2023
Chen, M., Gong, X., Liang, Z., Zhao, J., & Tian, Z. (2023). Bi-hierarchy capacity programming of co-phase TPSS with PV and HESS for minimum life cycle cost. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 147, 108904. doi:10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.108904DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.108904
2022
Zhang, J., Liu, W., Tian, Z., Qi, H., Zeng, J., & Yang, Y. (2022). Urban Rail Substation Parameter Optimization by Energy Audit and Modified Salp Swarm Algorithm. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER DELIVERY, 37(6), 4968-4978. doi:10.1109/TPWRD.2022.3164408DOI: 10.1109/tpwrd.2022.3164408
Fang, S., Tian, Z., Roberts, C., & Liao, R. (2022). Guest Editorial: Special Section on Toward Low Carbon Industrial and Social Economy of Energy-Transportation Nexus. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS, 18(11), 8146-8148. doi:10.1109/TII.2022.3185294DOI: 10.1109/TII.2022.3185294
Kamel, T., Tian, Z., Zangiabadi, M., Wade, N., Pickert, V., & Tricoli, P. (2022). Smart soft open point to synergically improve the energy efficiencies of the interconnected electrical railways with the low voltage grids. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL POWER & ENERGY SYSTEMS, 142. doi:10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.108288DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.108288
Li, X., Yin, X., Tian, Z., Jiang, X., Jiang, L., & Smith, J. (n.d.). Multi-layer state of health balancing control for a battery-based energy storage system to extend cycle life based on active equalization circuits. Frontiers in Energy Research, 10. doi:10.3389/fenrg.2022.966422DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2022.966422
Mirror-Yolo: A Novel Attention Focus, Instance Segmentation and Mirror Detection Model (Conference Paper)
Li, F., Ma, J., Tian, Z., Ge, J., Liang, H. -N., Zhang, Y., & Wen, T. (2022). Mirror-Yolo: A Novel Attention Focus, Instance Segmentation and Mirror Detection Model. In 2022 7th International Conference on Frontiers of Signal Processing (ICFSP). IEEE. doi:10.1109/icfsp55781.2022.9925001DOI: 10.1109/icfsp55781.2022.9925001
Kano, N., Tian, Z., Chinomi, N., & Hillmansen, S. (2022). Comparison of renewable integration schemes for AC railway power supply system. IET ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN TRANSPORTATION, 12(3), 209-222. doi:10.1049/els2.12048DOI: 10.1049/els2.12048
Zhao, N., Tian, Z., Hillmansen, S., Chen, L., Roberts, C., & Gao, S. (2022). Timetable Optimization and Trial Test for Regenerative Braking Energy Utilization in Rapid Transit Systems. ENERGIES, 15(13). doi:10.3390/en15134879DOI: 10.3390/en15134879
Chen, M., Liang, Z., Cheng, Z., Zhao, J., & Tian, Z. (2022). Optimal Scheduling of FTPSS With PV and HESS Considering the Online Degradation of Battery Capacity. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION, 8(1), 936-947. doi:10.1109/TTE.2021.3093321DOI: 10.1109/tte.2021.3093321
Chen, J., Ge, Y., Wang, K., Hu, H., He, Z., Tian, Z., & Li, Y. (2022). Integrated Regenerative Braking Energy Utilization System for Multi-Substations in Electrified Railways. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 1. doi:10.1109/tie.2022.3146563DOI: 10.1109/tie.2022.3146563
Zhang, Y., Tian, Z., Roberts, C., Hillmansen, S., & Chen, M. (2022). Cost optimization of multi-mode train conversion for discontinuously electrified routes. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 138, 107993. doi:10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.107993DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.107993
Zhang, J., Liu, W., Tian, Z., Zhang, H., Zeng, J., & Qi, H. (2022). Modelling, simulating and parameter designing for traction power system with bidirectional converter devices. IET GENERATION TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION, 16(1), 110-122. doi:10.1049/gtd2.12281DOI: 10.1049/gtd2.12281
