Dr Mohammad Yazdani-Asrami

  • Lecturer in in Electrically Powered Aircraft and Operations (Autonomous Systems & Connectivity)

email: Mohammad.Yazdani-Asrami@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: He/him/his

Office 607A, Level 6, James Watt South Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, G12 8QQ

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ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7691-3485

Biography

Dr. Mohammad Yazdani-Asrami is a Lecturer in Electrically Powered Aircraft and Operation at the Autonomous Systems & Connectivity (ASC) division, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow. He is with "Propulsion, Electrification & Superconductivity" group.

He holds a PhD in Electrical Power Engineering. He spent last 12 years on research and development projects related to electrical engineering including conventional and superconducting components research in different countries, including Italy, New Zealand, and the UK.

His expertise lies in cryo-electrification of future transportation system including hydrogen and electric aircraft, by using large scale applied superconductivity and cryogenic technology. 

In 2021, he endorsed by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering as Global Talent.

He is a member of the EPSRC Peer Review College, Senior member of IEEE (SMIEEE), member of IET (MIET), member of CIGRE, member of British Cryogenic Council (MBCC), and member of Cryogenic Society of America (MCSA).

He is editor at World Journal of Engineering (Emerald Publishing), Aerospace Systems (Springer), International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences (Springer), Superconductivity (Elsevier), and Transformers Magazine (TM). He also served as guest editor for several special issues in "IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity" and "Superconductor Science and Technology" journals.

For knowing more about cryo-electrification follow my Twitter, @YazdaniAsrami: https://twitter.com/YazdaniAsrami

 

Research interests

His expertise and research interests include but not limited to:

Design development and fabrication of conventional and superconducting components for future transportation applications especially aviation, including electric machines, cables, and fault current limiters. 

He is interested in using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data techniques for applied superconductivity.

For more information about his research interests, please check the following webpage:

"Propulsion, Electrification & Superconducitivity"

Publications

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Jump to: 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020
Number of items: 29.

2023

Sadeghi, A., Seyyedbarzegar, S. and Yazdani-Asrami, M. (2023) AC loss analysis in superconducting cables carrying characteristic and non-characteristic harmonic currents. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 33(6), 5401510. (doi: 10.1109/tasc.2023.3263930)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. (2023) Artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, and big data techniques for the advancements of superconducting technology: a road to smarter and intelligent superconductivity. Superconductor Science and Technology, 36(8), 084001. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/ace385)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Fang, L., Pei, X. and Song, W. (2023) Smart fault detection of HTS coils using artificial intelligence techniques for large-scale superconducting electric transport applications. Superconductor Science and Technology, 36(8), 085021. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/ace3fb)

Heidary, A., Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Hesami, M. and Sood, V. (2023) The TRV improvement of fast circuit breakers using solid-state series superconducting reactor. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 38(2), pp. 1259-1266. (doi: 10.1109/TPWRD.2022.3211778)

Wang, Y., Song, W. , Yazdani-Asrami, M. and Fang, J. (2023) A fast numerical modelling approach based on boundary field method for calculating AC losses in superconducting motors. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 33(3), 5200906. (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2023.3245039)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. et al. (2023) Roadmap on artificial intelligence and big data techniques for superconductivity. Superconductor Science and Technology, 36(4), 043501. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/acbb34)

Suresh, N. V. U., Sadeghi, A. and Yazdani-Asrami, M. (2023) Critical current parameterization of high temperature superconducting tapes: a novel approach based on fuzzy logic. Superconductivity, 5, 100036. (doi: 10.1016/j.supcon.2023.100036)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Sadeghi, A. and Song, W. (2023) Ultra-fast surrogate model for magnetic field computation of a superconducting magnet using multi-layer artificial neural networks. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 36(2), pp. 575-586. (doi: 10.1007/s10948-022-06479-z)

Sadeghi, A., Xu, Z., Song, W. and Yazdani-Asrami, M. (2023) Intelligent probability estimation of quenches caused by weak points in high-temperature superconducting tapes. Energies, 16(1), 193. (doi: 10.3390/en16010193)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Sadeghi, A., Seyyedbarzegar, S. and Song, W. (2023) Role of insulation materials and cryogenic coolants on fault performance of MW-scale fault-tolerant current-limiting superconducting transformers. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 33(1), 5500215. (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2022.3217967)

2022

Sadeghi, A. and Yazdani-Asrami, M. (2022) Multi-objective optimization for improving weight and fault characteristic of a DC HTS cable in cryo-electric aircraft. Aerospace, 9(12), 753. (doi: 10.3390/aerospace9120753)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Sadeghi, A., Song, W. , Madureira, A., Murta-Pina, J., Morandi, A. and Parizh, M. (2022) Artificial intelligence methods for applied superconductivity: material, design, manufacturing, testing, operation, and condition monitoring. Superconductor Science and Technology, 35(12), 123001. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/ac80d8)

