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| Qualification: | Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia ( Optical Engineering ) Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (Hons), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia ( Electronic & Communication Engineering ) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Professional Qualification: | MIEEE, MIET, MISES, MIEM, PEng, CEng, GYA Member, PSMB Registered Trainer | ||||||||||||||||||
Ir. Dr. Lim Boon Han is an associate professor in Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia. He obtained his Bachelor of Electrical Enginering (first class honours) from University Technology of Malaysia in 1998. Then, he pursued his PhD study in the same university under the supervision of a professor from Cambirdge University. He obtained Doctor of Philosophy in Optical Engineering, majoring in Solar Energy Technology and Laser Optics.
He have engaged in research and engineering works for 23 years, especially in the field of solar energy, optics and electrical engineering. During his PhD study, he had been involved in Gravitational Wave Detector installation and measurement, high precision measurement of the reflectance of solar reflective materials, and Non-imaging Focusing Heliostat (NIFH) theory and applications. He had fruitful experiences in China for 10 years in both academic and industrial. For research, he worked in China top ranked university, University Science and Technology of China (USTC). He also held positions of Chief Technical Officer or Chief Operating Officer in a few renewable energy companies in China.
His team had invented a novel solar furnace to purify silicon feedstock, which was awarded “China Top Ten Science and Technology Progress Award in year 2009” by both Chinese Academy of Science and Chinese Engineering Academy. He had built the first batch of PV demonstration power plant through feed-in tariff subsidization in China. He had also invented and mass produced the world largest dual-axis solar tracker and had led the implementation the largest Low Concentrated Photovoltaic (LCPV) power plant in China. However, after 10 years in China, he decided to go back to Malaysia to serve his motherland and to continue his research in solar energy in Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman since May 2014. His current research focuses are on solar irradiance, solar forecast and PV system performance optimisation and improvement, particulary in the tropical region.
In the research life, Dr Lim has designed more than 40MW of solar PV power plants and involved in more than 40 research projects, with the total amount of funding equivalent to more than USD60 million. He is the co-inventor of 12 patents. He has published 58 papers. He is a Reviewer of Elsevier Science (Solar Energy, Applied Energy, Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Applied Thermal Engineering, Case Studies in Thermal Engineering), Review Editor of Frontiers in Solar Energy and an Associate Editor of Journal of Daylighting.
He holds both titles for Professional Engineer (BEM) and Chartered Engineer (UK Engineering Council). He is a certified trainer by PSMB (Train-the-Trainer). He actively involved in industrial and societal works. He is an alumnus of Global Young Academy (GYA), an associate fellow of ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET), an Honorary Member of Malaysia Photovoltaic Industry Association (MPiA), Malaysia representation to the International of Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards working group on photovoltaic system, a permanent committee of Malaysia Photovoltaic Standards working group under Department of Standards Malaysia, academic panel of assessment of Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA), a member of The Institution of Engineering & Technology (MIET), a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a Member of Institution of Engineers Malaysia (MIEM).