Staff Profile

Dr. Libing Cao joined the School of Engineering of Newcastle University in May 2024 as a Lecturer in Electric Machines and Drives. His research interests include electric machines and drives, electric transportation, renewable energies, and wireless power transfer. 

Qualifications

• Ph.D., University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2016- 2020
• B.Eng., Zhejiang University, China, 2012-2016

Working Experience

• Research Fellow, Nanyang Technological University, 2021-2024
• Research Assistant, University of Hong Kong, 2020-2021

Selected Awards and Honors

• Highest Performance Rating for Research Staff - Far Exceeds Expectation, 2022-2023
• Hong Kong Ph.D. Fellowship, 2016-2020 (around £140,000, 350 PhD awardees per year around the globe)
• Outstanding Graduate of Zhejiang Province and Zhejiang University, 2016
• Wang Guosong Scholarship, 2015
• National Scholarship, 2014

Membership

• Member of IEEE

Professional Services

• Sub-Committee for Electric Machines, 16th Joint MMM-Intermag Conference, USA, 2025
• Chair for Special Session: New Motor Technologies for Electric Vehicles; 31st International Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition and International Electric Vehicle Technology Conference (EVS 31), Kobe, Japan, 2018
• Reviewers for various prestigious IEEE and IET journals such as TIE, TII, TVT, TTE, TEC, TIA, TMAG, JESTPE, IEEE Access, IET Renew. Power Gener.

Last updated: May 2024

Dr. Cao is a member of the Electric Power Group at Newcastle University. The research profile can be viewed via the links below.

• Google Scholar Profile
• SCOPUS Profile

Research Interest

• Electric machines and drives
• Electric transportation
• Renewable energies
• Wireless power transfer

If you are passionate about these areas and interested in joining us for PhD studies, we'd love to connect with you! Join us in building the future together. Please email Dr. Libing. cao (libing.cao@ncl.ac.uk) with your CV and state your reason for applying.

Project Experience

• Development of 250 kW Direct-Drive Axial-Flux Machine for Ship Propulsion, SeaForrest, Singapore, 2023-2024
• Development of Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) Aircraft in Singapore, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 2023-2024
• Magnetic-Geared Motor for Robotic Applications Including Drivetrain for Autonomous Mobile Robot, Schaeffler Group, Germany, 2021-2024
• Novel Electric Motor Drives with Multiple Degree-Of-Freedom for Robotic Applications, Ministry of Education, Singapore, 2021-2024
• Advanced Magnetic Differential Motor for Electric Vehicles, Hong Kong Research Grants Council, Hong Kong SAR, 2016-2020

Modules

• EEE 3094 - Individual Project and Technical Report (UG)
• EEE 8111 - Engineering Study Project
• EEE 8114 - Industrial Project
• EEE 8155 - Designing Sustainable Electric Propulsion and Generation Systems
• EEE 8165 - Research Skills and Development for Engineers
• EEE 8097 - Individual Project (MSc)

