Professor Tapan Saha
Professor

Tapan Saha

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Background

Prof Tapan Saha was born in Bangladesh and immigrated to Australia in 1989. Tapan received his PhD from the University of Queensland in 1994. Previously, Tapan obtained a B. Sc in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka in 1982 and a Master of Technology in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi in 1985. He has been with the University of Queensland since 1996, where he has been a Professor of Electrical Engineering since 2005. Previously he was an Adjunct Professor of Xi'an Jiaotong University and Hunan University in China. Previously he worked in James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville for two and a half years and in BUET for three and a half years.

Tapan Saha is a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Engineers Australia. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) of Engineers Australia and a Registered Professional Engineer of the State of Queensland (RPEQ). He is on the National Engineering Register (NER). Prof Saha is on the APEC Engineer Register and on the Register of International Professional Engineers.

His current research projects are in the fields of:

  • Renewable energy integration to electricity grid
  • Smart condition monitoring for transformers and other ageing assets

Prof Saha is actively involved with a number of organisations:

  • Leader: Power, Energy and Control Engineering Discipline, School of EECS, UQ
  • Editor-in-Chief IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery
  • Leader: UQ Solar
  • Founding Director: Australasian Transformer Innovation Centre
  • Leader: Industry 4.0 UQ Energy TestLab
  • Senior Editor, IEEE Access
  • CIGRE Australian Panel A2 Member
  • Faculty Adviser: IEEE HKN-MU Kappa Chapter (UQ)
  • Student Counsellor: IEEE PES/DEIS UQ Student Branch

Past Activities:

  • IEEE Power & Energy Society Distinguished Lecturer (2015-2025)
  • ARC College of Expert Member (Jan 2020-April 2025)
  • Editorial Board Member, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery (2020-2025)
  • Editorial Board Member & Consulting Editor, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy (2020-2024)
  • Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation
  • Electrical College Board (Engineers Australia) Member (2015-2020)
  • IEEE Power & Energy Society Queensland Chapter: Chair (2021-2022)
  • Member, Queensland Electrical Branch (Engineers Australia, till 2023)

Availability

Professor Tapan Saha is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Engineering

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
  • Masters (Research) of Research, Indian Institute of Technolgy, Delhi
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Engineers Australia, Engineers Australia
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Research interests

  • Power systems analysis-renewable energy integration (Solar PV and wind)

  • Long distance transmission connection from renewnable energy sources to the main electricity grid

  • Intelligent Diagnostics of Aged Power Transformers & other ageing assets

  • Solar PV forecasting and large scale solar farm fault detection and diagnosis

Research impacts

Prof Tapan Saha has more than thirty years of research/teaching experience within the Australian universities. He has been a Professor of Electrical Engineering since 2005, and has established himself as an internationally recognised research expert in power & energy systems. He has published more than 660 papers in IEEE, IET and Elsevier Transactions & major power engineering peer reviewed conferences. He has successfully supervised 57 PhD & 11 MPhil students as a principal adviser and currently supervises 15 PhD students. He has also been supervising three PhD students through UQIDAR (https://www.uqidar.org/), which is a joint PhD program between UQ and IIT Delhi, India. He has been supervising two PhD students through UQ-DTU joint PhD program. He has received numerous grants from ARC, ARENA and other competitive agencies and also from the Australian electricity supply industry. He serves in a number of professional organisations, which includes IEEE, Engineers Australia and CIGRE. He has established a strong research collaboration with universities in Australia, India, China, USA and Canada. He works very closely with the Australian electricity supply industry.

A Brisbane start-up company Aurtra, founded on University of Queensland technology developed by Professor Tapan Saha, Dr Hui Ma, Dr Chandima Ekanayake and Dr Dan Martin to monitor the health of electricity network transformers has been acquired by French multinational Schneider Electric in a multi-million-dollar deal.

Prof Saha has published his 25 years research outcome on transformer in a book: Transformer Ageing : Monitoring and Estimation Techniques, which is published by Wiley & IEEE. This book is available through Amazon & also through this link

New Book

A New report has been published Comparing High Voltage Overhead and Underground Transmission Infrastructure for Powerlink.

