Prof. Dr Chong Kok Keong
Funding in UTAR
- research and development on cost effective solar power plant using indigenous technology of non-imaging focusing heliostat and concentrator photovoltaic, AAIBE, August 2007 - July 2009.
- development of integrated concentrating photovoltaic stirling engine system using triple junction solar cells and indigenous non imaging focusing technology, MOSTI SCIENCE FUND, March 2008 - February 2010.
- research and development on wirebonding technique for contacting triple-junction ingap/ingaas/ge solar cell in dense array concentrator photovoltaic module, UTARRF, February 2010 - January 2011.
- performance study of single-stage solar furnace system using non-imaging focusing heliostat for approaching sun-surface temperature, UTARRF, February 2011 - January 2012.
- feasibilty study of constructing world largest single-stage solar furnace system using non-imaging focusing heliostat for approaching sun-surface temperature, MOHE FRGS, June 2010 - May 2012.
- research on novel non-imaging optics to improve the efficiency of concentrator photovoltaic system, MOHE FRGS, July 2011 - June 2013.
- development of energy efficiency studies in utar, UTARRF, July 2013 - June 2014.
- research and development on secondary optics in dense array concentrator
photovoltaic system, MOSTI SCIENCE FUND, October 2012 - September 2014.
- research and development of a mobile sun-tracking algorithm for electrical mobile platforms, UTARRF, February 2014 - January 2015.
- pre-commercialized project on grid connected dense arrray concentrator
photovoltaic system, AAIBE, January 2012 - December 2015.
- research and development an offshore hybrid solar-wave power generation system in malaysia using concentrated photovoltaic system and wave energy converter, UTARRF, February 2015 - January 2016.
- high acceptance angle optical fiber based solar day-lighting system using two-stage reflective non-imaging dish concentrator, UTARRF, April 2015 - March 2016.
- a novel non-destructive auto shut-off system using low power position sensor and wireless reactiveable device for the application in anti-theft solar photovoltaic module without embedded power source, UTARRF, April 2015 - March 2016.
- top-up fund to aaibe project on dense-array concentrator photovoltaic system for infrastructure in kampar campus., UTARRF, January 2017 - December 2017.
- performance improvement of solar photovoltaic system in tropics via temperature reduction measures, UTARRF, July 2017 - January 2018.
- design and development of ultra-high concentrator photovoltaic system using small-scale two-stage nonimaging solar concentrator, UTARRF, June 2017 - May 2018.
- tailoring band gap of organic photovoltaic device to obtain the best power conversion efficiency based on local solar spectrum in asean region, MOHE FRGS, August 2016 - July 2018.
- tailor-made tropical solar irradiance analytical
model for the performance optimization, estimation
and assessment of a photovoltaic power plant, UTARRF, December 2018 - December 2019.
- large scale solar photovoltaic power plant optimization for tropical region, INTEGRATED LOGISTICS BERHAD, May 2018 - April 2020.
- a comprehensive directional-temporal-spatial solar irradiance distribution model for solar energy conversion system performance assessment in tropics, MOHE FRGS, January 2019 - December 2020.
- solar irradiation analysis using satellite-derived database in the tropics, MALAYSIAN PHOTOVOLTAIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, July 2019 - July 2021.
- artificial intelligent integrated into sun-tracking system of heliostats to enhance the accuracy, reliability and long-term performance in solar energy harnessing, UTARRF, December 2020 - December 2021.
- uninterrupted far-field communication bio-electronic skin with cardiac monitoring function, UTARRF, June 2019 - May 2022.
- investigation of bifacial gain, performance and quality issues of bifacial photovoltaic modules that operate in a tropical site, UTARRF, July 2022 - June 2023.
- comprehensive modelling and optimization of tin oxide based hybrid perovskite-organic photovoltaic device doped with yb, er upconversion nanoparticles for indoor operating conditions, MOHE FRGS, September 2021 - September 2023.
- bonding interaction and defect passivation mechanism of polymer additives in enhancing the thermal stability of perovskite film for metal oxide sol perovskite solar cells, MOHE FRGS, September 2022 - August 2024.
- an integration of electrochemical device and miniature dense-array concentrator photovoltaic system for hydrogen generation via proton-exchange-membrane electrolyser, ECOSYS GROUP SDN BHD, March 2024 - August 2024.
- an integrated ultra-high concentrator photovoltaic cells and
photo-electrochemical water splitting system for achieving high conversion solar-hydrogen efficiency, UTARRF, June 2024 - May 2025.
- a new correlation model for a network of multiple sky imagers to increase the detection speed of cloud
motions, MOHE FRGS, September 2022 - August 2025.
- determination of iron reduction mechanism of silicate mineral by bacteria using surface, structural and
chemical characterisation with linkage to transcriptome analysis, MOHE FRGS, September 2022 - August 2025.
- patent filing for non imaging dish concentrator for the application of concentrator photovoltaic system, AAIBE, January 2013 - December 2025.
- investigation of daylighting conditions for vertical farming of "bentong" ginger in a greenhouse environment, UTARRF, November 2023 - October 2026.
Funding not in UTAR
- grid connection and hybrid wind, pv and ocean energy using flexible ac transmission system (facts), SATU, June 2014 - May 2016.
- tailoring band-gap of organic photovoltaic device to optimize power conversion efficiency based on local spectral irradiance in china, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, January 2024 - December 2024.