U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
Faculty Muhammad Farasat Abbas

Muhammad Farasat Abbas

Assistant Professor
  • US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
  • 5190855276
Summary

Muhammad Farasat Abbas received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), China, in July 2015 and July 2021, respectively. He is currently working as an assistant professor in the electrical power engineering department of the U.S.-Pak Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E) at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan. He works with the High Voltage Lab at NUST, focusing on designing and testing environmentally friendly insulation for high-voltage equipment and studying electrical discharges in gases and liquids, which are important for the high-voltage industry, low-temperature plasma, and sustainable and reliable power systems. He is currently on a postdoc at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where he is involved in the design and testing of power electronic systems under high voltage and harsh environmental conditions. He can be reached at [email protected] or [email protected].

Academic Background
PhD (Electrical Engineering (High Voltage)) Xi'an Jiaotong University September 14, 2016 - September 14, 2021
Honours and Awards
Publications
Thermal degradation and multi-performance aging assessment of low voltage nuclear cable January 01, 2026 Electric Power Systems Research - Volume:250, Article Number 112128
Three-Dimensional Simulation-Based Comparison of Streamer Initiation in SF6/N2 and SF6/CO2 for Different Mixing Ratios and Pressures September 23, 2025 Applied Sciences - Volume:15, Issue:19, Article Number:10331
Polarity-driven pulsed discharge plasma characteristics and hydrogen production optimization in methanol solution August 12, 2025 International Journal of Hydrogen Energy - Volume:157, Article Number 150455
Impact of Electro-UV Aging on the Insulation Performance of PVC/ZnO Nanocomposites for Outdoor Applications April 23, 2025 IEEE Access - Volume 13, Pages 67415-67433
Numerical investigation of positive and negative streamers in CO2/O2 mixtures February 11, 2025 Physics of Plasmas - Volume:32, Issue:2, Article Number 022109
Examining the Interplay of Dust and Defects: A Comprehensive Experimental Analysis on the Performance of Photovoltaic Modules September 15, 2024 Heliyon - Volume 10, Issue 17, Article Number e36796
Techno-economic assessment and optimization framework with energy storage for hybrid energy resources in base transceiver stations-based infrastructure across various climatic regions at a country scale November 15, 2023 Journal of Energy Storage - Volume 72, Part A, Article Number 108036
Performance assessment and root-cause analysis of a deteriorating On-Grid Industrial PV System for the identification of newly originating power degrading defect October 01, 2023 Energy for Sustainable Development - Volume 76, Article Number 101306
Positive Streamer Initiation in SF6/CO2 Based on Zener’s Field Ionization August 25, 2023 IEEE Access - Volume: 11, Page(s): 91767-91776
An alternative simulation approach for surface flashover in vacuum using a 1D2V continuum and kinetic model June 12, 2023 Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics - Volume 56, Number:36, Article ID: 365205,
The Role of Optimal Transmission Switching in Enhancing Grid Flexibility: A Review April 04, 2023 IEEE Access - Volume 11, Pages 32437-32463
3D particle-in-cell simulation of positive streamer initiation in highly pressurized gaseous, liquid and supercritical CO2 with field ionization February 01, 2022 High Voltage - Volume 6, Issue 1, Pages 16-24
On the pulsed–pulseless mode transition of negative DC corona in atmospheric nitrogen June 04, 2021 Physics of Plasmas - Volume 28, Issue 6, Article Number 063505
The Influence of O2 on Positive Streamer Initiation in Supercritical CO2 With Field Ionization Using a 3-D Particle Model June 01, 2021 IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science - Volume 49, Issue 6, Pages 1786-1793
A 3D numerical study of positive streamers interacting with localized plasma regions July 27, 2020 Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics - Volume 53, Number 42, Article Number 425204
Conferences
Machine Learning based Fault Classification using Stray Flux and Stator Current in Induction Motor February 22, 2023 - February 23, 2023 Najeeb Ullah, Muhammad Farasat Abbas, Syed Ali Abbas Kazmi, Muhammad Numan, Hassan Abdullah Khalid, 2023 3rd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI)
Fractal analysis of positive streamer branching produced with field ionization in gaseous, liquid, and supercritical CO2 May 28, 2021 - May 30, 2021 Muhammad Farasat Abbas, Xing Zhang, Anbang Sun, Guanjun Zhang, 2021 IEEE 4th International Electrical and Energy Conference (CIEEC)
3D Particle-in-Cell Simulation of Positive Needle-to-Plane Streamer Discharge in SF6 with Field Ionization October 20, 2019 - October 23, 2019 Muhammad Farasat Abbas, Han Wei Li, He Yan-Liang, Anbang Sun, Guanjun Zhang, 2019 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP)
Advances in Simulation of Partial Discharge Characteristics of Air Gap Defects in Solid Insulating Materials July 26, 2017 - July 29, 2017 Muhammad Farasat Abbas, Anbang Sun, Zhang Guanjun, Mingxiao Zhu, The 18th National Conference on Plasma Science and Technology
Inrush current discrimination in power transformer differential protection using wavelet packet transform based technique October 25, 2016 - October 28, 2016 Muhammad Farasat Abbas, Liu Zhiyuan, Hao Zhiguo, Zhang Guanjun, 2016 IEEE PES Asia-Pacific power and energy engineering conference (APPEEC)