GEN LI

North China Electric Power University

  • ABOUT ME

    Bio

    I am now a Professor at North China Electric Power University (NCEPU), Beijing, China. Before joining NCEPU, I was an Associate Professor at Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark. From 2013 to 2016, I have been a Marie Curie Early Stage Research Fellow funded by European Commission’s MEDOW project. I have been a Visiting Researcher at China Electric Power Research Institute, China, at Elia, Belgium and at Toshiba International, U.K. I was a Research Associate at Cardiff University from 2018 to 2022.

    I am a Chartered Engineer in the U.K., an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy and CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems and an Editorial Board Member of CIGRE ELECTRA. I received the CIGRE NGN Significant Contribution Award in 2024 and the First CIGRE Thesis Award in 2018.

    I am leading the DC Control and Protection (DCCP) group at NCEPU. My research interests include control and protection of HV and MV DC, offshore wind.

    News

    • June 03, 2025

    Prof. Gen Li joined the School of Electrical and Electric Engineering at NCEPU as a Professor and PhD Supervisor.

  • Education

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    Cardiff University, UK

    2014 － 2018

    PhD in Electrical Engineering

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    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

    2012 － 2013

    MSc in Power Engineering

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    Northeast Electric Power University, China

    2007 - 2011

    BEng in Electrical Engineering

  • EXPERIENCE

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    North China Electric Power University, China

    2025 － Present

    Professor in Power System

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    University of Waterloo, Canada

    2024.11

    Visiting Professor

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    Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

    2022 － 2025

    Associate Professor in Power System Protection

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    Cardiff University, UK

    2018 - 2022

    Postdoctoral Research Associate

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    Toshiba International (Europe) Ltd., UK

    2016.09 - 2017.02

    Secondment Visiting Researcher

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    Elia, Belgium.

    2015.12 - 2016.02

    Secondment Visiting Researcher

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    China Electric Power Research Institute, China

    2014.10 - 2015.02

    Secondment Visiting Researcher

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    Marie Curie Fellowship

    2014 - 2016

    Early Stage Research Fellow

  • AWARDS

    1. Excellent Young Subject Editor Award, CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, 2024.
    2. Excellent Reviewer, Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy, 2024.
    3. Outstanding Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2024.
    4. Excellent Young Subject Editor Award, CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, 2024.
    5. Researcher of the Year – Highest Scientific Impact, DTU Engineering Technology, 2024.
    6. CIGRE NGN Significant Contribution Award, 2024.
    7. Excellent Young Subject Editor Award, CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, 2023.
    8. Outstanding Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 2023.
    9. Researcher of the Year – Highest Scientific Impact, DTU Engineering Technology, 2023.
    10. Excellent Young Subject Editor Award, CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, 2022.
    11. Excellent Young Subject Editor Award, CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, 2021.
    12. Winner of the IEEE ECCE 2022 Logo Design Competition, 2021.
    13. Exceptional Reviewer, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 2020.
    14. Excellent Paper Award, CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, 2020.
    15. Excellent Young Subject Editor Award, CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, 2020.
    16. Silver Award on Trevithick Teaching Star Competition, Cardiff University, 2020.
    17. Winner of the Global Young Member Showcase - CIGRE UK NGN Presentation Competition, 2020.
    18. Excellent Peer Reviewer Award, CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, 2019.
    19. 3rd Prize, IET RPG Best Conference Paper Award, 2019.
    20. Best paper of 3rd IEEE Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration, 2019.
    21. First CIGRE Thesis Award, 2018.

