Dr Xiang Zhang
Lecturer
My profile
Biography
Academic and professional qualifications
01/2014 - 07/2017 PhD in Electrical Engineering
The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
09/2012 - 01/2014 MSc in High Voltage and Electrical Insulation
Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, P.R. China
09/2008 - 07/2012 BSc in Electrical Engineering and Automation
Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, P.R. China
Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (FHEA).
Languages
Chinese
English
Prizes and awards
02/2020 Exceptional Performance Award, The University of Manchester
07/2019 Best Oral Presentation, 1st International Symposium on Insulation and Discharge Computation for Power Equipment (IDCOMPU 2019), Xi’an, P.R. China.
08/2018 Best Paper Award, CIGRE Paris Session 2018, A2-PS1
09/2016 Excellent Student Paper Award, International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis (CMD 2016), Xi’an, P.R. China.
01/2014 – 07/2017 PhD Research Full Scholarship, The University of Manchester, UK
07/2011 Honourable Mention, Mathematical contest in modelling (MCM) worldwide.
Other distinctions
04/2020-present Secretary of CIGRE A2.60 Working Group on Dynamic Thermal Behaviour of Power Transformers
Personal website address
Projects
[1] Royal Society International Exchange Scheme—Cost Share Programme (Royal Society, £12k, 2022-2024), project title “Investigation of Dissolved Gas Dynamics in Power Transformer Oil Based on Direct Fibre Optic Sensing and CFD Modelling”
[2] Manchester Metropolitan University, Department of Engineering Early Career Researcher Development Programme(£2k, 2022 April-July), project title “Investigating Liquid Flow Rate and Temperature Dynamics for Power Transformers”
[3] Manchester Metropolitan University, Department of Engineering Research Support (£5k, 2022 March-July), project title “Investigation on Dissolved Gas Distribution Dynamics for Oil-immersed Power Transformers”
Research outputs
-
Journal articles
Zhang, X., Liu, Q., Wang, Z., Wilkinson, M. (2021) 'Comparisons of transformer thermal behaviours between conventional disc type and S disc type windings.' IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, 16(4) pp. 703-714.
Zhou, L., Wang, L., Zhang, X., Liu, Q., Guo, L., Wang, D. (2021) 'An Estimation Method for Real-Time Thermal Capacity of Traction Transformers under Unbalanced Loads.' IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, pp. 1-1.
Jiang, J., Zhang, B., Li, Z., Zhang, C., Ranjan, P., Zhang, X. (2021) 'Partial discharge investigation under low air pressure and variable frequency for more-electric aircraft.' IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 28(5) pp. 1793-1801.
Wang, L., Zhang, X., Villarroel, R., Liu, Q., Wang, Z., Zhou, L. (2020) 'Top-oil temperature modelling by calibrating oil time constant for an oil natural air natural distribution transformer.' IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, 14(20) pp. 4452-4458.
Daghrah, M., Zhang, X., Wang, Z., Liu, Q., Jarman, P., Walker, D. (2019) 'Flow and temperature distributions in a disc type winding-part I: Forced and directed cooling modes.' Applied Thermal Engineering, 165
Zhang, X., Daghrah, M., Wang, Z., Liu, Q. (2019) 'Flow and temperature distributions in a disc type winding-Part II: Natural cooling modes.' Applied Thermal Engineering, 165
Zhang, X., Wang, Z. (2019) 'Assessment of Hydraulic Network Models in Predicting Reverse Flows in OD Cooled Disc Type Transformer Windings.' IEEE Access, 7pp. 139249-139257.
Zhang, X., Wang, Z., Liu, Q., Jarman, P., Negro, M. (2017) 'Numerical investigation of oil flow and temperature distributions for ON transformer windings.' Applied Thermal Engineering, 130pp. 1-9.
Zhang, X., Daghrah, M., Wang, Z., Liu, Q., Jarman, P., Negro, M. (2017) 'Experimental Verification of Dimensional Analysis Results on Flow Distribution and Pressure Drop for Disc-Type Windings in OD Cooling Modes.' IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 33(4) pp. 1647-1656.