Sadeghi, A., Seyyedbarzegar, S. and Yazdani-Asrami, M. (2022) Investigation on the electrothermal performance of a high temperature superconducting cable in an offshore wind farm integrated power system: fault and islanding conditions. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 32(8), 5401011. (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2022.3196770)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Sadeghi, A., Seyyedbarzegar, S. and Song, W. (2022) DC electro-magneto-mechanical characterisation of 2G HTS tapes for superconducting cable in magnet system using artificial neural networks. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 32(7), 4605810. (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2022.3193782)

Mahamed, M., Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Behjat, V., Yazdani, A. and Sharifzadeh, M. (2022) Impact of perlator on the cooling liquid flow and hottest point temperature of superconducting windings in HTS transformer. Superconductivity, 3, 100021. (doi: 10.1016/j.supcon.2022.100021)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Sadeghi, A. and Atrey, M. D. (2022) Selecting a cryogenic cooling system for superconducting machines: general considerations for electric machine designers and engineers. International Journal of Refrigeration, 140, pp. 70-81. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2022.05.003)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Seyyedbarzegar, S. M., Sadeghi, A., Batista de Sousa, W. T. and Kottonau, D. (2022) High temperature superconducting cables and their performance against short circuit faults: current development, challenges, solutions, and future trends. Superconductor Science and Technology, 35(8), 083002. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/ac7ae2)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Sadeghi, A., Seyyedbarzegar, S. M. and Saadat, A. (2022) Advanced experimental-based data-driven model for the electromechanical behavior of twisted YBCO tapes considering thermomagnetic constraints. Superconductor Science and Technology, 35, 054004. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/ac57be)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Seyyedbarzegar, S. M., Zhang, M. and Yuan, W. (2022) Insulation materials and systems for superconducting powertrain devices in future cryo-electrified aircraft: Part I—material challenges and specifications, and device-level application. IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, 38(2), pp. 23-36. (doi: 10.1109/MEI.2022.9716211)

Tamaskani, R., Khodsuz, M. and Yazdani-Asrami, M. (2022) Optimal design of C-type filter in harmonics polluted distribution systems. Energies, 15(4), 1587. (doi: 10.3390/en15041587)

Sadeghi, A., Seyyed Barzegar, S. M. and Yazdani-Asrami, M. (2022) A simple and fast computation equivalent circuit model to investigate effect of tape twisting on AC loss of HTS cables. Engineering, Technology and Applied Science Research, 12(1), pp. 8168-8174. (doi: 10.48084/etasr.4382)

Russo, G., Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Scheda, R., Morandi, A. and Diciotti, S. (2022) Artificial intelligence-based models for reconstructing the critical current and index-value surfaces of HTS tapes. Superconductor Science and Technology, 35(12), 124002. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/ac95d6)

Song, W. , Jiang, Z., Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Staines, M., Badcock, R. and Fang, J. (2022) Role of flux diverters in reducing AC loss in a single-phase 6.5 MVA HTS traction transformer for Chinese high-speed train carrying high-order harmonic currents. IEEE Access, 10, pp. 69650-69658. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3186858)

2021

Song, W. , Pei, X., Alafnan, H., Xi, J., Zeng, X., Yazdani Asrami, M. , Xiang, B. and Liu, Z. (2021) Experimental and simulation study for resistive helical HTS fault current limiter: quench and recovery characteristics. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 31(5), 5601106. (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2021.3061958)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Song, W. , Zhang, M., Yuan, W. and Pei, X. (2021) AC transport loss in superconductors carrying harmonic current with different phase angles for large scale power components. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 31(1), 5900205. (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2020.3020025)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Song, W. , Zhang, M., Yuan, W. and Pei, X. (2021) Magnetization loss in HTS coated conductor exposed to harmonic external magnetic fields for superconducting rotating machines. IEEE Access, 9, pp. 77930-77937. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3062278)

2020

Song, W. , Pei, X., Zeng, X., Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Fang, X., Fang, J. and Jiang, Z. (2020) AC losses in noninductive SFCL solenoidal coils wound by parallel conductors. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 30(8), 5602509. (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2020.3021339)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Song, W. , Pei, X., Zhang, M. and Yuan, W. (2020) AC loss characterization of HTS pancake and solenoid coils carrying nonsinusoidal currents. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 30(5), 5900709. (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2020.2971840)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Taghipour-Gorjikolaie, M., Song, W. , Zhang, M. and Yuan, W. (2020) Prediction of nonsinusoidal AC loss of superconducting tapes using artificial intelligence-based models. IEEE Access, 8, pp. 207287-207297. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3037685)

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Jump to: Articles
Number of items: 29.

