », WREC’90, READING, UK 1990. WREC (WORLDS

RENEWABLE ENERGY CONGRESS).

IV.3 National conferences paper

1. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab and A. Guessoum “Artificial neural network

model for prediction solar radiation data: application for sizing stand-alone

photovoltaic power system” Vol.2. pp. 580-584ACIT’2004, 5th International Arab

Conference on Information Technology Constantine, 13-16, December, 2004.

2. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « SYSTEME DE MESURE POUR L’ETUDE DES PERFORMANCES

DES SYSTEMES PHOTOVOLTAIQUES », COMAEI’96 , ( 2ÈME

CONFÉRENCES

MAGHREBINE SUR L’AUTOMATIQUE, L’ELECTROTECHNIQUE ET L’ELECTRONIQUE

INDUSTRIELLE », TLEMCEN , 3 - 5 DÉCEMBRE 1996.

3.M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « CORRELATION ENTRE L’IRRADIATION DIFFUSE ET GLOBALE

POUR DES SITES SAHARIENS ET MEDITERANEENS », CSS’94 (CONFERENCES ON SIGNAL AND

SYSTEMS), ALGER 24- 26 SEPTEMBRE 1994.

4. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « ACQUISITION INTELLIGENTES DES PARAMETRES

METEOROLOGIQUES », MCES’93 ( MEETING ON COMPONENTS AND ELECTRONICS

SYSTEMS), SIDI-BELABBES, 27- 28 NOVEMBRE 1993.

5. M. Benghanem and A. Maafi « ACQUISITION DES DONNEES D’IRRADIATION PAR UN

SYSTEME A MICROPROCESSEURS », CONFERENCE ON ELECTRONICS AND AUTOMATICS

CEA’92, TIZI-OUZOU, 04 - 06 MAI 1992.

IV.4 Internal reports (AS-ICTP)

1. A. Mellit, M. Benghanem, A. Hadj Arab and A. Guessoum, “An adaptive artificial

neural network for sizing of stand-alone PV system: Application for isolated sites in

Algeria”, IC/2OO4040, The International Centre for Theoretical Physics, (ICTP),

2004.

2. M. Benghanem and A.E. M errad, “Theoretical Determination of the Efficiency of

Cd1-x ZnxTe Single Solar Cell Materials’’, IC/IR/2OO7/009, The International Centre for

Theoretical Physics, (ICTP), 2007.

V. Research activities

V.1 Research of interests

• Design of Data acquisition system in real time and Wireless system.

• Microprocessor and Micro-controller.

• Sensors, Instrumentation electronics and Solar Instrumentation.

• Analysis of standalone photovoltaic systems performances.

• Installation of Photovoltaic systems in remote areas (pumping systems, and illumination).

• Application of artificial intelligence techniques for modeling, simulation, sizing

diagnosis, and control of photovoltaic (PV) systems (stand-alone PV system, grid connected

PV system, hybrid PV system)

• Application of artificial intelligence techniques for modeling and forecasting of

meteorological data (solar radiation, ambient temperature, relative humidity, wind

speed, pressure, etc).

V.2 Scientific visits • 1 June-30 July 2002: visiting researcher/professor to Solar Energy Institute, UPM,

University Polytechnic of Madrid, Spain.

• 8 June-15 June 2007: visiting in collaboration with ICTP the Italian National Agency for New

Technologies, Energy and the Environment, Bologna, Italy

• 4 July-10 July 2005: visiting in collaboration with ICTP the Italian photovoltaic center in

Portici, Naples, Italy

V.3 Workshop and summer schools - Activities held at ICTP, Trieste, Italy

• JOINT AAP/ICTP ACTIVITY ON SPECIAL TRAINING FOR INSTALL AND USE A MULTI-TIER

DATA INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STORAGE AND PROCESSING OF CLIMATE RELATED DATA

FOR UNDP/AAP, 25 July – 05 August 2011, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

• WORKSHOP ON AEROSOL IMPACT IN THE ENVIRONMENT: FROM AIR POLLUTION TO

CLIMATE CHANGE, 08 August –12 August 2011, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

• COLLEGE ON SOIL PHYSICS: SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND PROCESSES UNDER

CLIMATE CHANGE, 30 August – 10 September 2010, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

• CONFERENCE ON DECADAL PREDICTABILITY, 16 August – 20 August 2010, ICTP, Trieste,

Italy.

• SUMMER COLLEGE ON PLASMA PHYSICS, 10 August – 28 August 2009, ICTP, Trieste,

Italy.

