| March 2021 -to- Present | PhD Student Supervisor, Imperial College London, United Kingdom Thesis Title: Stability Assessment and Enhancement of Power Systems Dominated by Inverter Based Resources Dominated Solving the weak-grid instability problem which poses a threat to the sustainable operation of futuristic power systems Design optimal control parameters on both AC and DC sides of VSC that ensures smooth operation of the power system Design a coordination strategy among multiple converters to provide highly reliable power operations and market participation |
| Aug 2018 -to- Dec 2018 | Post-Doctoral Research Associate (Part-time), Queen Mary University London, United Kingdom Worked on development of multi-physics sensor array for power electronic converter prognostics for electric vehicles Created a sensing platform to quantify the health status of power electronic modules within electric vehicle drive systems, using an array of multi-physical sensors to generate a spatially sparse IMAGE of measurements. This IMAGE consists of temperature, electrical quantities (V, I, Z), mechanical displacement (wire bond movement/device deformity) at different time scales Collaborated with four universities and two industrial partners |
| Nov 2017 -to- Apr 2018 | Post-Doctoral Research Associate (Part-time), Queen Mary University London, United Kingdom Developed control strategies for autonomous control of AC/DC microgrids with energy storage and power electronic compensators for voltage and frequency control Completed the project on the coordination of power electronic compensators in a distribution system Provided guidance and supervision to PhD students working in the research group |
| Sep 2013 -to- Sep 2017 | Research Postgraduate, Imperial College London, United Kingdom Developed an integrated approach to voltage and frequency control and demand response in distribution networks by autonomous control of power electronic compensators to increase the number of renewable energy units and electric vehicle charging stations in a power system Reviewed papers for IEEE Transactions on Smart Grids, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery and IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy Co-supervised MSc/MEng theses |
| Sep 2009 -to- Feb 2010 | Research Assistant, University of Paderborn, Germany Worked in LEA Laboratory (Power Electronics and Electrical Drives lab) Participated in the research for the development of a Linear Rail Cab System using linear induction motor technology, and supercapacitors/batteries hybrid energy systems |
| Jun 2008 -to- Sep 2008 | Research Engineer, Pak Elektron Limited (PEL), Pakistan Developed an empirical formula for the calculation of stray losses in power transformers Worked on high-frequency modelling of power transformers for optimal insulation calculations |
Dr Zohaib Akhtar 