DC distribution systems and power electronics for the More Electric Aircraft. High performance electric drives.

Expertise Summary

Prof. Buticchi’s research focuses on power electronics for renewable energy systems, smart transformer fed micro-grids and dc grids for the More Electric Aircraft. Prof. Buticchi is one of the advocates for DC distribution systems and multi-port power electronics onboard the more electric aircraft. A sizeable share of his research is also related to the improvement of the reliability for the power electronics systems.

Prof. Buticchi was heavily involved in European Projects related to the smart grids and the application of power electronics to provide services to the power systems. He is author/co-author of more than 350 scientific papers in peer reviewed Journals and Conferences and he has been actively contributing with tutorials and special sessions at the most relevant international meetings in Power Electronics.

Prof. Buticchi held several roles within the University, as Interim Vice Provost for Research and Knowledge Exchange, Interim Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Associate Dean for Research and Knowledge Exchange of the Faculty of Science and Engineering and Head of the Power Electronics, Machines and Control Research Group.

Professional Membership

IEEE Industrial Electronics Society AdCom Member-at-large 2023-2025.

IEEE Industrial Electronics Society Cluster Delegate 2020-2021.

Senior Member IEEE, Industrial Electronics Society and Power Electronics Society.

Chair of the Technical Committee of Renewable Energy Systems of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society 2019-2022.

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Fellow of the IET (FIET).

Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS).

UK Chartered Engineer (CEng).

Editorial Activity

Co-Editor in Chief (Co-EiC) of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.

Associate Editor of the IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society.

• H62PEP – EEEE2059, Practical Engineering Design Solutions and Project Development, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 2018/2023, 2026..
• H62CET - EEEE2068 B, Contemperary Engineering Themes B, University of Nottingham Ningbo China 2022/2023.
• H62ECC – EEEE2056, Energy Conditioning and Control, University of Nottingham Ningbo China 2019/2021.
• AREO2005, Control of Aerospace System, University of Nottingham Ningbo China 2019/2020.
• H61AEE, Applied Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Construction Project, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 2018/2020.
• H62EDQ Electrical Engineering Design Project, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 2017/2018.
• H61PWE: Power Engineering, Second year of the Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 2017/2018.
• H61ENA: Engineering Analysis, Second year of the Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, 2017/2019.