Dr Xiao Chen

PhD, MSc, BEng

School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Senior Lecturer in Electrical Machines

Xiao Chen
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xiao.chen@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 5827

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Dr Xiao Chen
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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I received my BEng and MSc degrees in electrical engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, China, in 2009 and 2011, respectively, and PhD degree in electrical machines from University of Sheffield, in 2015. My PhD research was mainly concerned with multiple three-phase machines for electric vehicles. From Jan 2016 to May 2018, I was a research associate at University of Sheffield, working on thermal modelling of direct-cooled electrical machines with hollow conductors and electro-thermally coupled models for electric vehicle powertrain. From July 2018 to Sep 2019, I was an advanced motor drives engineer in Dyson Technology Limited.

In Sep 2019, I came back to University of Sheffield as a lecturer in electrical machines and was promoted to senior lecturer in Jan 2024. I received an EPSRC New Investigator Award to address the challenges in bearing currents caused by high frequency switching in power converters, particularly for the applications in which insulated bearings or shafting grounding is not viable. Meanwhile, I am leading a work package in EPSRC Future Electrical Machine Manufacturing Hub to investigate the manufacturing effects on core losses in electrical machines, including the edge damage effects caused by laser cut and the mechanical stress effects due to shrink fit.

I have also led or co-led various industry funded projects, including investigations on Litz wire AC losses in electrical machines, high frequency behaviours in electrical machines, advanced SiC inverter driven permanent magnet synchronous machine systems for electric vehicles, and flux switching machines in power tool applications.

I am actively involved in the investigations of neural network-based methods for high-fidelity and computationally efficient machine modelling, fault diagnosis, and condition monitoring of electrical machines.

I am also interested in high-speed electrical machines for traction and fuel cell applications, and development of rare-earth free electrical machines for electric vehicles.

Qualifications
  • PhD, The University of Sheffield, 2015
  • MSc, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2011
  • BEng, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, 2009
Research interests
  • Bearing currents in electrical machines
  • High frequency effects in electrical machines
  • Manufacturing effects on core losses in electrical machines
  • Neural network-based methods for high-fidelity and computationally efficient machine modelling, fault diagnosis, and condition monitoring of electrical machines
  • High-speed electrical machines for traction and fuel cell
  • Rare-earth free electrical machines for electric vehicles
  • Multi-phase fault tolerant electrical machines for more electric aircraft
  • Digital twin of electrical machines and drives
Publications

