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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, Wuhan, 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 EEE. His main research interests include design, analysis, and intelligent control of permanent-magnet machines.
Dr. Zou is a member of the Power Electronics, Machines and Control research group.
Dr. Zou is a member of Engineering Research Futures committee within University of Nottingham.
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
ZHAO, YU, LI, DAWEI, REN, XIANG, ZOU, TIANJIE and QU, RONGHAI, 2023. Design Trade-off Between Torque Density and Power Factor in Surface-Mounted PM Vernier Machines Through Closed-Form Per-Unit Equations IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications. 59(3), 3245586 TAN, HUI, FAN, XINGGANG, LI, DAWEI, ZOU, TIANJIE, KONG, WUBIN, WANG, RUNYU, CHEN, XIAOXUE and QU, RONGHAI, 2023. Additively Manufactured Winding Design for Thermal Improvement of an Oil-cooled Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Machine IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification. CHEN, HONG, LI, DAWEI, QU, RONGHAI and ZOU, TIANJIE, 2023. Torque Capacity Improvement of Flux-Switching PM Machines Based on Directional Stator Permeance Design IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics. 3281712 ZOU, TIANJIE, GERADA, DAVID, LA ROCCA, ANTONINO, MOSLEMIN, MOHSEN, CAIRNS, ALASDAIR, CUI, MENGMENG, BARDALAI, ANUVAV, ZHANG, FENGYU and GERADA, CHRIS, 2022. A Comprehensive Design Guideline of Hairpin Windings for High Power Density Electric Vehicle Traction Motors IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION. 8(3), 3578-3593