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Huayu Ji at ICEMS 2024
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Xi Luo receives Award
Student Paper Award! ICEMS 2024, Japan
Nov. 29, 2024
The 27th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS) is one of the largest technical annual conferences in the field of electrical machines. Since its inception by the China Electrotechnical Society in 1987, the ICEMS has evolved from a domestic academic conference into a major international conference held in rotation among China, Japan, South Korea, and other countries, gaining widespread influence in the global electrical machines and systems field.
The Ph.D. students Xi Luo and Huayu Ji gave oral presentations during the conference, and Xi Luo received the Student Paper Award. Congratulations!
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Opening Ceremony
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Invited Talk in COMAC
Invited Talk on COMAC Innovation Week
Aug. 21, 2024
The 7th COMAC International Science and Technology Innovation Week, jointly hosted by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC 中国商飞集团), the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Chongqing University, opened successfully. This year’s International Science and Technology Innovation Week is themed “Green, Intelligent: New Opportunities for Large Aircraft.”
Professor Xiao was invited to give a talk on “High reliability drive control technology of electric reverse thrust permanent magnet motors” (电反推永磁电机高可靠性驱动控制技术) and discussed cooperation topics in high-performance motor drives for aircraft.
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Official Visit to AVIC FACRI
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Short visit in Xi’an
Framework Agreement with AVIC FACRI
Aug. 2, 2024
A delegation of ten people including the Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Low Altitude Economy Research Institute of HKUST(GZ)/the fourth President of the HKUST, Professor Wei Shi, and Professors of the Low Altitude Economy Research Institute visited AVIC Xi’an Flight Automatic Control Research Institute (FACRI) (中航工业自控所).
The two sides had in-depth discussions on the possibility of strategic cooperation in the future in the eVTOL field. Pu Youhua, the Secretary of the Party Committee of the FACRI, accompanied the research visit. Two sides signed the strategic cooperation Framework Agreement on eVTOL.
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Committee with Shuo Zhang
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Committee with Dehui Luo
Congratulations to Two MPhil Graduates!
July 31, 2024
Two Red Bird MPhil students, Mr. Dehui Luo and Mr. Shuo Zhang, have successfully defensed their MPhil thesis. Both of them have published/submitted 2 top journal articles during their MPhil study. The thesis titles are:
Dehui Luo: Audible Noise and Harmonic Suppression Strategies for Low-Speed Sensorless Control of Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors
Shuo Zhang: Model-based Observer Design for State-of-Charge/Energy Estimation of Lithium-Ion Batteries
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Xi Luo with Prof. Eric Cheng
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Oral Presentation
ICoPESA 2024, Hong Kong, China
June 26, 2024
The Ph.D. student, Xi Luo, participated in the 2024 8th International Conference on Power Energy Systems and Applications (ICoPESA). He gave an oral presentation:
· Xi Luo, Phase Synchronization for Multi-Module Parallel Battery Energy System of High-Speed Train based on Dual Second-Order Generalized Integrator
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· Xinghao Wang, Parameter Estimation and Sensorless Control for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors
· Hao Jing, Rotor Temperature Estimation in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors Based on Data-Driven Methods
· Zifeng Chen, Sensorless Control and Torque Ripple Minimization of Switched Reluctance Motors without Motor Parameter Characteristics
3 Students PASS Ph.D. Qualifying Exam
June 24, 2024
There Ph.D. students enrolled in Fall 2022 passed the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam (PQE).
Congratulations to the three Ph.D. candidates:Xinghao Wang, Hao Jing and Zifeng Chen!
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Hao Jing & his Co-supervisor
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Meeting with SJTU members
Student Visits to Shanghai Jiaotong University
June 6, 2024
The Ph.D. student, Hao Jing, visited John Hopcroft Center (JHC) for Computer Science at Shanghai Jiaotong University with his co-supervisor, Prof. Xiaohong Liu. They have a deep discussion with AI techniques in electrical machines.
