Rate My Professor Xinan Zhang

Xinan Zhang is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Western Australia, specializing in electrical and electronic engineering. He received his BEng degree in Electrical Engineering from Fudan University, China, in 2008, and his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, in 2014. After completing his doctorate, he worked as a research fellow at Nanyang Technological University and the University of New South Wales until 2017. From 2017 to 2019, he served as a Lecturer at Nanyang Technological University. In September 2019, he joined the University of Western Australia as a Senior Lecturer and was subsequently promoted to Associate Professor. He currently teaches courses such as ENSC3016 Power and Machines and ELEC5510 Design and Analysis of Smart Grids and Microgrids.

Zhang's research interests encompass power electronics, electrical machine drives, renewable energy, energy storage, and smart grids. He has authored over 60 papers in top-tier journals and produced more than 200 research outputs, including 163 journal articles, 46 conference papers, and contributions to reviews and book chapters. Key publications include 'Deadbeat Control for Single-Inductor Multiple-Output DC-DC Converter with Effectively Reduced Cross Regulation' (IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 2020), 'A Robust Field-weakening Approach for Direct Torque and Flux Controlled Reluctance Synchronous Motors with Extended Constant Power Speed Region' (IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2020), 'A Simplified Deadbeat Based Predictive Torque Control for Three-Level Simplified Neutral Point Clamped Inverter Fed IPMSM Drives Using SVM' (IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 2019), and 'A Model Predictive Current Controlled Bidirectional Three-Level DC/DC Converter for Hybrid Energy Storage System in DC Microgrids' (IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2019). His scholarly impact is evidenced by inclusion in Stanford University's list of the top 2% scientists worldwide for 2020 to 2022, with over 5,800 citations. Zhang serves as Portfolio Lead in Industry Engagement for the School of Engineering and co-leads the Power and Clean Energy (PACE) research group. He is an investigator on several grants, including the ARC Research Hub for Safe and Reliable Energy and projects from the CRC for Future Battery Industries.