1- Faculty profile

Family Name: Heydari

First Name: Hossein

• Title: Associate Prof.

Contact imformation:

Tel: +98 21 77208123,  +98 21 77240492    Fax: +98  21 77240490        URL:

Email : heydari(At)iust.ac.ir

2- Higher Education :

• Ph.D. – Electrical Engineering, 1993, University of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
• MS.c – Power Electronics, 1987, University of Loughborough, United Kingdom.
• BS.c – Electrical Engineering, 1985, University of Loughborough, United Kingdom.

3- Expertise :

• Research areas: EMC Considerations in Electrical Power Systems, Fault Current Limiters, Superconductors, Electrical Machine Core Losses.

4- Taught Couses :

Undergraduate: Electrical Machines, Electrical Measurement & Instrumentations,
Postgraduate: Application of  EMC in Electrical Power Systems, Short Circuit Calculations and Fault Current Limiters in Electrical Networks, and  Application of Superconductors in Power Systems.

5- Research and Industrial Projects

6- Journal Papers :

1. Three-Dimensional Pareto Optimal Design of Inductive Superconducting Fault Current Limiters, Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 20, NO. 4, August 2010.
2. Mechanical force analysis in heavy current HTS transformers based on field and current non-uniformity coupled analysis, Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 20, No. 4, August 2010.
3. Direct Torque Control of PWM Current-Source-Inverter-Fed Induction Motor by Novel Switching Method, Electric Power Component and Systems, March 2010.
4. Impact of Switching-Induced Electromagnetic Interference on Low-Voltage Cables in Substations, IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Vol. 51, No. 4, November 2009.
5. Reduction of Leakage Magnetic Field in Electromagnetic Systems Based on Active Shielding Concept Verified by Eigenvalue Analysis, Progress In Electromagnetics Research, PIER 96, 217-236, 2009.
6. Viable Superconductor Based Current Control Circuit for High Current Injection System, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 19, NO. 4, August 2009.
7. Multi-objective Optimization for HTS Fault Current Limiters Based on Normalized Simulated Annealing, IEEE transactions on Applied Superconductivity, Vol. 19, NO. 4, August 2009.
8. Time Domain Physical Optics For The Higher-Order FDTD Modeling In Electromagnetic Scattering From 3-D Complex And Combined Multiple Materials Objects, Progress In Electromagnetics Research, PIER 95, 87{102, 2009.
9. Hybrid Winding Configuration in High Current Injection Transformers Based on EMC Issues, IET Electr. Power Appl Vol. 3, Iss. 3, pp. 187–196., 2009.
10. Resistor Type Superconducting Fault Current Limiter: Optimum Shunt Resistance Determination To Enhance Power System Transient Stability, IEEJ Trans. PE, Vol.129, No.2, 2009
11. Convolutional Codes Acting As EMI Virtual Shields in Current Injection System, Progress In Electromagnetics Research, PIER 88, 337–353 2008.
12. Superconducting Technology for Overcurrent Limiting in a 25kA Current Injection System, Supercond. Sci. Technol. 21,  2008.
13. Comparative Harmonic Loss Measurement of Grain Oriented and Non-oriented Magnetic Sheets using a Precision Single Sheet Tester, Meas. Sci. Technol. 19 , 2008.
14. A Combination of Time Domain Finite Element-Boundary Integral with Time Domain Physical Optics For Calculation of Electromagnetic Scattering Of 3-D Structures, Progress In Electromagnetics Research, PIER 79, 463–474, 2008
15. A New Approach for AC Loss Reduction in HTS Transformer using Auxiliary Windings, Case Study: 25kA HTS Current Injection Transformer, Supercond. Sci. Technol. 21, 2008.

16. Mathematical Proof for the Minimized Stray Fields in Transformers Using Auxiliary Windings Based on State Equations for Evaluation of FEM Results, Iranian Journal of Electrical and Electronic Engineering-IJEEE, March 2010.
17. Optimization of Conductor Routs within Metal Enclosure of the Electrical Equipment using AHP Based on EMC ,Scientific Research Journal of Modares Technical and Engineering, No. 38, Winter 2010.
18. Dominant Effects of Magnetic Field on High Current Injection Transformers: Thermal, Mechanical Forces and EMC Issues, Iranian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2010.
19. A New Approach for Maximum Allowable Output Current Control in a High Current Injection Transformer Based on Unbalanced Magnetic Flux, International Journal of Science & Technology, Amirkabir, Vol. 19, No. 69-A, Fall 2008-Winter 2009.
20. Impact of Mechanical Forces in a 25kA Current Injection Transformer, Iranian Journal Of Engineering Sciences, Vol. 1, No.1, December 2007.
21. EMC Consideration in Current Injection Transformer Systems"- WSEAS Trans. On Communication, 2004.
22. Electromagnetic Compatibility Considerations for control Circuits of Medium Voltage STATCOM" - WSEAS Trans. On Communication, 2004.
23. Microprocessor Controlled Measurement of Flux Distribution in Stator Core of Single Phase Induction Motors, Inter. Journal IUST, 2003.
24. Selection Criteria in Respect of 3-Phase Transformer Core Building Techniques, Inter. Journal IUST, 1998.
25. Superconductor: The End of Electrical Energy Losses, Journal of Energy Economy, August-September, 2006,
26. Optimization of Energy Consumption in Chemical Petroleum Industries, Journal of Energy Economy, September.- October 2005,

