Zijun Zhang

School of Data Science

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. X. Luo, J. Sun, L. Wang, W. Wang, W. Zhao, J. Wu, J. Wang, and Z. Zhang, "Short-term Wind Speed Forecasting via Stacked Extreme Learning Machine with Generalized Correntropy", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 2018, In Press.

  2. L. Wang, L. Zhuang, and Z. Zhang, "Automatic Detection of Rail Surface Crack with a Superpixel-based Data-driven Framework", ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 2018, In Press.

  3. L. Zhuang, L. Wang, Z. Zhang, and K. Tsui, "Automated Vision Inspection of Rail Surface Cracks: A Double-layer Data-driven Framework", Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Vol. 92, pp. 258 - 277, 2018.

  4. H. Long, Z. Zhang, M. Sun, and Y. Li, "The Data-driven Schedule of Wind Farm Power Generations and Required Reserves", Energy, Vol. 149, pp. 485 - 495, 2018.

  5. Z. Song, Z. Zhang, Y. Jiang, and J. Zhu, "Wind Turbine Health State Monitoring Based on a Bayesian Data-driven Approach", Renewable Energy, Vol. 125, pp. 172 - 181, 2018.

  6. Y. Wang, H. Liu, H. Long, Z. Zhang, and S. Yang, "Differential Evolution with a New Encoding Mechanism for Optimizing Wind Farm Layout", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 1040 - 1054, 2018.

  7. L. Wang, Z. Zhang, J. Xu, and R. Liu, "Wind Turbine Blade Breakage Monitoring with Deep Autoencoders", IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 2824 - 2833, 2018.

  8. C. Huang, L. Wang, R. Yeung, Z. Zhang, H. Chung, and A. Bensoussan, "A Prediction Model Guided Jaya Algorithm for the PV System Maximum Power Point Tracking", IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 45 - 55, 2018.

  9. L. Wang, Z. Zhang, C. Huang, and K. Tsui, "A GPU-accelerated Parallel Jaya Algorithm for Efficiently Estimating Li-ion Battery Model Parameters", Applied Soft Computing, Vol. 65, pp. 12 - 20, 2018.

  10. Y. Jiang, H. Long, Z. Zhang, and Z. Song, "Day-ahead Prediction of Bi-hourly Solar Radiance with a Markov Switch Approach", IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 1536 - 1547, 2017.

  11. L. Wang and Z. Zhang, "Automatic Detection of Wind Turbine Blade Surface Cracks Based on UAV-taken Images", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 64, No. 9, pp. 7293 - 7303, 2017.

  12. H. Long, Z. Zhang, Z. Song, and A. Kusiak, "Formulation and Analysis of Grid and Coordinate Models for Planning Wind Farm Layouts", IEEE Access, Vol. 5, pp. 1810-1819, 2017.

  13. L. Wang, Z. Zhang, and J. Chen, "Short-Term Electricity Price Forecasting with Stacked Denoising Autoencoders, IEEE Transactions on Power Systems", Vol. 32, No. 4, pp. 2673-2681, 2017.

  14. L. Wang, Z. Zhang, H. Long, J. Xu, and R. Liu, "Wind Turbine Gearbox Failure Identification with Deep Neural Network", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 1360-1368, 2017.

  15. H. Long, M. Eghlimi, and Z. Zhang, "Configuration Optimization and Analysis of a Large Scale PV/wind System", IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 84-93, 2017.

  16. M. Tan and Z. Zhang, "Wind Turbine Modeling with Data-driven Methods and Radially Uniform Designs", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 1261-1269, 2016.

  17. C. Sun, Z. Bie, and Z. Zhang, "A new framework for the wind power curtailment and absorption evaluation", International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, Vol. 26, No. 10, pp. 2134-2147, 2016.

  18. Z. Zhang, A. Kusiak, Y. Zeng, and X. Wei, "Modeling and optimization of a wastewater pumping system with data-mining methods", Applied Energy, Vol. 164, pp. 303-311, 2016.

  19. Y. Zeng, Z. Zhang, A. Kusiak, F. Tang, and X. Wei, "Optimizing wastewater pumping system with data-driven models and a greedy electromagnetism-like algorithm", Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 1263-1275, 2016.

  20. Z. Song, Z. Zhang, and X. Chen, "The decision model of 3-dimensional wind farm layout design", Renewable Energy, Vol. 85, pp. 248-258, 2016.

  21. H. Long, L. Wang, Z. Zhang, Z. Song, and J. Xu, "Data-driven Wind Turbine Power Generation Performance Monitoring", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 62, No. 10, pp. 6627-6635, 2015.

  22. H. Long and Z. Zhang, "A Two-Echelon Wind Farm Layout Planning Model", IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 863-871, 2015.

  23. Z. Zhang, X. He, and A. Kusiak, "Data-driven minimization of pump operating and maintenance cost", Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 40, pp. 37-46, 2015.

  24. Y. Zeng, Z. Zhang, and A. Kusiak, "Predictive modeling and optimization of a multi-zone HVAC system with data mining and firefly algorithms", Energy, Vol. 85, pp. 393-402, 2015.

