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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - IEEE Fellow For leadership in the area of ice-covered insulator flashover mechanisms and development of application guidelines
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering
  • The Canadian Academy of Engineering

Overview

Masoud Farzaneh is affiliated with the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and materials science, with significant contributions across subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, aerospace engineering, control and systems engineering, and pollution.

The main topics addressed in Farzaneh's research include high voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena, icing and de-icing technologies, thermal analysis in power transmission, smart materials for construction, lightning and electromagnetic phenomena, aerosol filtration and electrostatic precipitation, and electrical fault detection and protection.

They have published research papers on various technical aspects related to insulators, coatings, and dielectric materials. Recent papers include:

  • Terahertz Imaging Method for Composite Insulator Defects Based on Edge Detection Algorithm (2021), IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
  • Pollution flashover performance of RTV coatings with partial damage (2020), International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems
  • Detection of Internal Defects of Full-Size Composite Insulators Based on Microwave Technique (2021), IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
  • Development and Application of Superhydrophobic Outdoor Insulation: A Review (2022), IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation
  • Image Characteristic Extraction of Ice-Covered Outdoor Insulator for Monitoring Icing Degree (2020), Energies

Farzaneh has worked with several frequent co-authors including Fanghui Yin, Liming Wang, William A. Chisholm, Hongwei Mei, and Boxue Du. Their publications often appear in venues such as IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, High Voltage, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, the IEEE 4th International Conference on Dielectrics (ICD) in 2022, and Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik.

In addition to articles, Masoud Farzaneh has contributed to book literature with a publication titled Techniques for Protecting Overhead Lines in Winter Conditions, published by Springer International Publishing in 2022.

Awards received by Farzaneh include recognition as an IEEE Fellow in 2007, cited for leadership in the area of ice-covered insulator flashover mechanisms and the development of application guidelines. They are also a member of The Canadian Academy of Engineering.

Best Publications

  • Anti-icing performance of superhydrophobic surfaces

    S. Farhadi;Masoud Farzaneh;Sergei A. Kulinich

  • Ice adhesion on super-hydrophobic surfaces

    S.A. Kulinich;M. Farzaneh

  • How wetting hysteresis influences ice adhesion strength on superhydrophobic surfaces.

    S A Kulinich;M Farzaneh

  • Insulator icing test methods and procedures: a position paper prepared by the IEEE task force on insulator icing test methods

    M. Farzaneh;T. Baker;A. Bernstorf;K. Brown

  • Assessment of the Current Intensity for Preventing Ice Accretion on Overhead Conductors

    Z. Peter;M. Farzaneh;L.I. Kiss

  • Insulators for Icing and Polluted Environments

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  • Superhydrophobic and icephobic surfaces prepared by RF-sputtered polytetrafluoroethylene coatings

    R. Jafari;R. Menini;M. Farzaneh

  • Superhydrophobic Coatings with Reduced Ice Adhesion

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  • Effect of contact angle hysteresis on water droplet evaporation from super-hydrophobic surfaces

    S.A. Kulinich;M. Farzaneh

  • On ice-releasing properties of rough hydrophobic coatings

    S.A. Kulinich;M. Farzaneh

  • SURVEY OF MICRO/NANO FILLER USE TO IMPROVE SILICONE RUBBER FOR OUTDOOR INSULATORS

    Gelareh Momen;Masoud Farzaneh

  • AC flashover performance of insulators covered with artificial ice

    M. Farzaneh;J.F. Drapeau

  • Systems for prediction and monitoring of ice shedding, anti-icing and de-icing for power line conductors and ground wires

    Masoud Farzaneh;Franc Jakl;Mohsen P. Arabani;Arni Jon Eliasson

  • Superhydrophobic properties of ultrathin rf-sputtered Teflon films coated etched aluminum surfaces

    Dilip K. Sarkar;Masoud Farzaneh;Royston W. Paynter

  • Highly resistant icephobic coatings on aluminum alloys

    Richard Menini;Zahira Ghalmi;Masoud Farzaneh

  • Hydrophobic and ice-retarding properties of doped silicone rubber coatings

    F. Arianpour;M. Farzaneh;S.A. Kulinich

  • Ice accretions on high–voltage conductors and insulators and related phenomena

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  • Statistical analysis of field data for precipitation icing accretion on overhead power lines

    M. Farzaneh;K. Savadjiev

  • Advanced Icephobic Coatings

    Richard Menini;Masoud Farzaneh

  • Flashover problems caused by ice build up on insulators

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  • Two-dimensional modelling of the ice accretion process on transmission line wires and conductors

    Ping Fu;Masoud Farzaneh;Gilles Bouchard

  • On the frequency domain dielectric response of oil-paper insulation at low temperatures

    I Fofana;H Hemmatjou;F Meghnefi;M Farzaneh

  • Micro-nanostructured polymer surfaces using injection molding: A review

    Khosrow Maghsoudi;Reza Jafari;Gelareh Momen;Masoud Farzaneh

  • Ice repellency behaviour of superhydrophobic surfaces: Effects of atmospheric icing conditions and surface roughness

    G. Momen;R. Jafari;M. Farzaneh

  • Superhydrophobic properties of silver-coated films on copper surface by galvanic exchange reaction

    Alireza Safaee;Dilip K. Sarkar;Masoud Farzaneh

Frequent Co-Authors

Sergei A. Kulinich
Sergei A. Kulinich Tokai University
Abderrahmane Beroual
Abderrahmane Beroual École Centrale de Lyon
Ivan Gutman
Ivan Gutman University of Kragujevac
R.S. Gorur
R.S. Gorur University of Alabama in Huntsville
Mehdi Narimani
Mehdi Narimani McMaster University
Zhicheng Guan
Zhicheng Guan Tsinghua University

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