Dr Maurizio Albano PhD MIET MIEEE
Lecturer - Teaching and Research
- AlbanoM@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 29208 70672
- Queen's Buildings - East Building, Room E/3.18, 5 The Parade, Newport Road, Cardiff, CF24 3AA
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am a lecturer in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering School with research focus in high voltage systems, in particular in outdoor insulation. I have worked on EPSRC and industry-funded projects on the performance of outdoor insulators under various pollution conditions, insulation coordination, and electromagnetic field computation. I am also contributing to the ongoing discussions on establishing relevant standards for polymeric insulators (BS PEL36 and IEC TC 36 Insulators working group PT 63414).
In recent years, I have been developing monitoring techniques based on Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning technologies applied to overhead line insulator design at distribution and transmission voltage levels and I joined the Research Group on "Robotics and Autonomous Intelligent Machines" as associated member.
I am currently EEE & IEN Year 2 Tutor. I am contributing to several modules related to the power theme, sharing previous experience as a consultant on various aspects of power system analysis: impact of power plant connection to the transmission system, protection selectivity analysis on industrial power plants, and electric and magnetic field evaluations generated by transmission lines or substations.
Publication
2022
- Federico, P., Haddad, M., Albano, M., Robson, S., Dongsheng, G., Land, C. and Loftus, N. 2022. Implementation of second earthwire on l6 400 kv transmission line. Presented at: 2022 57th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Istanbul, Turkey, 30 Aug 22 - 02 Sept 222022 57th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE, (10.1109/UPEC55022.2022.9917671)
- Slama, M. E. A., Beroual, A., Haddad, A. M. and Albano, M. 2022. Application of analytical modelling of flashover derived for flat samples to polluted 11kV SiR insulators. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation 29(4), pp. 1574-1581. (10.1109/TDEI.2022.3175152)
- Slama, M. E. A., Krzma, A., Albano, M. and Haddad, A. M. 2022. Experimental study and modeling of the effect of ESDD/NSDD on AC flashover of SiR outdoor insulators. Energies 15(10), article number: 3782. (10.3390/en15103782)
2021
- Slama, M. E. A. et al. 2021. Monitoring of dry bands and discharge activities at the surface of textured insulators with AC clean fog test conditions. Energies 14(10), article number: 2914. (10.3390/en14102914)
- Pinzan, D., Branco, F., Haddad, M., Slama, M. E. A., Albano, M., Waters, R. T. and Leite, H. 2021. Performance of composite outdoor insulator under superimposed direct and switching impulse voltages. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery 36(2), pp. 1193-1201. (10.1109/TPWRD.2020.3003980)
2020
- Savva, T. and Albano, M. 2020. Development of a deep learning software for visual analysis of high voltage insulators. Presented at: 55th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2020), Virtual - Torino, Italy, 1-4 September 20202020 55th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE pp. 1-6., (10.1109/UPEC49904.2020.9209804)
- Krzma, A., Albano, M. and Haddad, A. 2020. Comparative characterisation of conventional and textured 11 kV insulators using the rotating wheel dip test. High Voltage 5(6), pp. 739-746. (10.1049/hve.2019.0189)
- James, J., Albano, M., Clark, D., Guo, D. and Haddad, A. (. 2020. Analysis of very fast transients using black box macromodels in ATP-EMTP. Energies 13(3), article number: 698. (10.3390/en13030698)
2019
- Seward, W. G., Huxtable, R. D., Beynon, B. P., Zvirblys, A., Camacho Hunt, N., Albano, M. and Cipcigan, L. M. 2019. Modelling of static wireless electric vehicle charging and its impact on a typical GB distribution network. Presented at: 54th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Bucharest, Romania, 3-6 Sep 20192019 54th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE, (10.1109/UPEC.2019.8893603)
- Mathias, T., Albano, M. and Robson, S. 2019. High voltage insulator monitoring using infrared camera and FPGA. Presented at: 2019 54th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Bucharest, Romania, 3-6 September 20192019 54th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE, (10.1109/UPEC.2019.8893637)
- Slama, M. E. A., Albano, M., Haddad, A. and Waters, R. T. 2019. Dry-band discharges dynamic at the surface of SiR textured insulator during AC inclined plane test. Presented at: 21st International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering, Frankfurt, Germany, 11-15 March 2019Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering, Vol. 2. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering Springer Science Business Media pp. 504-517., (10.1007/978-3-030-31680-8_51)
