Associate Professor Richard Yan
Associate Professor

Richard Yan

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Background

Dr Ruifeng Yan (FIEAust, CPEng, NER, APEC Engineer, IntPE(Aus), RPEQ) received the B. Eng. (Hons.) degree in Automation from University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China, in 2004, the M. Eng degree in Electrical Engineering from the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, in 2007 and PhD in Power and Energy Systems from the University of Queensland, Australia, in 2012. He was an ARC DECRA Fellow in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the University of Queensland. His expertise includes renewable energy integration to power grids, big data mining in power systems, and network strength and stability analysis. He collaborates with power industries on a range of projects, including AEMO, Powerlink Queensland, Energy Queensland, EPEC Group, Siemens, Iberdorla Australia, Noja Power and Transgrid. He has published over 90 journal and conference papers, which have been cited by a number of top power utilities, national labs and academic institutes. He is currently served as an Associate Editor of the renowned IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, and an international Q1 journal – CSEE JPES. He also serves as a committee member in Engineers Australia Queensland Electrical Branch and CIGRE C4 Panel.

Availability

Associate Professor Richard Yan is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Electrical energy generation (incl. renewables, excl. photovoltaics) Electrical engineering Engineering

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Power System Analysis, Renewable Energy Integration, Power System Dynamics and Control

Research impacts

International and national recognition: My high quality journal papers have attracted considerable citations from a number of distinguished organizations around the world, including top universities, well-known centres/laboratories and industry leaders.

  • Top universities around the world: Technical University of Denmark, University of Manchester, University of New South Wales, University of Tokyo, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Chicago, Indian Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Nanyang Technological University, University of Auckland, Seoul National University, Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University.
  • World-renowned centres and laboratories in my field: United States Department of Energy (DOE), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Argonne National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Chinese Academy of Science.
  • Industry leaders in the power and energy sector: Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), State Grid Corporation of China, NEC Corporation, Origin, Electricity Reliability Council Texas

Search Professor Richard Yan’s works on UQ eSpace

121 works between 2007 and 2026
All (121) Journal Article (68) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (52)

121 - 121 of 121 works

2007

Conference Publication

Power system transient stability enhancement with an adaptive control scheme using backstepping design

Yan, R., Dong, Z. Y., Saha, T. K. and Majumder, R. (2007). Power system transient stability enhancement with an adaptive control scheme using backstepping design. 2007 IEEE Power Engineering Society General Meeting, Tampa, FL, United States, 24-28 June 2007. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PES.2007.385512

Power system transient stability enhancement with an adaptive control scheme using backstepping design

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2030
    A Reliable and Secure Net-Zero Power System for Australia
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2026 - 2027
    A New Generation of Power Grid Monitoring Device : Integration of AI-Enabled Edge Computing Technologies
    Australia's Economic Accelerator Ignite Grants
    Open grant
  • 2026 - 2029
    Ensuring renewable energy zone stability for Australian net-zero transition
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2027
    Control Design for Stable Hybrid Renewable Generators with Grid-forming and Grid-following Technologies
    Australian Renewable Energy Agency Advancing Renewables Program
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Accelerating Australia's Power System Transformation (administered by CSIRO)
    CSIRO
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024
    Investigation of loop delays for solar farm controllers via hardware-in-the-loop testing
    EPEC Group Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Solar Photovoltaics forecasting for efficient power management
    ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    2021/ARP018 - University of Queensland, Platform for Solar Farm Pre-commissioning
    Australian Renewable Energy Agency
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Enabling high photovoltaic penetration in power distribution networks
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Photovoltaic power variability and its impacts on power distribution networks
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Richard Yan is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Ensuring renewable energy zone stability for Australian net-zero transition

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ramesh Bonu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Identification of power oscillations from variable renewable energy-based generators

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha, Dr Feifei Bai

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Advanced Frequency Scanning and Blackbox Control Strategies for Large-Scale Renewable Energy Integration in Power Networks

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Feifei Bai

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Ensuring renewable energy zone stability for Australian net-zero transition

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Feifei Bai

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sensorless operating-state estimation and adaptive maximum power point tracking of a small-scale H-type vertical-axis wind turbine system

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Yuanshen Lu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) Applications in Distribution Power Networks

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Yi Cui, Dr Feifei Bai

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Adaptive Inverter Control Strategies in Power Grids with High Renewable Energy Penetration

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Feifei Bai

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Electrical Control of Hybrid Power Plants Connected to Weak Grids

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Grid-edge technology development for renewable energy transition

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tapan Saha, Dr Feifei Bai

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Systems modelling for renewable energy transition under different conditions

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alexander Klimenko

Completed supervision

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