Articles

Sadeghi, A., Seyyedbarzegar, S. and Yazdani-Asrami, M. (2023) AC loss analysis in superconducting cables carrying characteristic and non-characteristic harmonic currents. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 33(6), 5401510. (doi: 10.1109/tasc.2023.3263930)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. (2023) Artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, and big data techniques for the advancements of superconducting technology: a road to smarter and intelligent superconductivity. Superconductor Science and Technology, 36(8), 084001. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/ace385)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Fang, L., Pei, X. and Song, W. (2023) Smart fault detection of HTS coils using artificial intelligence techniques for large-scale superconducting electric transport applications. Superconductor Science and Technology, 36(8), 085021. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/ace3fb)

Heidary, A., Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Hesami, M. and Sood, V. (2023) The TRV improvement of fast circuit breakers using solid-state series superconducting reactor. IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 38(2), pp. 1259-1266. (doi: 10.1109/TPWRD.2022.3211778)

Wang, Y., Song, W. , Yazdani-Asrami, M. and Fang, J. (2023) A fast numerical modelling approach based on boundary field method for calculating AC losses in superconducting motors. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 33(3), 5200906. (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2023.3245039)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. et al. (2023) Roadmap on artificial intelligence and big data techniques for superconductivity. Superconductor Science and Technology, 36(4), 043501. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/acbb34)

Suresh, N. V. U., Sadeghi, A. and Yazdani-Asrami, M. (2023) Critical current parameterization of high temperature superconducting tapes: a novel approach based on fuzzy logic. Superconductivity, 5, 100036. (doi: 10.1016/j.supcon.2023.100036)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Sadeghi, A. and Song, W. (2023) Ultra-fast surrogate model for magnetic field computation of a superconducting magnet using multi-layer artificial neural networks. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 36(2), pp. 575-586. (doi: 10.1007/s10948-022-06479-z)

Sadeghi, A., Xu, Z., Song, W. and Yazdani-Asrami, M. (2023) Intelligent probability estimation of quenches caused by weak points in high-temperature superconducting tapes. Energies, 16(1), 193. (doi: 10.3390/en16010193)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Sadeghi, A., Seyyedbarzegar, S. and Song, W. (2023) Role of insulation materials and cryogenic coolants on fault performance of MW-scale fault-tolerant current-limiting superconducting transformers. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 33(1), 5500215. (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2022.3217967)

Sadeghi, A. and Yazdani-Asrami, M. (2022) Multi-objective optimization for improving weight and fault characteristic of a DC HTS cable in cryo-electric aircraft. Aerospace, 9(12), 753. (doi: 10.3390/aerospace9120753)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Sadeghi, A., Song, W. , Madureira, A., Murta-Pina, J., Morandi, A. and Parizh, M. (2022) Artificial intelligence methods for applied superconductivity: material, design, manufacturing, testing, operation, and condition monitoring. Superconductor Science and Technology, 35(12), 123001. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/ac80d8)

Sadeghi, A., Seyyedbarzegar, S. and Yazdani-Asrami, M. (2022) Investigation on the electrothermal performance of a high temperature superconducting cable in an offshore wind farm integrated power system: fault and islanding conditions. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 32(8), 5401011. (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2022.3196770)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Sadeghi, A., Seyyedbarzegar, S. and Song, W. (2022) DC electro-magneto-mechanical characterisation of 2G HTS tapes for superconducting cable in magnet system using artificial neural networks. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 32(7), 4605810. (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2022.3193782)

Mahamed, M., Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Behjat, V., Yazdani, A. and Sharifzadeh, M. (2022) Impact of perlator on the cooling liquid flow and hottest point temperature of superconducting windings in HTS transformer. Superconductivity, 3, 100021. (doi: 10.1016/j.supcon.2022.100021)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Sadeghi, A. and Atrey, M. D. (2022) Selecting a cryogenic cooling system for superconducting machines: general considerations for electric machine designers and engineers. International Journal of Refrigeration, 140, pp. 70-81. (doi: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2022.05.003)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Seyyedbarzegar, S. M., Sadeghi, A., Batista de Sousa, W. T. and Kottonau, D. (2022) High temperature superconducting cables and their performance against short circuit faults: current development, challenges, solutions, and future trends. Superconductor Science and Technology, 35(8), 083002. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/ac7ae2)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Sadeghi, A., Seyyedbarzegar, S. M. and Saadat, A. (2022) Advanced experimental-based data-driven model for the electromechanical behavior of twisted YBCO tapes considering thermomagnetic constraints. Superconductor Science and Technology, 35, 054004. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/ac57be)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Seyyedbarzegar, S. M., Zhang, M. and Yuan, W. (2022) Insulation materials and systems for superconducting powertrain devices in future cryo-electrified aircraft: Part I—material challenges and specifications, and device-level application. IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, 38(2), pp. 23-36. (doi: 10.1109/MEI.2022.9716211)

