Professor Neville Watson
Positions
- Professor
Qualifications
BE(Hons), PhD, CPEng, SMIEEE, MIPENZ
Room
Electrical A507
Contact Details
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7277
Fax: +64 3 364 2761
neville.watson@canterbury.ac.nz
Postal Address
Electrical and Computer Engineering Building
University of Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
Background
Service at University of Canterbury
1987 - Appointed a temporary lecturer
1988 - Appointed Lecturer
1995 - Appointed Senior Lecturer
2005 - Associate Professor
2009 - Professor
Undergraduate Courses 2012
- ENEL280 - Principles of Electrical Systems
- ENEL380 - Power Systems 1
- ENEL437 - Power Systems Engineering
Graduate Courses 2012
Postgraduate research available
Current Postgraduate Students
- Alejandro Castellanos Escamilla, PhD
- Bhaba Das, PhD
- Ali Farzanehrafat, PhD
- Lance Frater, PhD
Recently Completed Thesis Students
- Zhiliang Wei, ME Research Title: Compact fluorescent lamps phase dependency modelling and harmonic assessment of their widespread use in distribution systems, 2010
- Nick Murray, PhD Research Title: Flexible power control in large power current source conversion, 2009
- Chris Collins, PhD Research Title: Harmonic domain modelling of FACTS devices, 2006
- Bernard Lasantha Perera, PhD Research Title: Flexible transmission using pulse multiplication, 2006
- Kent Yu, PhD Research Title: Harmonic state estimation, 2006
Research Interests
- Power Systems (Electromagnetic Compatibility/Power Quality)
- Power-Flow
- Harmonics
- Electromagnetic Transients
- Power Electronics
- HVdc Transmission
- FACTS Controllers
- Custom Power
- Deregulated Electricity Industry