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Tao Yang

Professor of Aerospace Electrical Systems, Industrial Fellow of RAEng, Faculty of Engineering

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Biography

After studying at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, Prof. Tao Yang joined the Power Electronics, Machines and Control (PEMC) Group at the University of Nottingham as a PhD candidate in 2009 fully funded by "Dean of Engineering Scholarship". His PhD research on "Dynamic Phasor modelling of more-electric aircraft electrical power systems" has resulted his winning the inaugural "EU CleanSky Best PhD award" in 2016 (First Winner of this prize in history) and interviewed by AeronewsTV during the ILA Airshow 2016 to prompt his research (http://www.aeronewstv.com/en/industry/research-innovation/3370-clean-sky-academy-to-invent-the-future-of-aviation.html (56''-1'21") . The proposed dynamic phasor modelling technique has been included in the SAE Aerospace Information Report AIR6326 "Aircraft Electric Power System Modelling and Simulation".

After gaining his PhD in 2013, Prof. Yang has been a researcher within the EU CleanSky JTI funded AEGART project (1.6M Euros, 2011-2015, https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/296090,), a project to develop an innovative electrical starter/generator systems, where Dr. Yang is leading the control design of such a system.

Prof. Yang was appointed as an Assistant Professor in 2016 and then as an Associate Professor in 2019 and A full Professor in Aug 2024. He is currently leading a team with 6 PhD students and 20 Postdocs investigating key electrical technologies including power electronic systems, high-speed drive systems, micro-grid electrical systems and digital twin for aviation electrification applications with vast collaboration with many industrial partners across the Europe including Rolls-Royce, Safran, Dassault Aviation, GKN Aerospace, Leonardo Aircraft etc. Especially, Prof Yang is holding an RAEng Industrial Fellowship with NEMA Ltd and has recently formed a partnership with Altair to develop "Digital Twin Development for New Aircraft and Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles".

Over the past 11 years' professional life, Prof. Yang developed his research interest and expertise on power electronics dominated on-board electrical systems for future aerospace and aeronautic application, especially for more-electric/hybrid/all-electric aircraft.

Prof. Yang is the Chair of the Technical Committee of Aerospace Power within IEEE Power Electronics Society, https://www.ieee-pels.org/technical-activities/tc-11/leaders

Prof. Yang is an Industrial Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, Fellow of IET, IEEE Senior member and an SAE AE-7M standard committee member.

Prof. Yang serves as Associate Editors of several Top Journals including IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification (JCR Q1), Chinese Journal of Aeronautics (JCR Q1)

Prof. Yang is a member of the Power Electronics, Machines and Control research group.

Expertise Summary

Prof. Yang's research interests focus on Power Electronic Systems for Aerospace Electrification Applications, which include:

- High-speed high-power electrical drives control - Power electronics and motor drives development using Artificial Intelligent - Digital Twin technology for advanced air mobility - Electrical system analysis and control

Teaching Summary

I am currently convening several modules including

EEEE1006- Aerospace Electrical & Electronic Engineering

H43EE3 - More-Electric Aircraft

EEEE4112 - Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Marine and Automotive

Research Summary

In the Flightpath 2050, the ACARE sets out some very tough long-term environmental goals for the industry. Compared to a new aircraft in 2000, by 2050 the aim is to reduce CO2 emissions per passenger… read more

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