Journal articles

  • Li W, Gaetano DD, Zhu W, Chen X & Sun X (2025) . IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 1-1.
  • Zhu W, Sun Y, Chen X, Wang J, Jewell GW, Chong E & Reeh A (2025) . IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 1-1.
  • Zhu W, Sun Y, Chen X & Jewell GW (2025) . IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 1-1.
  • De Gaetano D, Winter A, Tinkler L & Chen X (2025) . IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 61(10), 1-7.
  • Mizuna M, Chen X, Iwase E & Miyashita S (2025) . Smart Materials and Structures, 34(7).
  • Tokgoz F, Zhu ZQ, Chen X, Liu C, Yang L, Yuan Y, Yang H & Huang Y (2025) . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 61(6), 9216-9231.
  • Liu C, Chen X, Zhang Y, Shi S, Meng Z, Li Z & Su W (2025) . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 61(1), 560-571.
  • Wang B, Wei Z, Yu H, Chen X, Cheng M & Hua W (2024) . Electrical Engineering, 106(5), 5473-5484.
  • Chen X, Wu H, Ede JD, Jewell GW, Jones LM & Ghadbeigi H (2023) . Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 584.
  • De Gaetano D, Zhu W, Sun X, Chen X, Griffo A & Jewell GW (2023) . IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 59(11).
  • Gaetano DD, Zhu W, Sun X, Chen X, Griffo A & Jewell GW (2023) . IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 30(3), 1312-1321.
  • Chen Q, Liao J, Qian W, Zhao W, Liu G, Chen X & Xu G (2023) . IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 38(1), 203-217.
  • Zhu W, De Gaetano D, Chen X, Jewell GW & Hu Y (2022) . IEEE Access, 10, 125279-125297.
  • Miscandlon J, Kazemi-Amiri A, Forrest SJ, Chen X, Harper D, McDonald A & Jewell GW (2022) . IEEE Access, 10, 117449-117468.
  • Chen X, Wang J, Griffo A & Chen L (2021) . Chinese Journal of Electrical Engineering, 7(3), 88-99.
  • Yang R, Sun T, Feng W, He S, Zhu S & Chen X (2021) . Chinese Journal of Electrical Engineering, 7(3), 100-110.
  • Xu L, Zhai H, Chen X, Liu Y, Wang M, Liu Z, Umar M, Ji C, Chen Z, Jin L , Liu Z et al (2021) . Chemical Engineering Journal, 412, 128639-128639.
  • Zhang Z, Hu Y, Chen X, Jewell GW & Li H (2021) . IEEE Access, 9, 18345-18360.
  • Xu L, Chen X, Tan S, Hu Z, Ying B, Ye TT & Li Y (2020) . IEEE Sensors Journal, 20(23), 14501-14513.
  • Xu L, Liu Z, Zhai H, Chen X, Sun R, Lyu S, Fan Y, Yi Y, Chen Z, Jin L , Zhang J et al (2020) . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12(11), 13265-13274.
  • Chen X, Wang J, Griffo A & Spagnolo A (2020) . IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 67(2), 895-905.
  • Xu L, Liu Z, Chen X, Sun R, Hu Z, Zheng Z, Ye TT & Li Y (2019) . Advanced Intelligent Systems, 1(6).
  • Chen X & Wang J (2017) . Chinese Journal of Electrical Engineering, 3(2), 102-113.
  • Chen X, Wang J, Patel VI & Lazari P (2016) . IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, 31(3), 860-871.
  • Sun T, Wang J, Koc M & Chen X (2016) . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 52(4), 3062-3070.
  • Chen X, Wang J & Griffo A (2015) . IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 1(4), 336-347.
  • Sun T, Wang J & Chen X (2015) . IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 30(9), 5036-5045.
  • Chen X, Wang J, Sen B, Lazari P & Sun T (2015) . IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 62(7), 4044-4055.
  • Lazari P, Sen B, Wang J & Chen X (2014) . IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 50(11), 1-4.
  • Chen X, Wang J & Patel VI (2014) . IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 50(11), 1-4.
  • Patel VI, Wang J, Wang W & Chen X (2014) . IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 50(4), 2554-2563.
  • Xu Y, Chen X, Zou J, Qi W & Li Y (2013) . IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 41(5), 1272-1279.

Book chapters

  • Hu Y & Chen X (2024) , Green Energy and Technology (pp. 83-114). Springer Nature Singapore
  • Liu C, Chen X & Li Z (2023) , Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering (pp. 972-978). Springer Nature Singapore

