Biography

Tola, Omokhafe James, born October 1978, male, received his MEng degree in Electrical Power and Machines from Federal University of Technology Minna in 2012 and PhD degree in Electrical Machines and Drive from University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria, in 2019. He joined the Electrical and Electronic Department of Federal University of Technology, Minna, in 2007 and is currently an associate professor. He is a member of IEEE and COREN-registered. His main research interests include renewable energies, charging infrastructure, Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) integration, battery management systems (BMS), power conversion and motor drives. He has co-authored several papers in the area of electric vehicle (EV) technology, wind power generation, multilevel power converters and the control of electric drives.

Research Interests

Renewable Energies
Electric Vehicle Technology and charging infrastructure
Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) integration
Battery management systems (BMS)
Power conversion and motor drives
Power Systems Dynamic

Teaching

Undergraduate

EEE 326Control Engineering, I
EEE 322Electrical Power Principle
EEE 513Power Electronics and Devices
EEE 512Control Engineering III
EEE 526Power Systems Protection

Postgraduate

EEE 614Electrical and Electronic Engineering Materials
EEE 615Engineering Economics
EEE 710Numerical Analysis
EMD 721Power Electronics Devices and Applications
EMD 722Control and Dynamic of Electric Drives

Doctorate

EEE 911Computational Intelligence and Technique
EMD 911Advanced Electrical Machines and Drives

Supervision

Master's Students

CHIBUOKE Michael

Load Frequency Control of a Micro-grid using a Fractional-Order PID Controller

2021
completed

TAIDI Eli

Energy Audit and Improvement of Power Quality: A Case Study of Sunti Sugar Company

2021
completed

ABEL Sunday Tope

Mitigation of Electricity Theft at Low Voltage Distribution Network using Matrix Converter

2021
completed

ALIYU Abubakar Haruna

Development of Enhanced Home Automation

2021
completed

SIMKAIYE, Taiwo Veronica

Enhancement of Regenerative Braking Performance of Brushless Direct Current Motor in Electric Vehicles Using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System

2026
completed

ADAMA, Simeon Sala

Design and Analysis of Adaptive Control Strategies with Machine Learning for the Adjustment of Inverter Operating Parameters Based on Environmental Conditions.

2026
completed

PhD Students

OLANITE Olanrewaju Ade

Development of an Enhanced Frequency Stability Control Model for Integration of Wind Power into Nigerian 330kV Grid Network

MAHMUD Idris

Analysis of Hybrid Energy Storage System in an Off-Grid Energy System

YUSUF, Habib Omeiza

Impact and Mitigation of Electric Vehicle on Distribution Network

Publications

7 total
  1. Load frequency control in an island microgrid with electric vehicles and renewable energy sources using modified fractional-order PID controller

    Omokhafe J. Tola; Ovis Daniel Irefu.; James Garba Ambafi.,

    International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS), 2024, Vol.15 (1), pp. 168–179
    2024
    DOI
  2. Large-Scale Penetration Impact of PMS-WTGs on Voltage Profile and Power Loss for the 52-Bus, 330 kV System of the Nigerian Grid.

    O. A. Olanite, M. N. Nwohu, B. A. Adegboye, O. J. Tola.,

    Nigerian Journal of Technology (NIJOTECH), Vol. 43, No. 1,
    2024
    DOI
  3. Performance Analysis of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor with Dual Stator Windings

    Omokhafe J. Tola; Obe E. S.; Anih L. U.,

    Nigerian Journal of Technological Development, 2023, Vol.20 (3), pp. 132–141
    2023
    DOI
  4. Finite-Time Synchronization of the Rabinovich and Rabinovich-Fabrikant Chaotic Systems for Different Evolvable Parameters.

    Edwin A. Umoh; Alfian Ma’arif; Omokhafe J. Tola; Iswanto Suwarno.; Muhammed N. Umar.,

    International Journal of Robotics and Control Systems, 2023, Vol.3 (4), pp. 870–870
    2023
    DOI
  5. Finite Element Analysis of Dual Stator Winding Line Start Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor

    Omokhafe J. Tola; Obe E. S.; Obe C. T.; Anih L. U.,

    Przeglad Elektrotechniczny, 2022, (4), pp. 47–52
    2022
    DOI
  6. Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator Connected to a Grid via a High-Speed Sliding Mode Control

    Omokhafe J. Tola, Edwin A. Umoh, Yahaya A. Enesi. Osinowo E. Olusegun,

    International Journal of Robotics and Control Systems Vol. 2, No. 2, 2022, pp. 379-395
    2022
    DOI
  7. Pulse Width Modulation Analysis of Five-Level Inverter-Fed Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors for Electric Vehicle Applications

    Omokhafe J. Tola, Edwin A. Umoh, Yahaya A. Enesi,

    International Journal of Robotics and Control Systems Vol. 1, No. 4, 2021, pp. 477-487
    2021
    DOI