- Albano, M., Haddad, A. M. and Bungay, N. 2019. Is the dry-band characteristic a function of pollution and insulator design?. Energies 12(19), pp. 3607. (10.3390/en12193607)
2018
- Albano, M., Haddad, A., Grifiths, H. and Coventry, P. 2018. Environmentally friendly compact air-insulated high-voltage substations. Energies 11(9), article number: 2492. (10.3390/en11092492)
- James, J., Albano, M., Haddad, A. and Guo, D. 2018. Application of multiple modelling techniques for analysis of very fast transient overvoltages in GIS. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application (ICHVE), Athens, Greece, 10-13 Sept 20182018 IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application (ICHVE). IEEE, (10.1109/ICHVE.2018.8642189)
- Albano, M., Haddad, A. and Bungay, N. 2018. Is the dry-band characteristic a function of pollution and insulator design?. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application (ICHVE), Athens, Greece, 10-13 Sep 2018IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application (ICHVE). IEEE, (10.1109/ICHVE.2018.8641841)
2017
- Krzma, A. S., Albano, M. and Haddad, A. 2017. Flashover influence of fog rate on the characteristics of polluted silicone-rubber insulators. Presented at: 52nd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Heraklion, Greece, 28-31 August 20172017 52nd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE pp. 1-5., (10.1109/UPEC.2017.8231958)
- Albano, M., Haddad, A., Venuturumilli, S., Sarathi, R., Griffiths, H. and Harid, N. 2017. Investigation of surface properties of silicone rubber samples with nanofillers. Presented at: 51st International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2016), Coimbra, Portugal, 6-9 September 20162016 51st International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE, (10.1109/UPEC.2016.8114033)
- Ahmad, H., Robson, S., Albano, M. and Haddad, A. 2017. Characterics of ZnO microvaristors-loaded grading polymeric materials. Presented at: 2017 INSUCON - 13th International Electrical Insulation Conference (INSUCON), Birmingham, UK, 16-18 May 20172017 INSUCON - 13th International Electrical Insulation Conference (INSUCON). IEEE pp. 1-6., (10.23919/INSUCON.2017.8097175)
2016
- Albano, M., Waters, R. T. and Haddad, A. 2016. Control of leakage-current and power dissipation by surface texturing of silicone rubber insulators. Presented at: Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP 2016), Toronto, Canada, 16-19 October 20162016 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), (10.1109/CEIDP.2016.7785656)
- Albano, M., Waters, R. T., Charalampidis, P., Griffiths, H. and Haddad, A. 2016. Infrared analysis of dry-band flashover of silicone rubber insulators. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation 23(1), pp. 304-310. (10.1109/TDEI.2015.005026)
2015
- Krzma, A., Albano, M. and Haddad, A. 2015. Comparative performance of 11kV silicone rubber insulators using artificial pollution tests. Presented at: 2015 50th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Stoke-on-Trent, UK, 1-4 September 2015.
2014
- Albano, M., Charalampidis, P., Waters, R. T., Griffiths, H. and Haddad, A. 2014. Silicone rubber insulators for polluted environments part 2: textured insulators. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation 21(2), pp. 749-757. (10.1109/TDEI.2013.004016)
- Charalampidis, P., Albano, M., Griffiths, H., Haddad, A. and Waters, R. T. 2014. Silicone rubber insulators for polluted environments part 1: enhanced artificial pollution tests. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation 21(2), pp. 740-748. (10.1109/TDEI.2013.004015)
- Albano, M., Haddad, A., Griffiths, H., Waters, R. T., Hicks, Y. A. and Sarathi, R. 2014. Dry-band and discharge activity characterization using visual and IR data analysis. Presented at: 2014 International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application (ICHVE), Poznan, Poland, 8 - 11 September 20142014 International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application (ICHVE). IEEE pp. 1-4., (10.1109/ICHVE.2014.7035414)
- Krzma, A. S., Albano, M. and Haddad, A. 2014. Comparative performance of 11kV silicone rubber polymeric insulators under Rotating Wheel Dip Test. Presented at: 49th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2-5 September 201449th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE pp. 1-5., (10.1109/UPEC.2014.6934790)
- Chen, L., Widger, P., Elnaddab, K. H., Albano, M., Griffiths, H. and Haddad, A. 2014. CF3I gas and its mixtures: potential for electrical insulation. Presented at: Cigre Session 45, Paris, 24-29 August 2014.
