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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 Institute, 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
GIANVITO GALLICCHIO, MAURO DI NARDO, TIANJIE ZOU, KRZYSZTOF PACIURA, CHRIS GERADA and FRANCESCO CUPERTINO, 2025. Active Short Circuit Tolerant Design of Permanent Magnet Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Machines IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion. 13 GREGORIO CUTULI, STEFANO NUZZO, DAVIDE BARATER, TIANJIE ZOU and SHAFIGH NATEGH, 2025. Replacing Copper With Aluminum in Hairpin Windings Motors Intended for Utility Cars IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics. 12 ANH THANH HUYNH, HAILIN HUANG, JIANAN JIANG, TIANJIE ZOU, DAVID GERADA and TAO YANG, 2025. Optimization and Comparison of 1MW-Class PM Motors for Aircraft Propulsion Using Litz Wire and Hairpin Windings IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. JIANAN JIANG, TIANJIE ZOU, MAURO DI NARDO, GIANVITO GALLICCHIO, SALVATORE LA ROCCA, ANTONINO LA ROCCA, DAVID GERADA, HAILIN HUANG, XIANG REN, DMYTRO PRYSTUPA, GAURANG VAKIL, MICHELE DEGANO, CHRIS GERADA and KRZYSZTOF PACIURA, 2025. Holistic Design Optimisation of 350 kW High-Speed Permanent Magnet Assisted Synchronous Reluctance Machine for Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. 16