Prof. Dr. Ir. Umar Khayam, S.T., M.T.
Power Engineering Research Groups
Email : umar@itb.ac.id
UMAR KHAYAM (Member, IEEE) is a Professor of the Power Engineering Research Group at the School of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (STEI), Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Indonesia. He is currently the Vice Dean of Academic Affairs of Graduate School of Multidisciplinary Science of Technology (SPITM), ITB.
UMAR KHAYAM received the B.Eng. (Cum Laude) and M.Eng. degrees from the Department of Electrical Engineering, ITB, in 1998 and 2000, respectively, and the Doctor in Engineering degree from Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan, in 2008. He received the Professional Engineer Degree from ITB in 2020. He was the postdoctoral researcher in Japan 2008-2012. He was the visiting researcher in Japan in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. He was the visiting researcher in France in 2021. He participated in the smart grid training in USA in 2016. He participated in economic and business training in Cambridge University, UK in 2025.
UMAR KHAYAM was the Head of Laboratory of High Voltage and High Current Engineering, ITB during 2012-2025. He was the Secretary of Office of Student Affairs, ITB during 2015-2018. He was the Head of Undergraduate Study Program of Electric Power Engineering, ITB during 2018-2021. He was the Head of Doctoral Program of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, ITB during 2021-2025.
UMAR KHAYAM’s research interests include high voltage engineering, operation, maintenance, and asset management of power apparatus, mainly on the development of a diagnosis system of power apparatus based on the partial discharge measurement technique. He published more than 237 international conference papers and journal articles. He received the Best Paper Award from some international conferences in 2005, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025.
- High Voltage Electrical Equipment Health Index (2025)
- Equity2025 - Potential for hydrogen production from ultramafic rocks in Indonesia: Experimental study and life cycle assessment towards net zero emissions (2025)
- Electrification of Water Transportation on One-Day Fishing Boats in Indonesia (2025)
- PLN UID West Java Innovation Tool Testing (2025)
- Testing the Response of a New Design Partial Discharge Sensor on Positive and Negative Partial Discharge Measurements (2025)
- Pekerjaan Jasa Konsultansi Pekerjaan Kajian Kelayakan Aset MTU Sealing End (2024)
- Healthy Index Determination & GIS Overhaul Prioritization Study Services at UIT JBT (2024)
- International Collaborative Research – Nusantara – MELInda: Mastering Efficient Lighting for the Indonesia Area (2024)
- Performance Testing of New Design PD Sensor and Its Comparison with Other PD Sensors in PD Measurement on High Voltage Electrical Equipment (2024)
- PDKN – MELInda: Mastering Efficient Lighting for Indonesia Area (2023)
- Fabrication and Testing of a New Design PD Sensor and Comparison of Its Performance with Other Sensors in PD Measurement on Power Apparatus (2023)
- Frequency Spectrum Analysis of Partial Discharge Measurement in 150 kV Outdoor Cable Sealing End – A Case Study (2025)
- Issues, Challenges, & Solution Option for On-Grid Multi-microgrid Game Theory: A Systematic Review (2025)
- Improving MHz – GHz partial discharge detection using high-gain low-noise amplifiers with modified cascade and cascode topologies (2025)
- Gum Rosin Characteristics as Alternative Coating Material to Improve High Voltage Outdoor Insulator Performance (2025)
- Health Index of Old Category Gas Insulated Switchgear (2024)
- Performance Analysis of PV Modules in Polluted Areas (2024)
- The Use of a Newly Design Microstrip Antenna Sensor for PD Measurement in SF6 Gas Insulation (2024)
- Partial Discharge Initiation Voltage Mechanism Improvement of Polyimide Film by Adding Boehmite Alumina Nanofiller under Impulse Voltage (2024)
- The Implementation of RC Sensor to Examine and Analyze Discharge Occurring in XLPE-insulated Power Cables in the Extruded State Under Negative DC Voltage (2024)
- Lightning Protection System for Multicircuit Tower in Tropical Areas (2024)
- Comparison of Various PD Calibrators in Determination of PD Charge Measured by RC Detector and HFCT (2024)
- Implementation and Analysis of a Generator Health Index Model Based on Condition Assessment Data at Coal-Fired Power Plant (2024)
- Design of Lightning Protection System for Oil and Gas Tanks using 3-D Modeling Rolling Sphere Method (2024)
- Modification and Optimization of Circular Patch Microstrip Antenna (CPMA) for Partial Discharge Detection against High Voltage (2024)
- Performance of A Loop Antenna for Corona Discharge Detection Under Positive DC Voltage (2024)
- Design Modification of Dipole Antena for Partial Discharge Detection in Power Apparatus (2024)
- APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING HIGH VOLTAGE IN THREE-PHASE GAS-INSULATED ELECTRICAL DEVICES - patent (2015)
Keyword
Electrical Power, High Voltage, Asset Management, Partial Discharge Measurement
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