Search Professor Tapan Saha’s works on UQ eSpace

693 works between 1985 and 2025
All (693) Book (3) Journal Article (260) Other Outputs (6) Edited Outputs (1) Conference Publication (415) Book Chapter (8)

81 - 100 of 693 works

2020

Journal Article

Investigating passivator effectiveness for preventing silver sulfide corrosion in power transformer on-load tap changers

Samarasinghe, Sameera, Ma, Hui, Ekanayake, Chandima, Martin, Daniel and Saha, Tapan (2020). Investigating passivator effectiveness for preventing silver sulfide corrosion in power transformer on-load tap changers. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 27 (5) 9215132, 1761-1768. doi: 10.1109/tdei.2020.008996

Investigating passivator effectiveness for preventing silver sulfide corrosion in power transformer on-load tap changers

2020

Journal Article

Investigation of overall and local vibration characteristics of disk-type windings

Zhu, Lingyu, Zhang, Fan, Ji, Shengchang, Naranpanawe, Lakshitha, Ma, Hui, Ekanayake, Chandima and Saha, Tapan (2020). Investigation of overall and local vibration characteristics of disk-type windings. IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution, 14 (18), 3685-3691. doi: 10.1049/iet-gtd.2019.0756

Investigation of overall and local vibration characteristics of disk-type windings

2020

Journal Article

Challenges and prospects for negawatt trading in light of recent technological developments

Tushar, Wayes, Saha, Tapan K., Yuen, Chau, Smith, David, Ashworth, Peta, Poor, H. Vincent and Basnet, Subarna (2020). Challenges and prospects for negawatt trading in light of recent technological developments. Nature Energy, 5 (11), 834-841. doi: 10.1038/s41560-020-0671-0

Challenges and prospects for negawatt trading in light of recent technological developments

2020

Conference Publication

Optimal Co-Allocation Plan of Dynamic Line Rating and FACTS for Wind Integration Considering Forecast Uncertainties

You, Lei, Ma, Hui and Saha, Tapan Kumar (2020). Optimal Co-Allocation Plan of Dynamic Line Rating and FACTS for Wind Integration Considering Forecast Uncertainties. 2020 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Montreal, QC Canada, 2-6 August 2020. Piscataway, NJ United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/PESGM41954.2020.9281624

Optimal Co-Allocation Plan of Dynamic Line Rating and FACTS for Wind Integration Considering Forecast Uncertainties

2020

Conference Publication

Regulated P2P energy trading: A typical australian distribution network case study

Azim, M. Imran, Tushar, Wayes and Saha, Tapan K. (2020). Regulated P2P energy trading: A typical australian distribution network case study. 2020 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Montreal, QC Canada, 2-6 August 2020. Piscataway, NJ United States: IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/PESGM41954.2020.9282128

Regulated P2P energy trading: A typical australian distribution network case study

2020

Conference Publication

Improving Frequency Response of a Low Inertia Grid via an Appropriate Load Shedding Scheme

Nahid-Al-Masood, , Saha, Tapan Kumar and Ahmed, Hasin Mussayab (2020). Improving Frequency Response of a Low Inertia Grid via an Appropriate Load Shedding Scheme. 2020 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting (PESGM), Montreal, QC Canada, 2-6 August 2020. Piscataway, NJ United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/pesgm41954.2020.9281720

Improving Frequency Response of a Low Inertia Grid via an Appropriate Load Shedding Scheme

2020

Other Outputs

In a world first, Australian university builds own solar farm to offset 100% of its electricity use

Whitehead, Jake, Wilson, Andrew, Ashworth, Peta, Rekker, Saphira and Saha, Tapan K. (2020, 07 23). In a world first, Australian university builds own solar farm to offset 100% of its electricity use The Conversation

In a world first, Australian university builds own solar farm to offset 100% of its electricity use

2020

Journal Article

Classification and visualization of power quality disturbance-events using space vector ellipse in complex plane

Alam, M. R., Bai, Feifei, Yan, Ruifeng and Saha, Tapan K. (2020). Classification and visualization of power quality disturbance-events using space vector ellipse in complex plane. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 36 (3) 9136729, 1-1. doi: 10.1109/tpwrd.2020.3008003

Classification and visualization of power quality disturbance-events using space vector ellipse in complex plane

2020

Journal Article

Peer-to-peer trading in electricity networks: an overview

Tushar, Wayes, Saha, Tapan K., Yuen, Chau, Smith, David and Poor, H. Vincent (2020). Peer-to-peer trading in electricity networks: an overview. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 11 (4) 8972609, 3185-3200. doi: 10.1109/tsg.2020.2969657

Peer-to-peer trading in electricity networks: an overview

2020

Journal Article

Simulation of the thermal current interruption process of air-break interrupters for future mv application

Islam, Asif, Birtwhistle, David and Saha, Tapan K. (2020). Simulation of the thermal current interruption process of air-break interrupters for future mv application. Electric Power Systems Research, 182 106264, 106264. doi: 10.1016/j.epsr.2020.106264

Simulation of the thermal current interruption process of air-break interrupters for future mv application

2020

Journal Article

An excessive tap operation evaluation approach for unbalanced distribution networks with high PV penetration

