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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, 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 Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
His main research interests include design, analysis, and intelligent control of electric machines, with special attention paid on advanced winding technology. Within PEMC Group, Dr. Zou has been working on boosting performance of hundreds-kW to MW level electrical machines and drives for automotive traction and aerospace propulsion, with his expertise extended to mechanical, thermal and insulation aspects in high-speed, high-power PM and reluctance type machines for future electrified transportation. He has developed and tested full machine demonstrators based on holistic multi-physics approaches, with total power > 2MW, peak power density > 15kW/kg, and peak speed > 21,000 rpm.
Dr. Zou is within Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Dr. Zou is a member of the Power Electronics, Machines and Control Research Institute.
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
LIU, JIAYUN, QU, RONGHAI, LI, DAWEI, KONG, WUBIN, ZOU, TIANJIE and SUN, XIAODONG, 2024. Suspension Force-Coupling Analysis of Flux-Reversal Bearingless Slice Motor Based on Advanced Magnetic Field Model IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. 1-1 LI, LEI, FAN, XINGGANG, LIU, ZIRUI, LI, DAWEI, ZOU, TIANJIE, CHEN, XIAOXUE and QU, RONGHAI, 2024. A Computationally Efficient Semi-Analytical Method for Circulating Current Loss of High Speed Permanent Magnet Machines IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 39(1), 675-687 FANG, LI, ZHANG, YUANZHI, LI, DAWEI and ZOU, TIANJIE, 2024. Synthesis of Consequent Pole Vernier Permanent Magnet Machine Based on Oscillating Magnetic Potential Difference Model IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. 10(2), 3231-3245 TAN, HUI, FAN, XINGGANG, LI, DAWEI, ZOU, TIANJIE, KONG, WUBIN, WANG, RUNYU, CHEN, XIAOXUE and QU, RONGHAI, 2024. Additively Manufactured Winding Design for Thermal Improvement of an Oil-Cooled Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machine IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. 10(1), 1911-1922