  25. Z. Song, Y. Jiang, and Z. Zhang, "Short-term Wind Speed Forecasting with Markov-switching Model", Applied Energy, Vol. 130, pp. 103-112, 2014.

  26. A. Kusiak, G. Xu, and Z. Zhang, "Minimization of energy consumption in HVAC systems with data-driven models and an interior-point method", Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 85, pp. 146-153, 2014.

  27. X. He, Z. Zhang, and A. Kusiak, "Performance Optimization of HVAC Systems with Computational Intelligence Algorithms", Energy and Buildings, Vol. 81, pp. 371-380, 2014.

  28. H. Long, Z. Zhang, and Y. Su, "Analysis of Daily Solar Power Prediction with Data-driven Approaches", Applied Energy, Vol. 126, pp. 29-37, 2014.

  29. Z. Zhang, Q. Zhou, and A. Kusiak, "Optimization of Wind Power and Its Variability with a Computational Intelligence Approach", IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 228-236, 2014.

  30. A. Kusiak, Z. Zhang, and A. Verma, "Prediction, Operations, and Condition Monitoring in Wind Energy", Energy, Vol. 60, pp. 1-12, 2013.

  31. A. Kusiak, Y. Zeng and Z. Zhang, "Modeling and Analysis of Pumps in a Wastewater Treatment Plant: A Data-mining Approach", Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 26, No. 7, pp. 1643-1651, 2013.

  32. A. Kusiak, Z. Zhang and G. Xu, "Minimization of Wind Farm Operational Cost Based on Data-Driven Models", IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 756-764, 2013.

  33. A. Verma, Z. Zhang and A. Kusiak, "Modeling and Prediction of Gearbox Faults With Data-Mining Algorithm", ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 135, No. 3, pp. 031007-1-031007-11, 2013.

  34. Z. Zhang, A. Kusiak and Z. Song, "Scheduling Electric Power Production at a Wind Farm", European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 224, No. 1, pp. 227-238, 2013.

  35. Z. Zhang, Y. Zeng, and A. Kusiak, "Minimizing pump energy in a wastewater processing plant", Energy, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 505-514, 2012.

  36. Z. Zhang, A. Verma, and A. Kusiak, "Fault Analysis of the Wind Turbine Gearbox", IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 526-535, 2012.

  37. Z. Zhang and A. Kusiak, "Monitoring Wind Turbine Vibration Based on SCADA Data", ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 134, No. 2, pp. 021004-1-021004-12, 2012.

  38. A. Kusiak and Z. Zhang, "Control of Wind Turbine Power and Vibration with a Data-driven Approach", Renewable Energy, Vol. 43, No. 7, pp. 73-82, 2012.

  39. Z. Zhang and A. Kusiak, "Models for Optimization of Energy Consumption of Pumps in a Wastewater Processing Plant", ASCE Journal of Energy Engineering, Vol. 137, No. 4, pp. 159 - 168, 2011.

  40. A. Kusiak, H. Zheng, and Z. Zhang, "A Wind Speed Virtual Sensor for Wind Turbines", ASCE Journal of Energy Engineering, Vol. 137, No. 2, pp. 60-69, 2011.

  41. A. Kusiak and Z. Zhang, "Adaptive Control of a Wind Turbine with Data Mining and Swarm Intelligence", IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 28-36, 2011.

  42. A. Kusiak and Z. Zhang, "Short-Horizon Prediction of Wind Power: A Data-driven Approach", IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 1112-1122, 2010.

  43. A. Kusiak, Z. Zhang, and M. Li, "Optimization of Wind Turbine Performance with Data-driven Models", IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 66-76, 2010.

  44. A. Kusiak and Z. Zhang, "Analysis of Wind Turbine Vibrations Based on SCADA Data", ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 132, No. 3, pp. 031008-1-031008-12, 2010.

  45. A. Kusiak, M. Li, and Z. Zhang, "A Data-driven Approach for Steam-Load Prediction in Buildings", Applied Energy, Vol. 87, No. 3, pp. 925-933, 2010.

Refereed Conference Papers

  1. C. Huang, Z. Zhang, L. Wang, Z. Song, and H. Long, "A Novel Global Maximum Power Point Tracking Method for PV System Using Jaya Algorithm", in 2017 IEEE Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration, Beijing, China, Nov. 2017.

  2. C. Huang, Z. Zhang, and A. Bensoussan, "Forecasting of Daily Global Solar Radiation Using Wavelet Transform Coupled Gaussian Process Regression", in 2016 IEEE ISGT Asia, Melbourne, Australia, 2016.

  3. L. Wang, H. Long, Z. Zhang, J. Xu, and R. Liu, "Wind Turbine Gearbox Failure Monitoring Based on SCADA Data Analysis", in 2016 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, Boston, MA, July, 2016.

  4. K. Ahad Esmaeili, M. Eghlimi, and Z. Zhang, "Forecasting the Electricity Price in Iran Power Market: A Comparison between Neural Networks and Time Series Models", in 2014 IEEE APPEEC, Hong Kong, China, 2014.

  5. A. Kusiak and Z. Zhang, "Optimization of Power and its Variability with an Artificial Immune Network Algorithm", in 2011 IEEE-PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition, Pheonix, Arizona, USA, 2011.