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Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Malaysia
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
58
Citations
16861
World Ranking
1820
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Malaysia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Malaysia Leader Award

Overview

Zainal Salam is affiliated with the University of Technology Malaysia in Malaysia. Their research primarily spans engineering disciplines, with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Their work also addresses topics related to renewable energy, sustainability, artificial intelligence, control and systems engineering, and mechanical engineering.

Their publication record includes 55 identified contributions in the field of engineering. Among these, 37 are specifically in electrical and electronic engineering, 12 deal with renewable energy, sustainability, and environmental concerns, while 6 address aspects of artificial intelligence. Additional contributions are found in control and systems engineering and mechanical engineering with 5 and 4 publications, respectively.

The main topics of Zainal Salam's research include photovoltaic system optimization techniques and advanced DC-DC converters, each covered in 14 publications. They have also contributed extensively to the study of multilevel inverters and converters in 12 publications. Other notable topics include solar thermal and photovoltaic systems and solar radiation and photovoltaics, both featuring in 10 publications, microgrid control and optimization with 8 publications, and silicon carbide semiconductor technologies also with 8 publications.

Frequent publication venues for their research include Electronics with 4 publications, Sustainability with 3, Heliyon and Energy Reports each with 2, and Energies with 1 publication.

Zainal Salam collaborates regularly with several co-authors. The most frequent among these are ASM Shihavuddin with 16 joint publications, Md. Hasan Maruf with 14, Ahmed Al Mansur with 12, Molla Shahadat Hossain Lipu with 7, and Mohammad Asif ul Haq with 7 publications.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Investigation of Degradation of Solar Photovoltaics: A Review of Aging Factors, Impacts, and Future Directions toward Sustainable Energy Management, 2023, Energies
  • A review on machine learning and deep learning for various antenna design applications, 2022, Heliyon
  • Image based surface damage detection of renewable energy installations using a unified deep learning approach, 2021, Energy Reports
  • Feasibility analysis of floating photovoltaic power plant in Bangladesh: A case study in Hatirjheel Lake, Dhaka, 2022, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments
  • Artificial Intelligence Approaches for Advanced Battery Management System in Electric Vehicle Applications: A Statistical Analysis towards Future Research Opportunities, 2023, Vehicles

Best Publications

  • An Improved Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)–Based MPPT for PV With Reduced Steady-State Oscillation

    Kashif Ishaque;Zainal Salam;Muhammad Amjad;Saad Mekhilef

  • Simple, fast and accurate two-diode model for photovoltaic modules

    Kashif Ishaque;Zainal Salam;Hamed Taheri

  • A Deterministic Particle Swarm Optimization Maximum Power Point Tracker for Photovoltaic System Under Partial Shading Condition

    K. Ishaque;Z. Salam

  • A review of maximum power point tracking techniques of PV system for uniform insolation and partial shading condition

    Kashif Ishaque;Kashif Ishaque;Zainal Salam

  • A Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) for PV system using Cuckoo Search with partial shading capability

    Jubaer Ahmed;Zainal Salam

  • An improved perturb and observe (P&O) maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm for higher efficiency

    Jubaer Ahmed;Zainal Salam

  • A comprehensive MATLAB Simulink PV system simulator with partial shading capability based on two-diode model

    Kashif Ishaque;Zainal Salam;Syafaruddin

  • An improved modeling method to determine the model parameters of photovoltaic (PV) modules using differential evolution (DE)

    Kashif Ishaque;Zainal Salam

  • The application of soft computing methods for MPPT of PV system: A technological and status review

    Zainal Salam;Jubaer Ahmed;Benny S. Merugu

  • Modeling and simulation of photovoltaic (PV) system during partial shading based on a two-diode model

    Kashif Ishaque;Zainal Salam;Hamed Taheri;Syafaruddin

  • A Modified P&O Maximum Power Point Tracking Method With Reduced Steady-State Oscillation and Improved Tracking Efficiency

    Jubaer Ahmed;Zainal Salam

  • An Enhanced Adaptive P&O MPPT for Fast and Efficient Tracking Under Varying Environmental Conditions

    Jubaer Ahmed;Zainal Salam

  • Parameter extraction of solar photovoltaic modules using penalty-based differential evolution

    Kashif Ishaque;Kashif Ishaque;Zainal Salam;Saad Mekhilef;Amir Shamsudin

  • The performance of perturb and observe and incremental conductance maximum power point tracking method under dynamic weather conditions

    Kashif Ishaque;Zainal Salam;George Lauss

  • Electric vehicles charging using photovoltaic: Status and technological review

    Abdul Rauf Bhatti;Abdul Rauf Bhatti;Zainal Salam;Mohd Junaidi Bin Abdul Aziz;Kong Pui Yee

  • Accurate MATLAB Simulink PV System Simulator Based on a Two-Diode Model

    Kashif Ishaque;Zainal Salam;Hamed Taheri

  • A direct control based maximum power point tracking method for photovoltaic system under partial shading conditions using particle swarm optimization algorithm

    Kashif Ishaque;Kashif Ishaque;Zainal Salam;Amir Shamsudin;Muhammad Amjad

  • A critical evaluation of EA computational methods for Photovoltaic cell parameter extraction based on two diode model

    Kashif Ishaque;Zainal Salam;Hamed Taheri;Amir Shamsudin

  • A critical evaluation on maximum power point tracking methods for partial shading in PV systems

    Jubaer Ahmed;Zainal Salam

  • An improved two-diode photovoltaic (PV) model for PV system

    Zainal Salam;Kashif Ishaque;Hamed Taheri

Frequent Co-Authors

Saad Mekhilef
Saad Mekhilef Swinburne University of Technology
Haitham Abu-Rub
Haitham Abu-Rub Hamad bin Khalifa University
Hosein Farzanehfard
Hosein Farzanehfard Isfahan University of Technology
Ehsan Adib
Ehsan Adib Isfahan University of Technology
Atif Iqbal
Atif Iqbal Qatar University
Andrew J. Forsyth
Andrew J. Forsyth University of Manchester
Carlo Cecati
Carlo Cecati University of L'Aquila
Baoming Ge
Baoming Ge Michigan State University
Sheldon S. Williamson
Sheldon S. Williamson University of Ontario Institute of Technology

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