Dr Hui Ma
Dr

Hui Ma

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Background

Dr Hui Ma received his B.Eng and M.Eng from Xi’an Jiaotong University (China), M.Eng (research) from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and PhD from the University of Adelaide (Australia). He has been working at the University of Queensland (Australia) since 2008. From 1997 to 2003, Dr Ma was an engineer in Singapore and made contribution to the design, development and deployment of the Intelligent Self-recovery and Automated Cargo Inventory Control System for Singapore Airline SuperHub 2.

Dr Ma's current research and development work is associated with Australian electricity supply industry. His research is centred on Electrical Asset Management including (1) modelling, sensing, and signal processing to improve the visibility of electricity networks and assets condition; and (2) data mining with uncertain reasoning for various applications of electricity networks with high penetration of renewables. Dr Hui Ma is an editor for IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery and a memebr of IEEE Smart Grid Steering Committee. He is also a member of CIGRE Australian Panel D1.

Dr Ma's course coordination and teaching:

ELEC2400 (Electronic Devices and Circuits)

ELEC4320 (Modern Asset Management and Condition Monitoring in Power System)

Dr Ma also coordinated and taught ELEC4400/EELC7402 (Advanced Electronic & Power Electronics Design) and ELEC7051 (Transformer Technology Design and Operation).

Availability

Dr Hui Ma is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Engineering

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Masters (Research) of Electrical - Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Masters (Research) of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Adelaide
  • Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Research interests

  • Power, Energy and Control Engineering

    Industrial informatics, condition monitoring and diagnosis, high voltage engineering and electrical insulation, power systems, wireless sensor networks, and sensor signal processing

Research impacts

My research work is closely associated with the Australian electricity supply industry and my research theme is “Power System Asset Management” with the focus on (1) modelling, sensing, and signal processing to improve the visibility of electricity networks and assets condition; and (2) data mining with uncertain reasoning for various applications of electricity networks with high penetration of renewables.

Search Professor Hui Ma’s works on UQ eSpace

128 works between 1997 and 2025
All (128) Journal Article (59) Book Chapter (3) Conference Publication (64) Other Outputs (2)

41 - 60 of 128 works

2019

Journal Article

Dynamic thermal analysis of high-voltage power cable insulation for cable dynamic thermal rating

Wang, Peng-Yu, Ma, Hui, Liu, Gang, Han, Zhuo-Zhan, Guo, De-Ming, Xu, Tao and Kang, Long-Yun (2019). Dynamic thermal analysis of high-voltage power cable insulation for cable dynamic thermal rating. IEEE Access, 7 8701571, 56095-56106. doi: 10.1109/access.2019.2913704

Dynamic thermal analysis of high-voltage power cable insulation for cable dynamic thermal rating

2019

Conference Publication

Hypothesis of interfacial charge transportation in oil-paper insulation for transformer moisture estimation

Cui, Yi, Ma, Hui, Saha, Tapan and Liu, Yilu (2019). Hypothesis of interfacial charge transportation in oil-paper insulation for transformer moisture estimation. Power and Energy Society, IEEE General Meeting (PESGM), Atlanta, GA, United States, 4-8 August 2019. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi: 10.1109/pesgm40551.2019.8973596

Hypothesis of interfacial charge transportation in oil-paper insulation for transformer moisture estimation

2019

Conference Publication

Finite element analysis on On-Load Tap Changer (OLTC) tap selector electrical breakdown mechanism caused by silver sulphide corrosion

Samarasinghe, S., Naranpanawe, L., Martin, D., Ma, H. and Saha, T. K. (2019). Finite element analysis on On-Load Tap Changer (OLTC) tap selector electrical breakdown mechanism caused by silver sulphide corrosion. IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Atlanta, GA, United States, 4-8 Aug. 2019. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/PESGM40551.2019.8973593

Finite element analysis on On-Load Tap Changer (OLTC) tap selector electrical breakdown mechanism caused by silver sulphide corrosion

2019

Conference Publication

Transformer Over Passivation to Prevent On-Load Tap Changer Silver Sulphide Corrosion

Samarasinghe, Sameera, Martin, Daniel and Ma, Hui (2019). Transformer Over Passivation to Prevent On-Load Tap Changer Silver Sulphide Corrosion. 2019 IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia (ISGT Asia), Chengdu, China, 21-24 May 2019. Piscataway, NJ United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/isgt-asia.2019.8881450

Transformer Over Passivation to Prevent On-Load Tap Changer Silver Sulphide Corrosion

2018

Journal Article

A new method for determining the connection resistance of the compression connector in cable joint

Yang, Fan, Zhu, Ningxi, Liu, Gang, Ma, Hui, Wei, Xiaoyu, Hu, Chuanliang, Wang, Zhenhua and Huang, Jiasheng (2018). A new method for determining the connection resistance of the compression connector in cable joint. Energies, 11 (7) 1667, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/en11071667