2021
Din, T., Tian, Z., Li, K., Hillmansen, S., & Roberts, C. (2021). Operation and energy evaluation of diesel and hybrid trains with smart switching controls. Control Engineering Practice, 116, 104935. doi:10.1016/j.conengprac.2021.104935DOI: 10.1016/j.conengprac.2021.104935
Fang, X., Lin, S., Wang, X., Yang, Z., Lin, F., & Tian, Z. (2021). Model Predictive Current Control of Traction Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors in Six-Step Operation for Railway Application. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 1. doi:10.1109/tie.2021.3114695DOI: 10.1109/tie.2021.3114695
Zangiabadi, M., Tian, Z., Kamel, T., Tricoli, P., Wade, N., & Pickert, V. (2021). Analysis the impact of Energy Storage a shared Asset between DC Railway Network and Electricity Distribution Network. In 2021 IEEE INTERNATIONAL POWER AND RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE (IPRECON). doi:10.1109/IPRECON52453.2021.9640788DOI: 10.1109/IPRECON52453.2021.9640788
Driving Strategy Optimization and Field Test on an Urban Rail Transit System (Journal article)
Zhao, N., Tian, Z., Chen, L., Roberts, C., & Hillmansen, S. (2021). Driving Strategy Optimization and Field Test on an Urban Rail Transit System. IEEE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS MAGAZINE, 13(3), 34-44. doi:10.1109/MITS.2019.2926369DOI: 10.1109/mits.2019.2926369
Chen, Y., Tian, Z., Roberts, C., Hillmansen, S., & Chen, M. (2021). Reliability and Life Evaluation of a DC Traction Power Supply System Considering Load Characteristics. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION, 7(3), 958-968. doi:10.1109/TTE.2020.3047512DOI: 10.1109/tte.2020.3047512
Zangiabadi, M., Tian, Z., Kamel, T., Tricoli, P., Wade, N., & Pickert, V. (2021). A Smart Rail and Grid Energy Management System for increased synergy between DC Railway Networks & Electrical Distribution Networks. In 2021 56TH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES POWER ENGINEERING CONFERENCE (UPEC 2021): POWERING NET ZERO EMISSIONS. doi:10.1109/UPEC50034.2021.9548224DOI: 10.1109/UPEC50034.2021.9548224
Kamel, T., Tian, Z., Zangiabadi, M., Wade, N., Pickert, V., & Tricoli, P. (2021). Optimized Localization for the inverting substation to maximize the braking efficiency of the DC railways. In 2021 IEEE 15th International Conference on Compatibility, Power Electronics and Power Engineering (CPE-POWERENG). IEEE. doi:10.1109/cpe-powereng50821.2021.9501220DOI: 10.1109/cpe-powereng50821.2021.9501220
Wang, Y., Zhang, G., Tian, Z., Qiu, R., & Liu, Z. (2021). An Online Thermal Deicing Method for Urban Rail Transit Catenary. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION, 7(2), 870-882. doi:10.1109/TTE.2020.3032614DOI: 10.1109/tte.2020.3032614
Fang, X., Tian, Z., Yang, Z., Lin, F., & Tricoli, P. (2021). Simple current control of permanent magnet synchronous machines for railway traction operating in six-steps. IET Electric Power Applications, 14(13), 2640-2647. doi:10.1049/iet-epa.2020.0106DOI: 10.1049/iet-epa.2020.0106
Jibrin, R., Hillmansen, S., Roberts, C., Zhao, N., & Tian, Z. (2021). Convex Optimization of Speed and Energy Management System for Fuel Cell Hybrid Trains. In 2021 IEEE VEHICLE POWER AND PROPULSION CONFERENCE (VPPC). doi:10.1109/VPPC53923.2021.9699165DOI: 10.1109/VPPC53923.2021.9699165
2020
Miao, R., Wu, C., Zhu, K., Xue, F., Tian, Z., Hillmansen, S., . . . Lu, S. (2020). Integrated optimisation model for neutral section location planning and energy-efficient train control in electrified railways. IET RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION, 14(18), 3599-3607. doi:10.1049/iet-rpg.2020.0142DOI: 10.1049/iet-rpg.2020.0142
Integration of Energy Storage and Renewable Energy Sources into AC Railway System to Reduce Carbon Emission and Energy Cost (Conference Paper)
