About the Authors

K. T. Chau received his BSc (Eng) degree with First Class Honors, MPhil degree, and PhD degree all in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from The University of Hong Kong. He joined his alma mater in 1995, and currently serves as Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. He is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology. He has served as editor and editorial board member of various international journals as well as chair and organizing committee member of many international conferences. His teaching and research interests are electric drives, electric vehicles, and renewable energy. In these areas, he has published over 300 refereed technical papers. Professor Chau has received many awards, including the Chang Jiang Chair Professorship; the Environmental Excellence in Transportation Award for Education, Training and Public Awareness; the Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology; and the University Teaching Fellow Award.

Zheng Wang received his BSc (Eng) degree and Master (Eng) degree in Electrical Engineering from the Southeast University of China, and his PhD degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from The University of Hong Kong. After working as a postdoctoral fellow in Ryerson University of Canada, he joined the School of Electrical Engineering of the Southeast University in 2009, and currently serves as an associate professor. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. His teaching and research interests are power electronics, electric drives, and renewable energy techniques. He has published several technical papers and industrial reports in these areas. Dr Wang has received some awards including the postdoctoral fellowship financially supported by the Canadian NSERC/Rockwell, the Hong Kong Electric Co. Ltd Electrical Energy Postgraduate Scholarship, and the Outstanding Young Teacher Award of Southeast University.