Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
- Electric machines and drives
- Power electronics
- Power system analysis
- Electrified vehicles
- Wind power generation
- Measurement techniques
Awards
- Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award, 2016
- Astonishing Academic Award, Aston, 2016
- Marie Curie International Outgoing Fellowship with MIT, FP7, 2015-2016
- Semi-Finalist, “Annual MIT-CHIEF Business Plan Contest”, Boston, USA, 2015
- Winner, “Dragons' Den Competition”, Queen’s University Belfast, 2014
- Winner, “Innovator of the Year” Contest, Newcastle University, 2013
- Best Paper Award, “9th International Symposium on Linear Drives for Industry Applications” (LDIA’13), July 2013
- 2nd place, “Innovator of the Year” Contest, Newcastle University, 2012
Qualifications
- PgDip in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education for University Lecturers, University of Sheffield, UK, 2006
- PhD in Electrical Machines and Drives, University of Nottingham, UK, 2004
- BEng in Electric Traction Drives, Beijing Jiaotong University, China, 1991
Contact Details
Office: N304, Main Building
Phone: +44 (0)121 2044264
Email: w.p.cao@aston.ac.uk
Skype: wenpingcao
Funding Applications and Awards
- Royal Society, NoTEMP, 2017-2021
- GoldWind, June 2016-May 2017
- EPSRC, EP/K008552/3, Mar-Nov. 2016
- Royal Society-NSFC, Newton Fund, Apr. 2015-Mar. 2017
- FP7-IOF, OHMWiT, 2015-2016
- NCL, SAgE Faculty Visiting Professorship Award, Dec. 2013
- NCL, URC Visiting Professorship Award, Jul. 2013
- EPSRC Feasibility Study, EP/1033246/1/SC17, 2013-2014
- TSB, KH135638, Apr.-May 2013
- TSB, TS/L003503/1, Oct. 2013-Sep. 2016
- RGF Fund, BH135512, Jun. 2013-Dec. 2014
- EPSRC, EPSRC EP/I013636/1, 2014-2016
- EPSRC, IDS grant, June 2014-Nov. 2017
- DEL, Studentship, 2015-2018
- FP7, FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IRSES/318925, 2012-2016
- EPSRC, EP/K008552/2, Jan. 2014-Dec. 2015
- EPSRC, EP/K008552/1, Jan. 2013-Dec. 2013
- EPSRC, EP/F061714/1, Jul. 2010-Jul. 2011
General
Scholarly Activities
• Chairman for IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IEEE UKRI, 2016-
• Degree Programme Director for MSc in Electrical Power Engineering and Systems, Aston, 2016-
• Keynote speaker, Industry Parliament Trust (IPT) Breakfast Meeting at Parliament, Nov. 2016
• Visiting research professor with Queen’s University Belfast, 2016-2018
• Visiting professor with Dalian University of Technology, 2016-2019
• Visiting professor with Shenyang University of Technology, 2014-2017
• Visiting scientist with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015-2016
• Degree Programme Director for MSc in Electrical Power, NCL, 2011-2013
• Electrical, Energy, Engineering Academy (E3A), executive board, adviser, 2011-2013
• Invited Editor for the book “Renewable Energy”, InTech, Hampshire, UK. 2015
• Invited Lead Guest Editor, Electric Power Components and Systems Journal, USA, 2014
• Invited Lead Guest Editor, The Scientific World Journal, 2013
• Invited Chief Guest Editor for the Special Issue, American Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Science and Education Publishing, USA, 2013
• Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
• Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, and IEEE Industry Applications Magazine
• Associate Editor of IET Power Electronics
• Editor of Journal of Power Sources
• Editor of Electric Power Components and Systems
• Editor of the American Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Editorial Board of the Journal of Advances in Microelectronic Engineering
• Associate Editor of the Journal of Control, Automation and Electrical Systems
• Editorial Board of International Journal of Engineering and Technology
• Editorial Board of Journal of Electrical & Electronic Systems
• Editorial Board of Journal of the Journal of Electrical & Electronics
• Editorial Board of Energy and Power Engineering
• Editorial Board of Journal of Electrical Systems
• Editorial Board of International Journal of Advances in Power Systems
• Advisory Board for the world’s largest survey of “connected vehicles”
• Grant review expert - the Seventh Research Framework Programme
• Grant review expert - EPSRC Peer Review College Member
• Grant proposal reviewer for the Leverhulme Trust
• Grant proposal assessor for the UK’s Regional Development Agency
• Grant proposal reviewer for Singapore National Research Foundation
