Han Zhenxiang
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Han Zhenxiang 1930 b, is a Chinese
electrical engineer
and educator. Han is a former President
of Zhejiang University
.
, and his homrtown is Xiaoshan of Zhejiang Province. Han obtained BEng
from the Department of Electrical Engineering of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou
in 1951. Han further studied in Moscow
, USSR, and obtained his doctorate (Russian
: Кандидат наук) from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute
in 1961.
Han was a professor
of electrical engineering
at Zhejiang University. From February 1984 to February 1988, Han was the President of Zhejiang University
. Han was elected Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
in 1999.
Han was the 3rd and 4th President (理事会理事长) of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE, 中国电机工程学会). He currently is an honorary member of the society.
, the control and stability of electrical power systems, the optimal design of electrical power networks.
Han is also one of the first in China to combine the computer
artificial intelligence
with electrical power networks, and developed several computer software
s which were widely used in China in controlling and estimating electrical power systems.
Chinese people
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electrical engineer
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
and educator. Han is a former President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University , sometimes referred to as Zheda, is a national university in China. Founded in 1897, Zhejiang University is one of China's oldest institutions of higher education...
.
Biography
Han was born in 1930 in HangzhouHangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
, and his homrtown is Xiaoshan of Zhejiang Province. Han obtained BEng
Bachelor of Engineering
The Bachelor of Engineering is an undergraduate academic degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at universities in Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, Finland , Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Korea,...
from the Department of Electrical Engineering of Zhejiang University in Hangzhou
Hangzhou
Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...
in 1951. Han further studied in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, USSR, and obtained his doctorate (Russian
Russian language
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: Кандидат наук) from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute
Moscow Power Engineering Institute
Moscow Power Engineering Institute is one of the largest and leading technical universities in the world in the area of power engineering, electronics and IT...
in 1961.
Han was a professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of electrical engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
at Zhejiang University. From February 1984 to February 1988, Han was the President of Zhejiang University
Presidents of Zhejiang University
-Qiushi Academy - Zhejiang Advanced College period:-National 3rd Sun Yat-sen University - National Chekiang University period :Chekiang University or National Chekiang University is also known as the University of Chekiang...
. Han was elected Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences , formerly known as Academia Sinica, is the national academy for the natural sciences of the People's Republic of China. It is an institution of the State Council of China. It is headquartered in Beijing, with institutes all over the People's Republic of China...
in 1999.
Han was the 3rd and 4th President (理事会理事长) of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE, 中国电机工程学会). He currently is an honorary member of the society.
Work
Han is a key pioneer of the large-scaled electrical networks in China. Han mainly worked on the fault diagnosis of power systemsElectric power transmission
Electric-power transmission is the bulk transfer of electrical energy, from generating power plants to Electrical substations located near demand centers...
, the control and stability of electrical power systems, the optimal design of electrical power networks.
Han is also one of the first in China to combine the computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the intelligence of machines and the branch of computer science that aims to create it. AI textbooks define the field as "the study and design of intelligent agents" where an intelligent agent is a system that perceives its environment and takes actions that maximize its...
with electrical power networks, and developed several computer software
Computer software
Computer software, or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data that provide the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it....
s which were widely used in China in controlling and estimating electrical power systems.
External links
- China Vitae : Biography of Han Zhenxiang
- Baidu.com Chinese Encyclopedia: the biography of Han Zhenxiang
- Hangzhou Sci & Tech: the profile of Han Zhenxiang
- Hudong.com Encyclopedia: introduction of Han Zhenxiang
- Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering homepage