KHALED Y. AL-SOUFI

Research Engineer-III

 Coordinator, High Voltage Engineering Group

 

 

  Education
  Area of Specialization
  Major Research Projects
  Links
  Representative Publications
  Awards
  Contact
 

Education

  • M. S.  (Electrical Engineering) from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

Area of Specialization
  • High voltage insulation studies.

  • Effects of environment on power system components.

  • High voltage underground cable systems; ampacity calculation and material evaluation.

  • Electrical power system interconnection Study.

  • HV electrical equipment testing and evaluation.

  • Electric and magnetic fields studies.

  • Electrical system grounding.

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Major Research Projects

·         Environmental effect on polymer insulator properties

·         High voltage insulator performance in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

·         Electrical and physical properties of soils in Saudi Arabia.

·         Study of water trees in underground high voltage cables using nuclear microscopy.

·         Electric and Magnetic field guideline evaluation and magnetic field exposure for live-line workers

·         Public campaign awareness about energy labels for household equipment

·         Voltage Unbalance: Power quality issues

·         Voltage dip study in Jubail industrial area.

·         High Voltage Laboratory tests and services

 

Representative Publications
  • M. Ahmed1, M. Al-Ohali1, M. Garwan1, Z. Al-Hamouz, K. Al-Soufi, R. Minqin, I. Rajta and F. Watt “A systematic approach to nuclear microscopy of water trees for a large number of field-aged HV cable samples”, European Transaction on Electrical Power, 2005; 15:1–12, Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com) . (DOI: 10.1002/etep.64)

  • Al-Soufi, K. Y. and I. O. Habiballah (2004).  A review of electric utility’s experiences with polymeric insulators.  Presented in GCC CIGRE 14th seminar, December 1-2, Kuwait.

  • Al-Soufi, K. Y, I. Al-Hamudi and A. Ul-Humaid (2004). Evaluation of aging effects on in-service high voltage silicone rubber insulators. Presented at the 2nd IEEE-GCC Conference & Exhibition, November 23-24.  Bahrain.

  • Z. AL-Hamouz, K. Al-Soufi, M. Ahmad, M. A. Al-Ohali, M. Garwan “Water Trees Diagnostic of Extruded Underground Cables: A Case Study in Saudi Arabia Eastern Province”,  Proceedings of the IEEE PES/T &D Conference, Yokohama, Japan, October 6-10, 2002.

  • M. Ahmad, A. Al-Ohali, M. A. Garwan, R. Minqin, I. F. Watt, Z. AL-Hamouz, K. Al-Soufi, “Proton Microscope Analysis of Water Trees in Underground Power Cables in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia”,  Nuclear Instruments and Methods B210C, September 2003.( UK), 35, 2003

  • I. O., Habiballah, M.  Shewhdi, K. Y. Al-Soufi, “Towards Understanding of the Total Quality and the Requirements of ISO”, in Arabic, 29-30 April, 2003, 8th Annual Meeting on Total Quality Management, Saudi Electricity Company.

  • M. Ahmad, M. Garwan, M. A. Al-Ohali, Z. AL-Hamouz, K. Al-Soufi, “Proton Microprobe Analysis of Water Trees in Underground Power Cables in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia”, 8th International Conference on Nuclear Microprobe Technology and Applications Takasaki ( ICNMTA2002), Takasaki Japan, September 8-13, 2002.

  • M. Ahmad, M. Garwan, M. A. Al-Ohali, Z. AL-Hamouz, K. Al-Soufi, “Scanning Electron Microscopy of Water Trees in Underground High Voltage Cables”, International Surface Physics Conference held in Oman from 19-21 March, 2002.

  • Khaled Y. AL-Soufi, Ibrahim O. Habiballah, M. Arif “RI-KFUPM High Voltage Laboratory”, 8th Annual IEEE Technical Exchange Meeting, April 17-18, 2001.

  • Z. AL-Hamouz, K. Al-Soufi, M. Ahmad, M. A. Al-Ohali, M. Garwan “Electrical Diagnostic Techniques to Asses Water Trees in Extruded Underground Power Cables”, 8th Annual IEEE Technical Exchange Meeting, April 17-18, 2001.

  • M. Ahmed, M. A. Al-Ohali, M. A. Garwan, K. Al-Soufi and S. Narasimhan  “Analysis Of Water Trees In Underground High Voltage Cables Using The KFUPM Micro-PIXE Facility,” IEEE Trans. on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, EI, Vol. 6, number 1, pp. 95-99, February 1999.

  • M. Ahmad, A. Ul-Hamid, M. Garwan, M. A. Al-Ohali, Z. AL-Hamouz, K. Al-Soufi, “Imaging and Elemental analysis of Water Trees in HV Cable Insulation using Scanning Electron Microscopy”, J. Microscopy and Analysis( UK), 35, 2003.

  • A.I. Al-Mana, M. Akbar, S.M. Zubair, M. Arif, K. Y. Al-Soufi, and N.H. Al-Asiri "Studies to Evaluate the Thermal Resistivity of Soils for Underground Power Cables in Saudi Arabia," The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Volume 23, Number 2B, pp. 309-317, October 1998.

  • K. Y.  Al-Soufi, S. M.  Zubair, M. Akbar, A. Al-Mana, M. A. Abdul-Majeed “Development of Cable Ampacity Calculation Program for Underground Cable Systems".  Proceedings of the Second Saudi Symposium on Energy, Utilization and Conservation, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Vol. 1, SES 2- 10.4, November 27-30, 1994.

  • M.Akbar, F.  Zedan, and Khaled Al-Soufi. "Study of wetting parameter of rapid flashover voltage method".  Proceedings of the Third Saudi Engineering Conference, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Vol. 1, pp.  47-51, November 1991.

  • M. Akbar, F.  M.  Zedan, M.  Arif Abdul-Majeed, and K. Y.  Al-Soufi  "Design of HV Transmission Lines to Combat Insulator Pollution Problems in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia".  IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 1912-1921, October 1991.

  • M. Akbar, F.  Zedan, M.  Arif Abdul-Majeed, and K.  Y.  Al-Soufi.  "Pollution monitoring of high voltage transmission line insulators in central region of Saudi Arabia" Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering, Dresden, Germany, paper No. 44.21, pp. 335-338, August 1991

  • A. S.  Farag, F.  M.  Zedan, T.  C.  Cheng, C.  Y.  Wu, H.  Nour, M.  Fazelian, M. Akbar, Khaled Al-Soufi.  "New DC Insulator Designs for Use in Desert Environment". IEEE Trans. on Electrical Insulation, EI, Vol. 25, number 2, pp. 435-448, April 1990.

  • F. Zedan, M.  Akbar, M.  Arif, Khaled Al-Soufi. "Insulation Design of Overhead Transmission Systems in the Coastal and Semicoastal Parts of the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia".  Proceedings of the Saudi Symposium on Energy Utilization and Conservation, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Vol. 2, paper No. III-28, pp. 247-254, March 1990.

  • F. M. Zedan, M.  Akbar, M.  Arif, Khaled Al-Soufi. "A study of Insulator Contamination in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia". Proceedings of Middle East Power System Conference, (MEPCON), Cairo, Egypt, paper No. EE 25-141, pp. 584-591, January 1989.

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Awards

  • Awarded as a member of the "High Voltage Insulator Performance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" project team, the Distinguished Research Team Award for 1991-1992 by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals.

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Links

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Contact

KFUPM Box 539

Dhahran-31261

Saudi Arabia

Tel:  +966-3-860-2891   

Fax: +966-3-860-3996  

E-mail:      kysoufi@kfupm.edu.sa

 

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