Tian, Z., kano, N., & Hillmansen, S. (2020). Integration of Energy Storage and Renewable Energy Sources into AC Railway System to Reduce Carbon Emission and Energy Cost. In 2020 IEEE Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC). IEEE. doi:10.1109/vppc49601.2020.9330988DOI: 10.1109/vppc49601.2020.9330988
Sun, X., Tian, Z., Rao, Y., Li, Z., & Tricoli, P. (2020). Probabilistic available transfer capability assessment in power systems with wind power integration. IET RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION, 14(11), 1912-1920. doi:10.1049/iet-rpg.2019.1383DOI: 10.1049/iet-rpg.2019.1383
Chen, Y., Chen, M., Tian, Z., & Liu, Y. (2020). Voltage Unbalance Management for High-Speed Railway Considering the Impact of Large-Scale DFIG-Based Wind Farm. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER DELIVERY, 35(4), 1667-1677. doi:10.1109/TPWRD.2019.2949563DOI: 10.1109/tpwrd.2019.2949563
Chen, M., Cheng, Z., Liu, Y., Cheng, Y., & Tian, Z. (2020). Multitime-Scale Optimal Dispatch of Railway FTPSS Based on Model Predictive Control. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION, 6(2), 808-820. doi:10.1109/TTE.2020.2992693DOI: 10.1109/TTE.2020.2992693
Tian, Z., Zhao, N., Hillmansen, S., Su, S., & Wen, C. (2020). Traction Power Substation Load Analysis with Various Train Operating Styles and Substation Fault Modes. ENERGIES, 13(11). doi:10.3390/en13112788DOI: 10.3390/en13112788
Integrated Timetable Optimization for Minimum Total Energy Consumption of an AC Railway System (Journal article)
Pan, Z., Chen, M., Lu, S., Tian, Z., & Liu, Y. (2020). Integrated Timetable Optimization for Minimum Total Energy Consumption of an AC Railway System. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY, 69(4), 3641-3653. doi:10.1109/TVT.2020.2975603DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2020.2975603
Hierarchical Optimization of an On-Board Supercapacitor Energy Storage System Considering Train Electric Braking Characteristics and System Loss (Journal article)
Zhong, Z., Yang, Z., Fang, X., Lin, F., & Tian, Z. (2020). Hierarchical Optimization of an On-Board Supercapacitor Energy Storage System Considering Train Electric Braking Characteristics and System Loss. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY, 69(3), 2576-2587. doi:10.1109/TVT.2020.2967467DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2020.2967467
Coordinated Scheduling Strategy for Distributed Generation Considering Uncertainties in Smart Grids (Journal article)
Dong, H., Li, S., Dong, H., Tian, Z., & Hillmansen, S. (2020). Coordinated Scheduling Strategy for Distributed Generation Considering Uncertainties in Smart Grids. IEEE ACCESS, 8, 86171-86179. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2992342DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2992342
SMART SOP ARCHITECTURES AND POWER CONTROL MANAGEMENTS BETWEEN LIGHT DC RAILWAY AND LV DISTRIBUTION NETWORK (Conference Paper)
Kamel, T., Tian, Z., & Tricoli, P. (2021). SMART SOP ARCHITECTURES AND POWER CONTROL MANAGEMENTS BETWEEN LIGHT DC RAILWAY AND LV DISTRIBUTION NETWORK. In The 10th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2020). Institution of Engineering and Technology. doi:10.1049/icp.2021.0980DOI: 10.1049/icp.2021.0980
2019
Optimization of neutral section location on high-speed railways with consideration of train operations (Conference Paper)
Miao, R., Wu, C., Lu, S., Xue, F., Tian, Z., & Hillmansen, S. (2020). Optimization of neutral section location on high-speed railways with consideration of train operations. In SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE TOMORROW (pp. 171-177). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
A study to design the locations of reversible traction substations for minimizing power losses of DC railways (Conference Paper)
Tian, Z., Kamel, T., & Tricoli, P. (2019). A study to design the locations of reversible traction substations for minimizing power losses of DC railways. In 2019 21ST EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON POWER ELECTRONICS AND APPLICATIONS (EPE '19 ECCE EUROPE). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
