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B.Eng, M.Phil., Ph.D., MIEEE
Lecturer
- About
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- Email Address
- xin.yuan@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Engineering
Biography
Xin Yuan (S'19-M'24) received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in 2013 and 2016, respectively. In 2020, he received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China.
He joined the School of Engineering at the University of Aberdeen, UK as a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in 2024. Before joining the University of Aberdeen, He worked as a Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, and Research Associate at the PEMC Group of the University of Nottingham, UK. In 2020, he also was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research interests include AC motor drives in transportation applications, power converters, wireless power transfer, model predictive control, and control theory. He has successfully secured several Research Grants as a Principal Investigator and the personal secured funding is over £270k. He has published more than 40 academic papers, and several patents, and served as a Guest Editor and Reviewer in different international scientific publishers.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering2020 - Beijing Institute of Technology
Thesis: Study on Model Parameter Uncertainty of PMSMs in Predictive Current Control
- M.Phil. Electrical Engineering2016 - North China University of Technology
Thesis: Research and development of vehicle controller for the low speed electric vehicle.
- B.Sc. Electrical and Automation Engineering2013 - Beijing Union University
Thesis is revelent to the development of power electronics with FPGA programming.
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- 2024-Present, Member of Aberdeen HVDC Research Centre, UK
- External Memberships
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- 2023-Present, Guest Editor of Special Issue "Frontiers in Synchronous Machines and Drive Technologies" in Energies.
- 2023-Present, Member of Research Centre for Electric Vehicles, HK
- 2020-Present, IEEE IES Technical Committee on Transportation Electrification Member
- 2019-Present, IEEE Member
- 2024-Present, IET Member
- 2019-Present, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Member
- 2023-Present, IEEE Power & Energy Society Member
- 2023-2024, Member of Research Centre for Grid Modernisation (RCGM), HK
- 2022-2023, Special Session Chair/Principal Organizer of IECON 2023,49th Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Singapore
- 2023-2024, Technical Program Committee Member, 2024 5th International Conference on Electrical, Electronic Information and Communication Engineering (EEICE 2024), China
- 2023, Technical and Publication Committee Member, IEEE 6th Student Conference on Electric Machines and Systems (IEEE SCEMS'2023), China
- 2023, Invited Speaker of Academic Webinar in the field of Electric Drive System in Electric Vehicles and Aviation, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
- 2023, Invited Speaker of Academic Webinar in the field of Electric Drive System in Electric Vehicles and Aviation, North China University of Technology, China
- 2022, Session Chair of 2022 9th International Conference on Power Electronics Systems and Applications, HK
- 2020, Session Chair of IECON 2020,46th Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Singapore
- 2020, Invited Speaker of Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate Summer Webinar, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Latest Publications
High-Efficient Multi-Vector Model Predictive Control with Common-Mode Voltage Suppression
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 2674 - 2685Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JESTPE.2024.3380636
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Design and Analysis of a New Hybrid Excitation Vernier Motor with Reduced Permanent Magnet
IEEE Transactions on Transportation ElectrificationContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2024.3352822
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Model Predictive Control With Duty Ratio Modulation for Open-Winding PMSM Drives With Common DC Bus
IEEE transactions on power electronics, vol. 38, no. 12, pp. 15287-15299Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2023.3308892
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Comprehensive Comparison of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine and Vernier Machine
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON51785.2023.10312308
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Universal Inverter Nonlinearity Compensator for PMSM Sensorless Control
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON51785.2023.10312370
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Prizes and Awards
- 2020, Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, Beijing Institute of Technology
- 2020, Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate Award, Beijing Institute of Technology
- 2019, First Honor Academic Scholarship, Beijing Institute of Technology
- 2019, SMC Scholarship, Beijing SMC Education Foundation
- 2017, First Honor Academic Scholarship, Beijing Institute of Technology
- Research
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Research Overview
Currently, oil shortage, air pollution, and climate change have been raising the main issues in the world. Many countries have pushed corresponding policies to achieve world carbon neutrality that accelerates and scales up action to realize universal access to clean, affordable energy by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2050. Therefore, it is hugely meaningful to conduct high-impact research in the field of electrification with renewable energy.
