PSRL integrates power engineering, electrical machines, signal processing and embedded platforms to design smarter, more reliable and efficient energy systems for industry and defence.
The Power Systems Research Lab is committed to delivering international-quality research in the engineering field, making optimum utilization of national resources in the most effective and innovative way — for the betterment of mankind, the ease of human toil, and the comfort of generations to come.
We envision the utilization of electrical machines blended with modern techniques of signal processing and embedded hardware, bringing significant improvement to human lives. Our solutions aim to be not only technically and economically sound, but also to satisfy social, environmental, and business development requirements.
PSRL addresses issues related, but not limited, to electrical machines, signal processing and smart grid technology. Primary research goals include:
A sample of initiatives demonstrating PSRL’s scope — smart metering, low-carbon innovation, FPGA-based diagnostics and industrial automation.
A home-grown Advanced Metering Infrastructure solution developed with U.S.-Pakistan Centers for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E) — local hardware and algorithms enabling secure data acquisition, tamper detection and power-quality analytics.
A startup team linked with the lab engineered a patented device that actively balances domestic three-phase loads, cutting home electricity use by up to 20% — a winner of the 2020 UN Asia-Pacific Low Carbon Lifestyles Challenge.
Gold-medal-winning design of FPGA-centric algorithms for intrusive fault analysis of electrical machines, delivering faster diagnostics and improved reliability in mission-critical systems.
Dr. Zaidi leads PSRL’s research across power systems, electrical machines, signal processing and smart grids — from indigenous AMI development with USPCAS-E to award-winning FPGA-based fault analysis of electrical machines.
Email: sajjadzaidi@pnec.nust.edu.pk · Phone: +92 321 3888853
ENENT, a startup founded by NUST electrical engineers, won the 2020 UN Asia-Pacific Low Carbon Lifestyles Challenge with the patented Intellica Three-Phase Load Balancer.
Dr. Sajjad Zaidi worked with USPCAS-E student scholars to develop a home-grown AMI solution — the backbone of the power grid of the future.
The team won gold for ‘Development and Designing of Algorithm for Intrusive Fault Analysis of Electrical Machines using FPGA’.