DC Traction Power Supply System Reliability Evaluation and Robust Design (Conference Paper)
Chen, Y., Tian, Z., Hillmansen, S., Roberts, C., & Zhao, N. (2019). DC Traction Power Supply System Reliability Evaluation and Robust Design. In PROCEEDINGS OF 2019 IEEE 3RD INTERNATIONAL ELECTRICAL AND ENERGY CONFERENCE (CIEEC) (pp. 1153-1158). doi:10.1109/CIEEC47146.2019.CIEEC-2019424DOI: 10.1109/CIEEC47146.2019.CIEEC-2019424
A new hybrid simulation integrating transient-state and steady-state models for the analysis of reversible DC traction power systems (Journal article)
Zhang, G., Tian, Z., Tricoli, P., Hillmansen, S., & Liu, Z. (2019). A new hybrid simulation integrating transient-state and steady-state models for the analysis of reversible DC traction power systems. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL POWER & ENERGY SYSTEMS, 109, 9-19. doi:10.1016/j.ijepes.2019.01.033DOI: 10.1016/j.ijepes.2019.01.033
Tian, Z., Zhao, N., Hillmansen, S., Roberts, C., Dowens, T., & Kerr, C. (2019). SmartDrive: Traction Energy Optimization and Applications in Rail Systems. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 20(7), 2764-2773. doi:10.1109/TITS.2019.2897279DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2019.2897279
VU limit pre-assessment for high-speed railway considering a grid connection scheme (Journal article)
Chen, Y., Chen, M., Tian, Z., Liu, Y., & Hillmansen, S. (2019). VU limit pre-assessment for high-speed railway considering a grid connection scheme. IET GENERATION TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION, 13(7), 1121-1131. doi:10.1049/iet-gtd.2018.6323DOI: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2018.6323
Inverter Operating Characteristics Optimization for DC Traction Power Supply Systems (Journal article)
Zhang, G., Tian, Z., Tricoli, P., Hillmansen, S., Wang, Y., & Liu, Z. (2019). Inverter Operating Characteristics Optimization for DC Traction Power Supply Systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 68(4), 3400-3410. doi:10.1109/TVT.2019.2899165DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2019.2899165
Energy Evaluation for DC Railway Systems with Inverting Substations (Conference Paper)
Tian, Z., Zhang, G., Zhao, N., Hillmansen, S., Tricoli, P., & Roberts, C. (2018). Energy Evaluation for DC Railway Systems with Inverting Substations. In 2018 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FOR AIRCRAFT, RAILWAY, SHIP PROPULSION AND ROAD VEHICLES & INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION CONFERENCE (ESARS-ITEC). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Current closed-loop control and field orientation analysis of an induction motor in six-step operation for railway applications (Journal article)
Fang, X., Tian, Z., Li, H., Yang, Z., Lin, F., & Hillmansen, S. (2019). Current closed-loop control and field orientation analysis of an induction motor in six-step operation for railway applications. IET POWER ELECTRONICS, 12(6), 1462-1469. doi:10.1049/iet-pel.2018.5854DOI: 10.1049/iet-pel.2018.5854
Predictive Current Control of Four-Quadrant Converters Based on Specific Sampling Method and Modified Z-Transform (Journal article)
Zhang, G., Qian, J., Liu, Z., & Tian, Z. (2019). Predictive Current Control of Four-Quadrant Converters Based on Specific Sampling Method and Modified Z-Transform. JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS, 19(1), 179-189. doi:10.6113/JPE.2019.19.1.179DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2019.19.1.179
2018
Access Point Deployment Optimization in CBTC Data Communication System (Journal article)
Wen, T., Constantinou, C., Chen, L., Tian, Z., & Roberts, C. (2018). Access Point Deployment Optimization in CBTC Data Communication System. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, 19(6), 1985-1995. doi:10.1109/TITS.2017.2747759DOI: 10.1109/TITS.2017.2747759
