Background of Education and Work Experience

Working Experience:

• Research Assistant in Chongqing University

• work in the research and development of hybrid vehicle energy management system (EMS)

• assist the supervising professor to complete national and enterprise projects in EMS

• cooperate with the supervising professor to manage and guide the academic research of doctors and graduate students.

   

• Powertrain CAE Engineer in Jaguar Land Rover

• Daily work is to lead or support powertrain research projects and be responsible for simulation work, including 0D/1D model integration, 1D engine model calibration and simulation, CVVL/CVVT development, eBooster evaluation, and engine emission modelling and predicting.

• Research Assistant in University of Bath

• I was a research assistant in a project funded by Innovate UK. This project aimed to build an inverted Brayton cycle (IBC) to recover energy from the exhaust gas of the automotive internal combustion engine. I was responsible for technology development, modelling, testing, and reporting project progress, issues and risks to the research partners

  Education:

2014. 01 - 2019. 11

University of Bath Automotive Engineering  PhD

2012. 09 - 2013. 11

University of Bath  Manufacturing Engineering Master

2008. 09 - 2012. 06

Chongqing University Mechanical Design Manufacture and Automation Bachelor

Research Field

• Energy Management System for Hybrid Vehicles

• Internal Combustion Engine

Research and Honors

Publication

[1] Z. Chen and C. D. Copeland, "Inverted Brayton cycle employment for a highly downsized turbocharged gasoline engine," SAE Technical Paper0148-7191, 2015.

[2] C. D. Copeland and Z. Chen, "The benefits of an inverted Brayton bottoming cycle as an alternative to turbo-compounding," in Turbo Expo: Power for Land, Sea, and Air, 2015, vol. 56796, p. V008T23A006: American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

[3] C. D. Copeland and Z. Chen, "The benefits of an inverted Brayton bottoming cycle as an alternative to turbocompounding," Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, vol. 138, no. 7, 2016.

[4] Z. Chen, C. Copeland, B. Ceen, S. Jones, and A. Agurto Goya, "Modeling and simulation of an inverted Brayton cycle as an exhaust-gas heat-recovery system," Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines, vol. 139, no. 8, 2017.

[5] I. Kennedy, Z. Chen, B. Ceen, S. Jones, and C. D. Copeland, "Inverted Brayton Cycle With Exhaust Gas Condensation," Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines Power, vol. 140, no. 11, 2018.

[6] S. Tüchler, Z. Chen, and C. D. Copeland, "Multipoint shape optimisation of an automotive radial compressor using a coupled computational fluid dynamics and genetic algorithm approach," Energy, vol. 165, pp. 543-561, 2018.

[7] I. Kennedy, Z. Chen, B. Ceen, S. Jones, and C. D. Copeland, "Experimental investigation of an inverted brayton cycle for exhaust gas energy recovery," Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines Power, vol. 141, no. 3, 2019.

[8] J. Li, Z. Lei, Z. Chen, Z. Chen, and Y. Liu, "Optimal Eco-driving Control for Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles Based on Neural Network," in 2020 4th CAA International Conference on Vehicular Control and Intelligence (CVCI), 2020, pp. 270-275: IEEE.

[9] Y. Wu, Y. Liu, Z. Chen, Z. Chen, J. Li, and Z. Lei, "Reinforcement Energy Management Strategy for a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle Considering State-of-Charge Constraint," in 2020 4th CAA International Conference on Vehicular Control and Intelligence (CVCI), 2020, pp. 282-287: IEEE.

Honors

‘Experimental investigation of an inverted brayton cycle for exhaust gas energy recovery’ -ASME International Gas Turbine Institute, 2018 ASME Turbo Expo Committee Best Paper Award.