Conference proceedings

  • Sun X, Zhu W, Chen X, Griffo A & Jewell G (2024) . 2024 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (pp 3895-3901), 20 October 2024 - 24 October 2024.
  • Li W, Li H, Chen X, Griffo A & Sun X (2024) . 2024 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (pp 6478-6483), 20 October 2024 - 24 October 2024.
  • Ward MJ, Tinkler L, Chen X, Atkinson G, Paterson L, Miscandlon J, Jewell GW & O'Keefe L (2023) . IET Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2023(29) (pp 15-19)
  • Sun Y, Chen X, Zhu W & Jewell GW (2023) . 2023 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, Asia-Pacific (ITEC Asia-Pacific) (pp 1-8), 28 November 2023 - 1 December 2023.
  • Li H, Zhu W, Liu C, Sun X, De Gaetano D, Chen X, Griffo A, Zhu ZQ, Jewell GW, Yang L , Yuan Y et al (2023) . 2023 26th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS) (pp 1364-1369), 5 November 2023 - 8 November 2023.
  • Zhu W, Gaetano DD, Sun X, Li H, Chen X, Griffo A, Jewell GW, Zhu ZQ, Liu C, Yang L , Yuan Y et al (2023) . 2023 26th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS) (pp 952-957), 5 November 2023 - 8 November 2023.
  • Tokgoz F, Zhu ZQ, Chen X, Liu C, Yang L, Yuan Y, Yang H & Huang Y (2023) . 2023 26th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS) (pp 377-382), 5 November 2023 - 8 November 2023.
  • Tokgoz F, Zhu ZQ, Chen X, Liu C, Yang L, Yuan Y, Yang H & Huang Y (2023) . 2023 26th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS) (pp 383-388), 5 November 2023 - 8 November 2023.
  • Liu C, Chen X, Zhang Y, Shi S, Meng Z, Li Z & Su W (2023) . 2023 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (pp 2783-2788), 29 October 2023 - 2 November 2023.
  • Liu H, Jewell GW & Chen X (2023) . 2023 IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC) (pp 1-7), 15 May 2023 - 18 May 2023.
  • Gaetano DD, Zhu W, Sun X, Chen X, Griffo A & Jewell GW (2023) . 2023 IEEE International Magnetic Conference - Short Papers (INTERMAG Short Papers) (pp 1-2), 15 May 2023 - 19 May 2023.
  • Chen X, Jewell GW, Ede JD & Wu H (2022) . IET Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2022(4) (pp 685-691)
  • Zhu W, Chen X & Jewell GW (2022) . IET Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2022(4) (pp 652-659)
  • Liu C, Chen X, Xiu G, Xiong L & Yang L (2021) . Energy Reports, Vol. 7(6) (pp 267-275). Munich, Germany, 10 June 2021 - 13 June 2021.
  • Wang G, Chen X, Xing Y, Liu H & Tian D (2018) . 2018 IEEE International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC) (pp 1-5), 7 November 2018 - 9 November 2018.
  • Chen L, Chen X, Wang J & Lazari P (2015) . 2015 IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC) (pp 1644-1650), 10 May 2015 - 13 May 2015.
  • Sun T, Wang J, Koc M & Chen X (2015) . 2015 IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC) (pp 1056-1062), 10 May 2015 - 13 May 2015.
  • Chen X, Patel VI, Wang J, Lazari P, Chen L & Lombard P (2014) . 7th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2014) (pp 2.1.03-2.1.03)
  • Patel VI, Wang J, Chen X & Wang W (2014) . 7th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2014) (pp 2.11.01-2.11.01)
  • Lazari P, Chen X, Wang J & Chen L (2014) . 7th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2014) (pp 3.2.04-3.2.04)
  • Lazari P, Wang J, Chen L & Chen X (2014) Design optimisation and performance evaluation of a rare-earth-free permanent magnet assisted synchronous reluctance machine for electric vehicle traction. 7th Iet International Conference on Power Electronics Machines and Drives Pemd 2014
  • Chen L, Wang J, Lazari P & Xiao Chen (2013) . 2013 International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (pp 855-862), 12 May 2013 - 15 May 2013.
  • Patel VI, Wang J, Wang W & Chen X (2013) . Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, IEMDC 2013 (pp 386-393 (8))
  • Chen X, Wang J, Lazari P & Chen L (2013) . 2013 International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (pp 374-381), 12 May 2013 - 15 May 2013.
  • Xu Y, Chen X, Zou J & Qi W (2012) . 2012 16th International Symposium on Electromagnetic Launch Technology (pp 1-6), 15 May 2012 - 19 May 2012.
Research group

Electrical Machines

Teaching activities
  • EEE301 - Power Systems Engineering
  • EEE338 - Power Engineering
  • EEE341 - Electrical Power Systems
Professional activities and memberships
  • Senior Member, IEEE
Other responsibilities
  • Processes and Policies Lead
  • Counsellor of IEEE Student Branch at University of Sheffield

Links

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