FIRST EDITION , VOLUME 1 , 2022
2007-2019 Senior Researcher / Principal Researcher , TNB Research Sdn . Bhd .
2005-2007 Planning Engineer , Distribution Division , TNB
MOHD IQBAL BIN RIDWAN , Ir .
Born October , 1982
Other Professional Involvement / Affiliation
• 2021-Current : Malaysian National Expert Representative and P-Member to International Electrotechnical Commission ( IEC ) Technical Committee Switzerland
• 2021-Current : Industry Expert Panel for R & D Project Fund , Ministry of Science , Technology and Innovation ( MOSTI ), Malaysia
• 2018-Current : Member , IEC Technical Committee , Department of Standards , Malaysia
• 2016-Current : Member , Global IEC 61850 Digital Substation User Task Force , Canada
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER iqbalri @ tnb . com . my
CURRENT DESIGNATION
• Senior Manager ( Innovation Catalyst ), Corporate Ventures Department , Strategy & Ventures Division , Tenaga Nasional Berhad ( TNB )
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
• BEng . in Electric and Electronic Engineering , Keio University , Japan
• MBA , Universiti Tenaga Nasional ( UNITEN )
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
• Professional Engineer , BEM
• Member , The Institution of Engineers Malaysia ( IEM )
• Certified Energy Manager , ASEAN Centre for Energy
• Certified Cyber Security Specialist , iTrain
• Certified Internet of Things ( IoT ) Specialist , iTrain-MIMOS
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2019-2022 Chief Solutions Officer , TNBX Sdn . Bhd .
AREA OF EXPERTISE
Smart grid , digital substation , substation protection , automation and control system , IEC 61850 Standard Series
• Subject matter expert for IEC 61850 based systems
• Designed , engineered , tested and commissioned first digital substation in Malaysia and Asia Pacific ( Kajang 132 / 33 kV AIS substation , 2015 )
• Technical papers and journals in related domain
Reliability engineering , reliability centred maintenance
• Reliability models and conduct assessments on protective relays and distribution transformers
• Substation protection , automation and control systems
Internet of Energy , transactive energy , energy management , smart cities
• Interoperability framework for information exchanges across domains in smart cities
• Peer-to-peer ( P2P ) energy trading applications
• Energy management IoT platform and cooling-as-a-service platforms
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION & AWARDS
• Top 3 Best Papers and presenter at Global IEC 61850 Conference ( virtual ), UK , 2020
• Best Promising Researcher Award , TNB Research Sdn . Bhd , 2013
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