Yuanzhe Zhao received Ph.D. degree in Power System and Automation from the College of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, and subsequently completed Post-Doctoral research in Transportation Engineering at Tongji University. Since 2022, he has been serving as an Assistant Professor at the National Maglev Transportation EngineeringR&DCenter of Tongji University. His research interests include traction power supply system control and energy optimization for maglev and railway transportation, traction control for maglev systems, the integration of renewable energy with transportation systems, advanced motor control, and vehicle-to-grid interaction. His research team has established multiple experimental platforms, including maglev linear synchronous motor, permanent magnet linear synchronous motor, and synchronous reluctance motor, along with comprehensive laboratory facilities and power quality testing equipment, providing strong support for high-level scientific research.
Education
Ph.D. degree in Power System and Automation, College of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University
B.E. degree in Electrical Engineering and Automation, College of Electrical Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University
Experience
Post-Doctoral Researcher at Transportation Engineering Post-Doctoral Mobile Station and theNational Maglev Transportation Engineering R&D Center ofTongji University
Research interests
Government-funded projects:
(1)Principal Investigator of the National Natural Science Foundation of China project on Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Nonlinear Modeling and Decoupled Control of Linear Synchronous Motor for High-Speed Maglev System.
(2)Principal Investigator of the Ministry of Education Industry–Academia–Collaborative Education Project on the Research on A Novel Permanent Magnet Linear Synchronous Motor Experimental Platform for Transportation System.
(3)Principal Investigator of the Major Open Foundation Project by the State Key Laboratory of High-speed Maglev Transportation Technology on the Research on Modeling and High Performance Model Predictive Control of High-Speed Maglev Linear Synchronous Motors.
(4)Contributor to the Key Technology Research Project of High-Speed Maglev Transportation System, part of National Key Research and Development Program of China under the 13th Five-Year Plan (Ministry of Science and Technology).
(5)Contributor to the Key Technology Research of Medium-Speed Maglev Transportation System, part of National Key Research and Development Program of China under the 13th Five-Year Plan (Ministry of Science and Technology).
(6)Contributor to the Research on Manufacturing and Operational Control Technologies of High-Temperature Superconducting Linear Synchronous Motor, a Science and Technology Innovation Project of the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Commission.
(7)Contributor to the Strategic Planning Research on China Ultra-High-Speed Maglev Technology, a consulting research project of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
(8)Contributor to the Strategic Research on Ultra-High-Speed Maglev Railway in Low-Vacuum Tubes, a consulting research project of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
(9)Participant in the Research on Matching and Optimization Technologies of Traction Power Supply Systems, a Science and Technology Program funded by China Railway Corporation.
(10)Participant in the Research on Economic Operation and Optimization of High-Speed Railway Traction Power Supply Systems, a Science and Technology Program funded by the Ministry of Railways of China.
(11)Participant in the Research on Harmonic Propagation Mechanisms and Suppression Technologies in Railway Traction Power Systems, a Science and Technology Program funded by the Ministry of Railways of China.
(12)Participant in the Research on the Impact of Excessive Phase Overvoltage and Overcurrent on Train Detection and Their Suppression Technologies, a National “863 Program” Project.
(13)Participant in the Research on Co-Phase Power Supply Devices for Electrified Railways, a National “11th Five-Year Plan” Science and Technology Support Program.
Industry-funded projects:
(1)Principal Investigator of a horizontal (industry-funded) project on the Research on Key Power System Technologies for New Energy Vehicle.
(2)Principal Investigator of a horizontal (industry-funded) project on The Planning and Design of Electric Vehicle–Grid Interaction Scenarios in Wuhu City.
(3)Principal Investigator of a horizontal (industry-funded) project on The Development Pathways for a New Economic Ecosystem in the Intelligent New Energy Vehicle Industry.
(4) Principal Investigator of a horizontal (industry-funded) project on The Design of High-Temperature Superconducting Linear Motors for Maglev Systems.
Publications
[1]Y. Zhao, Z. Ren, S. Ren, L. Ren*, H. Wang, G. Lin and Z. Zhong. Reciprocal Magnetic Model of Synchronous Reluctance Motor and Its Robust Parameter Identification[J].IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 2025,13(4): 5060-5070. (JCR Q1)
[2]W. Zhang, G. Lin, J. Kang,Y. Zhao*andZ. Liao. Sensorless Control Method for High-Frequency Injection for Long-Stator Synchronous Motor of Maglev Train Considering Phase Shift Compensation[J]. Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University,2025, 60(4): 1032-1041. (EI)
[3]Y. Zhao,Z. Ren, G. Lin, S. Ren, H. Wang, Z. Zhang and L. Ren*. Enhanced Decoupling Control for High-Speed Maglev Linear Synchronous Motor Using Complex Vector With Compensation Factors[J]. Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology. (JCR Q3)
[4]Y. Zhao, Z. Ren, L. Zhang, H. Wang, S. Ren, G. Lin and L. Ren*. Improved torque ripple minimization of SynRM with optimalmulti-frequency harmonic current tracking[J]. Electrical Engineering. (JCR Q3)
[5]F. Peng, S. Jiang,Y. Zhao*and L. Ren. Soft Short-Circuit Fault Diagnosis for Vehicular Battery Packs With Interpretable Full-Dimensional Statistical Analytics[J].IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2024, 39(9): 11650-11664. (JCR Q1)
[6]L. Ren, H. Wang, S. Ren, Z. Zhong, F. Peng andY. Zhao*.Dynamic Characterization of SynRM With Dual-Axis Hybrid Excitation Self-Commissioning[J].IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2024, 71(5): 4440-4449. (JCR Q1)
[7]L. Ren, S. Ren, H. Wang,Y. Zhao*, J. Xu and Z. Zhong. Cascade Hybrid Decoupling Control Scheme for Synchronous Reluctance Motor Current Dynamic With Adaptive Backstepping Disturbance Compensation[J].IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 2023, 11(5): 4595-4605.(JCR Q1)
[8]Y. Zhao, L. Ren, L. Liao and G. Lin. A Novel Model Predictive Direct Torque Control Method for Improving Steady-State Performance of the Synchronous Reluctance Motor[J].Energies, 2021, 14(8): 2256.
[9]Y. Zhao, L. Ren, G. Lin, Z. Liao and S. Liu. Self-adaptive Synergistic Optimization for Parameters Extraction of Synchronous Reluctance Machine Nonlinear Magnetic Model[J].IEEE Access，2021, 9: 101741-101754.
[10]L. Ren, G. Lin,Y.Zhao*, Z. Liao and F. Peng. Adaptive Nonsingular Finite-Time Terminal Sliding Mode Control for Synchronous Reluctance Motor[J].IEEE Access,2021, 9:51283-51293.