Tianjie Zou

Contact

• workRoom B16 Power Electronics and Machine Centre (PEMC)
  Jubilee Campus
  Wollaton Road
  Nottingham
  NG8 1BB
  UK
• Tianjie.Zou@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Dr. Tianjie Zou received the B.Sc. degree in 2013 in electrical and electronic engineering, and Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering in 2018, both from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. He joined the University of Nottingham in October 2018, as a research fellow within the Power Electronics, Machines and Control (PEMC) Group. In February 2020, he was awarded Nottingham Research Fellowship and started his independent research career. Since 2023, he has started his academic career as Assistant Professor in Department of EEE. His main research interests include design, analysis, and intelligent control of permanent-magnet machines.

Dr. Zou is a member of the Power Electronics, Machines and Control research group.

Dr. Zou is a member of Engineering Research Futures committee within University of Nottingham.

Expertise Summary

High performance electric machine design for EV/HEV traction.

High power density electric machine design for aerospace application.

High speed machines.

Multi-physics modeling and optimization of electric machines.

Novel electromagnetic theory for electric machines.

Teaching Summary

EEEE4117-Advanced Electrical Machines

EEEE3082-Electrical Machines, Drive Systems and Applications

EEEE3001-EEE Final Year Individual Project

EEEE4129-MSc Summar Project

Recent Publications

• ZHAO, YU, LI, DAWEI, REN, XIANG, ZOU, TIANJIE and QU, RONGHAI, 2023. Design Trade-off Between Torque Density and Power Factor in Surface-Mounted PM Vernier Machines Through Closed-Form Per-Unit Equations IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 59(3), 3245586
• TAN, HUI, FAN, XINGGANG, LI, DAWEI, ZOU, TIANJIE, KONG, WUBIN, WANG, RUNYU, CHEN, XIAOXUE and QU, RONGHAI, 2023. Additively Manufactured Winding Design for Thermal Improvement of an Oil-cooled Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machine IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification.
• CHEN, HONG, LI, DAWEI, QU, RONGHAI and ZOU, TIANJIE, 2023. Torque Capacity Improvement of Flux-Switching PM Machines Based on Directional Stator Permeance Design IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 3281712
• ZOU, TIANJIE, GERADA, DAVID, LA ROCCA, ANTONINO, MOSLEMIN, MOHSEN, CAIRNS, ALASDAIR, CUI, MENGMENG, BARDALAI, ANUVAV, ZHANG, FENGYU and GERADA, CHRIS, 2022. A Comprehensive Design Guideline of Hairpin Windings for High Power Density Electric Vehicle Traction Motors IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION. 8(3), 3578-3593

