Assistant Professor

2010-2016, Ph.D of Physics, Department of Physics, Tsinghua University. Superadvisor: Prof. HAN Zhenghe.

Thesis Topic: Study on key technical issues of a synchronous generator with HTS armature windings

2006-2010, Bachelor of Physics, Department of Physics, Tsinghua University

2020 - Present: Assistant Research Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University

2016 – 2020: Postdoctor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University

Superconducting electric rotating machines for power grids, wind turbines and electric aircraft.

High-temperature superconducting magnets for high-field solenoid magnets, particle accelerator magnets and fusion tokamak.

Fundamental electromagnetic and mechanical phenomena in high-temperature superconducting magnets: ac loss, quench, screening current effect and induced strain, mechanical damage and key manufacturing techniques.

2023 2nd Award for Beijing Technology Invention (9/10), “Multi-physics design methods, key technologies of high-temperature superconducting magnets and their applications”, Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission.

2021 2nd Award for Technological Progress (7/10), “Key technologies for the development of practical hightemperature superconducting magnets and their applications”, China Electrotechnical Society.

Selected Publication

[1] Song, Peng; Zhao, Qinglong; Yang, Zhirong; Li, Yiran; Qu, Timing. Delamination Avoidance in Epoxy Wet-Wound REBCO Coils by Release Agent Coating. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2024, 34(3): 9000705.

[2] Duan, Xinhui; Shi, Zhengjun; Song, Meng; Mei, Guihua; Song, Peng*. Application Prospects of the Superconducting Dynamic Synchronous Condenser. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2022, 32(6): 5202405.

[3] Song, Peng; Shi, Zhengjun; Wu, Qihong; Yang, Ye; Zhang, Luming; Wu, Beimin; Song, Meng; Qu, Timing. General Design of a 300-kvar HTS Synchronous Condenser Prototype. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2020, 30(4): 5206905.

[4] Song, Peng; Zhu, Jiahui; Qu, Timing*; Chen, Panpan; Feng, Feng; Qiu, Ming. Design and Test of a Double Pancake Coil for SMES Application Wound by HTS Roebel Cable. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2018, 28(4).

[5] Liu, Yulong; Song, Peng; Xiao, Mianjun; Shao, Liangjun; Zhang, Yongjie; Xin, Canjie; Guan, Mingzhi; Qu, Timing. Test Results and Analysis of a 2.9 T No-Insulation REBCO Dipole Magnet At 4.2 K. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2025, 35(5): 4604805.

[6] Xiao, Mianjun; Song, Peng; Liu, Yulong; Shao, Liangjun; Xu, Ziyang; Qu, Timing. Loss and Thermal Analysis of a High Temperature Superconducting Central Solenoid for Tokamak. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2025, 35(5): 4202105.

[7] Xu, Ziyang; Song, Peng; Guan,Mingzhi; Liu, Yulong; Xin, Canjie; Xiao, Mianjun; Shao, Liangjun; Qu, Timing. Design and Preliminary Test at 77 K of a 5-T / 34-mm REBCO Dipole Magnet Insert for a 15-T Full-Service-Field Testing Facility. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2025, 35(5): 4604905.

[8] Shao, Liangjun; Song, Peng; Yan, Yufan; Zhang, Xintao; Liu, Huajun; Liu, Fang; Qu, Timing. Influence of Excitation Sequences on Screening-Current Induced Strain in a 36 T Ultra-High-Field Magnet: Numerical Analysis and Discussion. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2024, 34(3): 4601205.

[9] Xiao, Mianjun; Song, Peng; Shao, Liangjun; Liu, Yulong; Qu, Timing. An Equivalent Cross-Section Model for CORC Cable to Achieve Accurate AC Loss Estimations. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2024, 34(3): 5902005.

[10] Fan, Luyang; Song, Peng; Xiao, Mianjun; Shao, Liangjun; Feng, Feng; Guan, Mingzhi; Qu, Timing. Design and Testing of a Prototype Canted-Cosine-Theta HTS Dipole Magnet Using CORC Cable. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2024, 34(3): 4600605.

[11] Liu, Yulong; Song, Peng; Xiao, Mianjun; Shao, Liangjun; Guan, Mingzhi; Qu, Timing. Design of a 3 T REBCO Dipole Magnet Considering Screening Current Induced Magnetic Field and its First Test Result at 77 K. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2024, 34(3): 4601606.

[12] Yang, Zhirong; Song, Peng; Li, Yiran; Shao, Liangjun; Xiao, Mianjun; Guan, Mingzhi; Qu, Timing. In situ detection of delamination and critical current degradation caused by the thermal stress in epoxy impregnated REBa2Cu3O7-δ coils. Journal of Applied Physics, 2023, 133(21): 213902.

[13] Shao, Liangjun; Song, Peng; Yan, Yufan; Zhang, Xintao; Xiao, Mianjun; Liu, Fang; Liu, Huajun; Qu, Timing. Numerical Analysis of Screening-Current Induced Strain in a 16 T REBCO Insert Within a 20 T Background Field. IEEE Access, 2023, 11(-): 115392-115402.

[14] Yang, Zhirong; Li, Yi; Song, Peng; Guan, Mingzhi; Feng, Feng; Qu, Timing. Effect of edge cracks on critical current degradation in REBCO tapes under tensile stress. Superconductivity, 2022, 1: 100007.

[15] Yan, Yufan; Song, Peng; Xin, Canjie; Guan, Mingzhi*; Li, Yi; Liu, Huajun; Qu, Timing. Screening-current-induced mechanical strains in REBCO insert coils. Superconductor Science and Technology, 2021, 34(8): 085012.

[16] Wu, Qihong; Song, Peng; Shi, Zhengjun; Zhang, Luming; Yan, Yufan; Yang, Zhirong; Shao, Liangjun; Qu, Timing. Development and Testing of a 300-kvar HTS Synchronous Condenser Prototype. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2021, 31(5): 5201805.

[17] Wu, Qihong; Song, Peng; Yan, Yufan; Shi, Zhengjun; Song, Meng; Qu, Timing. Design and Testing of a Gas-Helium Conduction Cooled REBCO Magnet for a 300 kvar HTS Synchronous Condenser Prototype. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2020, 30(4): 4900805.

[18] Yan, Yufan; Song, Peng; Li, Wenrong; Sheng, Jie; Qu, Timing. Numerical Investigation of the Coupling Effect in CORC Cable with Striated Strands. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2020, 30(4): 8945351.

[19] Yan, Yufan; Song, Peng; Jiang, Shengyi; Zhu, Jiahui; Zhang, Huiming; Zhu, Yidong; Liu, Ruitong; Li, Yi; Feng, Feng; Zhang, Min; Qu, Timing. Experimental and Numerical Study on the Magnetization Process of Roebel Cable Segments. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2019, 29(5): 8201005.

[20] Li, Yi; Song, Peng; Kang, Yuhao; Feng, Feng; Qu, Timing. Design of a 30-K/4-kJ HTS Magnet Cryocooled With Solid Nitrogen. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 2018, 28(4): 4603606.