The Energy Systems Research Group in the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications undertakes research, consulting and teaching in a wide range of areas associated with the generation, transmission, storage and utilisation of electrical energy, as well as in measurement, materials and electrical equipment.

There are five main research themes:

High voltage engineering: measurement techniques, electrical insulation, condition monitoring of power equipment with particular emphasis on partial discharge, surges and transients, lightning.

Machines and drives: magnetic design, machine dynamic and steady-state performance, rapid parameter identification,
new control techniques (sensorless, fuzzy, neural).

Power electronics: converters and their control circuits, novel energy storage and active power filters, power factor
correction techniques.

Renewable energy: grid-connect systems (building integration, distributed generation issues, inverter equipment), stand-alone systems (simulation, analysis, design, control, remote-area implementation), Standards and testing (ACRELab), economic and policy issues.

Electricity industry restructuring: the design and implementation of electricity restructuring, including wholesale and retail electricity markets, network pricing and planning, ancillary services and industry regulation.