2011
- Albano, M., Haddad, A., Griffiths, H. and Coventry, P. 2011. Performance of compact air insulated substations under surge conditions. Presented at: 17th International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering (ISH 2011), Hannover, Germany, 22-26 August 2011 Presented at Gockenbach, E. et al. eds.Book of abstract / ISH 2011. Berlin: VDE-Verl
2010
- Kamarudin, M., Albano, M., Haddad, A., Harid, N. and Coventry, P. 2010. A survey on the potential of CF31 gas as an alternative for SF6 in high voltage applications. Presented at: 45th International Universities Power Engineering Conference, Cardiff, UK, 31 August - 3 September 20102010 45th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2010). London: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) pp. 159-163.
2009
- Albano, M., Haddad, A., Griffiths, H. and Coventry, P. 2009. Electric and magnetic fields in 400kV compact substations. Presented at: 16th International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering ISH2009,, Cape Town, South Africa, 24-28 August 2009. Vol. B-11. pp. 404-409.
- Venkatesan, S., Haddad, A., Griffiths, H., Harid, N. and Albano, M. 2009. Reducing air clearance requirements for voltage uprating of overhead line by use of line surge arresters. Presented at: IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, Virginia Beach, USA. Vol. 8.
- Venkatesan, S., Haddad, A., Griffiths, H., Harid, N. and Albano, M. 2009. Reducing air clearance requirements for voltage uprating of overhead line by use of line surge arresters. Presented at: 2009 annual report Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, Virginia Beach, VA, USA, 18-21 October 2009IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 2009. CEIDP '09.. IEEE pp. 224-229.
2008
- Albano, M., Haddad, A., Griffiths, H. and Coventry, P. 2008. Air insulated compact substations. Presented at: UPEC 2008 : 43rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference, Padova, Italy, 1-4 September 2008Proceedings of the 43rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference, 2008. UPEC 2008.. IEEE pp. 1-4., (10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651626)
- Albano, M., Haddad, A., Griffiths, H. and Coventry, P. 2008. Air insulated compact substations. Presented at: Proceedings of 43rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (IUEPC), Padova, Italy. Vol. 414.
2006
- Albano, M., Turri, R., Dessanti, S., Haddad, A., Griffiths, H. and Howat, B. 2006. Computation of the electromagnetic coupling of parallel untransposed power lines. Presented at: 41st International Universities Power Engineering Conference, Session TAT4c., Newcastle, UK. pp. 17-21.
Articles
- Slama, M. E. A., Beroual, A., Haddad, A. M. and Albano, M. 2022. Application of analytical modelling of flashover derived for flat samples to polluted 11kV SiR insulators. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation 29(4), pp. 1574-1581. (10.1109/TDEI.2022.3175152)
- Slama, M. E. A., Krzma, A., Albano, M. and Haddad, A. M. 2022. Experimental study and modeling of the effect of ESDD/NSDD on AC flashover of SiR outdoor insulators. Energies 15(10), article number: 3782. (10.3390/en15103782)
- Slama, M. E. A. et al. 2021. Monitoring of dry bands and discharge activities at the surface of textured insulators with AC clean fog test conditions. Energies 14(10), article number: 2914. (10.3390/en14102914)
- Pinzan, D., Branco, F., Haddad, M., Slama, M. E. A., Albano, M., Waters, R. T. and Leite, H. 2021. Performance of composite outdoor insulator under superimposed direct and switching impulse voltages. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery 36(2), pp. 1193-1201. (10.1109/TPWRD.2020.3003980)
- Krzma, A., Albano, M. and Haddad, A. 2020. Comparative characterisation of conventional and textured 11 kV insulators using the rotating wheel dip test. High Voltage 5(6), pp. 739-746. (10.1049/hve.2019.0189)
- James, J., Albano, M., Clark, D., Guo, D. and Haddad, A. (. 2020. Analysis of very fast transients using black box macromodels in ATP-EMTP. Energies 13(3), article number: 698. (10.3390/en13030698)
- Albano, M., Haddad, A. M. and Bungay, N. 2019. Is the dry-band characteristic a function of pollution and insulator design?. Energies 12(19), pp. 3607. (10.3390/en12193607)
- Albano, M., Haddad, A., Grifiths, H. and Coventry, P. 2018. Environmentally friendly compact air-insulated high-voltage substations. Energies 11(9), article number: 2492. (10.3390/en11092492)
- Albano, M., Waters, R. T., Charalampidis, P., Griffiths, H. and Haddad, A. 2016. Infrared analysis of dry-band flashover of silicone rubber insulators. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation 23(1), pp. 304-310. (10.1109/TDEI.2015.005026)
