Faculty Profile

Minwu Chen (1983) is professor also PhD supervisor in School of Electrical Engineering. He studied Power System and Automation in Southwest Jiaotong University and received his PhD degree in September 2009. His main research directions include traction power supply theory and new technology, power quality analysis and control, system reliability theory and evaluation, and power supply quality testing and evaluation of onboard equipment. Professor Chen was a postdoctoral fellow of China Railway First Survey and Design Institute Group Co. LTD. From September 2014 to September 2015, he was sponsored by the National Research Foundation of China to conduct visiting scholar research at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. Currently, Professor Chen serves as the Vice President in School of Electrical Engineering.

Professor Chen was awarded the title of "2020 Transportation Youth Science and Technology Talent" by the Ministry of Transport, a reserve candidate of Sichuan academic and technical leader, selected as an expert of the State Railway Bureau. Professor Chen is an evaluation expert of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Sichuan Engineering Consulting Research Institute, Sichuan Railway Transportation Investment Co. LTD and Chongqing Railway Group Co. LTD.

Currently, Professor Chen is a member of the special reviewer of high-level journals at home and abroad, such as IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE Transactions on Vehicle Technology, Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy System, Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, IET electrical systems in transportation, Power System Technology, China Railway Science, Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University, etc.

More than 60 papers have been published in academic journals and conferences at home and abroad, of which more than 50 have been included in SCI / EI, and more than 10 invention patents have been applied and authorized. Professor Chen has presided over 2 projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 1 project of science and technology plan of Central Military Commission, 1 project of key research and development plan of Sichuan Province, 1 project of basic scientific research business funds of Central University, 1 key project and 1 general project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 3 major projects of China Railway Corporation (former Ministry of Railways). Also presided more than 20 cooperation projects with State Grid Corporation of China, Electric Power Research Institute, various railway bureaus, railway design institutes, China Railway Corporation, etc.

Professor Chen has been praised by the second prize of the 8th Sichuan Provincial Teaching Achievement Award of higher education, the second prize of science and technology award of China Railway Society in 2018, the second prize of science and technology award of China Railway Construction in 2018, the third prize of science and technology award of China Railway Society in 2016, the second prize of science and technology award of China Railway Construction Corporation in 2016, the third prize of science and technology award of China Railway Society in 2014 The second prize of science and technology of China Electrotechnical Society in 2013 and the second prize of science and technology of China Railway Construction Corporation in 2011.

Professor Chen’s main research directions include traction power supply theory and new technology, power quality analysis and control, system reliability theory and evaluation, and power supply quality testing and evaluation of onboard equipment.