Minyu Zhang

• Impedance measurements
• Current transformers for energy metering and for fault detection
• Speed, Weight and Distance Calibration

• Member of the Metrology Society of Australasia
• Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Minyu joined the Measurement Standards Laboratory in November 2019 as a member of the Electrical, Time and Frequency team, principally working on high impedance measurements.  In collaboration with the Robinson Research Institute at the Victoria University of Wellington, he has also been researching High Impedance Fault detection in a low voltage power distribution network. 

Prior to joining MSL, Minyu gained extensive expertise working in calibration laboratories across New Zealand and internationally. Minyu's previous experience includes seven years working in power station construction in multiple countries as a Calibration Technician and Engineer. Specialization included the precision instrumentation calibration for control systems, the diligent supervision of commissioning processes, and the strategic management of electricity generation systems of power plants with varied capacities. After moving to New Zealand, Minyu spent eleven years working for New Zealand Police Calibration Services. In this role he was responsible for maintaining the calibration and certification of speed, distance and weighing enforcement equipment used by the police.

• M. Zhang, F. J. Stevens McFadden, R. Rayudu and K. Jones, "Toroidal Current Transformer as the Sensors for High Impedance Fault," Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM 2022), 2022