Dr Yang Du ~ Lecturer, Electronic Systems and IoT Engineering

Dr. Yang Du received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from The University of Sydney, Australia, in 2013. From 2013 to 2014, he was with Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE, as a post-doctoral research fellow. From 2014 to 2018, he was a lecturer at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China, where he maintains an honorary position. He joined James Cook University, Cairns, Australia in 2019. He was a visiting scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2018. He was featured in the 2022 World’s Top 2% Scientists List published by Stanford University.

Teaching

• CC2510: Digital Logic and Computing Methods (Level 2; CNS)
• CC4510: Digital System Design (Level 4; CNS)
• EE2201: Circuit Theory (Level 2; CNS)
• EE3010: Digital Signal Processing (Level 3; CNS)
• EE3400: Power Engineering 1 (Level 3; CNS)
• EG5311: Research Project 1 (Level 5; CNS & TSV)

Interests

Research

• renewable energy integration
• power electronics
• smart grid

Experience

• 2019 to present - Lecturer, James Cook University (Cairns, Australia)
• 2018 - Visiting Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Boston, USA)
• 2014 to 2018 - Assistant Professor, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (Suzhou, China)
• 2013 to 2014 - Post-doctoral Researcher, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (Abu Dhabi, UAE)

Research Disciplines

• Electrical engineering (4008)
• Machine learning (4611)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Renewable energy (1708)
• Energy storage, distribution and supply (1703)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Chang J, Du Y, Chen X, Lim E, Wen H, Li X and Jiang L (2022) Frequency regulation in adaptive virtual inertia and power reserve control with high PV penetration by probabilistic forecasting. Frontiers in Energy Research, 10.
• Chen X, Du Y, Lim E, Fang L and Yan K (2022) Towards the applicability of solar nowcasting: A practice on predictive PV power ramp-rate control. Renewable Energy, 195. pp. 147-166
• Li X, Zhu Y, Wen H, Du Y and Xiao W (2022) Reference-Voltage-Line-Aided Power Incremental Algorithm for Photovoltaic GMPPT and Partial Shading Detection. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 13 (3). pp. 1756-1770
• Wen H, Du Y, Lim E, Wen H, Yan K, Li X and Jiang L (2022) A solar forecasting framework based on federated learning and distributed computing. Building and Environment, 225.
• Zeng Y, Chen J, Jin N, Jin X and Du Y (2022) Air quality forecasting with hybrid LSTM and extended stationary wavelet transform. Building and Environment, 213.
• Zhang B, Du Y, Chen X, Lim E, Jiang L and Yan K (2022) A novel adaptive penalty mechanism for Peer-to-Peer energy trading. Applied Energy, 327.
• Zhang B, Du Y, Chen X, Lim E, Jiang L and Yan K (2022) Potential Benefits for Residential Building with Photovoltaic Battery System Participation in Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading. Energies, 15 (11).
• Chang J, Du Y, Lim E, Wen H, Li X and Lin J (2021) Coordinated Frequency Regulation Using Solar Forecasting Based Virtual Inertia Control for Islanded Microgrids. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 12 (4). pp. 2393-2403
• Li X, Wen H, Hu Y, Du Y and Yang Y (2021) A comparative study on photovoltaic MPPT algorithms under EN50530 dynamic test procedure. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 36 (4). pp. 4153-4168
• Lin D, Li X, Ding S, Wen H, Du Y and Xiao W (2021) self-tuning MPPT scheme based on reinforcement learning and Beta parameter in photovoltaic power systems. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 36 (12). pp. 13826-13838

Conference Papers

• Ruan G, Chen X, Du Y, Lim E, Fang L and Yan K (2022) Comparing Spatio-Temporal Models for Aggregate PV Power Nowcasting. Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies - Asia, ISGT-Asia 2022. In: ISGT Asia 2022: IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies, 1-5 November 2022, Singapore
• Lei Q, Liu X, Xiao W and Du Y (2021) A Low-cost and Stand-alone Ground Based Sensing Station for Efficient Solar Forecasting in PV Power Systems. Proceedngs of the 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. In: IECON 2021: 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, 13-16 October 2021, Toronto, Canada

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 45+ research outputs authored by Dr Yang Du from 2014 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Eliminating the impact of solar photovoltaic power intermittency using curtailment driven by reinforcement learning (PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Virtual/synthetic Inertia for the Future Grid with high Penetration of Renewable Energy (PhD , Primary Advisor)

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