Tony Davies High Voltage Laboratory
Tony Davies High Voltage Laboratory

Our people

We are a vibrant group of academics and researchers that specialises in various themes of electric power engineering.
These are the key technical staff involved in the running of the laboratories:

Neil Palmer: High Voltage Laboratory manager. Email: N.L.Palmer@soton.ac.uk

Charles Reed: High Voltage Laboratory test engineer. Email: c.p.reed@soton.ac.uk 

Alan Welford: High Voltage Laboratory technician. Email: a.welford@soton.ac.uk

Liz Tillotson: High Voltage Laboratory administrator. Email: ekt@soton.ac.uk

Dr Pavan Kumar Yadala PhD

Research Fellow in Power Systems

Research interests

  • Renewable energy sources (RES)
  • Inverter control (grid-following and grid-formimg)
  • Power quality
Connect with Pavan Kumar

Email: P.K.Yadala@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +447947624554

Dr Stratis Batzelis PhD, RAEng RF

Lecturer in Electrical & Electronic Eng

Research interests

  • Solar photovoltaic (PV) systems design, modeling, control and integration to the power system
  • Renewable Energy Resources (RES)
  • Electrification and energy access in developing countries

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Stratis

Email: E.Batzelis@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 2380593448

Dr Sunny Chaudhary PhD

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Polymer Physics and Chemistry
  • HV System: Modelling and Simulation (FEA/CFD)
  • Dielectric Materials and Nanodielectrics
Connect with Sunny

Email: sc.chaudhary@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 7756717164

Dr Thomas Andritsch

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • High Voltage Engineering
  • Dielectric Materials and Nanodielectrics
  • HV Cable Systems

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Thomas

Email: T.Andritsch@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 9613

Miss Xi Luo

Connect with Xi

Email: Xi.Luo@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 7731719621