- Albano, M., Charalampidis, P., Waters, R. T., Griffiths, H. and Haddad, A. 2014. Silicone rubber insulators for polluted environments part 2: textured insulators. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation 21(2), pp. 749-757. (10.1109/TDEI.2013.004016)
- Charalampidis, P., Albano, M., Griffiths, H., Haddad, A. and Waters, R. T. 2014. Silicone rubber insulators for polluted environments part 1: enhanced artificial pollution tests. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation 21(2), pp. 740-748. (10.1109/TDEI.2013.004015)
Conferences
- Federico, P., Haddad, M., Albano, M., Robson, S., Dongsheng, G., Land, C. and Loftus, N. 2022. Implementation of second earthwire on l6 400 kv transmission line. Presented at: 2022 57th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Istanbul, Turkey, 30 Aug 22 - 02 Sept 222022 57th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE, (10.1109/UPEC55022.2022.9917671)
- Savva, T. and Albano, M. 2020. Development of a deep learning software for visual analysis of high voltage insulators. Presented at: 55th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2020), Virtual - Torino, Italy, 1-4 September 20202020 55th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE pp. 1-6., (10.1109/UPEC49904.2020.9209804)
- Seward, W. G., Huxtable, R. D., Beynon, B. P., Zvirblys, A., Camacho Hunt, N., Albano, M. and Cipcigan, L. M. 2019. Modelling of static wireless electric vehicle charging and its impact on a typical GB distribution network. Presented at: 54th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Bucharest, Romania, 3-6 Sep 20192019 54th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE, (10.1109/UPEC.2019.8893603)
- Mathias, T., Albano, M. and Robson, S. 2019. High voltage insulator monitoring using infrared camera and FPGA. Presented at: 2019 54th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Bucharest, Romania, 3-6 September 20192019 54th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE, (10.1109/UPEC.2019.8893637)
- Slama, M. E. A., Albano, M., Haddad, A. and Waters, R. T. 2019. Dry-band discharges dynamic at the surface of SiR textured insulator during AC inclined plane test. Presented at: 21st International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering, Frankfurt, Germany, 11-15 March 2019Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering, Vol. 2. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering Springer Science Business Media pp. 504-517., (10.1007/978-3-030-31680-8_51)
- James, J., Albano, M., Haddad, A. and Guo, D. 2018. Application of multiple modelling techniques for analysis of very fast transient overvoltages in GIS. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application (ICHVE), Athens, Greece, 10-13 Sept 20182018 IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application (ICHVE). IEEE, (10.1109/ICHVE.2018.8642189)
- Albano, M., Haddad, A. and Bungay, N. 2018. Is the dry-band characteristic a function of pollution and insulator design?. Presented at: IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application (ICHVE), Athens, Greece, 10-13 Sep 2018IEEE International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application (ICHVE). IEEE, (10.1109/ICHVE.2018.8641841)
- Krzma, A. S., Albano, M. and Haddad, A. 2017. Flashover influence of fog rate on the characteristics of polluted silicone-rubber insulators. Presented at: 52nd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Heraklion, Greece, 28-31 August 20172017 52nd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE pp. 1-5., (10.1109/UPEC.2017.8231958)
- Albano, M., Haddad, A., Venuturumilli, S., Sarathi, R., Griffiths, H. and Harid, N. 2017. Investigation of surface properties of silicone rubber samples with nanofillers. Presented at: 51st International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2016), Coimbra, Portugal, 6-9 September 20162016 51st International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE, (10.1109/UPEC.2016.8114033)
- Ahmad, H., Robson, S., Albano, M. and Haddad, A. 2017. Characterics of ZnO microvaristors-loaded grading polymeric materials. Presented at: 2017 INSUCON - 13th International Electrical Insulation Conference (INSUCON), Birmingham, UK, 16-18 May 20172017 INSUCON - 13th International Electrical Insulation Conference (INSUCON). IEEE pp. 1-6., (10.23919/INSUCON.2017.8097175)
- Albano, M., Waters, R. T. and Haddad, A. 2016. Control of leakage-current and power dissipation by surface texturing of silicone rubber insulators. Presented at: Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP 2016), Toronto, Canada, 16-19 October 20162016 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), (10.1109/CEIDP.2016.7785656)
- Krzma, A., Albano, M. and Haddad, A. 2015. Comparative performance of 11kV silicone rubber insulators using artificial pollution tests. Presented at: 2015 50th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Stoke-on-Trent, UK, 1-4 September 2015.
