Dr Min Zhang

Reader

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Personal statement

Dr Min Zhang received her PhD from the University of Cambridge in Engineering. Before that, she received Bachelor and Master degrees from Tsinghua University in Electrical Engineering. Dr Zhang spent a year as a Junior Research Fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge and then joined University of Bath as a Lecturer. She joined the University of Strathclyde as a Reader in 2018 and is currently a Research Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering. Dr Zhang's research focuses on the application of high temperature superconductors in power system transmission, renewable generation and electric transportation.

Prizes and awards

The Jan Evetts Superconductor Science and Technology Award 2019 Second Prize: Recipient; 2019
Superconductor Science and Technology: 2018 Reviewer Awards: Recipient; 2018
The Jan Evetts SUST Award 2017: Recipient; 2017
IOP Reviewer Awards: Recipient; 2017
Superconductor Science and Technology (SUST) highlights of 2017: Recipient; 2017

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Publications

AC loss characterization of HTS pancake and solenoid coils carrying nonsinusoidal currents: Yazdani Asrami Mohammad, Song Wenjuan, Pei Xiaoze, Zhang Min, Yuan Weijia; IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity Vol 30 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2020.2971840
Fully superconducting machine for electric aircraft propulsion : study of AC loss for HTS stator: Weng Fangjing, Zhang Min, Lan Tian, Wang Yawei, Yuan Weijia; Superconductor Science and Technology Vol 33 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ab9687
Analysing faults and SFCL response in electric aircraft: Alafnan H, Zeng X, Pei X, Khedr M, Zhang M, Yuan W; Journal of Physics: Conference Series Vol 1559 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1559/1/012103
Magnetic shielding of long paraboloid structures in the inhomogeneous magnetic field: Kvitkovic J, Burnside K, Zhang M, Pamidi S; Journal of Physics: Conference Series Vol 1559 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1559/1/012117
Electromagnetic modelling using T-A formulation for high-temperature superconductor (RE)Ba₂Cu₃O_xhigh field magnets: Wang Yawei, Bai Hongyu, Li Jianwei, Zhang Min, Yuan Weijia; High Voltage Vol 5, pp. 218-226 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1049/hve.2019.0120
4.6 T generated by a high temperature superconducting ring magnet: Ali Muhammad Zulfiqar, Zheng Jinxing, Huber Felix, Zhang Zhiwei, Yuan Weijia, Zhang Min; Superconductor Science and Technology Vol 33 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/ab794a

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Professional activities

7th International Conference on Superconductivity and Magnetism- ICSM2020: Organiser; 19/4/2020
7th International Conference on Superconductivity and Magnetism- ICSM2020: Invited speaker; 4/2020
7th International Workshop on Numerical Modelling of High Temperature Superconductors: Member of programme committee; 2020
Superconductor Science and Technology (Journal): Guest editor; 2020
EUCAS 2019 Local Organising Committee: Speaker; 9/2019
International Conference on Magnet Technology 2019 (Event): Editor; 9/2019

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Projects

RAEng regional award: Zhang, Min (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2022
Investigation and Maturation of Technologies for Hybrid Electric Propulsion (IMOTHEP): Burt, Graeme (Principal Investigator) Norman, Patrick (Co-investigator) Zhang, Min (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2023
Feasibility Analysis and Modelling of MgB2 Superconducting Electrical Power Machines: Zhang, Min (Principal Investigator) Yuan, Weijia (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2019 - 30-Jan-2020
AC losses in HTS ring magnets: Yuan, Weijia (Principal Investigator) Zhang, Min (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2018 - 01-Jan-2020
A novel superconducting permanent magnet to enable future energy conversion: Zhang, Min (Principal Investigator); 30-Jan-2018 - 31-Jan-2019
Fully Superconducting Machines for next generation electric aircraft propulsion: Zhang, Min (Principal Investigator); 08-Jan-2018 - 30-Jan-2021

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Address

Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Royal College Building

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