Portrait of Asghar Akbari

Asghar Akbari

Professor of Electrical Engineering. High voltage, electrical insulation and the diagnosis of high voltage apparatus.

K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Biography

Prof. Asghar Akbari was born in 1962 in Esfahan, Iran. He received his B.Sc., degree in 1988 from Tehran University, M.Sc. degree in 1991 from the Polytechnic University and Ph.D. degree in 1998 from Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, Iran, all in Electrical engineering.

Since 1998 he has worked as an assistant professor and the member of academic staff of K.N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. From April 2000 to February 2002, he worked as a guest scientist (Post Doctoral fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany) for the Schering Institute of High Voltage Techniques and Engineering at the University of Hannover, Germany.

He has performed several research projects and has published many technical papers in national and international conferences and magazines respectively.

Education

Degrees and institutions
Post DocLeibniz Universität Hannover, Schering-Institut, Hannover
Ph.DElectrical Engineering, Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran
M.ScElectrical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran
B.ScElectrical Engineering, Tehran University, Tehran

Research

  • High Voltage
  • Electrical Insulation and dielectrics
  • Monitoring and Diagnostic of high voltage apparatus
  • Partial Discharges
  • Modeling and computer application in power systems

Recent publications

  • 2020

    Partial discharge localization on cross-bonded cable systems

    M Mahdipour, A Akbari, P Werle, H Borsi

    Electric Power Systems Research, vol. 178

    BibTeX
    @article{Mahdipour2020,
      title = {Partial discharge localization on cross-bonded cable systems},
      author = {M Mahdipour and A Akbari and P Werle and H Borsi},
      year = {2020},
      journal = {Electric Power Systems Research},
      volume = {178}
    }
    Journal article
  • 2019

    UHF Measurement in Power Transformers: An Algorithm to Optimize Accuracy of Arrival Time Detection and PD Localization

    M Ariannik, MA Azirani, P Werle, A Akbari

    IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

    BibTeX
    @article{Ariannik2019,
      title = {UHF Measurement in Power Transformers: An Algorithm to Optimize Accuracy of Arrival Time Detection and PD Localization},
      author = {M Ariannik and MA Azirani and P Werle and A Akbari},
      year = {2019},
      journal = {IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery}
    }
    Journal article
  • 2018

    Optimized Arrival Time Determination of UHF Pulses for Localization of Partial Discharges in Power Transformers

    MA Azirani, M Ariannik, P Werle, A Akbari

    IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena

    BibTeX
    @inproceedings{Azirani2018b,
      title = {Optimized Arrival Time Determination of UHF Pulses for Localization of Partial Discharges in Power Transformers},
      author = {MA Azirani and M Ariannik and P Werle and A Akbari},
      year = {2018},
      organization = {IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena}
    }
    Conference paper
  • 2018

    Effect of Surroundings of UHF Partial Discharge Probes on the Captured Pulses in Power Transformers

    MA Azirani, P Werle, A Akbari

    IEEE 2nd International Conference on Dielectrics (ICD)

    BibTeX
    @inproceedings{Azirani2018,
      title = {Effect of Surroundings of UHF Partial Discharge Probes on the Captured Pulses in Power Transformers},
      author = {MA Azirani and P Werle and A Akbari},
      year = {2018},
      organization = {IEEE 2nd International Conference on Dielectrics (ICD)}
    }
    Conference paper
  • 2018

    A sensitivity analysis of RLC transformer winding model parameters used for a PD localization

    S Seifi, A Akbari, P Werle, H Mohseni, AAS Akmal

    IEEE 2nd International Conference on Dielectrics (ICD)

    BibTeX
    @inproceedings{Seifi2018,
      title = {A sensitivity analysis of RLC transformer winding model parameters used for a PD localization},
      author = {S Seifi and A Akbari and P Werle and H Mohseni and AAS Akmal},
      year = {2018},
      organization = {IEEE 2nd International Conference on Dielectrics (ICD)}
    }
    Conference paper

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