Dr Shawn Nielsen
Manager, Australasian Transformer Innovation Centre
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Journal Articles
Nielsen, Shawn and Taylor, Richard (2021). Prediction of critical currents in superconducting windings using wire data and field modeling. IEEE Transactions On Applied Superconductivity, 31 (5) 9000505. doi: 10.1109/TASC.2021.3070565
Banik, Apu, Nielsen, Shawn and Nourbakhsh, Ghavameddin (2021). A crest factor-based technique for the analysis of polluted insulator leakage current under harmonically distorted supply voltage. Electrical Engineering, 103 (3), 1823-1836. doi: 10.1007/s00202-020-01184-3
Martin, D., Beckett, C., Brown, J. and Nielsen, S. (2019). Analysis and mitigation of Australian and New Zealand power transformer failures resulting in fires and explosions. IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, 35 (6) 8878255, 7-14. doi: 10.1109/MEI.2019.8878255
Yang, Xu, Nielsen, Shawn and Ledwich, Gerard (2017). Frequency domain spectroscopy measurements of oil-paper insulation for energized transformers. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 24 (3) 7962056, 1657-1664. doi: 10.1109/TDEI.2017.005863
Yang, Xu, Nielsen, Shawn and Ledwich, Gerard (2015). Frequency domain dielectric spectroscopy by using bridge circuit and Chirp voltage. Zhongguo Dianji Gongcheng Xuebao/Proceedings of the Chinese Society of Electrical Engineering, 35 (18), 4790-4798. doi: 10.13334/j.0258-8013.pcsee.2015.18.027
Yang, Xu, Nielsen, Shawn and Ledwich, Gerard (2015). Investigations of dielectric monitoring on an energised transformer oil-paper insulation system. IET Science, Measurement and Technology, 9 (1), 102-112. doi: 10.1049/iet-smt.2013.0127
Liu, Hua-Shu, Ma, Lin, Gu, Yuan-Tong and Nielsen, Shawn (2014). NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF MECHANICAL AND THERMAL DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF THE INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMER. International Journal of Computational Methods, 11 1344012. doi: 10.1142/S021987621344012X
Kam, S., Nielsen, S. and Ledwich, G. (2013). A systematic review of a statistical vacuum circuit breaker model for condition monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 20 (2) 6508766, 620-627. doi: 10.1109/TDEI.2013.6508766
Conference Papers
Banik, Apu, Nielsen, Shawn and Nourbakhsh, Ghavameddin (2018). Impact of Voltage Harmonics on Condition Assessment of Polluted Insulator through a Simulation Model. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/CMD.2018.8535674
Nielsen, Shawn D. (2018). Reconstruction of the Transformer Response from on-Line FRA Measurements Performed via Bushing Taps. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/CMD.2018.8535717
Nielsen, Shawn D. and Ledwich, Gerard F. (2015). Non-linear effects in dielectric response measurments on oil paper insulated power transformers. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/ICPADM.2015.7295211
Nielsen, Shawn D., Yang, Xu and Ledwich, Gerard F. (2015). On-line dielectric response measurements on oil paper insulated transformers. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/ICPADM.2015.7295304
Nielsen, Shawn D., Walker, Geoffrey R. and Bailey, Michael L. (2015). Development of a switch mode assisted linear amplifier for use as a high fidelity voltage source. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/PEDS.2015.7203395
Yang, Xu, Ledwich, Gerard and Nielsen, Shawn (2015). Simulation Study for Analysis of Online Dielectric Measurement Problems on Transformer Insulation System. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-06966-1_59
Yang, X., Nielsen, S. and Ledwich, G. (2014). Experimental investigations of improved dielectric condition monitoring methods on transformer oil-paper insulation system. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/ICDL.2014.6893101
Yang, X., Nielsen, S. and Ledwich, G. (2013). Frequency dielectric influence of imaginary admittance on oil-paper insulation system-a case study. IEEE Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/aupec.2013.6725479