Chaos in Electric Drive Systems

K.T. Chau is a professor at the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, where he also serves as the director of the International Research Centre for Electric Vehicles, and co-director of BEng degree in Electrical Engineering. Chau is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the IET, and Senior Member of the IEEE. Currently, he serves as co-editor of the Journal of Asian Electric Vehicles, associate editor of the International Journal of Electrical Energy Systems, as well as Editorial Board Member of the IET Electric Power Applications, the Progress in Electromagnetic Research and the Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications. Chau has been working in the areas of electric drives and electric vehicles for about 20 years. He has published about 350 papers in his field, including about 60 IEEE Transactions papers. He also co-authored a monograph titled Modern Electric Vehicle Technology published by the Oxford University Press. Chau has received many awards, including the Chang Jiang Chair Professorship by the Ministry of Education, China; the National Overseas Young Researcher Award by the National Natural Science Foundation of China; the Environmental Excellence in Transportation Award for Education, Training and Public Awareness by the International Society of Automotive Engineers; the Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology at the International Conference on College Teaching and Learning; the University Teaching Fellow Award by The University of Hong Kong; and the Outstanding Young Researcher Award by The University of Hong Kong. Chau received his B.Sc (Eng) with First Class Honors, M. Phil., and Ph.D from The University of Hong Kong, all in electrical and electronic engineering.