Bai, Feifei, Yan, Ruifeng, Saha, Tapan K. and Eghbal, Daniel (2020). An excessive tap operation evaluation approach for unbalanced distribution networks with high PV penetration. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 12 (1) 9072596, 1-1. doi: 10.1109/tste.2020.2988571

An excessive tap operation evaluation approach for unbalanced distribution networks with high PV penetration

2020

Journal Article

Exploiting design thinking to improve energy efficiency of buildings

Tushar, Wayes, Lan, Lan, Withanage, Chathura, Sng, Hui En Karen, Yuen, Chau, Wood, Kristin L. and Saha, Tapan Kumar (2020). Exploiting design thinking to improve energy efficiency of buildings. Energy, 197 117141, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.117141

Exploiting design thinking to improve energy efficiency of buildings

2020

Journal Article

Investigating the impact of P2P trading on power losses in grid-connected networks with prosumers

Azim, M. Imran, Tushar, Wayes and Saha, Tapan K. (2020). Investigating the impact of P2P trading on power losses in grid-connected networks with prosumers. Applied Energy, 263 114687, 114687. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114687

Investigating the impact of P2P trading on power losses in grid-connected networks with prosumers

2020

Journal Article

Optimal allocation of synchronous condensers in wind dominated power grids

Richard, Lucas, Nahid-Al-Masood, Saha, Tapan Kumar, Tushar, Wayes and Gu, Huajie (2020). Optimal allocation of synchronous condensers in wind dominated power grids. IEEE Access, 8 9022903, 45400-45410. doi: 10.1109/access.2020.2977941

Optimal allocation of synchronous condensers in wind dominated power grids

2020

Journal Article

A coalition formation game framework for peer-to-peer energy trading

Tushar, Wayes, Saha, Tapan Kumar, Yuen, Chau, Azim, M. Imran, Morstyn, Thomas, Poor, H. Vincent, Niyato, Dustin and Bean, Richard (2020). A coalition formation game framework for peer-to-peer energy trading. Applied Energy, 261 114436, 114436. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114436

A coalition formation game framework for peer-to-peer energy trading

2020

Journal Article

Grid influenced peer-to-peer energy trading

Tushar, Wayes, Saha, Tapan Kumar, Yuen, Chau, Morstyn, Thomas, Nahid-Al-Masood, Poor, H. Vincent and Bean, Richard (2020). Grid influenced peer-to-peer energy trading. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 11 (2) 8818368, 1407-1418. doi: 10.1109/tsg.2019.2937981

Grid influenced peer-to-peer energy trading

2020

Journal Article

Data-driven photovoltaic generation forecasting based on Bayesian network with spatial-temporal correlation analysis

Zhang, Ruiyuan, Ma, Hui, Hua, Wen, Saha, Tapan and Zhou, Xiaofang (2020). Data-driven photovoltaic generation forecasting based on Bayesian network with spatial-temporal correlation analysis. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 16 (3) 8746200, 1635-1644. doi: 10.1109/tii.2019.2925018

Data-driven photovoltaic generation forecasting based on Bayesian network with spatial-temporal correlation analysis

2020

Journal Article

Zonal Inertia Constrained Generator Dispatch Considering Load Frequency Relief

Gu, Huajie, Yan, Ruifeng, Saha, Tapan K., Muljadi, Eduard, Tan, Jin and Zhang, Yingchen (2020). Zonal Inertia Constrained Generator Dispatch Considering Load Frequency Relief. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 35 (4) 8949736, 1-1. doi: 10.1109/tpwrs.2020.2963914

Zonal Inertia Constrained Generator Dispatch Considering Load Frequency Relief

2020

Journal Article

A technique for fault detection, identification and location in solar photovoltaic systems

Dhoke, Amit , Sharma, Rahul and Saha, Tapan Kumar (2020). A technique for fault detection, identification and location in solar photovoltaic systems. Solar Energy, 206 DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.06.019, 864-874. doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2020.06.019

A technique for fault detection, identification and location in solar photovoltaic systems

2020

Journal Article

A distributed inter-phase coordination algorithm for voltage control with unbalanced PV integration in LV systems

Wang, Licheng, Yan, Ruifeng, Bai, Feifei, Saha, Tapan K. and Wang, Kai (2020). A distributed inter-phase coordination algorithm for voltage control with unbalanced PV integration in LV systems. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 11 (4) 8974437, 1-10. doi: 10.1109/tste.2020.2970214

A distributed inter-phase coordination algorithm for voltage control with unbalanced PV integration in LV systems

