ALIAN CHEN

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Alian Chen is a professor at School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, China. She received the B.S. degree in Applied Electronics Technology and the M.S. degree in Power Electronics and Electrical Driver from Shandong University, Jinan, China, in 1998 and 2000 respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, in 2005. She joined the School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University and was promoted as an Associate Professor in 2005, and has been a Professor since 2010. During 2013 to 2014, she was a visiting scholar with the Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA.

Her current research interests include renewable energy generation system, converter topology/modulation and their applications, microgrid optimal design and operation.

Prof. Chen has published 2 monographs, and authored 85 journal/conference papers and 31 issued patents. She received three projects supported by National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC) in 2010, 2013 and 2018 respectively. She won one Second Class National Award for Science and Technology Progress in 2016 (2nd place), two Second Class National Teaching Achievement Awards in 2014, 2018 respectively and seven other scientific and technological achievement awards from Provincial Government and the State Educational Ministry of China. She honored State and Shandong Provincial Young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions.

1. Personal Information

Name: Alian Chen

Gender：Female

Title: Professor
Institution: School of Control Science and Engineering

Address: School of Control Science and Engineering

     Shandong University

     17923 Jingshi Road, Jinan 250061

     Shandong Province, China

Office Phone: +86- 531 -88392906

Email: chenalian@sdu.edu.cn, chenalian2001@163.com

2. Education

Sep. 2001-Jun. 2005, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

Ph.D. Degree, Major in Power Electronics and Electrical Driver

Dissertation Title: “Multilevel Inverter Combination Topologies and Fault-tolerant Techniques in Multilevel Inverters ", Supervised by Prof. Xiangning He

Sep. 1998-Dec. 2000, Shandong University, Jinan, China

M.Sc. Degree, Major in Power Electronics and Electrical Driver

Dissertation Title: “Parallel Operation and Control of Transformers", Supervised by Prof. Qingfan Zhang

Sep. 1994-Jun. 1998, Shandong University of Technology, Jinan, China

B.S c., Major in Application of Electronics Technology

3. Work Experience

• Nov. 2013 –Dec. 2014, Visiting scholar, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia, United States.

• Dec. 2010 – present, Professor, School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China.

• Sep. 2005 –Nov. 2010, Associate Professor, School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, China.

   

  Teaching “Power Electronics Technology” ,“Modern Control Systems” for undergraduate students and “EMC for Power Electronic Systems” for graduate students.

4. Research Interests and Presiding Research Projects

Research Interests: Renewable energy generation system; Multilevel inverters and their applications；Microgrids

Presiding Research Projects:

• Resilience Evaluation Theories and Active Promotion Strategies for Resilient Microgrid, Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51877128), 2019-2022

• Research on the key technologies of optimization design and energy management of AC-DC hybrid microgrid, Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51377101), 2014-2017

• Optimal Design and Control Strategy for Grid-Connected PV System Based on Multilevel Converter Technique, Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51007049), 2011-2013

• Efficiency Improvement of Grid-Connected PV System Based on Multilevel Converter Technique, Supported by the Outstanding Young Scientists Incentive Funding of Shandong Province (No.BS2010NJ010), 2011-2013

• Modeling and Key techniques of AC Photovoltaic Modules, Supported by Independent Innovation Foundation of Shandong University (No.2009TS042), 2010-2012

5. Awards and Honors

• Second Class National Award for Science and Technology Progress in 2016

• Second Class National Teaching Achievement Awards in 2014 and 2018 respectively

• State/ Shandong Provincial Young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions

• New Century Excellent Talents in Universities, Ministry of Education

• Distinguished Young Scholars of Shandong University

• Excellent Teacher of Shandong University

• Shandong Provincial Excellent Postgraduate Supervisor

6. Publications (Selected)

1. Alian Chen, Zhang Z., Xing X., Li K., Du C., and Zhang C. "Modeling and Suppression of Circulating Currents for Multi-Paralleled Three-Level T-Type Inverters." IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 55, no. 4 (2019): 3978-88.

2. C., Qin, Zhang C., Xing X., Li X., Chen Alian, and Zhang G. "Simultaneous Common-Mode Voltage Reduction and Neutral-Point Voltage Balance Scheme for the Quasi-Z-Source Three-Level T-Type Inverter." IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics (2019): 1.

3. J., Chen, Zhang C., Chen Alian, Xing X., and Gao F. "A Carrier-Based Fault-Tolerant Control Strategy for T-Type Rectifier With Neutral-Point Voltage Oscillations Suppression." IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 34, no. 11 (2019): 10988-1001.

4. X., Li, Xing X., Zhang C., Chen Alian, Qin C., and Zhang G. "Simultaneous Common-Mode Resonance Circulating Current and Leakage Current Suppression for Transformerless Three-Level T-Type PV Inverter System." IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 66, no. 6 (2019): 4457-67.

5. C., Qin, Zhang C., Chen Alian, Xing X., and Zhang G. "A Space Vector Modulation Scheme of the Quasi-Z-Source Three-Level T-Type Inverter for Common-Mode Voltage Reduction." IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 65, no. 10 (2018): 8340-50.

6. X., Xing, Zhang C., Chen Alian, Geng H., and Qin C. "Deadbeat Control Strategy for Circulating Current Suppression in Multiparalleled Three-Level Inverters." IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 65, no. 8 (2018): 6239-49.

7. C., Song, Chen Alian Chen J., Du C., and Zhang C. "Optimized modulation scheme for dual active bridge DC-DC converter." 2018 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 0004-08-20 2018.

