Dr Mark Wilson
Senior Teaching Fellow
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Area of Expertise
- High-voltage engineering
- Pulsed power
- Dielectric breakdown
- Impulse generator design
- Lightning-impulse testing
Publications
- Dielectric properties of natural ester, synthetic ester midel 7131 and mineral oil diala D
- Jing Yi, Timoshkin Igor, Wilson Mark, Given M, MacGregor Scott, Wang Tao, Lehr JM
- IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Vol 21, pp. 644-652 (2014)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TDEI.2013.003917
- Impulse-driven surface breakdown data : a Weibull statistical analysis
- Wilson Mark, Given M, Timoshkin Igor, MacGregor Scott, Wang Tao, Sinclair MA, Thomas KJ, Lehr Jane
- IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Vol 40, pp. 2449 - 2456 (2012)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2011.2181172
- Breakdown of mineral oil : effect of electrode geometry and rate of voltage rise
- Wilson Mark, Timoshkin Igor, Given M, MacGregor Scott, Wang Tao, Sinclair MA, Thomas KJ, Lehr JM
- IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Vol 19, pp. 1657-1664 (2012)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TDEI.2012.6311513
- Effect of applied field and rate of voltage rise on surface breakdown of oil-immersed polymers
- Wilson Mark P, Timoshkin Igor V, Given Martin J, MacGregor Scott J, Sinclair Mark A, Thomas Ken J, Lehr Jane M
- IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Vol 18, pp. 1003-1010 (2011)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TDEI.2011.5976088
- Impulse-breakdown characteristics of polymers immersed in insulating oil
- Wilson MP, Given MJ, Timoshkin I, MacGregor SJ, Sinclair MA, Thomas Kenneth J, Lehr J
- IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Vol 38, pp. 2611 - 2619 (2010)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2010.2044877
- Surface flashover of oil-immersed dielectric materials in uniform and non-uniform fields
- Wilson MP, MacGregor SJ, Given MJ, Timoshkin I, Sinclair MA, Thomas KJ, Lehr J
- IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Vol 16, pp. 1028-1036 (2009)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TDEI.2009.5211850
Teaching
- Supervision of UG and MSc projects in areas related to high-voltage engineering
- Digital electronics and analogue circuit analysis techniques
- Laboratory practice and techniques, circuit design and analysis, links to theory
- Supporting personal development in the transition from school/college to university
- Use of online tools like myplace to support teaching, learning, assessment and feedback
Research Interests
Within the High Voltage Technologies (HVT) research group, my research interests encompass areas of high-voltage engineering, pulsed power, and plasma science. Dielectric breakdown is a key theme, with emphasis on the experimental and statistical characterisation of composite insulation systems subject to the type of fast-rising voltage wave-forms found in industrial pulsed-power machines, facilitating the design and development of components and sub-systems of such machines.
I am interested in the design and development of high-voltage impulse generators, including Marx generators and transmission-line-based pulse-forming networks. Within these systems, I am interested in the development and characterisation of high-power switching elements, and particularly in corona-stabilised switching.
Specific areas of emphasis include the development of portable pulsed-power equipment for industrial applications such as lightning-impulse testing of power transformers, processing of waste materials for recycling, and plasma-channel drilling. Collaborating with colleagues in The Robertson Trust Laboratory for Electronic Sterilisation Technologies (ROLEST), I also have interests in biological applications of pulsed power, including decontamination using pulsed electric fields (PEF) and pulsed ultraviolet light (PUV).
Projects
- Soft and hard fault modelling in avionic HVDC systems: Analysis of physical processes and development of practical approaches in insulation coordination for More/All electric aircrafts
- Timoshkin, Igor (Principal Investigator) Wilson, Mark (Co-investigator)
- 15-Jan-2019 - 31-Jan-2021
- Pulsed Power/RF Systems Training Needs Assessment
- Wilson, Mark (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2019 - 31-Jan-2019
Contact
Dr
Mark
Wilson
Senior Teaching Fellow
Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Email: mark.p.wilson@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2072