Current funding

  • 2026 - 2030
    A Reliable and Secure Net-Zero Power System for Australia
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2027
    AI Driven Diagnostics and Predictive Maintenance of solar farms using Solaris AI Platform
    Australia's Economic Accelerator Innovate Grants
    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
  • 2025 - 2028
    Energy Queensland Community Batteries Project [ARENA project led by Energy Queensland]
    Energy Queensland Limited
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    Optimising future copper production in the NW Mineral Province -Stage 1 scoping
    Queensland Department of Resources
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2026
    Solar PV Based Hybrid Microgrid System for Efficient Building Energy Management (SPARC grant administered by Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)
    Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2027
    Accelerating Australia's Power System Transformation (administered by CSIRO)
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2029
    Australasian Transformer Innovation Centre
    The Australian Power Institute Limited
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2024 - 2025
    Application of Multimodal Sensors to Reduce Transformer Failures
    Schneider Electric (Australia) Pty Limited
    Open grant
  • 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
    Non-Destructive Testing for Condition Assessment of Wooden Poles
    Energy Networks Association Limited
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    2021/ARP018 - University of Queensland, Platform for Solar Farm Pre-commissioning
    Australian Renewable Energy Agency
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Enabling the Queensland Power System of the Future
    Queensland Government Advance Queensland Platform Technology Program
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    Pilot project to trial Solar F2D2
    Australian Renewable Energy Agency
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2020
    Overhead Conductor Condition Monitoring
    Energy Networks Association Limited
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Synchrophasor Measurement Data Applications for Distributed Energy Resource Connection and Distribution System Management
    NOJA Power Switchgear Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2023
    Redback Smart Monitoring Platform (Advance Queensland Platform Technology Program grant administered by Redback Operations Pty Ltd)
    Redback Technologies Australia
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Increasing Visibility of Distribution Networks to Maximise PV Penetration Levels
    Australian Renewable Energy Agency
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Power Quality Monitoring of Grids with High Penetration of Power Converters
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Preventing transformer failures caused by silver sulphide
    Energy Networks Association Limited
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Advanced Pulsed Power: an emerging technology for science and engineering systems
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Monitoring and Management System for Smart Distribution Networks
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Millimetre Waves for Imaging and Sensing
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Sustainable operation of transformers with better understanding of technical and economic constraints
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    RAC - Collinsville Solar Thermal Power Station
    RATCH-Australia Corporation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    An investigation of the impacts of increased power supply to the national grid by wind generators on the Australian electricity industry
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Transformer Oil Health Index
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Development of smart power transformers with intelligent monitoring, diagnostic and life management systems
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Determining the benefits of embedded storage within a localised solar powered distribution network
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Investigation of stability and power quality issues from the wide spread PV integration into electricity distribution networks
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Optimum location of FACTS devices with advanced control scheme for improving the security of complex power grid
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Energy Transformed Flagship: Low Emissions Distributed Energy (CSIRO Flagship administered by University of Technology, Sydney)
    University of Technology Sydney
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2016
    Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre of Excellence
    Queensland Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Distributed generation evaluation facility and power control (ARC LIEF Administered by Queensland University of Technology)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2010
    Investigation of key factors affecting the polarisation based diagnostics of power transformers
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Advanced Planning Tools for the Prevention of System-wide Blackouts of Large Power Systems
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2007
    Emergency Control for Power Systems Separation (DP0559461 administered by QUT)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    Investigation of Demand Diversity and Appropriate New Generation Entry into Electricity Market Simulation Tools
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    Expected reliability of meshed and extended transmission systems
    Powerlink Queensland (Government Entity)
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Condition assessment of medium voltage XLPE - insulated cables degraded by water treeing
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2005
    Power delivery in a deregulated environment
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2003
    Investigations into the impact of Electricity System Requirements on the Design of Powerformers
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    Investigations into the impact of electricity system requirements on the design of powerformers
    ARC (Australian Postgraduate Award-Industry)
    Open grant
  • 1999 - 2002
    Accurate interpretation and theoretical modelling of return voltage measurement for predicting useful remaining life of aged power transformers.
    Transgrid
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Reliability of metal oxide surge arrester
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Theoretical modelling of interfacial polarisation spectra measurement for predicting useful remaining life of aged power transformers
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 1997
    An assessment of distribution system power quality
    University of Queensland New Staff Research Grant
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Tapan Saha is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • A Reliable and Secure Net-Zero Power System for Australia

    Project summary: Two PhD students will be recruited for the ARC Discovery Project ‘A Reliable and Secure Net-Zero Power System for Australia’. One student is expected to have expertise in power system analysis and data-driven modelling. The student is expected to have specific skill in data-driven impedance modelling method for small-signal stability assessment and data-driven transient stability evaluation method. The second student is expected to have expertise in power electronics with skill in hardware experiments and some experience in small-signal and transient stability of renewables. Experience in systems level validation of hardware through hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing will be an advantage.

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • National grid
  • Power systems analysis
  • Power transformers
  • Renewable energy
  • Renewable energy integration
  • Solar PV and Wind energy

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