Dr. Zhang

Electrical insulation design is a important area in the development of electrified aircraft. This presentation will first discuss insulation design challenges associated with high voltage electrical stress, as well as environmental stress under fight like condition. The second part will focus on electric field management in the electrical insulation to prevent partial discharge and disruptive discharges. The last part of the presentation will cover electrical insulation partial discharge detection and insulation qualification.

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Biography:

Lili had B.S. and M.S. degree in EE from Southwest Jiaotong University, China. She received her Ph.D. in the area of Electrical Insulation at the University of Connecticut in 2011. Lili was with Siemens Large Drive Group for 2 years early in her career. She joined GE Research in 2011, and currently she is a senior staff engineer at GE Aerospace. Lili has 20 years R&D experience in electrical insulation design, insulation condition monitoring & diagnosis. Since 2017, Lili has been focusing on electrified aircraft propulsion (EAP) machine, drive, and cable insulation design and qualification for their altitude readiness.