• Grant review expert for Kazakhstani Scientific Community’s Research Council
• Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
• Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics
• Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
• Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications
• Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion
• Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
• Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability
• Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy
• Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Magnetics
• Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
• Reviewer for IEEE Industry Applications Magazine
• Reviewer for IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine
• Reviewer for IET Electric Power Applications
• Reviewer for IET Power Electronics
• Reviewer for IET Circuits, Devices & Systems
• Reviewer for Electric Power Components and Systems
• Reviewer for Electric Power Systems Research
• Reviewer for Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clear Energy
• Reviewer for International Journal of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
• Reviewer for International Journal on Modelling Identification and Control
• Reviewer for the International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education
• Reviewer for International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems
• Reviewer for Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control
• Reviewer for Autosoft Journal, Soft Computing and Automation Journal
• Reviewer for Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy
• Reviewer for Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory
• Reviewer for Superconductor Science and Technology
• Reviewer for Connection Science
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Research Output 2013 2020
Optimization design and performance analysis of a novel direct-drive pmsm with toroidal windings after shifting the magnetic poles
Gao, C., Gao, M., Si, J., Feng, H. & Cao, W., 9 Jan 2020, 2019 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference, VPPC 2019 - Proceedings. IEEE, 8952370. (2019 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC)).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Optimization Design
Pole
Torque
Performance Analysis
Poles
Accelerated Particle Swarm Optimization for Photovoltaic Maximum Power Point Tracking under Partial Shading Conditions
Alshareef, M., Lin, Z., Ma, M. & Cao, W., 15 Feb 2019, In : Energies. 12, 4, 623.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Shading
Particle swarm optimization (PSO)
Particle Swarm Optimization
Partial
Particle accelerators
Analytical Evaluation of High-Efficiency Induction Motor Losses
Aarniovuori, L., Lindh, P., Karkkainen, H., Niemela, M., Pyrhonen, J. & Cao, W., 5 Aug 2019, 2019 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2019. IEEE, p. 1501-1507 7 p. 8785380Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Induction motors
Copper
Stators
Energy efficiency
Poles
Application of the Variational Mode Decomposition for Power Quality Analysis
Cai, K., Cao, W., Liu, Z., Wang, W. & Li, G., 12 Feb 2019, In : Electric Power Components and Systems. 47, 1-2, p. 43-54 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
File
Power quality
Decomposition
Independent component analysis
Electric potential
A Sensorless and Adaptive Control Strategy for a Wind Turbine Based on the Surface-Mounted Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator and PWM-CSC
Xing, N., Xia, J., Cao, W., Lin, Z. & Gadoue, S., 8 Mar 2019, 2019 26th International Workshop on Electric Drives: Improvement in Efficiency of Electric Drives, IWED 2019 - Proceedings. IEEE, p. 1-6 8664302Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
Synchronous generators
Wind turbines
Permanent magnets
Rotors
Sensors
Thesis
High step up DC-DC converter topology for PV systems and electric vehicles
Author: He, Z., 30 May 2018Supervisor: Cao, W. (Supervisor) & Lin, Z. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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New synchronous machine rotor design for easy insertion of excitation coils based on surrogate optimisation
Author: Yang, N., 5 Jun 2018Supervisor: Cao, W. (Supervisor) & Lin, Z. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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