A Novel Hybrid DC Traction Power Supply System Integrating PV and Reversible Converters (Journal article)
Zhang, G., Tian, Z., Du, H., & Liu, Z. (2018). A Novel Hybrid DC Traction Power Supply System Integrating PV and Reversible Converters. ENERGIES, 11(7). doi:10.3390/en11071661DOI: 10.3390/en11071661
2017
Field test of train trajectory optimisation on a metro line (Journal article)
Zhao, N., Chen, L., Tian, Z., Roberts, C., Hillmansen, S., & Lv, J. (2017). Field test of train trajectory optimisation on a metro line. IET INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, 11(5), 273-281. doi:10.1049/iet-its.2016.0214DOI: 10.1049/iet-its.2016.0214
An integrated metro operation optimization to minimize energy consumption (Journal article)
Zhao, N., Roberts, C., Hillmansen, S., Tian, Z., Weston, P., & Chen, L. (2017). An integrated metro operation optimization to minimize energy consumption. TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PART C-EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, 75, 168-182. doi:10.1016/j.trc.2016.12.013DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2016.12.013
System energy optimisation strategies for metros with regeneration (Journal article)
Tian, Z., Weston, P., Zhao, N., Hillmansen, S., Roberts, C., & Chen, L. (2017). System energy optimisation strategies for metros with regeneration. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 75, 120-135. doi:10.1016/j.trc.2016.12.004DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2016.12.004
2016
System Energy Optimisation of Metro-transit System using Monte Carlo Algorithm (Conference Paper)
Tian, Z., Weston, P., Hillmansen, S., Roberts, C., & Zhao, N. (2016). System Energy Optimisation of Metro-transit System using Monte Carlo Algorithm. In 2016 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT RAIL TRANSPORTATION (ICIRT) (pp. 453-459). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Energy evaluation of the power network of a DC railway system with regenerating trains (Journal article)
Tian, Z., Hillmansen, S., Roberts, C., Weston, P., Zhao, N., Chen, L., & Chen, M. (2016). Energy evaluation of the power network of a DC railway system with regenerating trains. IET ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN TRANSPORTATION, 6(2), 41-49. doi:10.1049/iet-est.2015.0025DOI: 10.1049/iet-est.2015.0025
2015
Metro traction and power system energy optimisation (Conference Paper)
Zhao, N., Tian, Z., Hillmansen, S., Roberts, C., Yuan, M., Li, J., . . . Li, K. (2015). Metro traction and power system energy optimisation. In Stephenson Conference Research for Railways 2015 Vol. 2015-April (pp. 191-198).
2014
Modeling and Simulation of DC Rail Traction Systems for Energy Saving (Conference Paper)
Tian, Z., Hillmansen, S., Roberts, C., Weston, P., Chen, L., Zhao, N., . . . Xin, T. (2014). Modeling and Simulation of DC Rail Traction Systems for Energy Saving. In 2014 IEEE 17TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITSC) (pp. 2354-2359). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Railway Vertical Alignment Optimisation at Stations to Minimise Energy (Conference Paper)
Xin, T., Roberts, C., He, J., Hillmansen, S., Zhao, N., Chen, L., . . . Su, S. (2014). Railway Vertical Alignment Optimisation at Stations to Minimise Energy. In 2014 IEEE 17TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITSC) (pp. 2119-2124). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
Train Trajectory Optimisation of ATO Systems for Metro Lines (Conference Paper)
Zhao, N., Roberts, C., Hillmansen, S., Western, P., Chen, L., Tian, Z., . . . Su, S. (2014). Train Trajectory Optimisation of ATO Systems for Metro Lines. In 2014 IEEE 17TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITSC) (pp. 1796-1801). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