  • Leadership

    Editorial Roles

    • 2025 – Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy

    • 2025 – Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

    • 2023 – Associate Editor of IET Energy Systems Integration

    • 2022 – Young Editorial Board Member, Applied Energy

    • 2020 – Editorial Board Member of CIGRE ELECTRA

    • 2019 – Associate Editor of CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems

    Professional Committees

    • 2025 – 2026 Publicity/Electronic Media Chair and Committee Member of IEEE ECCE 2026

    • 2024 – Member of CIGRE WG B4.96 “HVDC connection of power system with high proportion of photovoltaic (PV) generation”

    • 2023 – 2024 Publicity/Electronic Media Chair and Committee Member of IEEE ECCE 2024

    • 2022 – 2025 Steering Committee Member of CIGRE Denmark NGN

    • 2021 – IET Professional Registration Advisor

    • 2021 – 2023 Vice-Chair of IEEE PES Young Professionals

    • 2021 – 2022 Technical Panel Secretary of CIGRE UK B5 Protection and Automation

    • 2019 – Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council, UK

    • 2019 – 2022 Member and executive secretary of CIGRE WG C6/B4.37 “Medium Voltage DC distribution systems”

    • 2019 – 2020 Secretary of IEEE PES Women in Power

    • 2018 – 2020 Secretary of CIGRE Women in Energy

    • 2017 – 2021 Member of CIGRE WG B4.74 “Guide to Develop Real-Time Simulation Models (RTSM) for HVDC Operational Studies”

  • fUNDING

    1. 2025-2028, PI, Excellent Young Scientists Fund Program (Overseas), National Natural Science Fund, X million CNY.
    2. 2025, PI, Start-up Package, North China Electric Power University, X million CNY.

  • my lab

    DC Control and Protection Lab Facilities

  • My tEAM

    Researchers (To be updated)

