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
Superconductor Science and Technology (SUST) highlights of 2017: Recipient; 2017
The Jan Evetts SUST Award 2017: Recipient; 2017
IOP Reviewer Awards: 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
Experimental test and analysis of AC losses in multifilamentary MgB₂ wire: Xi Jiawen, Pei Xiaoze, Sheng Jie, Tanaka Hideki, Ichiki Yota, Zhang Min, Yuan Weijia; IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity Vol 29 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2019.2903924
Quench of a single-layer ReBCO CORC cable with non-uniform terminal contact resistance: Zhu Zixuan, Wang Yawei, Xing Dong, Pei Xiaoze, Zhang Min, Yuan Weijia; IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity Vol 29 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2019.2900383
Application of SMES-FCL in electric aircraft for stability improvement: Alafnan Hamoud, Elshiekh Mariam, Pei Xiaoze, Altouq Shadan, Fazeli Seyed Mahdi, Sun Qixing, Zhang Min, Yuan Weijia; IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity Vol 29 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1109/TASC.2019.2905950
Quench behavior of high-temperature superconductor (RE)Ba2Cu3Ox CORC cable: Wang Yawei, Zheng Jinxing, Zhu Zixuan, Zhang Min, Yuan Weijia; Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics Vol 52 (2019); https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ab1e2c
Quench behavior of high temperature superconductor (RE)Ba₂Cu₃O_x CORC cable: Wang Yawei, Zheng Jinxing, Zhu Zixuan, Zhang Min, Yuan Weijia; Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2019)

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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
International Conference on Magnet Technology 2019 (Event): Editor; 9/2019
EUCAS 2019 Local Organising Committee: Speaker; 9/2019

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Projects

RAEng regional award: Zhang, Min (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2020 - 31-Jan-2022
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
To improve the efficiency of fully superconducting offshore wind generators: Zhang, Min (Principal Investigator); 08-Jan-2018 - 01-Jan-2020

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Address

Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Royal College Building

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