7- Confrence papers:

1. Performance Evaluation of Unified Power Quality Conditioner with SMES, International Conference on Electric power and Energy Conversion Systems, 2009.
2. A New Trajectory Sensitivity Based Method to Allocate SMES in a Power- Grid for Transient Stability Enhancement, International Conference on Electric power and Energy Conversion Systems, 2009.
3. Calculation and Analysis of Various Parameters in HTS Transformer with Different Winding Geometries, International Conference on Electric power and Energy Conversion Systems, 2009.
4. Mutual Inductances Comparison in Rogowski Coil with Circular and Rectangular Cross-Sections and its Improvement, IEEE Conference, 2008.
5. An Investigation on Optimum Volume of Superconducting Element of RSFCL Considering Harmonic Generation, IEEE Conference, 2008.
6. A Constant Switching Frequency Hysteresis Current Controller for Single-Phase Voltage- Source Inverters, Conference of Modeling And Simulation MS’07 INDIA, 2007.
7. The Superiority of the Interleaved Windings in a 25kA Current Injection Transformer, Conference of Modeling And Simulation MS’07 INDIA, 2007.
8. Predictive Current Control of an Inverter-Fed Current Injection Transformer, Conference of Modeling and Simulation MS’07 INDIA, 2007.
9. Proper Dimension of HTS Material for a Resistive Type SFCL in an 11kV Distribution System, IEEE PES PowerAfrica, 2007.
10. Harmonics Consideration of a Resistive Type Superconducting Fault Current Limiter, IEEE PES PowerAfrica, 2007.
11. The Effects of Windings Current Density Values on Leakage Reactance in a 25kA Current Injection Transformer, IPEC Conference 2005.
12. Mechanical Forces Simulation of 25kA Current Injection Transformer with Finite Element Method, IPEC Conference 2005.
13. Multi-Layer Magnetically Shielded Room For High Current Injection System Power and Energy Systems 2007.
14. The Development and Implementation of Current Injection Controller System based on FPGA on 25KA current injection machine, 20th International Power System Conference, 2005.
15. Shielding Effectiveness Analysis of the Materials for High Current Systems in Low Frequency,  20th International Power System Conference, 2005.
16. Analysis and Simulation of FCL Effects on Voltage Sag in Power Systems,   20th International Power System Conference, 2005.
17. Analysis and Simulation of Pulse Transformer Considering Leakage Inductance and Capacitance, 18th International Conference on Electricity Distribution, 2005.
18. Using of High Temperature Superconductive in Secondary Winding of Two Types of Transformers: Fault current Limiter and Current Injection Transformer, 18th International Conference on Electricity Distribution, 2005.
19. A Study and Simulation for the Sympathetic Phenomena in Transformers, Energy and power systems, 2005.
20. Numerical Analysis and Design of Single Sheet Tester for Power Loss Measurement, 2nd International Conference on Technical and Physical Problems in Power Engineering, 2004.
21. The investigation of Tie Lined Sequence on power Loss Minimization, 19th International Power System Conference (PSC), 2004.
22. Simulation and Analysis of 25kA Current Injection Transformer (CIT) with Finite Element Method, IEEE MELECON 2004.
23. Phenomena of forward and backward rotation fields in respect of localized flux distribution and core losses in a single-phase induction motor, Power and energy systems, 2002.
24. Design and construction of microprocessor controlled measuring system and processing harmonic components of localized flux density in electrical machines cores, UPEC 2001.
25. Assessment of the laboratory model transformer core with respect to a 100kva full-size core, 6th International conference in Electrical Engineering, 1995.

8- Books:

• “Application of Superconductivity in Electrical Systems” Published by Iran University of Science and Technology, 2009.

9- Professional Activities :

• Academic Positions: Associate Professor
• Professional Employment: Electrical Power Engineering

10- Technical Report :

• Head of High Voltage and Magnetic Material Research Center.

11- Postgraduate Projects:

12- Honors, Recognition and Outstanding Achievements for Teaching and Research:

1- Distinctive Researcher of the year, 2000
2- Distinctive Researcher of the year, 2009.  

13- Research Labs:

• High Voltage & Magnetic Materials Research Center

1-          Director of High Voltage and Magnetic Material Research Center.