Nathaniel Taylor

Nathaniel Taylor's research covers protection, monitoring and electrical safety, in electric power systems. Its aim is to enable future electric power systems to have fast, reliable, safe handling of faults, and to increase utilisation and safety of equipment such as transformers, cables and motors.

Protection in electric power systems is about detecting faults, such as short-circuits, and automatically disconnecting them to maintain safety and system operation. Within this subject, Taylor has conducted projects with utilities and manufacturers, to improve decision accuracy and to adapt traditional methods to new situations such as widespread use of renewable energy sources and energy storage systems. Monitoring is about making and interpreting measurements to guide resource-efficient decisions about maintenance or replacement of equipment. Within this subject, Taylor has worked with dielectric-spectroscopy and partial-discharge methods for motors, generators, transformers and cables. Electrical safety couples to these subjects and beyond. Taylor has worked with a variety of shock protection, earthing and fire prevention issues, in low-voltage installations as well as utility networks.

Taylor's academic background includes a Master's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Imperial College London, and a Ph.D. from KTH in high-voltage engineering.

Taylor emphasises the practical application of his research, often working together with industrial manufacturers and users to improve the performance and safety of electrical power systems.