A new method for determining the connection resistance of the compression connector in cable joint

2018

Journal Article

Thermal rating of offshore wind farm cables installed in ventilated J-tubes

You, Lei, Wang, Jian, Liu, Gang, Ma, Hui and Zheng, Ming (2018). Thermal rating of offshore wind farm cables installed in ventilated J-tubes. Energies, 11 (3) 545, 545. doi: 10.3390/en11030545

Thermal rating of offshore wind farm cables installed in ventilated J-tubes

2018

Journal Article

On particle filtering for power transformer remaining useful life estimation

Li, Shuaibing, Ma, Hui, Saha, Tapan K., Yang, Yan and Wu, Guangning (2018). On particle filtering for power transformer remaining useful life estimation. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 33 (6) 8294269, 1-1. doi: 10.1109/TPWRD.2018.2807386

On particle filtering for power transformer remaining useful life estimation

2018

Conference Publication

An improved spatial intersectional method for partial discharge (PD) source localization in power transformer

Seo, Junhyuck, Ma, Hui and Saha, Tapan K. (2018). An improved spatial intersectional method for partial discharge (PD) source localization in power transformer. 12th International Conference on the Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials, ICPADM 2018, Xian, China, 20-24 May 2018. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . doi: 10.1109/ICPADM.2018.8401064

An improved spatial intersectional method for partial discharge (PD) source localization in power transformer

2018

Conference Publication

Analysis of vibration signal for power transformer on-load tap changer (OLTC) condition monitoring

Seo, Junhyuck, Ma, Hui and Saha, Tapan K. (2018). Analysis of vibration signal for power transformer on-load tap changer (OLTC) condition monitoring. 2018 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, PESGM 2018, Portland, OR, United States, 5-10 August 2018. New York, NY, United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/PESGM.2018.8585863

Analysis of vibration signal for power transformer on-load tap changer (OLTC) condition monitoring

2018

Conference Publication

Joint time-frequency analysis for partial discharge (PD) signal extraction

Ma, Hui, Seo, Junhyuck, Saha, Tapan and Chan, Jeffery (2018). Joint time-frequency analysis for partial discharge (PD) signal extraction. 12th International Conference on the Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials, ICPADM 2018, Xi'an, China, 20-24 May 2018. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers . doi: 10.1109/ICPADM.2018.8401084

Joint time-frequency analysis for partial discharge (PD) signal extraction

2017

Journal Article

Investigation of the Ampacity of a Prefabricated Straight-Through Joint of High Voltage Cable

Wang, Pengyu, Liu, Gang, Ma, Hui, Liu, Yigang and Xu, Tao (2017). Investigation of the Ampacity of a Prefabricated Straight-Through Joint of High Voltage Cable. Energies, 10 (12) 2050, 1-17. doi: 10.3390/en10122050

Investigation of the Ampacity of a Prefabricated Straight-Through Joint of High Voltage Cable

2017

Journal Article

An electromechanical model for the estimation of breakdown voltage in stretchable dielectric elastomer

Liu, Xuejing, Jia, Shuhai, Li, Bo, Xing, Yu, Chen, Hualing, Ma, Hui and Sheng, Junjie (2017). An electromechanical model for the estimation of breakdown voltage in stretchable dielectric elastomer. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 24 (5) 8120369, 3099-3112. doi: 10.1109/TDEI.2017.006599

An electromechanical model for the estimation of breakdown voltage in stretchable dielectric elastomer

2017

Journal Article

On Savitzky-Golay filtering for online condition monitoring of transformer on-load tap changer

Seo, Junhyuck, Ma, Hui and Saha, Tapan (2017). On Savitzky-Golay filtering for online condition monitoring of transformer on-load tap changer. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 33 (4), 1689-1698. doi: 10.1109/TPWRD.2017.2749374

On Savitzky-Golay filtering for online condition monitoring of transformer on-load tap changer

2017

Journal Article

Bayesian information fusion for probabilistic health index of power transformer

Li, Shuaibing, Ma, Hui, Saha, Tapan and Wu, Guangning (2017). Bayesian information fusion for probabilistic health index of power transformer. IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, 12 (2), 279-287. doi: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2017.0582

Bayesian information fusion for probabilistic health index of power transformer

2017

Other Outputs

Development of smart power transformers with intelligent monitoring, diagnostic and life management systems

Saha, Tapan K., Ma, Hui, Ekanayake, Chandima and Martin, Dan (2017). Development of smart power transformers with intelligent monitoring, diagnostic and life management systems. St Lucia, QLD Australia: University of Queensland.

