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Yu Zhanqing

Associate professor

Research Direction

DC Technology, Devices, Equipment, Electromagnetic Transient and Its Protection

Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

yzq@tsinghua.edu.cn

010-62795423

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Zhanqing Yu (Member, IEEE) was born in Inner Mongolia, China, in 1981. He received the B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in July 2003 and July 2008, respectively. From 2008 to 2010, he was a Postdoctor and a Lecturer with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, where he became an Associate Professor in December 2012. He is currently the Deputy Director of Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University. He has participated in several projects sponsored by High-Tech R&D Program (863 Program), National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program), National Natural Science Foundation of China. His research interests include MEMS sensor, dc grid, dc breaker.

Academic Experience

  • 2022.7 − present, Associate Professor Tenured, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

  • 2012 – 2022.7, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

  • 2008 − 2012, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Honors and Awards

  • National Technology Invention Second Prize in 2023

  • Excellent Young Scholars of NSFC (National Natural Science Foundation of China), 2019

  • Outstanding Youth Award for DC Power. DC Transmission and Power Electronics Professional Committee of Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE), 2021.

  • Young Scientist Award, “For outstanding contribution to characterization and suppression methods of Electromagnetic Environment and Electromagnetic Interference of UHVDC transmission lines”, by IEEE APEMC, 2016

  • First Prize of Excellent Paper, “Principle and Development of 500kV Coupled Negative Voltage Commutation Hybrid DC Circuit Breaker”, by Global Energy Internet and University Innovation Forum, 2018.

  • Best Student Paper Award, “Analysis on switching transient EMI in +/- 500-kV HVDC converter stations, Asia-Pacific Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility” IEEE APEMC, 2008.

  • First Prize of Technological Invention, “Key Technology of Large-Capacity DC Breaking and Development of Series of High, Medium And Low-Voltage DC Circuit Breakers” , by Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE), 2021. [Only 2 First Prize awards in 2021]

  • E&T Future power and energy Innovation Award, “Large Capacity DC Breaking Technology”, by IET, 2021. [Only 1 awards in 2021]

    Grand Prize of Electric Power Technology Innovation, “Multi-terminal flexible DC grid technology research and engineering application”, China Electricity Council, 2020.

  • High Impact Paper Award, “Research on Hybrid DC Circuit Breaker Model and Its Operational Transient Characteristics”, by Proceedings of the CSEE, 2017.

  • Second Prize of Technological Invention, “Key Technology and Equipment of New Generation Metal Oxide Surge Arrester”, by China Machinery Industry Federation, 2020.

  • Third Prize of Beijing Science and Technology Award, “Basic theory and key technology of varistor ceramic materials to deeply limit overvoltage of ultra-ultra-high voltage grid”, by Beijing municipal Government, 2020.

  • Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, “Research on Electromagnetic Environment Characteristics and Suppression Measures of High Altitude UHV DC Lines”, by Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE), 2014.

  • First Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, “Basic theory, key technology and engineering application of power system grounding”, by Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE), 2013.

  • Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, “Basic theory, key technology and engineering application of power system grounding”, by Chinese Ministry of Education, 2013.

  • Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, “Research, Development and Application of Photoelectric Integrated Strong Electric Field Measurement Systems”, by Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE), 2012.

  • Second Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award, “Research project to improve the safety performance of substation grounding system”, by Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE), 2008.

  • DC transmission technology, Undergraduates, 3 credit, fall semester

  • Fundamentals of Network Technology, 3 credit, fall semester

  • Electromagnetic Transient Analysis and Suppression of HVDC Transmission System, National Natural Science Foundation of China for Excellent Young Scholars (Grant No. 5192200155), 2020.01~2022.12, Principal Investigator.

  • IGCT driver chip development and driver development, The National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2021YFB2401604), 2019.08~2023.07, Principal Investigator.

  • Commutation principle, novel reverse blocking turn-off devices and their key technologies of commutation failure mitigation for DC transmission system, NSFC Joint Fund Integration Project (Grant No. U216660001), 2022.01~2025.12, Co-Principal Investigator (20%).

  • 500kV DC circuit breaker topology and control protection strategy, The National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2017YFB0902402-4), 2017.07~2020.12 Principal Investigator.

  • Research on Field Strength Characteristics, Corona Inception and Clearance Distance of Smoothing Reactors in ±1100 kV DC Transmission Projects, The National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFB0900803-4), 2016/07-2020/06-4, Principal Investigator.