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  • PUBLICATIONS

    Journals

    1. G. Li and J. Liang, “Modular Multilevel Converters: Recent Applications,” IEEE Electrification Magazine, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 85-92, Sept. 2022.
    2. G. Li, J. Liang, F. Ma, C. E. Ugalde-Loo, H. Liang and Z. Song, “Protection for Submodule Overvoltage caused by Converter Valve-Side Single-Phase-to-Ground Faults in FB-MMC based Bipolar HVDC Systems,” IEEE Trans. Power Del., vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 2641-2650, Dec. 2020.
    3. G. Li, W. Liu, T. Joseph, J. Liang and Z. Song, “Double-Thyristor based Protection for Valve-Side Single-Phase-to-Ground Faults in HB-MMC based Bipolar HVDC Systems,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 67, no. 7, pp. 5810-5815, July 2020.
    4. G. Li, T. An, J. Liang, W. Liu, T. Joseph, J. Lu, M. Szechtman, B. Andersen and Y. Lan, “Power Reversal Strategies for Hybrid LCC/MMC HVDC Systems,” CSEE J. Power Energy Syst., vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 203-212, March 2020.
    5. G. Li, J. Liang, F. Ma, C. E. Ugalde-Loo and H. Liang, “Analysis of Single-Phase-to-Ground Faults at the Valve-Side of HB-MMCs in HVDC Systems,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 66, no. 3, pp. 2444-2453, Mar. 2019.
    6. P. Sun, G. Li*, H. Zhang, J. Liang and G. Konstantinou, “Analytical Calculation Models for Bipolar MMC-HVDC Systems under Valve-side Single-phase-to-ground Faults,” IEEE Trans. Power Del., vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 988-1001, April 2025.
    7. P. Sun, G. Li*, H. Wang, J. Liang and G. Konstantinou, “Valve-side Single-phase-to-ground Fault Analysis in Bipolar MMC-HVDC Systems with Hybrid SMs,” IEEE Trans. Power Del., vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 3001-3004, Oct. 2024, Jul. 2024.
    8. C. Zhao, G. Li, L. Zhang, B. Zhang and W. Tang, “A Regulation Method Considering Coupled Voltage Violation and Unbalance in Three-Phase Four-Wire Hybrid AC/DC LVDNs with High Penetration PVs,” IEEE Trans. Sustain. Energy., vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 1001-1012, April 2024.
    9. X. Fang, G. Li, C. Wang and L. Li, “A Reverse-Biased Voltage Controlling Method for Mitigating Arm Overcurrent and Submodule Overvoltage in Hybrid MMCs During DC Faults,” IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 38, no. 12, pp. 15147-15151, Dec. 2023.
    10. X. Fang, G. Li, C. Chen, J. Xiong and K. Zhang, “An Auxiliary Circuit Enhancing the DC Fault Clearing Capability of Hybrid MMCs with Low Proportion of FB-SMs,” IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 37, no. 10, pp. 11491-11496, Oct. 2022.
    11. X. Liu, G. Li*, T. Zheng, X. Yang and J. M. Guerrero, “Thyristor-Pair- and Damping-Submodule-Based Protection against Valve-Side Single-Phase-to-Ground Faults in MMC-MTDC Systems,” IEEE Trans. Power Del., vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 3257-3269, Aug. 2022.
    12. X. Fang, G. Li, C. Chen, D. Wang, J. Xiong and K. Zhang, “An Energy Absorbing Method for Hybrid MMCs to Avoid Full-Bridge Submodule Overvoltage During DC Fault Blocking,” IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 4947-4951, May 2022.
    13. G. Abeynayake, G. Li*, T. Joseph, J. Liang and W. Ming, “Reliability and Cost-oriented Analysis, Comparison and Selection of Multi-level MVdc Converters,” IEEE Trans. Power Del., vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 3945-3955, Dec. 2021.
    14. W. Liu, G. Li, C. E. Ugalde-Loo and J. Liang, “Protection of Converter-side Phase-to-Ground Faults in FB-MMC-based Bipolar HVDC Systems,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 67, no. 10, pp. 8416-8427, Oct. 2020.
    15. P. Sun, W. Pinthurat, G. Li, M. Khalid, G. Town and G. Konstantinou, “Adaptive Droop Control in VSC-based MT-MVDC Distribution Systems Considering ESS Participation,” IEEE Trans. Energy Convers., vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 761-772, Jun. 2025.
    16. Y. Zhang, L. Zhang, G. Li, et al., “Co-Optimizing Electric Tourist Buses and VSC to Enhance the Flexibility of Hybrid AC/DC Distribution Networks With Distributed PV,” IEEE Trans. Smart Grid, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 741-753, Jan. 2025
    17. B. Tong, L. Zhang, G. Li, B. Zhang, F. Xie and W. Tang, “An Overvoltage-Averse Model for Renewable Rich AC/DC Distribution Networks Considering the Sensitivity of Voltage Violation Probability,” IEEE Trans. Sustain. Energy., vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 613-626, Jan. 2025.
    18. F. Wang, J. Xu and G. Li, “A Variable Virtual Impedance Current Limitation Strategy of Grid-Forming Energy Storage-STATCOM,” IEEE Trans. Power Del., vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 3450-3461, Dec. 2024.
    19. D. Li, A. Ukil and G. Li, “Complex Domain Analysis Based Fault Detection in VSC Interfaced Multi-terminal LVDC System,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Informat., vol. 20, no. 6, pp. 8306-8316, Jun. 2024.
    20. W. Liu, J. Yu, G. Li*, J. Liang, C. E. Ugalde-Loo and A. Moon, “Analysis and Protection of Converter-Side AC Faults in a Cascaded Converter-Based MVDC Link: ANGLE-DC Project”, IEEE Trans. Smart Grid, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 4046-4056, Sept. 2022.
    21. J. Xu, W. Deng, G. Li*, C. Zhao and C. Liu, “Optimal Second-Harmonic Current Injection for Capacitor Voltage Fluctuation Reduction in Hybrid MMCs Under Grid-side SLG Faults,” IEEE Trans. Power Del., vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 2857-2866, Aug. 2022.
    22. J. Xu, X. Li, G. Li* and C. Zhao, “DC Current Flow Controller with Fault Current Limiting and Interrupting Capabilities,” IEEE Trans. Power Del., vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 2606-2614, Oct. 2021.
    23. Y. Wang, Y. Yuan, G. Li*, Y. Ye, K. Wang and J. Liang, “A T-type Switched-Capacitor Multilevel Inverter with Low Voltage Stress and Self-Balancing,” IEEE Trans. Circuits Syst. I, Reg. Papers, vol. 68, no. 5, pp. 2257-2270, May 2021.

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    Life and Work

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