• Articles

  • Cao L, Zuo Y, Zhu X, Xie S, Lee CHT. Investigation of Permanent-Magnet Vernier Machine with Fractional-Slot Nonoverlapping Windings for Direct-Drive Application. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification 2024, 10(2), 3383-3395.
  • Yu Y, Xie S, Chai F, Cao L, Pei Y, Lee CHT. Investigation of a Novel Phase-Unit Axial-Modular Permanent Magnet Vernier Machine With Integral-Slot Non-Overlapping Concentrated Windings. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2024, 60(4), 6144-6157.
  • Zhu, X, Zhao, M, Cao, L, Wang, H, Zhao, C, Lee, CHT. Harmonic Loss Reduction of Fractional Slot Concentrated Winding Permanent-Magnet Vernier Motor with Different Stator-Modular Designs. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2024.
  • He Y, Chen J, Zhou Y, Cao L, Lee CHT. Design and analysis of two degree-of-freedom rotary-linear machine with transverse-flux structure. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2024, 71(1), 215-225.
  • Cao L, Zhou Y, Yang G, He Y, Xie S, Lee CHT. Decoupling analysis of brushless dual-mechanical-port dual-electrical-port machines. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2024, 71(5), 4361-4374.
  • Xie S, Zuo Y, Chen H, Cao L, Yuan X, Han B, Hoang C, Lee CHT. Investigation on stator shifting technique for permanent magnet vernier machines with two-slot pitch winding. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2023, 70(7), 6585-6596.
  • Cao L, Zuo Y, Xie S, Hoang C, Han B, Lee CHT. Comparative Study of Permanent-Magnet Vernier Motor and Interior Permanent-Magnet Motor for Hybrid Electric Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2023, 59(6), 6601-6614.
  • Cao L, Yang G, Zuo Y, He Y, Zhao C, Xie S, Lee CHT. Analysis of contra-rotating brushless integrated flux-modulation machine with open-slot structure for wind power generation. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2023, 70(12), 11934-11947.
  • Xie S, Cai S, Zuo Y, Cao L, Zhu J, Li A, Yan Y, Lee CHT. A New Hybrid Concentrated-Winding Concept with Improved Power Factor for Permanent Magnet Vernier Machine. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2023, 70(11), 11109-11120.
  • Liu W, Chau KT, Lee CHT, Cao L, Han W. Wireless power and drive transfer for piping network. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2022, 69(3), 2345-2356.
  • Cao L, Zuo Y, Chen H, Xie S, Han B, Hoang C, Lee CHT. Quantitative comparison on permanent-magnet vernier machines with improved flux modulation effect for automatic guided vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 2022, 71(11), 11367-11378.
  • Chen H, EL-Refaie A, Zuo Y, Cai S, Cao L, Lee CHT. Comparative study and design optimization of a dual-mechanical-port electric machine for hybrid electric vehicle applications. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 2022, 71(8), 8341-8353.
  • Yang T, Chau KT, Liu W, Ching T, Cao L. Comparative analysis and design of double-rotor stator-permanent-magnet motors with magnetic-differential application for electric vehicles. World Electric Vehicle Journal 2022, 13(11), 199.
  • Cao L, Chau KT, Lee CHT, Yang T. Analysis of split-tooth stator-slot permanent-magnet machines with different PM arrangements. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 2022, 58(2), 8102306.
  • Han W, Chau KT, Cao L, Hua Z, Yang T. S-CLC compensated wireless power transfer with pulse-frequency-modulation control for dimmable low-pressure sodium lamps. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 2021, 57(2), 8001107.
  • Liu W, Chau KT, Lee CHT, Cao L, Jiang C. Frequency-modulated wireless direct-drive motor control. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 2021, 57(2), 8201907.
  • Wang H, Chau KT, Lee CHT, Cao L, Lam W. Design, analysis, and implementation of wireless shaded-pole induction motors. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2021, 68(8), 6493-6503.
  • Cao L, Chau KT, Lee CHT, Liu W, Ching T. Analysis of air-gap field modulation in parallel-hybrid-excited harmonic-shift machines. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 2021, 57(2), 8102606.
  • Cao L, Chau KT, Lee CHT, Wang H. A double-rotor flux-switching permanent-magnet motor for electric vehicles with magnetic differential. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2021, 68(2), 1004-1015.
  • Cao L, Chau KT, Lee CHT, Lam W. Design and analysis of a new parallel-hybrid-excited machine with harmonic-shift structure. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics 2020, 67(3), 1759-1770.
