Zhu Yinghao
朱英浩
Born(1929-05-24)24 May 1929
Shanghai, China
Died1 September 2022(2022-09-01) (aged 93)
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
Alma materChiao Tung University
Scientific career
FieldsTransformer
InstitutionsShenyang Transformer Works
Shenyang University of Technology

Zhu Yinghao (Chinese: 朱英浩; pinyin: Zhū Yīnghào; 24 May 1929 – 1 September 2022) was a Chinese transformer expert, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.

Biography

Zhu was born in Shanghai, on 24 May 1929, while his ancestral home was in Yin County (now Ningbo), Zhejiang.[1] In 1949, he entered Chiao Tung University, majoring in the Department of Electrical Engineering.[1]

After graduation in 1952, he became a designer and technician at Shenyang Transformer Works (沈阳变压器厂).[1] He moved up the ranks to became an engineer in December 1956, deputy chief engineer in December 1985, and chief engineer in February 1990.[1] He joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in December 1974. In January 2008, he was hired as a professor at the School of Electrical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology.

On 1 September 2022, he died from an illness in Shenyang, Liaoning at the age of 93.[1][2]

Contributions

Zhu presided over the development of 2250 kV test transformer, which can be used outdoors, and its working voltage has reached the highest level in the world.[3] He also presided over the development of China's 500 kV 360 MVA three-phase transformer.[3]

Honours and awards

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 变压器制造专家朱英浩院士逝世. thepaper (in Chinese). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 朱英浩院士逝世. sina (in Chinese). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  3. 1 2 倾其一生研究变压器的朱英浩逝世，共和国今年已痛失25位院士. Sohu (in Chinese). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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