Current Projects
Program 1: Electrical Power
- Solar Power Converter
- Demand Response Exchange
- Voltage Sag in Large Power Networks
- Hybrid Stand-Alone Power Systems
- Distributed and Renewable Power Generation
- Security Control of Power Systems
- Transformer Differential Protection Improvement
- Renewable Isolated Microgrids
- Islanding Detection
- Solar Energy Performance in Tasmania
- Large-Scale Wind Farm Operation
- Variable Speed Wind Turbine
Program 2: Energy Systems
- Mitigation and Control of Freshwater Biofilms in Hydropower
- Unsteady Operation of Hydro Turbines
- Unsteady Aerodynamics of Axial Compressors
- Thermal Performance of Buildings
- Climate Change Mitigation in Local Government
- High Speed Catamaran Ferries
- Flow Physics of Biofilms
- Energy Rating for Residential Homes
- Leading Edge Compressor Blade Aerodynamics
- Agronomic Response of Tasmanian Soils to Biochar
- Film Cooling in Jet Engines
Program 1: Electrical Power
Project Team Leader: Dr Enamul Haque
Project Team: Polycarp Muoka (PhD student), Prof Michael Negnevitsky, Dr Ameen Gargoom
Supported by: University of Tasmania
Demand Response Exchange - Concepts and Modelling
Project Team Leader: Prof Michael Negnevitsky
Project Team: Dinh Hieu Nguyen (PhD student), Dr Martin de Groot (CSIRO), Dr Enamul Haque
Supported by: University of Tasmania
Islanding Operation and Grid Interaction with Distributed and Renewable Power Generation
Project Team Leader: Prof Michael Negnevitsky
Project Team: Md. Aktarujjaman (PhD student), Dr Enamul Haque
Security Control of Power Systems with Very High Penetrations of Renewable Energy
Project Team Leader: Prof Michael Negnevitsky
Project Team: Dinh Hieu Nguyen (PhD student), Dr Enamul Haque
Transformer Differential Protection Improvement
Project Team Leader: Prof Michael Negnevitsky
Project Team: Ezekiel Madzikanda (PhD student), Dr Enamul Haque
Identification of Voltage Sag Source Location in Large Power Networks
Project Team Leader: Prof Michael Negnevitsky
Project Team: Ahsan Latheef (PhD student)
Supported by: University of Tasmania
Voltage and Frequency Control for Hybrid Stand-Alone Power Systems for Isolated Communities
Project Team Leader: Prof Michael Negnevitsky
Project Team: Osman Haruni (PhD student), Dr Enamul Haque, Dr Ameen Gargoom
Supported by: University of Tasmania
Power Supply Security Control in Exclusively Renewable Isolated Microgrids
Project Team Leader: Prof Michael Negnevitsky
Project Team: Dusan Nikolic (PhD student), Dr Enamul Haque
Solar Energy Performance in Tasmania
Project Team Leader: Prof Michael Negnevitsky
Project Team: Awak Mathok (Masters student), Dr Enamul Haque
Improving Islanding Detection Using Common Protection Relay Measurements
Project Team Leader: Prof Michael Negnevitsky
Project Team: Yuan Long Chong (Masters student), Dr Enamul Haque
Investigation into the Improvement of Control and Protection Systems Technologies Required for the Efficient Operation of Large-Scale Wind Farms
Project Team Leader: Prof Michael Negnevitsky
Project Team: Edwin Munian (Masters student), Dr Enamul Haque
Power Smoothing of a Variable Speed Wind Turbine with Controlled Hybrid Energy Storage
Project Team Leader: Dr Enamul Haque
Project Team: Mujaddid Chowdhury (PhD student), Prof Michael Negnevitsky, Dr Ameen Gargoom
Program 2: Energy Delivery Systems
Project Team Leader: Dr Jane Sargison
Project Team: Xiao Lin Li (Masters student), Dr Jessica Andrewartha, Dr Alan Henderson, Prof Greg Walker, Prof Gustaaf Hallegraeff, Dr Jon Osborn, Assoc/Prof Paul Brandner
Supported by: Australian Research Council and Hydro Tasmania
Unsteady Operation of Hydroelectric Turbines
Project Team Leader: Dr Alan Henderson
Project Team: Dean Giosio (PhD student), Dr Jane Sargison, Prof Greg Walker, Dr Jessica Andrewartha
Supported by: Hydro Tasmania
Unsteady Aerodynamics of Axial Compressors
Project Team Leader: Dr Alan Henderson
Project Team: Samuel Perkins (PhD student), Prof Greg Walker, Dr Jane Sargison
Supported by: Rolls Royce
An Analysis of Subfloor Air Movement in a Residential Building and its Effect on Thermal Performance
Project Team Leader: Prof Roger Fay
Project Team: Sabrina Sequiera (PhD student), Dr Jane Sargison
Supported by: CSIRO and University of Tasmania
Climate Change Mitigation Through Strategic Planning in Local Government
Project Team Leader: Dr Jane Sargison
Project Team: Oliver Heyward (Masters student), Dr Alan Henderson
Supported by: Brighton Municipal Council
Slamming and Motions of High-Speed Catamaran Ferries
Project Team Leader: Prof Michael Davis
Project Team: Dr Damien Holloway, Dr Jason Lavroff
Supported by: INCAT
Flow Physics of Filamentous Biofilms
Project Team Leader: Dr Jessica Andrewartha
Project Team: Dr Jane Sargison
Supported by: University of Tasmania New Appointees Research Grant Scheme
The Empirical Validation of the House Energy Rating Software AccuRate for Residential Buildings in Cool Temperature Climates of Australia
Project Team Leader: Prof Roger Fay
Project Team: Detlev Geard (PhD student), Assoc Prof Greg Nolan, Dr Soriano Florence, Dr Alan Henderson
Investigation of the Unsteady Aerodynamics at the Leading Edge of an Optimised Stator Blade in an Axial Compressor
Project Team Leader: Dr Alan Henderson
Supported by: University of Tasmania Institutional Research Scheme
Agronomic Response of Tasmanian Soils to Biochar
Project Team Leader: Dr Jane Sargison
Project Team: Anna Wrobel-Trobiszewska (PhD student), Dr Mark Boersma (TIAR)
Supported by: BHP Temco
Unsteady Effects in Large Scale Film Cooling Holes for Jet Engines
Project Team Leader: Dr Jane Sargison
Project Team: Dr James Porter, Dr Alan Henderson, Prof Greg Walker
Supported by: Rolls Royce