Dr Zia Emin

Phone Number

+44 (0)7920138242

Email

z.emin@aston.ac.uk

Profile

Professional and Academic Mentor - BEng Professional Engineering

Qualifications and Education

PhD - University of Manchester

MSc - University of Manchester

BSc - Middle East Technical University

Employment

Working as a senior specialist power system engineer at National Grid with many years experience in power quality and switching studies and specification. Currently leading policy and strategy formation in these areas at national and international level.

Research Interests

Power system transients, nonlinear dynamical modelling, numerical simulation techniques, chaos theory and power quality issue

Membership of Professional Bodies

CIGRE

MIET

CEng

Selected Publications

-     Emin Z, Al Zahawi B A T, Auckland D W and Tong Y K, "Ferroresonance in Electromagnetic Voltage Transformers: A Study Based on Nonlinear Dynamics", IEE Proc.-Generation, Transmission, Distribution, Vol. 144, No. 4, July 1997, pp 383-387.

-     Emin Z, Al Zahawi B A T and Tong Y K, "Core Loss Effects on the Ferroresonant Behavior of Wound Voltage Transformers", 10th International Symposium on High Voltage Engineering (ISH97), 25-29 August 1997, Montréal, Québec, Canada.

-     Uğur M, Emin Z, Auckland D W and Varlow B R, "Neural Networks to Analyze Surface Tracking on Solid Insulators", IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol. 4, No. 6, December 1997, pp 763-766.

-     Emin Z, Al Zahawi B A T and Tong Y K, "Chaos in Ferroresonant Wound Voltage Transformers: Effect of Core Losses and Universal Circuit Behaviour", IEE Proc.-Science, Measurement, Technology, Vol. 145, No. 1, January 1998, pp 39-43.

-     Emin Z, Al Zahawi B A T, Tong Y K and Uğur M, "Quantification of the Chaotic Behavior of Ferroresonant Voltage Transformer Circuits", IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Fundamental Theory and Applications, Vol. 48, No. 6, June 2001, pp 757-760.

-     Emin Z and Tong Y K, "Ferroresonance Experience in UK: Simulations and Measurements", International Conference on Power Systems Transients (IPST'01), 24-28 June 2001, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

-     Emin Z, Basak P K and Ferguson C, "Simulation Studies to Improve Design for Midlife 275kV Cable Refurbishment" IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 18, No. 3, July 2003, pp 679-683.

-     Emin Z and Crisford D S, “Negative Phase Sequence Voltages on E&W Transmission System” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 21, No. 3, July 2006, pp 1607-1612.

-     Milicevic K and Emin Z, “Impact of initial conditions on the initiation of ferroresonance”, International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, Vol. 31, 2009, pp 146-152.

-     Paranavithana P, Perera S, Koch R and Emin Z, “ Global Voltage Unbalance in MV Networks due to Line Asymmetries” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, Vol. 24, No. 4, October 2009, pp 2353-2360.

-     Emin Z, Ghassemi F and Price J J, “Harmonic Performance Requirements of an HVDC Connection; Network Owner Perspective”, ACDC 2010, 9th International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission, 20-21 October 2010, London, United Kingdom, Paper 0061.