  • Cao L, Chau KT, Lee CHT. A new parallel-hybrid-excited permanent-magnet machine with harmonic-differential effect for electric vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 2020, 69(11), 12734-12750.
  • Liu X, Miao W, Xu Q, Cao L, Liu C, Pong PWT. Inter-turn short-circuit fault detection approach for permanent magnet synchronous machines through stray magnetic field sensing. IEEE Sensors Journal 2019, 19(18), 7884-7895.
  • Fan, H, Chau, KT, Liu, C, Cao, L, Ching, T. Quantitative comparison of novel dual-PM linear motors for ropeless elevator system. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 2018, 54(11), 8106506.
  • Fan H, Chau KT, Cao L, Jiang C. Design and analysis of a new bipolar-flux DSPM linear machine. IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion 2018, 33(4), 2081-2090.
  • Lee CHT, Chau KT, Cao L. Development of reliable gearless motors for electric vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 2017, 53(11), 6500308.
  • Cao L, Chau KT, Lee CHT, Li W, Fan H. Design and analysis of electromagnetic gears with variable gear ratios. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 2017, 53(11), 8204706.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Zhu X, Zhao M, Cao L, Wang H, Zhao C, Lee CHT. Harmonic Loss Reduction of Permanent-Magnet Vernier Motor with Different Stator Modular Designs. In: 26th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS 2023). 2023, Zhuhai, China: IEEE.
  • Cao L, Zhu X, Yang G, Yu Y, Zhao C, Goh J, Lee CHT. Design Optimization and Comparative Analysis of Permanent-Magnet Vernier Machines with Single-Winding Design. In: IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, Asia-Pacific (ITEC Asia-Pacific 2023). 2023, Chiang Mai, Thailand: IEEE.
  • Yu Y, Xie S, Chai F, Cao L, Pei Y, Lee CHT. A Novel Phase-Unit Axial-Modular Permanent Magnet Vernier Machine With Integral-Slot Non-Overlapping Concentrated Windings. In: IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo, Asia-Pacific (ITEC Asia-Pacific 2023). 2023, Chiang Mai, Thailand: IEEE.
  • Cao L, Zuo Y, Xie S, Hoang C, Han B, Lee CHT. Investigation of the Influence of Full-Pitch and Short-Pitch Windings on Torque and Power Factor of Permanent-Magnet Vernier Machines. In: 48th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2022). 2022, Brussels, Belgium: IEEE.
  • Zuo Y, Xie S, Cao L, Han B, Hoang C, You C, Chan J, Lee CHT. A novel nonlinear active disturbance rejection controller for speed control of electric drives. In: IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2022). 2022, Detroit, MI, USA: IEEE.
  • Zuo Y, Xie S, Cao L, Zhao C, Han B, Hoang C, Chan C, Lee CHT. A nonlinear PI controller for speed control of electric drives using radial-basis function neural network. In: IEEE 7th Southern Power Electronics Conference (SPEC 2022). 2022, Nadi, Fiji: IEEE.
  • Xie S, Cai S, Zuo Y, Cao L, Shen F, Han B, Hoang C, Lee CHT. A High Power-Factor Permanent Magnet Vernier Machine with Hybrid Concentrated-Winding. In: 48th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON 2022). 2022, Brussels, Belgium: IEEE.
  • Cao L, Zuo Y, Xie S, Hoang C, Han B, Lee CHT. A comparison of permanent-magnet Vernier motor and interior permanent-magnet motor for hybrid electric vehicles. In: 2022 International Power Electronics Conference (IPEC-Himeji 2022-ECCE Asia). 2022, Himeji, Japan: IEEE.
  • Xie S, Chen H, Cao L, Zuo Y, Yuan X, Han B, Hoang C, Lee CHT. Harmonic reduction for two-slot pitch winding permanent magnet vernier machines with stator shifting technique. In: IECON 2021 – 47th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. 2021, Toronto, ON, Canada: IEEE.
  • Cao, L, Chau, KT, Lee, CHT, Ching, T, Chan, CC. Design, analysis and control of a double-rotor motor with magnetic differential for electric vehicles. In: 32nd International Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS 32). 2019, Lyon, France.
  • Cao, L, Chau, KT, Lee, CHT, Chan, CC, Ching, T. Design of flux-switching dc-field machines with harmonics suppression. In: 31st International Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exhibition (EVS 31) and International Electric Vehicle Technology Conference (EVTeC). 2018, Kobe, Japan.
  • Cao, L, Chau, KT, Lee, CHT, Chan, CC. Design and analysis of an outer-rotor flux-switching dc-field machine for in-wheel light traction. In: 24th International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE 2018). 2018, Seoul, Korea.