- Albano, M., Haddad, A., Griffiths, H., Waters, R. T., Hicks, Y. A. and Sarathi, R. 2014. Dry-band and discharge activity characterization using visual and IR data analysis. Presented at: 2014 International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application (ICHVE), Poznan, Poland, 8 - 11 September 20142014 International Conference on High Voltage Engineering and Application (ICHVE). IEEE pp. 1-4., (10.1109/ICHVE.2014.7035414)
- Krzma, A. S., Albano, M. and Haddad, A. 2014. Comparative performance of 11kV silicone rubber polymeric insulators under Rotating Wheel Dip Test. Presented at: 49th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC), Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 2-5 September 201449th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC). IEEE pp. 1-5., (10.1109/UPEC.2014.6934790)
- Chen, L., Widger, P., Elnaddab, K. H., Albano, M., Griffiths, H. and Haddad, A. 2014. CF3I gas and its mixtures: potential for electrical insulation. Presented at: Cigre Session 45, Paris, 24-29 August 2014.
- Albano, M., Haddad, A., Griffiths, H. and Coventry, P. 2011. Performance of compact air insulated substations under surge conditions. Presented at: 17th International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering (ISH 2011), Hannover, Germany, 22-26 August 2011 Presented at Gockenbach, E. et al. eds.Book of abstract / ISH 2011. Berlin: VDE-Verl
- Kamarudin, M., Albano, M., Haddad, A., Harid, N. and Coventry, P. 2010. A survey on the potential of CF31 gas as an alternative for SF6 in high voltage applications. Presented at: 45th International Universities Power Engineering Conference, Cardiff, UK, 31 August - 3 September 20102010 45th International Universities Power Engineering Conference (UPEC 2010). London: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) pp. 159-163.
- Albano, M., Haddad, A., Griffiths, H. and Coventry, P. 2009. Electric and magnetic fields in 400kV compact substations. Presented at: 16th International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering ISH2009,, Cape Town, South Africa, 24-28 August 2009. Vol. B-11. pp. 404-409.
- Venkatesan, S., Haddad, A., Griffiths, H., Harid, N. and Albano, M. 2009. Reducing air clearance requirements for voltage uprating of overhead line by use of line surge arresters. Presented at: IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, Virginia Beach, USA. Vol. 8.
- Venkatesan, S., Haddad, A., Griffiths, H., Harid, N. and Albano, M. 2009. Reducing air clearance requirements for voltage uprating of overhead line by use of line surge arresters. Presented at: 2009 annual report Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, Virginia Beach, VA, USA, 18-21 October 2009IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, 2009. CEIDP '09.. IEEE pp. 224-229.
- Albano, M., Haddad, A., Griffiths, H. and Coventry, P. 2008. Air insulated compact substations. Presented at: UPEC 2008 : 43rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference, Padova, Italy, 1-4 September 2008Proceedings of the 43rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference, 2008. UPEC 2008.. IEEE pp. 1-4., (10.1109/UPEC.2008.4651626)
- Albano, M., Haddad, A., Griffiths, H. and Coventry, P. 2008. Air insulated compact substations. Presented at: Proceedings of 43rd International Universities Power Engineering Conference (IUEPC), Padova, Italy. Vol. 414.
