Ph.D., Professor
E-mail: xchen2019@hust.edu.cn
RESEARCH AREAS AND COURSES
ü Power system operation, planning and markets
EDUCATION
ü Exchange PhD student, Harvard China Project, Harvard University Jan. 2012-Dec. 2012
ü Ph. D. in Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University 2009-2014
ü B.S. in Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Tsinghua University 2005-2009
WORK EXPERIENCE
ü 2019-present, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Professor
ü 2017-2019 School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Lecturer
ü 2015-2016 Harvard University, Post-Doctoral Fellow
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Ø JOURNAL (selected)
1. Xinyu CHEN*, Hongcai Zhang, Zhiwei Xu, Chris P Nielsen, Michael B. McElroy*, Jiajun Lv. Impacts of fleet types and charging modes for electric vehicles on emissions under different penetrations of wind power, Nature Energy, 2018, 3, 413–421
2. Meng Gao*, Yihui Ding, Shaojie Song, Xiao Lu, Xinyu Chen*, and Michael B. McElroy*. Submitted. “Secular decrease of wind power potential in India associated with warming Indian Ocean.” Science Advances (Science Publisher). 2018
3. Sherman, Peter, Xinyu CHEN*, and Michael B. McElroy*. Variations of wind potential for China and Mongolia associated with changing global climate and natural oscillations. Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group), 2017, 7(1), 16294. (top earth science 100 papers)
4. Xingning Han, Xinyu CHEN*, Michael B. McElroy, Shiwu Liao, and Chris P. Nielsen. Modeling Formulation and Validation for Accelerated Simulation and Flexibility Assessment on Large Scale Power Systems under Higher Renewable Penetrations. Applied Energy. 2019
5. Xinyu CHEN, Jiajun Lv, Michael B. McElroy*, Xingning Han, Chris Nielsen, and Jinyu Wen. Power System Capacity Expansion under Very High Penetration of Renewables Considering Flexibility Constraints and Low Carbon Policies. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems. 2018.
6. Xinyu CHEN, Michael McElroy*, Chongqing KANG. Integrated Energy Systems for Higher Wind Penetration in China: Formulation, Implementation, and Impacts, IEEE Transaction on Power Systems, 2017, 7, 1309-1319.
7. Xinyu CHEN, Chongqing KANG, Tong Xing, Xia Qing, Junfeng Yang. Improving the Accuracy of Bus Load Forecasting by a Two-stage Bad Data Identification Method. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, 2014. 29 (4), pp 1634-1641.
8. Xinyu CHEN, Chongqing KANG, Mark O’Malley et, al. Increasing the Flexibility of CHP with Heat Storage and an Electrical Boiler for Wind Power Integration in China: Modeling and Implications. IEEE Transaction on Power Systems, 2015.30 (4), pp.1848-1857. (ESI)
9. Xinyu CHEN, Junling Huang, Qing Yang, Dongbo Shi, Xi Lu, Chris P. Nielsen, and Michael B. McElroy*. Changing Carbon Content of Chinese Coal and Implications for Emissions of CO2. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018. 194, 150-157.
10. Xinyu CHEN, Xi Lu, Michael McElroy, Chris Nielsen, Chongqing Kang. Synergies of Wind Power and Electrified Space Heating: Case Study for Beijing, Environmental Science & Technology. 2014, 48 (3), pp 2016–2024.
11. Michael B. McElroy*, Xinyu CHEN*, and Yawen Deng, The Missing Money Problem: Incorporation of Increased Resources from Wind in a Representative US Power Market, Renewable Energy, 2018, 126: 126-136.
12. Xinyu CHEN*, Michael B. McElroy, Qiuwei Wu, Yinbiao Shu and Yusheng Xue. Transition Towards Higher Penetration of Renewables: an Overview of Interlinked Technical, Environmental and Socio-economic Challenges; Journal of Modern Power System and Clean Energy, 2018.1-8.
13. McElroy, Michael B.*, and Xinyu CHEN*. Wind and solar power in the United States: Status and prospects. CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems. 2017.1.3.
14. Yifei Guo, Qiuwei Wu, H. Gao, Xinyu Chen, J. Ostergaard, & H. Xin, MPC-Based Coordinated Voltage Regulation for Distribution Networks With Distributed Generation and Energy Storage System. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. 2018, Accepted.
15. Jiang, Suqin., Chen, Zun, Shan Li, CHEN Xinyu, Wang, Haikun. Committed CO2 emissions of China's coal-fired power generators from 1993 to 2013. Energy Policy, 2017. 104, 295-302.
16. Zhang, Ning, Lu, Xi, McElroy, Michael. B., Nielsen, Chris, Chen Xinyu, Deng, Yu., and Kang, Chongqing. Reducing curtailment of wind electricity in China by employing electric boilers for heat and pumped hydro for energy storage. Applied Energy, 2016,184, pp. 987-994. (ESI)
RESEARCH PROJECTS
ü Integrated Energy System Simulation and Planning with Wind and Solar Power Considering Flexibility, Policy Constraints and Environmental /Climate Impacts, NARI group
ü Low carbons strategy for China 2030/2050, Harvard Global Institute
ü The Mechanism, Prediction Model and Solution on The Pollution Flashover of Transmission Line, Supported by The National Basic Research Program (973 Program), 2009-2013
ü Research on Smart Grid Development Strategy and Planning for China Southern Power Grid
HONORS AND AWARDS
ü Award for Science and Technology Progress by China Southern Power Grid
ü Award for Science and Technology Progress by Ministry of Education