  • Large-capacity DC circuit breaker experimental system, State key laboratory of power system and power generation equipment control and simulation, (Grant No. 61018001516), 2016.01-2017.12, Principal Investigator.

  • Research on DC Synthetic Electric Field Sensor Based on MEMS Technology, National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51477089), 2015.01~2018.12, Principal Investigator.

  • Research on the Measurement Method and the Mechanism of Generation and Propagation of Very-Fast Transient Overvoltage, National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50907036), 2010.01~2012.12, Principal Investigator.

  • Research on STATCOM and energy storage integrated system and access technology, Three Gorges Group Science and Technology Project, 2021.8~2027.9, Principal Investigator.

  • Research on intelligent multi-parameter integrated sensing and monitoring technology for transmission lines, China Southern Power Grid Corporation, 2016.10~2019.10, Principal Investigator.

  • Research on key technologies of new power distribution system with energy storage, China Southern Power Grid Corporation, 2016.1~2018.12, Principal Investigator.

  • Research on the damage mechanism, simulation modeling and protection measures of power electronic DC components for transient breaking, Headquarters Projects of State Grid Corporation of China, 2019.01-2021.12, Principal Investigator.

  • Research on Broadband Model of HVDC System, China Southern Power Grid Corporation, 2012.11~2014.8, Principal Investigator.

[1]. Zhanqing Yu*, Shiping Chen&, Ya Mou&, Fade Hu. Electrostatic- Fluid- Structure 3D Numerical Simulation of a MEMS. Electrostatic Comb Resonator. Sensors 2022, 22(3), 1056.

[2]. Wenpeng Zhou, Zhanqing Yu*, Zhengyu Chen, Jinpeng Wu, Biao Zhao, Rong Zeng*. P plus base doping optimization of 6-in gate commutated thyristors for hybrid DC circuit breaker application, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 2022, 69(1): 262-270

[3]. Xiangyu Zhang, Xin Yan&, Lu Qu, Zhanqing Yu*. A novel high-power hybrid DC breaker based on compound power electronic switch with integrated commutation ability, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2022, 37(3): 2465-2469

[4]. Xiangyu Zhang, Zhanqing Yu*, Zhengyu Chen, Biao Zhao, Rong Zeng*. Optimal design of diode-bridge bidirectional solid-state switch using standard recovery diodes for 500-kV high-voltage DC breaker, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2020.2, 35(2): 1165-1170

[5]. Zhanqing Yu*, Tong Zhu&, Zezhong Wang, Guojun Lu, Rong Zeng, Yu Liu, Jianbin Luo, Yunchao Wang, Jinliang He, Chijie Zhuang. Calculation and experiment of induced lightning overvoltage on power distribution line, Electric Power Systems Research, 2016.10, 139: 52~59

[6]. Chaoqun Xu, Zhanqing Yu*, Biao Zhao, Zhengyu Chen, Zongze Wang, Chunpin Ren, Rong Zeng. A novel hybrid line commutated converter based on IGCT to mitigate commutation failure for high-power HVDC application, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2022, 37(5): 4931-4936

[7]. Xiaorui Wang&, Haotian Xia, Zhanqing Yu*, Yonggang Guan, Haotian Xia, Biao Zhao, Yulong Huang, Lu Qu, Jiudong Ding. Precise Multi-Dimensional Temperature-rise Characterization of Switchgear based on Multi-Conditional Experiments and LPTN Model for High-Capacity Application. High Voltage, 2021, 6(1): 138-148

[8]. Zipan Nie *, Zhanqing Yu *, Zhizheng Gan, Lu Qu, , Yulong Huang, Biao Zhao Topology Modeling and Design of a Novel Magnetic Coupling Fault Current Limiter for VSC DC Grids, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 4029-4041, April 2021

[9]. Xiangyu Zhang; Zhanqing Yu*; Rong Zeng; Meng Zhang; Yuehua Zhang; Fengliang Xiao; Wei Li HV isolated power supply system for complex multiple electrical potential equipment in 500 kV hybrid DC breaker, High Voltage, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 425-433, AUG 2020

