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Giovanni Mazzanti

Giovanni Mazzanti

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Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
36
Citations
6602
World Ranking
5286
National Ranking
215

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2021 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to high voltage direct current cable systems

Overview

Giovanni Mazzanti is affiliated with the University of Bologna in Italy, focusing on the engineering and materials science fields. Their research encompasses high voltage insulation, dielectric phenomena, and thermal analysis in power transmission systems.

The main fields of study for Mazzanti include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

They have contributed substantially to subfields such as:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Their research topics cover a range of specialized areas:

  • High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena
  • Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission
  • Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena
  • Electrical Fault Detection and Protection
  • Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation
  • Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design
  • Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation

Mazzanti's frequent publication venues reflect a broad engagement in the discipline, including:

  • IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation
  • High Voltage
  • Energies
  • IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

They have collaborated regularly with multiple coauthors such as:

  • Bassel Diban
  • Davide Fabiani
  • Thomas Andritsch
  • Elizabeth Foley
  • Brian Stewart

Selected recent publications include:

  • "Issues and Challenges for HVDC Extruded Cable Systems," 2021, Energies
  • "Insulating materials for realising carbon neutrality: Opportunities, remaining issues and challenges," 2022, High Voltage
  • "China's 10-year progress in DC gas-insulated equipment: From basic research to industry perspective," 2022, iEnergy
  • "The effect of temperature and stress coefficients of electrical conductivity on the life of HVDC extruded cable insulation subjected to type test conditions," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation
  • "Metal particle induced spacer surface charging phenomena in direct current gas-insulated transmission lines," 2021, Journal of Physics D Applied Physics

Mazzanti holds the distinction of IEEE Fellow, awarded in 2021 for contributions to high voltage direct current cable systems.

Additionally, they have contributed a book chapter published by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique titled "Recommended Practice for Partial Discharge Measurements under AC Voltage with VHF/UHF Sensors during Routine Tests on Factory and Pre-moulded Joints of HVDC Extruded Cable Systems up to 800 kV" in 2021.

Best Publications

  • The role of trapped space charges in the electrical aging of insulating materials

    L.A. Dissado;G. Mazzanti;G.C. Montanari

  • Extruded Cables for High-Voltage Direct-Current Transmission : Advances in Research and Development

    Giovanni Mazzanti;Massimo Marzinotto

  • Extruded Cables For High-Voltage Direct-Current Transmission

    Giovanni Mazzanti;Massimo Marzinotto

  • Relation between space charge accumulation and partial discharge activity in enameled wires under PWM-like voltage waveforms

    D. Fabiani;G.C. Montanari;A. Cavallini;G. Mazzanti

  • Electrical aging and life models: the role of space charge

    G. Mazzanti;G.C. Montanari

  • A space-charge based method for the estimation of apparent mobility and trap depth as markers for insulation degradation-theoretical basis and experimental validation

    G. Mazzanti;G.C. Montanari;J.M. Alison

  • Progress in electrothermal life modeling of electrical insulation during the last decades

    G.C. Montanari;G. Mazzanti;L. Simoni

  • The combination of electro-thermal stress, load cycling and thermal transients and its effects on the life of high voltage ac cables

    G. Mazzanti

  • The incorporation of space charge degradation in the life model for electrical insulating materials

    L. Dissado;G. Mazzanti;G. C. Montanari

  • A space-charge life model for ac electrical aging of polymers

    G. Mazzanti;G.C. Montanari;L.A. Dissado

  • Analysis of the Combined Effects of Load Cycling, Thermal Transients, and Electrothermal Stress on Life Expectancy of High-Voltage AC Cables

    G. Mazzanti

  • Quantities extracted from space-charge measurements as markers for insulation aging

    G. Mazzanti;G.C. Montanari;F. Palmieri

  • A protocol for space charge measurements in full-size HVDC extruded cables

    G. Mazzanti;G. Chen;J. C. Fothergill;N. Hozumi

  • A general multi-stress life model for insulating materials with or without evidence for thresholds

    L. Simoni;G. Mazzanti;G.C. Montanari;L. Lefebre

  • Issues and Challenges for HVDC Extruded Cable Systems

    Giovanni Mazzanti

  • Apparent trap-controlled mobility evaluation in insulating polymers through depolarization characteristics derived by space charge measurements

    G. Mazzanti;G. C. Montanari;F. Palmieri;J. Alison

  • In search of convenient techniques for reducing bias in the estimation of Weibull parameters for uncensored tests

    G.C. Montanari;G. Mazzanti;M. Cacciari;J.C. Fothergill

  • Elemental strain and trapped space charge in thermoelectrical aging of insulating materials. Part 1: Elemental strain under thermo-electrical-mechanical stress

    L.A. Dissado;G. Mazzanti;G.C. Montanari

  • Comparison of maximum likelihood unbiasing methods for the estimation of the Weibull parameters

    M. Cacciari;G. Mazzanti;G.C. Montanari

  • A comparison between XLPE and EPR as insulating materials for HV cables

    G. Mazzanti;G.C. Montanari

  • Elemental strain and trapped space charge in thermoelectrical aging of insulating materials: life modeling

    G. Mazzanti;G.C. Montanari;L.A. Dissado

Frequent Co-Authors

Gian Carlo Montanari
Gian Carlo Montanari Florida State University
George Chen
George Chen University of Southampton
Christophe Laurent
Christophe Laurent Paul Sabatier University
Jinliang He
Jinliang He Tsinghua University
Eleonora Riva Sanseverino
Eleonora Riva Sanseverino University of Palermo

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