PGE/REWE 2015

Detlef Hummes
Assistant Professor
American University of Kuwait


Dr. Detlef Hummes received his doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering from the Gerhard-Mercator-University of Duisburg, Germany, in 1997. In his thesis he developed a Differential Mobility Analyzer for particles in the nanometer size range, known as the Nano-DMA. The device got an US Patent. The device is produced and distributed by the global operating company TSI. From 1997 until 2000 he was the technical director of a wind turbine manufacturer that produced off-grid systems. Between 2001 and 2004 he worked as a patent agent for the Fraunhofer Patentstelle and the Provendis GmbH, both in Germany. Since 2004, he has been a consultant for international companies in the power sector. Prior to 2010, he was a part-time lecturer at the German University, South-Westfalia, at the department of Mechatronics and Electrical Engineering. Since 2013, he has been an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the ECE department, the American University of Kuwait. His research interests include renewable energy, based on wind turbine and photovoltaic for off-grid-systems with a focus on energy efficiency. He has several publications, in addition to European patents. Dr. Hummes is a member of a number of national and international scientific organizations.

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