- Albano, M., Turri, R., Dessanti, S., Haddad, A., Griffiths, H. and Howat, B. 2006. Computation of the electromagnetic coupling of parallel untransposed power lines. Presented at: 41st International Universities Power Engineering Conference, Session TAT4c., Newcastle, UK. pp. 17-21.
Research
Recent completed projects
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"CHAMPIONS - Performance, and characterisation of insulator interface sealing and grading”, funded by National Grid
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“Development of outdoor insulation test facility at Deeside”, funded by National Grid
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"Textured Insulators”, funded by National Grid
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"FLEXIS - WP16: Environmentally-friendly Electrical Power Plant and Insulation”, funded by ERDF-WEFO
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"Traction Power 25 kV Insulator Contamination Study", funded by Network Rail
Teaching
I am currently EEE & IEN Year 2 Tutor and I am contributing to several modules related to the power theme in the year 2 "Power Systems Analysis", and "Machine and Power Electronics" modules. In addition I deliver "Power Systems Analysis", "Advanced Power Systems & High Voltage Technology" modules to MSc students.
In a year 2 module "Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3" I explore appropriate computational techniques using Laplace transforms to electrical transient problems demonstrating to the students their advantages versus differential equation approach.
I am supervising individual and research projects at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Biography
Education and Qualifications
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2004: PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Padova, Italy
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2003 National Qualification, Federazione Ordine degli Ingegneri (Italian CEng)
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1999: Laurea degree in Electrical Engineering, University of Padova, Italy
Honours and awards
- 2005, awarded "Prof. Marenesi" awards by University of Padova, Italy
Professional memberships
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2016 -present Member of the IEEE
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2014 - present, Member of the IET
Academic positions
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2016-present Lecturer, Cardiff University, Wales
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2012-2016 Research Fellow, Cardiff University, Wales
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2006-2012 Research Associate, Cardiff University, Wales
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2005-2006 Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Padova, Italy
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2004-2005 Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Padova, Italy
Committees and reviewing
Committees
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IEC TC 36 working group PT 63414 “Artificial pollution tests on high-voltage insulators made of hydrophobicity transfer materials to be used on a.c. and d.c. systems”
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British Standards committee PEL/36 Insulators for Power Systems
Reviewing contributions
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MDPI Energies
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MDPI Electronics and Instrumentations
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MDPI Applied Science, Reviewer Board
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IET High Voltage
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IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution
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IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation
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IET Science, Measurement & Technology
Supervisions
Areas of supervision
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Artificial Intelligence applied to monitoring techniques and overhead line
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insulator design
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insulation co-ordination
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air insulated compact substations
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electromagnetic fields computation
Current supervision

Mr Mohammed Alhazmi
Research student
Past projects
PhD students
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Davide Pinzan, "Performance of polluted composite insulators for the conversion of selected UK tower lines to HVDC operation under severe pollution conditions"
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Jonathan Colin James, "Investigation of transient and safety issues in gas insulated systems"
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Samuel Jacob Collins, "Mitigation of ashover events on outdoor insulation at substations under polluted conditions"
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Adnan El-hadi Salama Krzma, "Comparative laboratory performance characterisation of silicone rubber textured insulators"
MSc students
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Zhuo Liu, "Design of leakage current sensors for high voltage insulators"
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Siva Akhil Vuyyuri, "Design of leakage current sensor for high voltage applications"
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Yzeed Althunayan, "Design of a Wireless Fog, Dew Point and absolute humidity measurement system in clean-fog chamber for High voltage experiments"
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Sibo Sun, "Development of high voltage data post-processing tool in MATLAB"
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Ahmad Alenezi, "Mechanical and electrical constraints on innovative electric systems for public transport"
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Jiayi Shao, "Fast charging technology and high voltage limitation"
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Alexis Frangoullides, "New sensors for high voltage insulator inspection"
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Mohammed Salah, "Construction of a precise coulombmeter"
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Bernar Mustafa, "Visual spark activity analysis on 11 kV Silicone rubber insulator"
Research themes
Specialisms
- Electrical engineering
- High Voltage Engineering
- Modelling and simulation
- AI