Tamaskani, R., Khodsuz, M. and Yazdani-Asrami, M. (2022) Optimal design of C-type filter in harmonics polluted distribution systems. Energies, 15(4), 1587. (doi: 10.3390/en15041587)

Sadeghi, A., Seyyed Barzegar, S. M. and Yazdani-Asrami, M. (2022) A simple and fast computation equivalent circuit model to investigate effect of tape twisting on AC loss of HTS cables. Engineering, Technology and Applied Science Research, 12(1), pp. 8168-8174. (doi: 10.48084/etasr.4382)

Russo, G., Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Scheda, R., Morandi, A. and Diciotti, S. (2022) Artificial intelligence-based models for reconstructing the critical current and index-value surfaces of HTS tapes. Superconductor Science and Technology, 35(12), 124002. (doi: 10.1088/1361-6668/ac95d6)

Song, W. , Jiang, Z., Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Staines, M., Badcock, R. and Fang, J. (2022) Role of flux diverters in reducing AC loss in a single-phase 6.5 MVA HTS traction transformer for Chinese high-speed train carrying high-order harmonic currents. IEEE Access, 10, pp. 69650-69658. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3186858)

Song, W. , Pei, X., Alafnan, H., Xi, J., Zeng, X., Yazdani Asrami, M. , Xiang, B. and Liu, Z. (2021) Experimental and simulation study for resistive helical HTS fault current limiter: quench and recovery characteristics. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 31(5), 5601106. (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2021.3061958)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Song, W. , Zhang, M., Yuan, W. and Pei, X. (2021) AC transport loss in superconductors carrying harmonic current with different phase angles for large scale power components. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 31(1), 5900205. (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2020.3020025)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Song, W. , Zhang, M., Yuan, W. and Pei, X. (2021) Magnetization loss in HTS coated conductor exposed to harmonic external magnetic fields for superconducting rotating machines. IEEE Access, 9, pp. 77930-77937. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3062278)

Song, W. , Pei, X., Zeng, X., Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Fang, X., Fang, J. and Jiang, Z. (2020) AC losses in noninductive SFCL solenoidal coils wound by parallel conductors. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 30(8), 5602509. (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2020.3021339)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Song, W. , Pei, X., Zhang, M. and Yuan, W. (2020) AC loss characterization of HTS pancake and solenoid coils carrying nonsinusoidal currents. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 30(5), 5900709. (doi: 10.1109/TASC.2020.2971840)

Yazdani-Asrami, M. , Taghipour-Gorjikolaie, M., Song, W. , Zhang, M. and Yuan, W. (2020) Prediction of nonsinusoidal AC loss of superconducting tapes using artificial intelligence-based models. IEEE Access, 8, pp. 207287-207297. (doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3037685)

This list was generated on Wed Sep 27 14:12:48 2023 BST.

Supervision

Open for highly motivated PhD candidates (UK/international)

Funding opportunities for PhD students:

Fellowships for Postdocs/Visiting Researchers:

  • EPSRC Fellowships
  • The Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships
  • Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowships
  • British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships
  • Newton International Fellowships
  • Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions - Research Fellowship
  • CSC postgraduate scholarship
  • Sadeghi, Alireza
    Fault Tolerant Current Limiting Superconducting Cable for Cryo-Electrified Systems

Visiting PGR/PhD student:

Mr. Giacomo Russo (University of Bologna, Italy): Critical current surface reconstruction for High Temperature Superconducting tapes using Artificial Intelligence techniques

Teaching

Undergratuate course:

ENG4187: Power Electronics & Drives 4

 

MSc course:

ENG5292: Power Electronics & Drives M

Additional information

  • Accepting PhD and PGR students:

Students with a background in engineering, physics, applied mathematics, material science, or computational science are welcomed. Good Coding ability and familiarity with AI techniques are highly preferred.

If you would like to discuss about PhD opportunities, please send your full CV (including skills and latest publications) to my email.

 

  • Accepting visiting researchers

Please send your full CV (including latest publications) as well as an intention letter to my email.

 


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