Zhang Xinan
Lecturer
School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
Biography
Dr. Zhang Xinan received the B.E. degree in electrical engineering from Fudan University, China, in 2008. He worked in Chinese Academy of Sciences from 2008 to 2010. In 2014, he received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He worked as postdoc research fellow from 2014 to 2017. In June 2017, he joined NTU as a Lecturer in power engineering. His research interests include power electronics, electrical drives, renewable energy and control of smart grids.
Research Interest
1) power electronics for vehicular power systems and renewable energy 2) advanced electrical machine drives (especially the control of AC machines) 3) design of battery management system for emerging battery technology and 4) distributed and optimal control of smart grids.
Publications
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Xinan Zhang, Gilbert Hock Beng Foo, D Mahinda Vilathgamuwa, Douglas L Maskell. (2015). An improved robust field-weakeaning algorithm for direct-torque-controlled synchronous-reluctance-motor drives. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 62(5), 3255-3264.
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Xinan Zhang, Jie Bao, Ruigang Wang, Chaoxu Zheng, Maria Skyllas-Kazacos. (2016). Dissipativity based Distributed Economic Model Predictive Control for Residential Microgrids with Renewable Energy Generation and Battery Energy Storage. Renewable Energy, 100, 18-34.
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Xinan Zhang, Gilbert Foo. (2016). A Constant Switching Frequency based Direct Torque Control Method for Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drives. IEEE - ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 21(3), 1445 - 1456.
