Dr Ying Xue PhD, MIET, MIEEE

Dr Ying Xue

Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Lecturer in Electrical Power Networks

Contact details

Address
Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
School of Engineering
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2SA

Ying Xue is a Lecturer in the Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, School of Engineering. 
He has published a number of international journal and conference papers in the areas of HVDC, power system simulation technology and protection & control of electrical power systems. In particular, he has developed a new generation of Flexible LCC HVDC system, which has the potential to significantly increase the reliability and performance of future LCC HVDC systems.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Electrical Engineering (University of Birmingham)
  • BEng (Hons) in Electronic and Electrical Engineering (University of Birmingham)
  • BEng in Electrical Engineering and Automation (Huazhong University of Science & Technology)

Biography

Ying Xue graduated from University of Birmingham and Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) with BEng in electrical engineering in 2012. He then went on to study for a PhD in electrical engineering in the department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering in the University of Birmingham. In 2016, he started to work as research fellow for a Network Innovation Allowance (NIA) project in collaboration with National Grid. He took up the lectureship in 2017.

Teaching

Teaching Programmes

MSc Programme in Electrical Power Systems:

  • Fundamentals of MATLAB Computing for Electrical Power Systems
  • Control Systems Design
  • Power System Stability and Control
  • HVDC & FACTS

Postgraduate supervision

Dr. Xue is interested in supervising PhD students in the following areas
-HVDC and FACTS
-Renewable Energy Integration
-Power System Stability with High Renewable Penetration
-Power System Simulation Technology
-Power System Protection

Research

Dr. Xue’s research interests are control and topology innovations in HVDC & FACTS; modelling, control and real-time simulation of power systems with renewable energy systems; power system simulation technologies; protection & control of electrical power systems.

Other activities

  • Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems
  • Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
  • Reviewer, Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy

Publications

Highlight publications

Xue, Y, Zhang, X-P & Yang, C 2019, 'Series capacitor compensated AC filterless flexible LCC HVDC with enhanced power transfer under unbalanced faults', IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 3069-3080. https://doi.org/10.1109/tpwrs.2019.2899065

Xue, Y, Zhang, X-P & Yang, C 2018, 'Commutation Failure Elimination of LCC HVDC Systems using Thyristor-Based Controllable Capacitors', I E E E Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 1448 - 1458. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRD.2017.2776867

Xue, Y, Zhang, X & Yang, C 2018, 'AC Filterless Flexible LCC HVDC with Reduced Voltage Rating of Controllable Capacitors', IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2018.2800666

Xue, Y & Zhang, X-P 2017, 'Reactive Power and AC Voltage Control of LCC HVDC System with Controllable Capacitors', IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 31, no. 1, TPWRS-01743-2015, pp. 753. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2016.2557342

Xue, Y, Zhang, X-P & Yang, C 2016, 'Elimination of Commutation Failures of LCC HVDC System with Controllable Capacitors', IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 3289 - 3299. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.2015.2491784

Recent publications

Article

Chen, N, Xue, Y, Yang, C & Zhang, X-P 2024, 'An Improved PLL Topology to Mitigate Commutation Failures for LCC-HVDC Systems Under Asymmetrical Faults', IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 2101-2112. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRD.2024.3392646

Chen, N, Yang, Y, Li, L, Cui, C, Xue, Y & Zhang, X-P 2023, 'Commutation Failure Prediction for Multi-Infeed LCC-HVDC Systems Under Asymmetrical Faults', IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 38, no. 3, 9999501, pp. 2034-2046. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRD.2022.3232480

Alashqar, M, Xue, Y, Yang, C & Zhang, X 2022, 'Comprehensive economic analysis of PV farm -A case study of Alkarsaah PV farm in qatar', Frontiers in Energy Research, vol. 10, 987773. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2022.987773

Chen, N, Zha, K, Qu, H, Li, F, Xue, Y & Zhang, X-P 2022, 'Economic analysis of flexible LCC-HVDC systems with controllable capacitors', CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 1708-1719. https://doi.org/10.17775/CSEEJPES.2022.01620

Ha, T, Xue, Y, Lin, K, Zhang, Y, Thang, VV & Nguyen, T 2022, 'Optimal operation of energy hub based microenergy network with integration of renewables and energy storages', Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 100-108. https://doi.org/10.35833/MPCE.2020.000186

Zhao, M, Yin, H, Xue, Y, Zhang, X & Lan, Y 2021, 'Coordinated Damping Control Design for Power System With Multiple Virtual Synchronous Generators Based on Prony Method', IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy, vol. 8, pp. 316-328. https://doi.org/10.1109/OAJPE.2021.3104755

Liu, W, Shi, X, Zhao, J, Zhang, X & Xue, Y 2021, 'Electric vehicle charging simulation framework considering traffic, user, and power grid', Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy, vol. 9, no. 3, 9282060, pp. 602-611. https://doi.org/10.35833/MPCE.2020.000208

Zhao, X, Xue, Y & Zhang, X-P 2021, 'Isolation and suppression of forced oscillations through wind farms under grid following and grid forming control', IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 76446 - 76460. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3082166

Yang, C, Xue, Y & Zhang, X 2021, 'More efficient AC filterless flexible LCC HVDC by analyzing the impact of single-phase fault on commutations', IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 7643-7654. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3048941

Zhao, X, Xue, Y & Zhang, X 2020, 'Fast Frequency Support From Wind Turbine Systems by Arresting Frequency Nadir Close to Settling Frequency', IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy, vol. 7, pp. 191-202. https://doi.org/10.1109/OAJPE.2020.2996949

Luo, J, Zhang, X-P, Xue, Y & Gu, K 2019, 'Harmonic analysis of modular multilevel matrix converter for fractional frequency transmission system', I E E E Transactions on Power Delivery. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRD.2019.2939312

Luo, J, Zhang, X & Xue, Y 2019, 'Small signal model of modular multilevel matrix converter for fractional frequency transmission system', IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 110187-110196. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2019.2932050

Conference contribution

Luo, J, Lin, K, Li, J, Xue, Y & Zhang, X-P 2019, Cost analysis and comparison between Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) and Modular Multilevel Matrix Converter (M3C) for offshore wind power transmission. in 15th IET International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission (ACDC 2019). Institution of Engineering and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2019.0063

Paper

Xue, Y, Yang, C & Zhang, X 2020, 'Reactive Power and AC Voltage Support from Flexible LCC HVDC to Wind Energy Integrated Power System', Paper presented at 2020 AEIT International Annual Conference (AEIT), 23/09/20 - 25/09/20 pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.23919/AEIT50178.2020.9241102

Patent

Zhang, X-P & Xue, Y, Elimination of Commutation Failure of LCC HVDC System, Patent No. WO2019/012250.

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