Professor, Ph.D., and graduate and doctoral advisor in the College of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Sichuan University.
Director of the Professors Committee of the College of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Sichuan University. In 2008, he was conferred the title of “Famous Teacher in Sichuan Province”. Professor Liu Tianqi has been engaged in teaching and research related to the analysis & calculation and stability control of power systems, HVDC, dispatching automation, new energy integration, and distributed generation/micro-grids. Professor Liu, working as project leader or first researcher, completed/undertook over 20 projects including the 973 Project “Basic Theory and Key Technology for Power System Wide-Area Security Defense System,” the 863 Project “Flexible Control Technology for Enhancing Power Grid Security and Stability and Operational Efficiency,” the National Natural Science Foundation of China key project “Stability Mechanism and Control Methods of Multi-Sending-End HVDC Transmission System in Building A Strong Smart Grid” and those on the provincial and ministerial level, as well as more than 30 projects funded by power enterprises. He compiled 2 textbooks, co-authored 7 monographs, and published more than 150 papers, over 50 of which are covered in SCI or EI indexes.
Professional Training
Under Professor Liu’s supervision, 66 students have gained master’s degrees and 5 doctoral degrees so far.
Main Part-Time Social and Academic Responsibilities
Vice chairman of the Intelligent Power System Specialized Committee of the Sichuan Provincial Society for Electrical Engineering; permanent member of the Electrical Engineering and Automation Specialized Committee of the China Association for Electric Power Education; member of the Electrical Engineering and Automation Specialized Committee of the China Association for Research into Higher Education; member of the Discipline Specialized Group for Dispatching Automation of the Power System Automation Specialized Committee of the China Society for Electrical Engineering; member of IEEE; contributing review expert of world prestigious journals such as IEEE PES Trans.on Smart Grid and IEEE Trans.on Sustainable Energy; editor of Chinese Core Journal Relay; contributing senior editor of multiple domestic EI Source Journals and Chinese Core Journals including Proceedings of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering, Power Grid Technology, Power System Automation, and Electric Power Automation Equipment; review expert with the National Natural Science Fundadion of China, the National High-Tech R&D Program (863 Program), and the Recruitment Program of Global Experts.
Educational Background (in reverse order):
1991/9 - 1996/6: doctoral student in Power System and Its Automation at Chongqing University
1982/9 - 1986/2: master’s student in Power System and Its Automation at Chengdu University of Science and Technology
1978/2 - 1982/7: undergraduate student in Information Engineering at Chengdu University of Science and Technology
Work Experience (research and academic work, in reverse order):
2000/07 - present: Professor of the College of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Sichuan University
1992/06 - 2000/07: Associate Professor of the College of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Sichuan University
1986/02 - 1992/06: Lecturer of the College of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Sichuan University
1982/07 - 1983/09: Assistant Engineer of the System Laboratory at Southwest Electric Power Design Institute
Major Awards
1) 2008: Famous Teacher in Sichuan Province; 2007: Famous Teacher at Sichuan University
2) 2005: First prize from the Sichuan University Third Excellent Teaching Achievements Awards; 1998: First prize from the Sichuan Union University First Excellent Teaching Achievements Awards
3) Power System Analysis, a school-level key curriculum project that Professor Liu presided over, was rated as a quality school and provincial course in 2004
4) Theory of Power System Analysis, a textbook compiled by Professor Liu, received second prize from the Sichuan University Excellent Textbooks Awards in 2007
5)Reform and Building of Textbook System Based on “Power System Analysis (Textbook),” a teaching reform project undertaken by Professor Liu, won first prize from the Sichuan University Teaching Achievements Awards in 2009 and third prize from the Sichuan Province Teaching Achievements Awards in 2010
6) Theory of Power System Analysis was republished in 2011 and designated as a Ministry of Education Planned Textbook for the “12th Five-Year Plan Period” in 2014
7) Baosteel Excellent Teacher Award from the Baosteel Education Awards in 2013
Representative Published Textbooks
1) Liu Tianqi & Qiu Xiaoyan. Theory of Power System Analysis. Science Press, 1st Edition in 2005, 2nd Edition in 2011.
2) Liu Tianqi (eds.). Modern Theory and Methods of Power System Analysis. China Electric Power Press, 2007.
3) Qiu Xiaoyan & Liu Tianqi. Computer Algorithm for Power System Analysis. China Electric Power Press, 2007.
Major International Academic Exchanges in the Past 3 Years
July 2014: IEEE-PES General Meeting, Washington DC, USA
February 2013: IEEE-PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT), Washington DC, USA
2012: IEEE-PES General Meeting, San Diego, USA
Major Research Projects Presided over or Undertaken in the Past 3 Years
1) National High-Tech R&D Program (863 Program): Flexible Control Technology for Enhancing Power Grid Security and Stability and Operational Efficiency (January, 2012–December, 2014)
2) National Natural Science Foundation of China key project: Stability Mechanism and Control Methods of Multi-Sending-End HVDC Transmission System in Building A Strong Smart Grid (January, 2011–December, 2014)
3) State Grid Corporation significant specialized project: Optimizing Coordination Control Technology on Large Power Grids (January, 2012–December, 2015)
4) Ningxia Power Grid Corporation State Grid significant specialized project: Coupling Mechanism of Electromagnetic and Electromechanical Transient Characteristics of Short Electrical Distance AC/DC and Multi-DC Systems (January, 2014–June, 2015)
5) Guangxi Power Grid Corporation science and technology project: Support System and Program for Black–Start Technology in Guangxi (December, 2012–December, 2013)
6) Sichuan Electric Power Corporation (State Grid) science and technology project: Power Blocking Mechanism of Post-Failure Critical Points in Sichuan’s Power Grid and Measures to Improve Stability (August, 2012–December, 2013)
7) Gansu Electric Power Corporation (State Grid) science and technology project: Theory and Methods of Coordinative Optimal dispatching on Multi-Source Complementary Source Networks (June, 2014–December, 2014)
Contact Information
Address: Sichuan University College of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, #24, Southern Section 1, First Ring Road, Chengdu, Zip Code: 610065
Office: Room 102, Tower B, Basic Teaching Building, Wangjiang Campus, Sichuan University
Email: tqliu@sohu.com
