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  • 2016 - Honorary Member of the European Academy of Wind Energy for his prior service as President of EWEA for 2 years and numerous papers on wind turbine reliability

Overview

Peter Tavner is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Engineering, with specific focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Control and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, and Ocean Engineering.

The scientist's work covers multiple main topics, including:

  • Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques
  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • Electric Power Systems and Control
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • Power System Reliability and Maintenance
  • Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems
  • Non-Destructive Testing Techniques

Peter Tavner has contributed to both journal articles and book publications. Their recent papers include:

  • Integrated condition-based maintenance modelling and optimisation for offshore wind turbines, 2021, Wind Energy
  • Heat-Flux-Based Condition Monitoring of Multichip Power Modules Using a Two-Stage Neural Network, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • Distributed optimization model and algorithms for virtual energy storage systems using dynamic price, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Monitoring Power Module Solder Degradation From Heat Dissipation in Two Opposite Directions, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • Distributed optimal power management for smart homes in microgrids with network and communication constraints, 2024, Applied Energy

They have also published books with the Institution of Engineering and Technology, including:

  • Condition Monitoring of Rotating Electrical Machines, 2020
  • Offshore Wind Power Reliability, availability and maintenance, 2021
  • Clean Energy: Past to future, 2023

Frequent co-authors working with Peter Tavner include Christopher Crabtree and Li Ran, among others. The most frequent are:

  • Christopher Crabtree (18 publications)
  • Li Ran (6 publications)
  • Li Ran (5 publications)
  • Christopher Crabtree (4 publications)
  • Ran Li (3 publications)

The scientist's publications appear regularly in the following venues:

  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • Wind Energy
  • Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Applied Energy
  • Institution of Engineering and Technology eBooks

Best Publications

  • An Industry-Based Survey of Reliability in Power Electronic Converters

    Shaoyong Yang;A Bryant;P Mawby;Dawei Xiang

  • Comparison of direct-drive and geared generator concepts for wind turbines

    H. Polinder;F.F.A. van der Pijl;G.-J. de Vilder;P.J. Tavner

  • Condition Monitoring for Device Reliability in Power Electronic Converters: A Review

    Shaoyong Yang;Dawei Xiang;Angus Bryant;Philip Mawby

  • Control of a doubly fed induction generator in a wind turbine during grid fault ride-through

    Dawei Xiang;Li Ran;P.J. Tavner;S. Yang

  • Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for wind turbines.

    H. Arabian-Hoseynabadi;H. Oraee;P.J. Tavner

  • Review of condition monitoring of rotating electrical machines

    P.J. Tavner

  • Cost-Effective Condition Monitoring for Wind Turbines

    Wenxian Yang;P.J. Tavner;C.J. Crabtree;M. Wilkinson

  • Condition monitoring of electrical machines

    Peter J. Tavner;James Penman

  • Performance of BDFM as generator and motor

    R.A. McMahon;P.C. Roberts;X. Wang;P.J. Tavner

  • Long-term research challenges in wind energy – a research agenda by the European Academy of Wind Energy

    G. A. M. van Kuik;Joachim Peinke;R. Nijssen;D.J. Lekou

  • Condition Monitoring of Rotating Electrical Machines

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  • Monitoring wind turbine gearboxes

    Yanhui Feng;Yingning Qiu;Christopher J. Crabtree;Hui Long

  • Condition Monitoring of the Power Output of Wind Turbine Generators Using Wavelets

    S J Watson;B J Xiang;Wenxian Yang;P J Tavner

  • A Multilevel Modular Converter for a Large, Light Weight Wind Turbine Generator

    C.H. Ng;M.A. Parker;Li Ran;P.J. Tavner

  • Equivalent circuit for the brushless doubly fed machine (BDFM) including parameter estimation and experimental verification

    P.C. Roberts;R.A. McMahon;P.J. Tavner;J.M. Maciejowski

  • Investigation Into IGBT dV/dt During Turn-Off and Its Temperature Dependence

    A. Bryant;Shaoyong Yang;P. Mawby;Dawei Xiang

  • Condition monitoring and fault diagnosis of a wind turbine synchronous generator drive train

    Wenxian Yang;P Tavner;M Wilkinson

  • Coordinated control of an HVDC link and doubly fed induction generators in a large offshore wind farm

    Dawei Xiang;Li Ran;J.R. Bumby;P.J. Tavner

  • Monitoring Solder Fatigue in a Power Module Using Case-Above-Ambient Temperature Rise

    Dawei Xiang;Li Ran;P. Tavner;A. Bryant

  • Condition Monitoring of Rotating Electrical Machines

    Peter J. Tavner;Li Ran;Jim Penman;Howard Sedding

  • Condition Monitoring Power Module Solder Fatigue Using Inverter Harmonic Identification

    Dawei Xiang;Li Ran;P. Tavner;Shaoyong Yang

  • Wind turbine pitch faults prognosis using a-priori knowledge-based ANFIS

    Bindi Chen;Peter C. Matthews;Peter J. Tavner

  • The BDFM as a Generator in Wind Turbines

    Richard A. McMahon;Xiaoyan Wan;Eshan Abdi-Jalebi;Peter J. Tavner

  • Analysis and Enhancement of Low-Voltage Ride-Through Capability of Brushless Doubly Fed Induction Generator

    S. Tohidi;H. Oraee;M. R. Zolghadri;Shiyi Shao

  • Condition Monitoring of Generators & Other Subassemblies in Wind Turbine Drive Trains

    M.R. Wilkinson;F. Spinato;P.J. Tavner

  • Bivariate empirical mode decomposition and its contribution to wind turbine condition monitoring

    Wenxian Yang;Wenxian Yang;Richard Court;Peter J. Tavner;Christopher J. Crabtree

  • Improved energy conversion for doubly-fed wind generators

    A.C. Smith;R. Todd;M. Barnes;P.J. Tavner

  • Automated on-line fault prognosis for wind turbine pitch systems using supervisory control and data acquisition.

    Bindi Chen;Peter C. Matthews;Peter J. Tavner

  • Performance analysis and testing of a 250 kW medium-speed brushless doubly-fed induction generator

    Ehsan Abdi;Richard McMahon;Paul Malliband;Shiyi Shao

  • Detection of rotor electrical asymmetry in wind turbine doubly-fed induction generators

    Mahmoud Zaggout;Peter Tavner;Christopher Crabtree;Li Ran

  • Wind Turbine Condition Monitoring Based on an Improved Spline-Kernelled Chirplet Transform

    Wenxian Yang;Peter J. Tavner;Wenye Tian

  • Tidal stream turbines: With or without a Gearbox?

    Khalil Touimi;Mohamed Benbouzid;Mohamed Benbouzid;Peter Tavner

  • Characterising brushless doubly fed machine rotors

    Richard McMahon;Peter Tavner;Ehsan Abdi;Paul Malliband

  • Control of a doubly fed induction generator in a wind turbine during grid fault ride-through

    Li Ran;Dawei Xiang;P.J. Tavner;Shunchang Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Li Ran
Li Ran University of Warwick
Richard A. McMahon
Richard A. McMahon University of Warwick
Markus Mueller
Markus Mueller University of Edinburgh
Henk Polinder
Henk Polinder Delft University of Technology
Mohamed Benbouzid
Mohamed Benbouzid University of Western Brittany
Jan Maciejowski
Jan Maciejowski University of Cambridge
Mike Barnes
Mike Barnes University of Manchester
Poul Ejnar Sørensen
Poul Ejnar Sørensen Technical University of Denmark

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