Dr. Md Jahidur Rahman is an Assistant Professor of Practice in Power Engineering at Lawrence Technological University (LTU). Before joining LTU, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Université du Québec en Abitibi Témiscamingue (UQAT), contributing to advanced research on renewable energy integration and sustainable power systems. He received the Excellence Thesis Award for his Ph.D. research.

Dr. Rahman’s research focuses on renewable energy sources, distributed generation, energy storage systems, and innovative grid applications. His work addresses challenges in power flow stability, frequency control, battery management, and harmonic mitigation in high-penetration renewable energy networks. He has developed advanced control algorithms, including PID, fuzzy logic, and nonlinear controllers, along with power converter and filter designs to enhance network efficiency, reliability, and sustainability.

He has also been actively involved in projects aimed at enhancing sustainability in shore power operations through integrated distributed generation, with an emphasis on solar, wind, hydrogen, and energy storage technologies. His contributions offer valuable insights into improving the efficiency, stability, and environmental sustainability of modern power grids.

» Education

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC), Canada, 2024
• Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.) in Electrical Engineering, École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS), Canada, 2017
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Stamford University, Bangladesh, 2013

» Current Research

• Enhancing Sustainability in Shore Power Operations through Integrated Distributed Generation in a Power Network: Focus on PV, Wind, Hydrogen, and Energy Storage Systems
• Integration of Distributed Generation Along with Energy Storage Systems to Reduce High Penetration Impacts of Renewable Energy Sources into the Power Grid

» Research Interests

• Renewable energy sources and distributed generation
• Dynamic stability of power systems
• Power flow and frequency control
• Energy storage systems
• Improving network efficiency and reducing power losses
• Control strategies (PID, fuzzy logic, nonlinear, and notch filter–based controllers)
• Power electronics for renewable energy
• Smart grid technologies
• Harmonic mitigation and power quality
• Photovoltaic systems

» Courses and Teaching

• Power Electronics – EEE 5313
• Electric Machines for Electric Vehicles – EEE 5923
• Electric Machines – EEE 4133
• Circuits 2 Lab – EEE 3121
• Control of Electrical Machines – 6MIG810

» Honors & Awards

• Support Grant for Doctoral Thesis, $7,000, J.A. DeSève et Fondation de l’UQAT, Canada
• Graduate Research Grant, $10,000, Réseau québécois sur l’énergie intelligente (RQEI), Canada
• Research Scholarship, $56,000, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Canada
• Merit Order Scholarship, $4,500, Ministry of Education, Recreation and Sports, Canada
• Projects Scholarship, $4,5000, Hydro Quebec, QC, Canada

» Publications & Research

• Md Jahidur Rahman, Mouctar Tchakala, Mamadou Lamine Doumbia, Tahar Tafticht (2024). “Control algorithm designed for a wind based energy storage system.” Journal of Electrical Systems, 20(3), 369–381.
• Tchakala, Mouctar, Tahar Tafticht, Iqbal Messaïf and Md Jahidur Rahman (2024). “Regression Learner Application Model Based Short-Term Load Forecasting for Mascouche (Quebec, Canada).” Journal of Energy – Energija, 73(2), 13–20.
• M.J. Rahman, T. Tafticht, and M.L. Doumbia (2024). “Power Converters Analyzed in Energy Storage Systems to Enhance the Performance of Smart Grid Applications.” International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 15(2), 913–924.
• Tchakala, Mouctar, Tahar Tafticht, and Jahidur Rahman (2024). “Multi-layered perceptron network for short-term load forecasting.” Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2689(1).
• Rahman, M.J.; Tafticht, T.; Doumbia, M.L.; Messaïf, I. (2023). “Optimal Inverter Control Strategies for a PV Power Generation with Battery Storage System in Microgrid.” Energies, 16, 4228.
• Md Jahidur Rahman et al. (2023). “Enhancing Power Distributed Generation with Storage Systems for Sustainable Energy Integration.” EEIC’23 Conference.
• Tchakala et al. (2023). “An Efficient Approach for Short-Term Load Forecasting Using the Regression Learner Application.” CGEE Conference.
• Tafticht, T., Tchakala, M., Rahman, M.J. (2022). “GMPPT Approach for Photovoltaic Systems under Partial Shading Conditions Using Genetic Algorithm.” IJPEDS, 13(2).
• Rahman et al. (2021). “Dynamic Stability of Wind Power Flow and Network Frequency…” Energies, 14, 4111.
• Rahman et al. (2020). “Frequency Control for a High Penetration Wind-Based Energy Storage System.” IEEE EPEC.
• Rahman et al. (2020). “Distributed Generation Power Stability and Control Techniques…” CJECE.
• Rahman (2017). Master’s Thesis, ETS Montreal.
• Rahman et al. (2014). “Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton…” Robotica.
• Rahman et al. (2014). “Force-position control of a robotic exoskeleton…” IJMIC.
• Rahman et al. (2013). “Control of an Upper Extremity Exoskeleton Robot…” ICMIC Conference.