Adel A. Elbaset was born in Nag Hammadi, Qena, Egypt in 1971. He received his B.S., M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Minia University, Egypt, in 1995, 2000 and 2006, respectively. He joined the Faculty of Engineering there in 2006 and is currently an associate professor in power electronics. Dr. Adel is also Executive Manager of the university’s Advanced Lab. for Electric Power Systems and was the Head of the Department of Science and Renewable Energy Engineering at Beni-Suef University’s Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Science. His research interests are in the area of renewable energy sources, power electronics, power system protection and control, power quality and harmonics, neural network and fuzzy systems.M. S. Hassan was born in Abu Qurqas, Minia, Egypt in 1988. He received his B.S. and M.Sc. from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Minia University, Egypt in 2010 and 2016, respectively. He has been a member of the Faculty of Engineering there since 2011 and also works as a technical engineer at the university’s Advanced Lab. for Electric Power Systems. His research interests are in the area of renewable energy, high-voltage direct current (HVDC), power electronics, power quality and harmonics.

• Introduction and Background of Pv Systems.- Literature Review.- Optimum Design of Rooftop Grid-Connected Pv System.- Power Quality Improvement of Pv System.- Small-Signal Matlab/Simulink Model of Dc-Dc Buck Converter.- Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Work.

Adel A. Elbaset was born in Nag Hammadi, Qena, Egypt in 1971. He received his B.S., M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Minia University, Egypt, in 1995, 2000 and 2006, respectively. He joined the Faculty of Engineering there in 2006 and is currently an associate professor in power electronics. Dr. Adel is also Executive Manager of the university’s Advanced Lab. for Electric Power Systems and was the Head of the Department of Science and Renewable Energy Engineering at Beni-Suef University’s Faculty of Postgraduate Studies for Advanced Science. His research interests are in the area of renewable energy sources, power electronics, power system protection and control, power quality and harmonics, neural network and fuzzy systems.M. S. Hassan was born in Abu Qurqas, Minia, Egypt in 1988. He received his B.S. and M.Sc. from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Minia University, Egypt in 2010 and 2016, respectively. He has been a member of the Faculty of Engineering there since 2011 and also works as a technical engineer at the university’s Advanced Lab. for Electric Power Systems. His research interests are in the area of renewable energy, high-voltage direct current (HVDC), power electronics, power quality and harmonics.

• Introduction and Background of Pv Systems.- Literature Review.- Optimum Design of Rooftop Grid-Connected Pv System.- Power Quality Improvement of Pv System.- Small-Signal Matlab/Simulink Model of Dc-Dc Buck Converter.- Conclusions and Recommendations for Future Work.