• WORKSHOP ON HIGH RESOLUTION CLIMATE MODELLING, 10 August – 14 August 2009,

ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

• WORKSHOP "SUPERSOLID 2008, 18 August – 22 August 2009, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

• TARGETED TRAINING ACTIVITY: SEASONAL PREDICTABILITY IN TROPICAL REGIONS

TO BE FOLLOWED BY WORKSHOP ON MULTI-SCALE PREDICTIONS OF THE ASIAN AND

AFRICAN SUMMER MONSOON, 04 August – 15 August 2008, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

• CONFERENCE AND RESEARCH WORKSHOP: PERSPECTIVES ON NONLINEAR DYNAMICS

(SATELLITE MEETING OF STATPHYS 23), 16 July – 27 July 2007, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

• MISCELLANEOUS RESEARCH, 01 January 2006 – 31 December 2006, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

•SUMMER SCHOOL AND MINICONFERENCE ON DYNAMICAL MEAN-FIELD THEORY FOR

CORRELATED ELECTRONS APPLICATIONS TO REAL MATERIALS, EXTENSIONS AND

PERSPECTIVES, 25 July – 03 August 2005, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

• SECOND WORKSHOP ON THE THEORY AND USE OF REGIONAL CLIMATE MODELS, 31

May – 09 June 2004, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

• COURSE ON CLIMATE VARIABILITY STUDIES IN THE OCEAN "TRACING AND

MODELLING THE OCEAN VARIABILITY, 16 June – 27 June 2003, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

• MICROPROCESSOR LABORATORY SEVENTH COURSE ON BASIC VLSI DESIGN

TECHNIQUES, 29 October 2001 – 23 November 2001, ICTP, Trieste, Italy.

V.4 Research projects - 1989: Project (USTHB University, Algeria): « Applied Electronics to Solar meteorological ». code: J 1602-09 /11/ 89. - 1995: Project (USTHB University, Algeria): « Modelling of meteorological process applied to solar energy conversion ». Code: J 1602-02 /11/95. - 1997: Project (USTHB University, Algeria): « Development of software implementation for photovoltaic systems, Part I ». Code : J 1602- 02/11/97. - 1999: Project (USTHB University, Algeria): « Development of software implementation for photovoltaic systems, Part II ». Code : J 1602- 02/02/99. - 2004: Project (USTHB University, Algeria): « Modelling of atmospheric phenomena. Application to Renewable Energy ». Code : J 1602 / 02/ 07/ 04. - 2007: Project (Taibah University, Saudi Arabia): « Evaluation of the potential of solar Energy in Madinah site». Code No. 143/07. - 2009: Project (Taibah University, Saudi Arabia): « Preparation and characterization of thin film Cds CdTe Solar cells produced by electro beam and thermal evaporation deposition systems. Code No. 429/227.

- 2010: Project (Taibah University, Saudi Arabia): « Fabrication of Thermoelectric module based on bismuth telluride thermo- electric element” - 2011: Project (Taibah University, Saudi Arabia): «Conception of an Optimal Photovoltaic

System in Madinah. Application to Solar Water Pumping System». Code No. 613/431.

V.5 Awards and grants • The 3rd best poster award, SSEC'2001 (SHARJAH SOLAR ENERGY CONFERENCE), SHARJAH,

UAE, 19-22 FEBRUARY 2001.

• Award as educator in the summer program for gifted students in Saudi Arabia, for 3 years:

-2009 (Title of program: Secret of Sciences).

-2010 (Title of program: Advanced Science Technologies).

-2011 (Title of program: Science and Environment).

The best distinguished researcher award at Taibah University, Madinah,

2012/2013.

V.6 Membership • Researcher Associate (2000-2004) at Centre of Renewable Energy Development (CDER),

Algiers, Algeria.

• Regular Associate member (2004-2011) , The Abdus Salam International Center for

Theoretical Physics (ICTP) Trieste, Italy.

• Senior Associate member (2012-2017), The Abdus Salam International Center for

Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy.

V.7 Supervision of Engineers 1988-2005: Supervised and trained 80 Engineers students, at USTHB, Algiers, Algeria.

2006-2011: Supervised and trained 25 students of Final projects for Physics Department, at

Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

V.8 Supervision of Masters

2000-2005: Supervised and trained 3 Masters students at USTHB, Algiers, Algeria.

2014-2015; Supervised and trained 1 Master student at Taibah University, Madinah (Saudi

Arabia).

V.9 Supervision of PhD 2002-2006: Supervised and trained 1 PhD student at USTHB, Algiers, Algeria.

V.10 Referee for journals and conferences 1. 2005-2008 Journal of the International Solar Energy Society, USA 2. 2006 IEEE Control Systems Society Conference Management System , Germany 5. 2006-2011 Applied Energy Journal (Elsevier, Ltd), UK 6. 2008-2010 Measurement (Elsevier, Ltd), UK 7. 2008-2010 Energy (Elsevier, Ltd), UK 8. 2007-2014 IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement.

- Editor in the journal of Energy, by Hindawi Publishing Corporation

V.11 International scientific committee of conferences • Fourth Saudi Science Conference, FSSC’4, March 21-24, 2010, Taibah University, Madinah,

Saudi Arabia.

VI. General information VI.1 Languages

Can communicate by five languages:

. Arabic (mother language).

. French (Excellent).

. English (Good).

.Spanish (Basic).

. Italian (Basic).

CV Updated on: 08 Jan , 2015