Development of smart power transformers with intelligent monitoring, diagnostic and life management systems

2017

Conference Publication

Understanding the Effect of Non-Uniform Ageing on Dielectric Response of Transformer Insulation

Cui, Yi, Ma, Hui, Saha, Tapan and Liu, Yilu (2017). Understanding the Effect of Non-Uniform Ageing on Dielectric Response of Transformer Insulation. 2017 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States, 16-20 July 2017. Piscataway NJ, United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/PESGM.2017.8274446

Understanding the Effect of Non-Uniform Ageing on Dielectric Response of Transformer Insulation

2017

Book Chapter

Advanced Signal Processing Techniques for Partial Discharge Measurement

Chan, Jeffery, Saha,Tapan and Ma, Hui (2017). Advanced Signal Processing Techniques for Partial Discharge Measurement. Transformer Ageing: Monitoring and Estimation Techniques. (pp. 245-302) Singapore: John Wiley & Sons.

Advanced Signal Processing Techniques for Partial Discharge Measurement

2017

Book Chapter

Smart Transformer Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis

Ma, Hui and Saha, Tapan (2017). Smart Transformer Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis. Transformer Ageing: Monitoring and Estimation Techniques. (pp. 403-439) edited by Tapan Kumar Saha and Prithwiraj Purkait. Singapore, Singapore: John Wiley & Sons.

Smart Transformer Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis

2017

Conference Publication

A review on influencing factors of sulphur corrosion and metal passivation in power transformers

Samarasinghe, W. M. S. C., Martin, D., Ma, H. and Saha, T. K. (2017). A review on influencing factors of sulphur corrosion and metal passivation in power transformers. Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference (AUPEC), Melbourne, Australia, 19-22 November 2017. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/AUPEC.2017.8282416

A review on influencing factors of sulphur corrosion and metal passivation in power transformers

2017

Book Chapter

Dissolved Gas Analysis Interpretation and Intelligent Machine Learning Techniques

Cui, Yi, Saha, Tapan and Ma, Hui (2017). Dissolved Gas Analysis Interpretation and Intelligent Machine Learning Techniques. Transformer Ageing: Monitoring and Estimation Techniques. (pp. 211-243) edited by Tapan Kumar Saha. Singapore: John Wiley & Sons.

Dissolved Gas Analysis Interpretation and Intelligent Machine Learning Techniques

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Application of Multimodal Sensors to Reduce Transformer Failures
    Schneider Electric (Australia) Pty Limited
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2018 - 2020
    Overhead Conductor Condition Monitoring
    Energy Networks Association Limited
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Preventing transformer failures caused by silver sulphide
    Energy Networks Association Limited
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Hui Ma is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Sensing, Signal Processing and Learning for Power System Asset Management

    We are seeking talented PhD candidates to develop sensing, signal processing and machine learning techniques for power system asset management. The objectives of the project include:

    1. To investigate the efficient deployment of an optimal set of sensors to provide sufficient visibility of the condition of power system assets.
    2. To apply compressive sensing techniques for an effective data acquisition while preserving the primary characteristics of measurement data without significant information loss.
    3. To develop novel data analytic techniques for extracting useful information from large datasets and subsequently transforming such information into knowledge regarding the condition of power system asset.
    4. To develop data fusion algorithms to integrate various condition measurement results and all available information and subsequently determining the health status of an asset and predict its remaining useful life.
    5. To deploy the signal acquisition, signal processing, data analytic and information fusion algorithms to field condition monitoring of power system assets.

    It is expected that the techniques developed in this project can assess the condition of power system asset effectively to provide a means for safeguarding the key assets in Australian power system networks. The outcomes of the project will also pave a way for Australian utilities to make their assets more suitable for integration into smart grid environment.

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Substation Electric Transient on Power Transformer Insulation Aging

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chandima Ekanayake, Dr Lei Guo

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Modelling cloud movement to generate short term solar irradiance predictions and subsequent expected PV power production

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Brian Lovell, Professor Eve McDonald-Madden

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Modelling cloud movement to generate short term solar irradiance predictions and subsequent expected PV power production

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Brian Lovell, Professor Eve McDonald-Madden

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Home Energy Managment System

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chandima Ekanayake

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Data-driven Image Processing Techniques for Photovoltaic Generation Forecasting

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chandima Ekanayake, Dr Yi Cui

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Leveraging Synchro-Waveforms and Deep Learning for the Situational Awareness of Power Distribution Networks

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chandima Ekanayake

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Develop Virtual Inertia and Estimate the Optimal Location of Microgrids in Australian Grid Using Machine Learning

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Mithulan Nadarajah, Dr Feifei Bai

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Impact of distributed energy resources (DER) on the life expectancy of transformer

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha, Dr Chandima Ekanayake

  • Master Philosophy

    Mitigation of Power Transformer failure due to Corrosive Sulphur

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha, Dr Chandima Ekanayake

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sensing, modelling, Signal Processing and Data Analysing for Transformer/OLTC/Circuit Breaker Health Management

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Chandima Ekanayake

Completed supervision

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