[10]. Jiapeng Liu, Zhanqing Yu, Xiaorui Wang, Chunpin Ren, Zhengyu Chen , Biao Zhao, Fanglin Chen, Rong Zeng * A Robust Nondestructive Test Scheme Based on Multistage Anode Voltage Detection for 4500 V Single-Cell Turn-Off Capability of Press-Packed Devices, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 4905-4909, May 2021

[11]. Jiapeng Liu, Zhanqing Yu, Wenpeng Zhou, Zhengyu Chen, Chunpin Ren, Biao Zhao, Fengying Wang, Weifeng Ji, Meng Li, Rong Zeng* Ultra-Low ON-State Voltage IGCT for Solid-State DC Circuit Breaker with Single-Switching Attribute, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 3292-3303, MAR 2021

[12]. Zhanqing Yu*, Xiaorui Wang, Lu Qu, Wenpeng Zhou, Rong Zeng. DC Side Over-Voltage Characteristics Analysis of AC/DC Hybrid Distribution Power System, IEEE ACCESS, vol. 8, pp. 133248-133257, 2020

[13]. Xiangyu Zhang*, Zhanqing Yu, Rong Zeng, Yulong Huang, Biao Zhao, Zhengyu Chen, Yuemin Yang A State-of-the-Art 500-kV Hybrid Circuit Breaker for a DC Grid: The World's Largest Capacity High-Voltage DC Circuit Breaker, IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 15-27, JUN 2020

[14]. Zhengyu Chen, Zhanqing Yu*, Xuan Liu, Jiapeng Liu, Rong Zeng* Stray Impedance Measurement and Improvement of High-Power IGCT Gate Driver Units, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS, vol. 34, no. 7, pp. 6639-6647, JUL 2019

[15]. Zhanqing Yu*, Xiaorui Wang, Rong Zeng, Lei Liu, Min Li. Long-term statistics of corona loss of HVDC transmission line, Journal of Engineering-Joe, 2019, 16: 3169-3174

[16]. Zhanqing Yu*, Xiaorui Wang, Rong Zeng, Yin Fu, Lei Liu, Min Li. Analysis of factors influencing the parameters of electromagnetic environment, Journal of Engineering-Joe, 2019, 16: 2787-2789

[17]. Ya Mou; Zhanqing Yu*; Yazhou Fan; Rong Zeng Calibration of a sensor for an ion electric field under HVDC transmission lines, The Journal of Engineering, 2018.9.19, 2018(9)

[18]. Xiao Zhang, Zhanqing Yu*, Jinliang He*, Yunchao Wang, Rong Zeng The broadband frequency characteristics of major equipment in the ±800kV converter station and their influences to the short-circuit fault transient, Electric Power Systems Research, 2017.6, 147: 302~309

[19]. Zhanqing Yu *, Qian Li, Rong Zeng, Jinliang He, Yong Zhang, Zhizhao Li, Chijie Zhuang, Yongli Liao Calculation of surface electric field on UHV transmission lines under lightning stroke, Electric Power Systems Research, 2013.1, 94: 79~85

[20]. Zhanqing Yu *, Jinliang He, Rong Zeng, Hong Rao, Xiaolin Li, Qi Wang, Bo Zhang, Shuiming Chen Simulation Analysis on Conducted EMD Caused by Valves in +/- 800 kV UHVDC Converter Station, IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2009.5, 51(2): 236~244

IEEE, Member

IEEE PES Beijing Chapter, Deputy Secretary

IEEE DC System Planning and Design Technology Subcommittee, Executive Member of the Council

IEEE Power Service Digital Technology Application Subcommittee, Member of the council

IET, Member

CIGRE, Individual Member

CIGRE A3 China Professional Committee, Member

CIGRE C3 China Professional Committee, Member

Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering, Member

China Power Supply Society Electromagnetic Compatibility Committee, Member

IEEE P1870, Vice Chair

CIGRE C4.68, Member

CIGRE C5.35, Member

IET International Conference on AC and DC Power Transmission, TPC Chair

APEMC2016, Secretary, Session Chair

ICLP2014, Secretary, Session Chair

ICEE2013, Secretary, Session Chair

APL2011, Secretary, Session Chair

APEMC2010, Secretary, Session Chair

ICEE2012、IET ACDC2016、IET ACDC2018、IET ACDC2020、ICHVE2020、ICDCM2021, Invited Speaker

Associate Editor, IET High Voltage

Guest Editor, Electric Power Systems Research, 2014.