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Research group

Electrical Power Engineering

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Our group researches and develops electrical technologies with a focus on efficient power transmission, satellite technology and renewable power generation.

About

The EPE group's research interests range from nanoscale insulation materials and plasma, through to electrical power systems and sustainable energy generation.

We apply our research across areas including;

  • advanced materials
  • condition monitoring
  • energy and power engineering
  • modelling and simulation
  • plasma and space science

As part of the School of Electronics and Computer Science, our group is central to enterprise in the University of Southampton. We provide consultancy and commercial testing services and our main facility is the Tony Davies High Voltage Laboratory.

We've created 2 companies from the strength of our research:

Wolfson Electrostatics: one of the world's leading centres of expertise in its field. It specialises in the control of electrical and electrostatic hazards in industry.

Mars Space, which provides services and consultancy on space and plasma engineering and science.

People, projects and publications

People

Dr Abhinav Kumar Singh BTech, PhD, MIEEE, AFHEA

Lecturer in Electrical/Electronic Pwr Sy

Research interests

  • Power system dynamics
  • Power system estimation and control
  • Large-scale integration of renewables

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: a.k.singh@soton.ac.uk

Address: B1, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Dr Alexander Daykin-Iliopoulos

Senior Research Fellow

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: alexander.daykin-iliopoulos@soton.ac.uk

Address: B20, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Dr George Callender

Lecturer in Electrical & Electronic Eng

Email: g.m.callender@soton.ac.uk

Address: B1, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Professor George Chen

Professor

Email: gc@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Address: B1, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Dr Ian Hosier

Research Fellow-High Voltage Plant

Research interests

  • Dielectric materials
  • Ageing
  • Morphology

Email: ilh@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Address: B1, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Dr Igor Golosnoy

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Research interests include numerical modelling of various coupled electrical, thermal and mechanical phenomena with emphasis on free and moving boundaries problems: gaseous discharges and arcs; electric propulsion systems for spacecraft, e.g. Pulsed Plasma Thrusters, Gridded Ion Engines, Hollow Cathodes; lightning strikes damage in aircrafts and wind turbines; eddy currents in electrical machines; oil and dust migrations in transformers; gas flow and heat exchange in fibre network materials; heat transfer, sintering and residual stresses in various coatings; transient liquid phase bonding technique; plastic deformation of multilayer materials and structures; laser drilling and surface modification of metals and composites.

Email: i.golosnoy@soton.ac.uk

Address: B1, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Dr Istebreq Saeedi

Lecturer in Electrical & Electronic Eng

Research interests

  • Dielectric materials
  • Green insulations
  • Polymer physics and chemistry

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: i.a.h.saeedi@soton.ac.uk

Address: B1, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Dr Kevin Goddard

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Numerical Modelling
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Power Cables

Email: kfg@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Address: B1, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Mr Neil Palmer

HV Lab Manager/ECS H&S Manager

Email: n.l.palmer@soton.ac.uk

Address: B20, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Dr Orestis Vryonis PhD

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • polymer science & engineering
  • polymer physics & chemistry
  • surface chemistry

Email: o.vryonis@soton.ac.uk

Address: B1, East Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

My research revolves around how to ensure that data required for artificial intelligence and data science can be found and used appropriately.
Professor of Computer Science
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