ΧΑΡΑΛΑΜΠΟΣ ΧΑΡΑΛΑΜΠΟΥΣ
C.A. Charalambous obtained a 1st class Honours degree in EEE from UMIST, UK (2002) and a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester (2006). He was then employed as Research Fellow in the High Voltage Lab of the University of Manchester (2006-2010). In 2010, he was elected in the rank of Assistant Professor at the ECE department of the University of Cyprus. Currently, he is a tenured Full Professor (since 2023). In 2013, he has founded the Power Systems Modelling Laboratory (PSM) that operates under the auspices of the ECE department. As Principal Investigator (PI), he has secured and managed over 1.6 million euros of funding from competitive research and industrial sources. His work is internationally recognised and has influenced industry practices. He was an invited member of the working group that has produced the Technical ISO Standard 21857:2021. His research work has been used to inform this standard on the topic of Photovoltaic Interference as well as on topics relating to dc and ac interference resulting from modern power systems. In particular, eight (8) of his published peer-reviewed research papers are referenced in the bibliography list of ISO 21857:2021, as further reading suggestions. He has published more than 90 research papers in selected top Scientific Journals (mainly IEEE Transactions & IET Research Journals) and in peer-reviewed conference proceedings. He has offered consulting services in the area of dc and ac interference for leading international companies and complex projects across the world. Charalambos is a registered Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.) in the UK and Fellow of the IET (FIET).
Selected highlights of his research and consulting work include:
- DC and short-term EMI investigation on citrical infrastructures (oil & gas pipelines and railway systems) under the normal and emergency operation of the VSC-HVDC cable link betwen Attica and Crete (For ARIANDNE Interconnector -2020)
- Investigation of Metal Fusion and Gas Leakage Incidents on DESFA Natural Gas Pipeline, due to Direct Lightning Strikes (For the Hellenic Gas Transmission System Operator – 2018).
- AC electromagnetic interference evaluation for a proposed subsea development with an armoured umbilical in the same trench with a Carbon Steel Pipeline (For Intertek UK - 2017).
- Assessment and Mitigation Design for the effects of electromagnetic interference on Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) caused by HV AC traction Systems and HV/MV AC power supply Systems. (For the Design & Construction Consortium of TAP - 2016)
- Stray Current Corrosion Performance of Concrete and Steel Sleepers on the tram train project between Sheffield and Rotherham (For Intertek UK -2016)
- Stray Current Control and Monitoring Design of Thessaloniki’s DC Metro System (For the Design & Construction Consortium of Thessaloniki’s Metro System – 2011).
- Investigation of Main Protection Mal-operation due to Phase-to-earth fault on 275 kV Gas Insulated Busbar (For National Grid UK, 2008)
- Electrical control and analysis of DC/AC interference from power system applications
- Engineering cost & benefit analysis and risk managemen
- Earthing/ lightning protection – railways, oil & gas pipelines, RES applications and LV systems
- Loss evaluation in distribution (MV/LV) power systems
- Insulation coordination in AC/DC micro-grids
- Power system plant and operation
- A. Charalambous, A. Dimitriou, I. Gonos, T. Papadopoulos, “Modelling and Assessment of Short-Term Electromagnetic Interference on a Railway System from Pole-to-Ground Faults on HVDC Cable Networks with Sea Electrodes”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, DOI 10.1109/TIA.2020.3032937,18th October 2020.
- A Charalambous "Interference Activity on Pipeline Systems from VSC-Based HVDC Cable Networks with Earth/Sea Return: An Insightful Review", IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 20th July 2020, DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2020.3011128.
- Chrysostomou, A. Dimitriou, N. Kokkinos and C.A Charalambous, “Short-Term Electromagnetic Interference on a Buried Gas Pipeline Caused by Critical Fault Events of a Wind Park: A Realistic Case Study”, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 1162-1170, March-April 2020. doi: 10.1109/TIA.2020.2965494).
- A Charalambous, A. Dimitriou, N. Kioupis, T. Manolis, N. Kokkinos, “Wall Fusion of Buried Pipelines due to Direct Lightning Strikes: Field, Laboratory and Simulation Investigation of the Damaging Mechanism”, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, 28th June 2019. DOI 10.1109/TPWRD.2019.2925622.
- Dimitriou and C.A Charalambous, “DC Interference Modelling for Assessing the Impact of Sustained DC Faults of Grounded Photovoltaic Systems on Third-Party Infrastructure”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, vol. 66, no. 4, pp. 2935-2945, April 2019. doi: 10.1109/TIE.2018.2844841
- A.I. Nikolaidis, P. Mancarella and C.A Charalambous, “A Graph-Based Loss Allocation Framework for Transactive Energy Markets in Unbalanced Radial Distribution Networks, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Special Issue for Transactive Energy Markets, DOI (identifier) 10.1109/TPWRS.2018.2832164, Accepted April 2018.
- A. Charalambous, A. Dimitriou, A. Lazari and A. I. Nikolaidis, “Effects of Electromagnetic Interference on Underground Pipelines caused by the Operation of High Voltage A.C. Traction Systems: The Impact of Harmonics", IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, DOI (identifier) 10.1109/TPWRD.2018.2803080, February 2018 [*Publication featuring in the bibliography list of ISO 21857:2020].
- Dimitriou, D. Buxton and C.A. Charalambous, "Stray Current Corrosion Blind Spots Inherent to PV Systems Fault Detection Mechanisms: Elaboration of a Novel Concept, IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 3-11, Feb. 2018, 10.1109/TPWRD.2016.
- A. Charalambous “Comprehensive Modelling to Allow Informed Calculation of DC Traction Systems’ Stray Current Levels" IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Volume 66, Issue 11, Pages: 9667-9677, Nov. 2017, 10.1109/TVT.2017.2748988