Wilsun Xu

Area of Study / Keywords

Energy Systems

About

Dr. Xu received a Bachelor degree from Xian Jiaotong University, China, in 1982, a M.Sc. degree from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, in 1985 and a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia in 1989. He worked in BC Hydro, Canada, between 1989 and 1996 as an electrical engineer, and joined the University of Alberta in 1996.

Research

Research Interests

The current research interests of Dr. Xu are power disturbances defined in a very broad sense. For example, a harmful disturbance is considered as a power quality concern, so his team investigates techniques for power quality assessment, diagnosis and improvement. Examples are methods for harmonic resonance analysis and disturbance source location. On the other hand, some disturbances can also be considered as information carriers. This leads to researching techniques for power system condition monitoring and protection using naturally occurring or intentionally generated disturbances. Examples include online model verification for inverter-based resource (IBR) plants and identification of power plants causing power system oscillations. For both classes of applications, waveform data plays a significant role. 

Current Research

Please visit the following websites for such information:

The website of Dr. Xu

The website of Dr. Xu’s research lab

The website of Alberta Power Industry Consortium