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• TAN, HUI, FAN, XINGGANG, LI, DAWEI, ZOU, TIANJIE, KONG, WUBIN, WANG, RUNYU, CHEN, XIAOXUE and QU, RONGHAI, 2023. Additively Manufactured Winding Design for Thermal Improvement of an Oil-cooled Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machine IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification.
• CHEN, HONG, LI, DAWEI, QU, RONGHAI and ZOU, TIANJIE, 2023. Torque Capacity Improvement of Flux-Switching PM Machines Based on Directional Stator Permeance Design IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 3281712
• ZHAO, YU, LI, DAWEI, REN, XIANG, ZOU, TIANJIE and QU, RONGHAI, 2023. Design Trade-off Between Torque Density and Power Factor in Surface-Mounted PM Vernier Machines Through Closed-Form Per-Unit Equations IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 59(3), 3245586
• BARDALAI, ANUVAV, GERADA, DAVID, ZOU, TIANJIE, DEGANO, MICHELE, ZHANG, CHENGMING and GERADA, CHRIS, 2022. Comparison of AC Losses in the Winding of Electrical Machines with Fixed Strands Positions, Fixed Conductor Shapes and Random Winding ENERGIES. 15(15),
• WANG, RUNYU, FAN, XINGGANG, LI, DAWEI, QU, RONGHAI, LI, LEI and ZOU, TIANJIE, 2022. Convective Heat Transfer Characteristics on End-Winding of Stator Immersed Oil-Cooled Electrical Machines for Aerospace Applications IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION. 8(4), 4265-4278
• ZOU. TIANJIE, GERADA, DAVID, LA ROCCA, SALVATORE, LA ROCCA, ANTONINO and ET AL., 2022. Airgap Length Analysis of a 350kW PM-Assisted Syn-Rel Machine for Heavy Duty EV Traction IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications.
• ZOU, TIANJIE, GERADA, DAVID, LA ROCCA, ANTONINO, MOSLEMIN, MOHSEN, CAIRNS, ALASDAIR, CUI, MENGMENG, BARDALAI, ANUVAV, ZHANG, FENGYU and GERADA, CHRIS, 2022. A Comprehensive Design Guideline of Hairpin Windings for High Power Density Electric Vehicle Traction Motors IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION. 8(3), 3578-3593
• ZHANG, FENGYU, GERADA, DAVID, XU, ZEYUAN, LIU, CHUAN, ZHANG, HE, ZOU, TIANJIE, CHONG, YEW CHUAN and GERADA, CHRIS, 2021. A Thermal Modeling Approach and Experimental Validation for an Oil Spray-Cooled Hairpin Winding Machine IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION. 7(4), 2914-2926
• CHEN, CANRUO, REN, XIANG, LI, DAWEI, QU, RONGHAI, LIU, KANG and ZOU, TIANJIE, 2021. Torque Performance Enhancement of Flux-Switching Permanent Magnet Machines With Dual Sets of Magnet Arrangements IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION. 7(4), 2623-2634
• HAN, XUN, JIANG, DONG, ZOU, TIANJIE, QU, RONGHAI and YANG, KAI, 2019. Two-Segment Three-Phase PMSM Drive With Carrier Phase-Shift PWM for Torque Ripple and Vibration Reduction IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS. 34(1), 588-599
• HAN, XUN, KONG, WUBIN, QU, RONGHAI, LI, DAWEI, ZOU, TIANJIE, REN, XIANG, PEI, TONGHAO, YANG, KAI and GAN, CHUN, 2019. Flexible Energy Conversion Control Strategy for Brushless Dual-Mechanical-Port Dual-Electrical-Port Machine in Hybrid Vehicles IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS. 34(4), 3910-3920
• SHEN, ZEWEI, JIANG, DONG, ZOU, TIANJIE and QU, RONGHAI, 2019. Dual-Segment Three-Phase PMSM With Dual Inverters for Leakage Current and Common-Mode EMI Reduction IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS. 34(6), 5606-5619
• SHEN, ZEWEI, JIANG, DONG, ZHU, LEI, XU, YUNSONG, ZOU, TIANJIE, LIU, ZICHENG and QU, RONGHAI, 2019. A Novel Zero-Sequence Current Elimination PWM Scheme for an Open-Winding PMSM With Common DC Bus IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS. 34(12), 12476-12490
• LI, DAWEI, ZOU, TIANJIE, QU, RONGHAI and JIANG, DONG, 2018. Analysis of Fractional-Slot Concentrated Winding PM Vernier Machines With Regular Open-Slot Stators IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS. 54(2), 1320-1330
• ZOU, TIANJIE, HAN, XUN, JIANG, DONG, QU, RONGHAI and LI, DAWEI, 2018. Inductance Evaluation and Sensorless Control of a Concentrated Winding PM Vernier Machine IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS. 54(3), 2175-2184
• ZOU, TIANJIE, LI, DAWEI, CHEN, CANRUO, QU, RONGHAI and JIANG, DONG, 2018. A Multiple Working Harmonic PM Vernier Machine With Enhanced Flux-Modulation Effect IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS. 54(11),
• ZOU, TIANJIE, LI, DAWEI, QU, RONGHAI, LI, JIAN and JIANG, DONG, 2017. Analysis of a Dual-Rotor, Toroidal-Winding, Axial-Flux Vernier Permanent Magnet Machine IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS. 53(3), 1920-1930
• ZOU, TIANJIE, LI, DAWEI, QU, RONGHAI and JIANG, DONG, 2017. Performance Comparison of Surface and Spoke-Type Flux-Modulation Machines With Different Pole Ratios IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS. 53(6),
• REN, XIANG, LI, DAWEI, QU, RONGHAI and ZOU, TIANJIE, 2017. A Brushless Dual-Mechanical-Port Dual-Electrical-Port Machine With Spoke Array Magnets in Flux Modulator IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MAGNETICS. 53(11),
• ZOU, TIANJIE, LI, DAWEI, QU, RONGHAI, JIANG, DONG and LI, JIAN, 2017. Advanced High Torque Density PM Vernier Machine With Multiple Working Harmonics IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS. 53(6), 5295-5304