Datsios Zacharias

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ACADEMIC POSITION Non-tenure Teaching Staff
EDUCATION
  • 2010 - 2017: PhD Degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Thesis title: “Investigation of soil ionization around concentrated grounding systems: Effects on the lightning performance of overhead transmission lines”

  • 2004 - 2010 Diploma in Electrical & Computer Engineering, School of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • High voltage generation and measurement techniques
  • Insulation coordination for power systems
  • Simulation of electromagnetic transients in power systems
  • Soil ionization and breakdown, electrical properties of soil
  • Design and safety assessment of grounding systems, grounding system behavior
  • Lightning protection
  • Lightning performance of overhead transmission and distribution lines and of the connected substations
  • Surge protection of electrical and electronic systems
  • Surface dielectric strength of insulating materials
  • Prediction of the impulse behavior of air gaps and insulators
INDICATIVE PUBLICATION

  • A. G. Martins-Britto, T. A. Papadopoulos, Z. G. Datsios, A. I. Chrysochos, and G. K. Papagiannis, “Influence of lossy ground on high-frequency induced voltages on aboveground pipelines by nearby overhead transmission lines,” IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 10.1109/TEMC.2022.3201874, early access, 2022.

  • Z. G. Datsios, P. N. Mikropoulos, E. V. Staikos, T. E. Tsovilis, D. G. Patsalis, D.
    Vlachopoulos, and S. Ganatsios, “Experimental investigation of the lightning
    impulse behavior of wet sandy soil,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 212-223, January/February 2022.

  • Z. G. Datsios, P. N. Mikropoulos, and T. E. Tsovilis, “Closed-form expressions for the estimation of the minimum backflashover current of overhead transmission lines,” IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 522-532, April 2021.

  • Z. G. Datsios, P. N. Mikropoulos, and T. E. Tsovilis, “Effects of lightning channel equivalent impedance on lightning performance of overhead transmission lines,” IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 623-630, June 2019.

  • Z. G. Datsios and P. N. Mikropoulos, “Characterization of the frequency dependence of the electrical properties of sandy soil with variable grain size and water content,” IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 904-912, June 2019.

  • Z. G. Datsios, P. N. Mikropoulos, and I. Karakousis, “Laboratory characterization and modeling of DC electrical resistivity of sandy soil with variable water resistivity and content,” IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, vol. 24, no. 5, pp. 3063-3072, October 2017.
CONTACT DETAILSOffice: Department of Electrical And Computer Engineering, ZEP Campus, Kozani
Tel: +30 2461 0 56500

Personal Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zacharias_Datsios