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1 Smart Power Generation Unit, Institute of Power Engineering (IPE), University Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Kajang, 43000, Malaysia 2 Faculty of Engineering, Sohar University, PO Box 44, Sohar PCI 311, Oman * e-mail: Firas@uniten .my Received: 28 August 2023 Revised: 6 September 2023 Accepted: 7 September 2023 Abstract. This paper presents the
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