I having more than ten years of experience working on DC/AC, DC/DC, and AC/DC power conversion; Conducting world-class research in the electrification sector to achieve net zero.
If you would like to explore more, please see my personal webpage: https://www.eduyuanxin.com/
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in Engineering.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Electrical Power
- Electrical Power Generation
- Control Systems
- Electrical Engineering
- Automotive Engineering
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
Throughout the years, I have been devoting my research interests to three major areas, namely (i) DC-AC/AC-DC Converter in Motion, (ii) DC-AC/AC-DC Converter in Utility Grid, and (iii) DC-DC Converter with Renewable Energy. In these areas, I have published over 40 refereed papers in leading journals and international conferences and worked as a principal investigator with a strong connection to industrial high-tech companies and partners.
Past Research
First Author SCI Top Journals (Q1):
- Yuan, J. Chen, W. Liu and C. H. T. Lee, "A Linear Control Approach to Design Digital Speed Control System for PMSMs," in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 37, no. 7, pp. 8596-8610, July 2022, doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2022.3146174. (IF: 6.7)
- Yuan and C. H. T. Lee, "A Simple Three-Degree-of-Freedom Digital Current Controller with Dead Beat Response for AC Machines",IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 69, no. 8, pp. 7848-7858, Aug. 2022. (IF: 7.7)
- Yuan, J. Mei, J. Chen, Y. Zuo and C. H. T. Lee, " A Digital Current Controller based on Active Resistance Term Feedback for SPMSM Drives",IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 37, no. 8, pp. 9827-9839, Aug. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2022.3153057. (IF: 6.7)
- Yuan, J. Chen, C. Jiang and C. H. T. Lee, "Discrete-time Current Regulator for AC Machine Drives",IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 5847-5858, May. 2022. (IF: 6.7)
- Yuan, Y. Zuo, Y. Fan and C. H. T. Lee, "Model-Free Predictive Current Control of SPMSM Drives Using Extended State Observer",IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 69, no. 7, pp. 6540-6550, July. 2022. (IF: 7.7)
- Yuan, S. Zhang and C. Zhang, "Improved Model Predictive Current Control for SPMSM Drives with Parameter Mismatch",IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 852-862, March. 2019. (IF: 7.7)
- Yuan, C. Zhang and S. Zhang, "Torque Ripple Suppression for Open-end Winding Permanent-Magnet Synchronous Machine Drives with Predictive Current Control",IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 1771-1781, Mar. 2020. (IF: 7.7)
- Yuan, C. Zhang and S. Zhang, "A novel Deadbeat Predictive Current Control Scheme for OEW-PMSM Drives", IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics. vol. 34, no. 12, pp. 11990-12000, Dec. 2019. (IF: 6.7)
- Yuan, S. Zhang and C. Zhang, M. Degano, G. Buticchi and A. Galassini, "Improved Finite-State Model Predictive Current Control with Zero-Sequence Current Suppression for OEW-SPMSM Drives",IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 4996-5006, March. 2019. (IF: 6.7)
- Yuan, S. Zhang and C. Zhang, "Nonparametric Predictive Current Control for PMSM",IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 35, no. 9, pp. 9332-9341, Sept. 2020. (IF: 6.7)
- Yuan, S. Zhang and C. Zhang, M. Degano, G. Buticchi and A. Galassini, "Improved Model Predictive Current Control for SPMSM Drives Using Current Update Mechanism",IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 68, no. 3, pp. 1938-1948, March. 2021. (IF: 7.7)
- Yuan, S. Xie, J. Chen, S. Zhang, C. Zhang and C. H. T. Lee, "An Enhanced Deadbeat Predictive Current Control of SPMSM with Linear Disturbance Observer," IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, doi: 10.1109/JESTPE.2022.3168435. (IF: 5.5)
Collaborations
Collaborate with several industrial companies and famous universities including The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Nanyang Technological University, Beijing Institute of Technology, University of Nottingham, etc. If you would like to explore more, please see my personal webpage: https://www.eduyuanxin.com/
Supervision
My current supervision areas are: Engineering.
