Mike Barnes

Biography

Mike Barnes is a Professor in the Power Conversion group in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He graduated with the BEng and PhD degrees from the University of Warwick, Coventry, UK in 1993 and 1998 respectively, where he was also a research associate and then lecturer. He joined the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST, now the University of Manchester) in 1997 as a lecturer in power electronics, and has developed research interests in High Voltage DC Transmission, Offshore Wind Energy and Flexible AC Transmission Systems. He is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion.

Research Interest

Mike's research in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering is in the field of electrical energy conversion and power electronics. Mike's current research focuses on using high-current high-voltage semiconductor circuits to reduce electrical power consumption and/or improve the use of renewable energy generation. At present the main focus of his research is to use advanced systems models, coupled with intelligent control of these power electronic converters, to achieve reductions in size and cost of power electronics systems in off-shore wind applications, smartgrids and High-voltage DC transmission.