Aliakbar Jamshidi Far
مدرس · Modelling and Control of Electrical and Electromechanical Systems
University of Aberdeenمعرفی
Dr. Aliakbar Jamshidi Far is a Lecturer at the School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, since December 2017. Previously, he served as a Research Fellow at the Aberdeen HVDC Centre (2012-2017) and as an Assistant Professor at the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (2008-2012).
Dr. Jamshidi Far holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from AmirKabir University (2008), an MSc from Iran University of Science and Technology (1996), and a BSc from Sharif University of Technology (1992). He is an IET Chartered Engineer, Senior Member of IEEE, and member of CIGRE Working Group B4.76.
His research focuses on
- Modeling and control of HVDC systems and DC grids
- High-power AC/DC and DC/DC converters
- Hybrid DC circuit breakers
- Ultrasound applications in Oil & Gas
- Renewable energy integration
Recent publications highlight trends in
- Modular Multilevel Converters (MMC) for DC grids
- Flux Switching Machine optimization
- Ultrasound-based scale removal technology
- Wave energy for remote islands
- Smart microgrids for Indonesia and Nigeria
- Advanced DC circuit breaker designs
Dr. Jamshidi Far has secured significant funding including
- £204k from the Oil & Gas Technology Centre (2019-2021, Co-PI)
- £42k Consultancy from BP PLC (2019-2020, PI)
- EU Horizon 2020 PROMOTion Project (2016-2017, Research Fellow)
- SSE-funded DC converter research (2015-2016, Research Fellow)
- ERC-funded DC systems modeling (2012-2014, Research Fellow)
Teaching responsibilities include
- Undergraduate: EE3579 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering Design
- Postgraduate: EG551K/55M5 - Renewable Energy Integration to Grid (Coordinator)
- EG503V/503W - Solar Energy (Coordinator)
- EG501H/504B - Electrical Systems for Renewable Energy (Coordinator)