- Supervise 1 PhD Student at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2022-Present
- Supervise 3 Research Postgraduate Students at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2022-Present
- Supervise 4 Research Assistants at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2022-2024
- Co-supervise 2 Research Postgraduate Student and Postdoc, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2022-Present
- Mentor 1 Final year project student at University of Nottingham, 2019-2020
- Mentor 3 Final year project students at Nanyang Technological University, 2020-2022
- Mentor over 10 Final year project students at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2022-2023
- Mentor and advise over 30 students in the student’s hall as Residential Fellow at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2022-2023
- Conducted as Academic Advisor to undergraduate students at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2022-2023
Funding and Grants
Research Grants (Personal Total: £270k+)
12/2023 – 11/2025 – PI & PC (~ £160k) – Development of Next-generation PMSM Controller in Lightweight Transportation – Innovation and Technology Support Programme, HK – Personal Contribution: 80.0%; Industrial partner: 20%
09/2022 – 08/2024 – PI & PC (~ £51k) – An enhanced fault-tolerant electric drive system based on SiC/GaN power devices for electrification of transportation applications – PolyU (UGC), HK – Personal Contribution: 100.0%
04/2023 – 03/2024 – PI & PC (~ £21k) – Electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (EVTOL), Inter-departmental FYP project – PolyU (UGC), HK – Personal Contribution: 100.0%
11/2023 – 10/2026 – Co-I (~ £770k) – Research Centre for Electric Vehicles – PolyU (UGC), HK – Personal Contribution: 5.0%
- Teaching
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Courses
- SYSTEMS AND CONTROL (EE3005A / EE3005B)
I taught the compulsory course “Control and System” over 100 undergraduate students at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2022-2023
- APPLIED DIGITAL CONTROL (EE4008A / EE4008B)
I taught the course “Applied Digital Control” over 40 undergraduate students at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2022-2023
- Publications
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Hybrid-Magnet Variable Flux Memory Machine With Improved Field Regulation Capability for Electric Vehicle Applications
IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 586-597Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2022.3188868
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- [ONLINE] Link to AM at Nanyang Technological University
Deep-investigated Flux Weakening Analysis of the Direct-drive Surface Permanent Magnet Vernier Motors for Traction Applications
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/PESA55501.2022.10038328
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Analysis of Synergistic Stator Permanent Magnet Machine With the Synergies of Flux-Switching and Flux-Reversal Effects
IEEE Transactions On Industrial Electronics, vol. 69, no. 12, pp. 12237-12248Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2021.3134063
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An Enhanced Deadbeat Predictive Current Control of SPMSM With Linear Disturbance Observer
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 6304-6316Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JESTPE.2022.3168435
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Online Adaptation of Two-Parameter Inverter Model in Sensorless Motor Drives
IEEE Transactions On Industrial Electronics, vol. 69, no. 10, pp. 9860-9871Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2021.3139173
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A Digital Current Controller Based on Active Resistance Term Feedback for SPMSM Drives
IEEE transactions on power electronics, vol. 37, no. 8, pp. 9827-9839Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2022.3153057
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
A Simple Three-Degree-of-Freedom Digital Current Controller with Dead Beat Response for AC Machines
IEEE Transactions On Industrial Electronics, vol. 69, no. 8, pp. 7848-7858Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2021.3109540
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
A Linear Control Approach to Design Digital Speed Control System for PMSMs
IEEE transactions on power electronics, vol. 37, no. 7, pp. 8596-8610Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2022.3146174
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Design and Analysis of a Doubly Salient Wound Field Starter Generator for Cost-Effective Automobile Application
IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, vol. 71, no. 7, pp. 6900-6911Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2022.3163403
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Model-Free Predictive Current Control of SPMSM Drives Using Extended State Observer
IEEE Transactions On Industrial Electronics, vol. 69, no. 7, pp. 6540-6550Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2021.3095816
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus