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Personal profile
Biography
Prof Zhongdong Wang received herBEng degree inHigh Voltage EngineeringandMSc degree in in High Voltage Technologies from Tsinghua University of Beijing China in 1991 and 1993, respectively and herPhD degree in Electrical Engineering from UMIST in 1999. She joined The University of Manchester (then UMIST) in 2000 and currently she is a Professor of High Voltage Engineering at the Electrical Energy and Power Systems Group of the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The University of Manchester.
Her current research interests include condition monitoring techniques, thermal, electrical transient and magnetic modeling techniques fortransformers,insulation ageing mechanisms and alternative liquid insulating materials.
Qualifications
BEng (Tsinghua '91), MSc (Tsinghua '93), PhD (UMIST '99), MIET, MIEEE.
Research interests
Power Transformers, Insulating Liquids especially enviromentally-friendly alternatives to mineral oil, pre-breakdown and breakdown phenomena,thermal, electrical transient and magentic modelling, ageing and asset management.
My group
Opportunities
I welcome worldwide competent applicants to apply forPhD research studies under my supervision on the following subjects:
- Modelling Transformers
- Liquid Insulating Materials
- Ageing Mechanisms
- Comdition Monitoring Techniques
- Transformer Asset Management
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Digital Futures
Keywords
- Asset Management
- Insulation System
- Power Transformer
- Transient Simulation & Modelling
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Breakdown Characteristics of Transformer Liquids with Winding Conductor Segments under Lightning Impulse
Yu, H., Liu, Q., Wang, Z., Krause, C. & Wilkinson, M., 5 Jan 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of Electrical Field on Conductivity of Synthetic Ester Induced by Space Charge Accumulation
Yu, R., Matharage, S., Shen, S., Wang, Z., Tsuchie, M., Kozako, M. & Hikita, M., 8 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ageing Assessment of Transformer Paper Insulation through Polarization-Depolarization Current Measurement
Alshehawy, A. M., Matharage, S. Y. & Wang, Z., 2024, 2024 IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Applications, ICHVE 2024 - Proceedings. IEEE, (2024 IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Applications, ICHVE 2024 - Proceedings).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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A Review of Thermal and Electrical Designs for Dry-type Transformers and Future Perspectives
Xu, H., Matharage, S., Wang, Z., Squire, D., Syzwala, H. & Fazakarley, M., 5 Jul 2024, 2024 IEEE Electrical Insulation Conference. IEEEResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Effect of Electric Field on Conductivity of Synthetic Ester Immersed Kraft Paper
Yu, R., Matharage, S. & Wang, Z., 2024, The Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of China Electrotechnical Society - Volume VI. Yang, Q., Li, Z. & Luo, A. (eds.). Springer Nature, p. 832-837 6 p. (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; vol. 1168 LNEE).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Projects
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Power Electronic Enabled Transformers (PEET)
Wang, Z. (PI), Barnes, M. (CoI), Crossley, P. (CoI), Jarman, P. (CoI), Liu, Q. (CoI) & Preece, R. (CoI)
1/10/19 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
Prizes
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Best Paper Award, CIGRE Paris Session 2018, A2-PS1
Jarman, P. (Recipient), Zhang, X. (Recipient), Daghrah, M. (Recipient), Wang, Z. (Recipient) & Liu, Q. (Recipient), Aug 2018
Prize: National/international honour
Activities
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) (External organisation)
Wang, Z. (Member)
2017 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association › Research
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2017 IEEE 19th International Conference on Dielectric Liquids (ICDL)
Wang, Z. (Chair)
2015 → 2017Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Impacts
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Application of environmentally friendly and fire-safe transformer liquids
Wang, Z. (Participant) & (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Environmental, Policy
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Increasing renewable energy and reducing customer bills: using managed connections and flexible demand response controls in the electricity network to support decarbonisation with the minimum infrastructure investment.
Li, H. (Participant), Martinez-Cesena, E. (Participant), Milanovic, J. (Participant), Wang, Z. (Participant), Ochoa, L. (Participant), Mancarella, P. (Participant) & Jones, C. (Participant)
Impact: Environmental, Economic
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Reducing usage of fossil-oil-based insulating liquids in power transformers to deliver environmental, safety, and financial benefits.
Wang, Z. (Participant), Liu, Q. (Participant), Matharage, S. (Participant) & Jarman, P. (Participant)
Impact: Society and culture, Economic, Policy, Environmental