International Research Centre for Electric Vehicles

The University of Hong Kong

(Founded in 1986)

Director: Professor K.T. Chau

For Queries & Comments, Please Send to ktchau@eee.hku.hk

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Mission

To pursue excellence in research and technology transfer in EV technology:

« internationally, an authority in the arena of EV technology;

« regionally, a catalyst for collaboration between industries and universities for the promotion of EVs in China and Southeast Asia;

« locally, the prime agent for EV technology transfer and consultancy for Government, utilities and industries.

Major Achievements

« Pioneered the development of ac propulsion systems for EVs.

« Developed 5 EVs - Mark1, Mark2, Mark3, U2001 and EV light.

« Hosted the 10th International Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS-10) in Hong Kong.

« Worked closely with Electric Vehicle Association in Asia Pacific (EVAAP).

« Linked closely with World Electric Vehicle Association (WEVA).

« Defined the concept of EV drives and EV power converters.

« Coordinated the development of EVs in Hong Kong.

« Served EV consultancy in Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, and USA.

« Educated over 30 PhD/MPhil research graduates/students serving in both academia and industries in Hong Kong and overseas.

« Published over 500 papers in learned journals and conference proceedings, and over 30 technical reports and patents.

Current Members

Prof. K.T. Chau	Director (HKU)
Prof. C.C. Chan	Past Director (HKU)
Dr. C.H. Liu	Academic (HKU)
Dr. M.H. Pong	Academic (HKU)
Dr. T.W. Ching	Academic (Macau University, Macau, China)
Dr. J.H. Chen	Academic (Tsinghua University, Beijing, China)
Prof. M. Cheng	Academic (Southeast University, Nanjing, China)
Dr. Y. Fan	Academic (Southeast University, Nanjing, China)
Prof. J.Z. Jiang	Academic (Shanghai University, Shanghai, China)
Dr. W.X. Shen	Academic (Swinburne U of Tech, Melbourne, Australia)
Dr. Z. Wang	Academic (Southeast University, Nanjing, China)
Dr. W.X. Zhao	Academic (Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China)
Dr. X.Y. Zhu	Academic (Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China)
Miss J.G. Li	PhD Student
Mr. W.L. Li	PhD Student
Miss D.Y. Wu	PhD Student
Miss S. Gao	PhD Student
Mr. Z. Zhang	PhD Student
Mr. F.H. Li	PhD Student
Mr. M. Chen	PhD Student
Mr. H.T. Li	PhD Student

Trained Researchers

Dr. Q. Jiang	Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr. W. Cui	Research Associate
Dr. Y. Gong	Research Associate
Dr. Y.B. Li	Research Associate
Dr. X.H. Liu	Research Associate
Dr. B. Shi	Research Associate
Dr. Q. Sun	Research Associate
Dr. D. Zhang	Research Associate
Dr. W.X. Zhao	Research Associate
Dr. X.Y. Zhu	Research Associate
Mr. F.L. Bai	Research Assistant

Graduated Research Students

Mr. W.C. Lo	MPhil in 1986
Mr. K.C. Chu	MPhil in 1989
Dr. C.W. Ng	PhD in 1990
Mr. K.T. Chau	MPhil in 1991
Dr. K.T. Chau	PhD in 1993
Mr. S.H. Lau	MPhil in 1995
Dr. H.Q. Wang	PhD in 1995
Dr. W.C. Lo	PhD in 1996
Dr. W. Xia	PhD in 1996
Mr. J.M. Yao	MPhil in 1998
Dr. Y.J. Zhan	PhD in 1998
Mr. T.W. Chan	MPhil in 2000
Dr. J.H. Chen	PhD in 2000
Mr. Y.S. Wong	MPhil in 2000
Dr. R. Zhang	PhD in 2000
Mr. S.W. Chan	MPhil in 2001
Dr. T.W. Ching	PhD in 2001
Mr. S.W. Chung	MPhil in 2001
Dr. W.X. Shen	PhD in 2002
Mr. H.P. Kan	MPhil in 2003
Mr. K.C. Wu	MPhil in 2003
Dr. Y.J. Gan	PhD in 2004
Dr. S.Z. Jiang	PhD in 2004
Dr. Y. Gao	PhD in 2005
Dr. Y. Wang	PhD in 2005
Miss M. Tang	MPhil in 2005
Dr. S.W. Chung	PhD in 2006
Dr. Y. Fan	PhD in 2006
Dr. S.W. Chan	PhD in 2007
Dr. Y.S. Wong	PhD in 2008
Dr. S. Ye	PhD in 2008
Dr. Z. Wang	PhD in 2008
Dr. S.X. Niu	PhD in 2009
Dr. C.H. Liu	PhD in 2009
Dr. L.N. Jian	PhD in 2010
Dr. C. Yu	PhD in 2010
Dr. X.D. Zhang	PhD in 2011

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