Zhang, X., Wang, Z., Liu, Q. (2017) 'Interpretation of Hot Spot Factor for Transformers in OD Cooling Modes.' IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 33(3) pp. 1071-1080.
Zhang, X., Wang, Z., Liu, Q. (2016) 'Prediction of pressure drop and flow distribution in disc-Type transformer windings in an OD cooling mode.' IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 32(4)
-
Conference papers
Abouhnik, A., Ibrahim, G., Deng, R., Brethee, K., Badawood, A., Abushanab, W., Zhang, X., Batunlu, C., Albarbar, A. (2023) 'The extraction of wind turbine condition related features using air-borne acoustic signals.' In TEPEN 2022: International conference on the Efficiency and Performance Engineering Network. Baotou, China, 18/8/2022 - 21/8/2022. Zhang, H., Ji, Y., Liu, T., Sun, X., Ball, A.D. (ed.) Cham: Springer, pp. 124-137.
Zhao, S.C., Zhang, X., Liu, Q., Wilkinson, M., Negro, M., Daghrah, M. (2021) 'Development of an experimental setup to study temperature distribution of liquid natural cooled power transformers.' 2021. 21/11/2021 - 26/11/2021. Institution of Engineering and Technology, pp. 208-213.
Zhao, S.G., Zhang, X., Liu, Q., Wilkinson, M., Nergo, M., Daghrah, M. (2020) 'Effect of Thermal Conduction on Transformer Radiator CFD Modelling.' pp. 242-245.
Zhang, X., Daghrah, M., Wang, Z., Liu, Q., Jarman, P., Dorpmanns, L., Wilkinson, M., Walker, D. (2019) 'Investigation of Alternative Liquids and Ambient Temperature on Transformer Thermal Behaviour.' In CIGRE Colloquium. New Delhi, 20/11/2019 - 22/11/2019.
Zhang, X., Wang, Z., Liu, Q., Gyore, A., Rapp, K. (2019) 'Investigation of the total flow rates in oil natural transformer retrofilling scenarios.' 2019-June.
Hill, J., Wang, Z.D., Zhang, X., Liu, Q. (2018) 'Effectiveness of Using Simplified Methods to Estimate Transformer Loss of Life.' 2018-August.
Jarman, P., Zhang, X., Daghrah, M., Liu, Q., Wang, Z., Dyer, P., Gyore, A., Smith, P., Mavrommatis, P., Negro, M., Walker, D. (2018) 'Uneven liquid flow distribution in radial ducts in transformer winding cooling systems shown by CFD and experimental measurements.' In CIGRE Paris Session. Paris, France, 26/8/2018 - 31/8/2018.
Zhang, X., Wang, Z., Liu, Q., Negro, M., Gyore, A., Smith, P.W.R. (2017) 'Numerical investigation of influences of liquid types on flow distribution and temperature distribution in disc type ON cooled transformers.' 2017-January. pp. 1-4.
Zhang, X., Wang, Z., Liu, Q., Jarman, P., Gyore, A., Dyer, P. (2016) 'Numerical investigation of influences of coolant types on flow distribution and pressure drop in disc type transformer windings.' pp. 52-55.
Zhang, X., Wang, Z., Liu, Q., Jarman, P., Gyore, A., Dyer, P. (2015) 'Investigation of Convective Heat Transfer Efficiency in the Horizontal Cooling Duct of a Disc Type Transformer Winding.'
Zhang, X., Xu, Y., Duan, C., Hu, L., Liao, Y., Sun, T., Zhu, W. (2013) 'Simulation of Electrical Tree Initiation in XLPE Cable Insulation under DC Field.' In IEEE Annual Report Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP). Shenzhen, PEOPLES R CHINA, 20/10/2013 - 23/10/2013. IEEE, pp. 490-493.
Zhang, W., Xu, M., Zhang, X., Xie, D. (2013) 'Study of Montmorillonite concentration on dielectric property and dispersion of cross-linked polyethylene/montmorillonite nano-composites.' In IEEE Annual Report Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP). Shenzhen, PEOPLES R CHINA, 20/10/2013 - 23/10/2013. IEEE, pp. 531-534.