Professor Pat Bodger
Positions
- Professor
Qualifications
BE(Hons), PhD
Room
Electrical A502
Contact Details
Phone: +64 3 364 2070 ext 6070
pat.bodger@canterbury.ac.nz
Postal Address
Electrical and Computer Engineering Building
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch, New Zealand
Background
Representation
Director, Electric Power Engineering Centre.
Industrial Experience
Assistant Engineer, New Zealand Electricity (Design and Construction, Power Station
Maintenance), 1977-80.
Engineer, New Zealand Electricity (Commercial Section), 1981.
Commercial Experience
Director,
Canterbury TX Ltd
Undergraduate Courses 2012
- ENEL200 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Design
- ENEL280 - Principles of Electrical Systems
- ENEL300 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Design 2
- ENEL381 - Electrical Machines 1
- ENEL439 - Power Engineering Applications
Graduate Courses 2012
Postgraduate Research Available
Current Postgraduate Students
- Andrew Lapthorn, PhD
- Joseph Lawrence, PhD
- Jit Sham, PhD
- Thahirah Syed Jalal, PhD (Submitted)
- Lisiate Takau, PhD
- Tae Woo Kim, ME
- Shreejan Pandey, ME
- Ming Zhong, ME
Research Interests
Forecasting energy patterns
Research in the evaluation of energy use in human society and its prediction.
Modelling perceptions allow forecasting of patterns of national and
international electrical energy consumption and determination of best generation mixes for environmental considerations and sustainibility.
Power Application Technology
Inventive technical design of power application technology, including
water heater and partial core superconducting and resonant transformers.
Contract research and consulting
Projects developing equipment for the electrical industry. High Voltage
testing. Assessment of electric power applications.