Research Associate in Transformer Thermal Modelling

The University of Manchester (UoM) lies in the heart of Manchester and has been created by bringing together the Victoria University of Manchester and UMIST, two of Britain’s most distinguished universities, to create a powerful new force in higher education. The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering has over 70 academic staff and is one of the largest departments of this type in the country, a particular strength of the department being power engineering. The Power and Energy Division has a reputation as an international leader in high-voltage testing and power systems innovation. It collaborates very closely with many industrial partners in the energy networks sector and home to a multi-million research funded by industry, the UK government, and the EU. More than 20 academics and over 120 PhD students, post-doctoral researchers and visitors contribute to the world-leading and innovative output from the Power and Energy Division, with a multi-million research portfolio.

We are currently seeking two research associates to work on a project relating to quantify the impacts of connecting battery energy storage systems to the tertiary connections of super grid transformers in transmission systems. The posts are for 20 months each. One post will focus on the system level impacts and will perform power system analysis to assess the voltage performance of the system. The other post will focus on the impacts on the assets and will perform thermal modelling to assess the effect on transformer performance and ageing. Due to the different research skills and knowledge required, there are two separate adverts for these different roles. This advert is for the position focused on the TRANSFORMER THERMAL MODELLING. The research will be performed at the new UoM Engineering Campus Development on Oxford Road in Manchester, however some travel to the project partners National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) to discuss the work and present findings will also be expected.

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Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Dr Qiang Liu

Email: qiang.liu@manchester.ac.uk

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