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Best Paper Award Ceremony
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Oral presentation
Best Paper! CIEEC 2024, Harbin, China
May 10, 2024
The Ph.D. student, Zifeng Chen, participated in the 2024 IEEE 7th International Electrical and Energy Conerence (CIEEC). He gave an oral presentation:
· Zifeng Chen, Torque Ripple Suppression Strategy for Switched Reluctance Motor Based on Improved Active Disturbance Rejection Controller
He was awarded the BEST PAPER AWARD (Top 1%), Congratulations!
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Unveiling Ceremony
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Sign-in Photos
Opening Ceremony of BEST LAB!
April 24, 2024
The opening ceremony of the BEST LAB at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) was held with great solemnity. Professor Ni Mingxuan, the President; Professor Qu Shaobing, the Party Secretary; Professor Wu Jingshen, the Vice President (Teaching); Professor Wu Kaishun, the Associate Vice President (Research); Professor Guan Jizu, the Associate Vice President (Coordination and Laboratory Safety); Professor Wen Weijia, the Dean of Functional Hub; Professor Chen Lei, the Dean of Information Hub; and Professor Qiu Huihe, the Director of the BEST LAB and the Head of the Sustainable Energy and Environmental Thrust, all attended the event.
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Zifeng Chen
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Xi Luo
SSPEL-Asia 2024, at Zhejiang University
Jan. 13, 2024
Two Ph.D. students, Zifeng Chen and Xi Luo, participated in the IEEE PELS Student Symposium and Power Electronics in Asia (SSPEL-Asia) and gave two oral presentations for competition:
· Zifeng Chen, A Novel Approach to High-Speed Sensorless Control of Switched Reluctance Motor Using FOGI Without Magnetic Characteristics
· Xi Luo, Decentralized Grid-Forming Control Strategy for Frequency Regulation: Applied in High-Penetration Wind Power System
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Zifeng Chen & A traveler Hao Jing
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Oral presentation
CPEEC-CPSSC 2023, Guangzhou, China
Nov. 10, 2023
The Ph.D. student, Zifeng Chen, participated in the 2023 China Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Congress – The 26th China Power Supply Society Conference and Exhibition. He gave an oral presentation in Chinese:
· Zifeng Chen, 基于单相自适应观测器的开关磁阻电机无磁特性高速位置估计
Another Ph.D. student, Hao Jing, participated in the conference for discussing AI-based power electronics.
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Oral presentation by Xinghao Wang
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Oral presentation by Zifeng Chen
ICEMS 2023, Zhuhai, China
Nov. 5, 2023
Two Ph.D. students, Xinghao Wang and Zifeng Chen, participated in the 26th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS) and gave two oral presentations:
· Zifeng Chen, A Novel Approach to High-Speed Sensorless Control of Switched Reluctance Motor Using Fourth Order Generalized Integrator Without Magnetic Characteristics
· Xinghao Wang, Parameter Estimation for Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors Based on Improved Genetic
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Jiani Luo at ECCE
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ECCE Evening Show
ECCE 2023, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Oct. 29, 2023
The Ph.D. student, Jiani Luo, participated in the 2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition and gave an oral presentation:
· Jiani Luo, A Five-Level Low-Cost Modular Voltage Stepped-Up Converter for Photovoltaic Systems
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Shuo Zhang at IECON
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Oral presentation
IECON 2023, Singapore
Oct. 16, 2023
The MPhil student, Shuo Zhang, participated in the 49th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON) and gave an oral presentation:
· Shuo Zhang, Robust State of Charge Estimation for Battery Using Self-Adaptive Super Twisting Sliding Mode Observer
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Prof. Gaolin Wang
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Prof. Bo Wang
Professors Invited from HIT
June 21, 2023
Two professors, Prof. Gaolin Wang and Prof. Bo Wang, were invited to HKUST(GZ) on June 21 and May 31, 2023, respectively. Prof. Gaolin Wang hold a discussion with the first-cohort Ph.D. students at EPES Lab, and Prof. Bo Wang gave a talk on “Extreme Speed Control Techniques for AC Motors.”