8. X., Xing, Zhang C., He J., Chen Alian, and Zhang Z. "Model predictive control for parallel three-level T-type grid-connected inverters in renewable power generations." IET Renewable Power Generation 11, no. 11 (2017): 1353-63.

9. X., Xing, Zhang Z., Zhang C., He J., and Chen Alian. "Space Vector Modulation for Circulating Current Suppression Using Deadbeat Control Strategy in Parallel Three-Level Neutral-Clamped Inverters." IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 64, no. 2 (2017): 977-87.

10. G., Qi, Chen Alian, and Chen J. "Improved control strategy of interlinking converters with synchronous generator characteristic in islanded hybrid AC/DC microgrid." CPSS Transactions on Power Electronics and Applications 2, no. 2 (2017): 149-58.

11. C., Song, Chen Alian Chen J., Du C., and Zhang C. "Current-stress-optimized strategy of dual active bridge DC-DC converter with dead-time effect in single-phase-shift control." IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 0029-01-20 2017.

12. J., Chen, Chen Alian, Zhang C., and Li K. "A model predictive control based fault-tolerant control strategy for T-type three-level inverters." 2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 0001-05-20 2017.

13. Z., Zhang, Chen Alian, Xing X., Li K., Du C., and Zhang C. "Modeling and suppression of circulating currents for multi-paralleled three-level T-type inverters." 2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 0001-05-20 2017.

14. C., Qin, Chen Alian, Xing X., Du C., Zhang G., Zhang C., and Ding W. "A repetitive control scheme for circulating current suppression in parallel three-level T-type inverters under unbalanced conditions." 2017 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 0001-05-20 2017.

15. J., Chen, Chen Alian, Xing X., and Zhang C. "Fault-tolerant control strategy for T-type three-level inverter with neutral-point voltage balancing." 2017 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2017-01-01 2017.

16. X., Xing, Zhang C., Chen Alian, He J., Wang W., and Du C. "Space-Vector-Modulated Method for Boosting and Neutral Voltage Balancing in Z-Source Three-Level T-Type Inverter." IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 52, no. 2 (2016): 1621-31.

17. X., Xing, Chen Alian, Zhang Z., Chen J., and Zhang C. "Model predictive control method to reduce common-mode voltage and balance the neutral-point voltage in three-level T-type inverter." 2016 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2016-01-01 2016.

18. Z., Zhang, Chen Alian, Xing X., and Zhang C. "A novel model predictive control algorithm to suppress the zero-sequence circulating currents for parallel three-phase voltage source inverters." 2016 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2016-01-01 2016.

19. X., Xing, Chen Alian, Wang W., Zhang C., Li Y., and Du C. "Space-vector-modulated for Z-source three-level T-type converter with neutral voltage balancing." 2015 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2015-01-01 2015.

20. X., Xing, Chen Alian, Wang W., Zhang C., and Najmi V. "A novel control method for neutral point clamped inverters with a single Z-source network." IECON 2014 - 40th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 0029-01-20 2014.

7. Patents (Selected)

1. Alian Chen, Chaochao Song, Jie Chen, Chunshui Du, Chenghui Zhang, Minimum current stress control of double active bridge DC-DC converter considering dead time effect, 201710141816.X, ZL201710141816.X, 2019

2. Alian Chen, Baolei Yuan, Zicheng Zhang, Xiangyang Xing, Chenghui Zhang, A parallel inverter system with reconfigurable structure and its control method, ZL201610334828.X, 2018

3. Alian Chen, Jin Chai, Weisheng Wang, Chenghui Zhang, A dynamic architecture of AC / DC hybrid microgrid and its reconfiguration method, ZL201510554919X, 2017

4. Alian Chen, Zicheng Zhang, Chenghui Zhang, Xiangyang Xing, Current predictive control method for two-level three-phase grid connected inverter, ZL201510542105.4, 2017；

5. Active suppression method of current ripple for hybrid micro grid bidirectional converter in DC grid connected operation, ZL2015102029174, 2017

6. Alian Chen, Yuzhuo Li, Bin Duan, Chenghui Zhang, Distributed hierarchical control method of AC-DC hybrid micro grid bidirectional converter connected to DC grid, ZL2015102030985, 2017

7. Alian Chen, Yuzhuo Li, Chunshui Du, Bin Duan, Chenghui Zhang, DC side distributed hierarchical control method of hybrid micro grid bidirectional converter in island operation, ZL2015102032459, 2017

8. Alian Chen, Weisheng Wang, Chenghui Zhang, Jin Chai, An enhanced virtual vector PWM modulation method, ZL2015101666739, 2017

9. Alian Chen, Yuzhuo Li, Xiangyang Xing, Chenghui Zhang, DC voltage ripple compensation system and method of T-type three-level DC / AC converter, ZL201510191099.2, 2017

10. Alian Chen, Chao Du, Chenghui Zhang, Hybrid clamp three-level three-phase four wire photovoltaic system based on 3d-spwm, ZL201210594677.3, 2014

11. Alian Chen, Hongli Wang, Chenghui Zhang, Chunshui Du, A new two-stage AC photovoltaic module, ZL2012101200383, 2014

8. Enrollment Information

[1] Academic degree for Ph.D and Master

• Power Electronics and Electrical Driver (080804)

• Control Theory and Control Engineering (081101)

   

  [2] Professional degree for Ph.D and Master

• Mechanics (0855)

• Energy and Power Engineering (0858)