Asef Ghabeli

Asef Ghabeli

Biography

Dr. Asef Ghabeli holds a PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia. He specializes in application of high-temperature superconductivity, with particular expertise in the modelling, design and optimization of superconducting devices. He is a researcher at the Institute for Technical Physics (ITEP) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

Dr. Ghabeli’s research focuses on the development of simulation tools for HTS flux pumps, transformers, electrical machines, magnetic bearings, and magnets for fusion applications. He developed the first 3D numerical model of a dynamo-type HTS flux pump and has played a key role in improving the understanding of the device's operation. His contributions have supported major developments, including the electromagnetic design of a 15 MVA HTS transformer, the analysis of superconducting magnetic bearings, and screening current simulations for fusion magnets.

Dr. Ghabeli is a regular reviewer for journals such as Superconductor Science and Technology alnd IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. Furthermore, he served as a session chair at the international conferences EUCAS 2023 and EUCAS 2025. Dr. Ghabeli also serves as technical editor for 2025 Magnet Technology conference (MT29).

Publication List


  1. Solving static economic load dispatch using improved exponential harmony search optimisation
    Rahmani Dashti, D.; Ghabeli, A.; Hosseini, S. M.
    2016. Australian Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 13 (2), 142–150. doi:10.1080/1448837X.2016.1138841
  2. Reduction of Electromagnetic Force in AC Distributed Winding of Fault Current Limiter under Short-Circuit Condition
    Ghabeli, A.; Yazdani-Asrami, M.; Doroudi, A.; Gholamian, S. A.
    2015. Journal of Magnetics, 20 (4), 400–404. doi:10.4283/JMAG.2015.20.4.400
  3. Optimization of Distributive Ratios of Apportioned Winding Configuration in HTS Power Transformers for Hysteresis Loss and Leakage Flux Reduction
    Ghabeli, A.; Yazdani-Asrami, M.; Besmi, M. R.; Gholamian, S. A.
    2015. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism, 28 (12), 3463–3479. doi:10.1007/s10948-015-3165-8
  4. A Novel Unsymmetrical Multi-Segment Concentric Winding Scheme for Electromagnetic Force and Leakage Flux Mitigation in HTS Power Transformers
    Ghabeli, A.; Yazdani-Asrami, M.; Gholamian, S. A.
    2015. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 25 (6), 1–10. doi:10.1109/TASC.2015.2483582
  5. Capability of new multi-segment winding configurations in HTS transformer to mitigate electromagnetic forces under short-circuit condition
    Ghabeli, A.; Besmi, M. R.
    2017. Cryogenics, 84, 20–28. doi:10.1016/j.cryogenics.2017.04.002
  6. Impact of a REBCO coated conductor stabilization layer on the fault current limiting functionality
    Búran, M.; Vojenčiak, M.; Mošať, M.; Ghabeli, A.; Solovyov, M.; Pekarčíková, M.; Kopera, Ľ.; Gömöry, F.
    2019. Superconductor Science and Technology, 32 (9), 095008. doi:10.1088/1361-6668/ab2c8e
  7. Impact of critical current fluctuations on the performance of a coated conductor tape
    Gömöry, F.; Šouc, J.; Adámek, M.; Ghabeli, A.; Solovyov, M.; Vojenčiak, M.
    2019. Superconductor Science and Technology, 32 (12), 124001. doi:10.1088/1361-6668/ab4638
  8. Modeling of airgap influence on DC voltage generation in a dynamo-type flux pump
    Ghabeli, A.; Pardo, E.
    2020. Superconductor Science and Technology, 33 (3), Article no: 035008. doi:10.1088/1361-6668/ab6958
  9. 3D modeling of a superconducting dynamo-type flux pump
    Ghabeli, A.; Pardo, E.; Kapolka, M.
    2021. Scientific Reports, 11 (1), Article no: 10296. doi:10.1038/s41598-021-89596-4
  10. Modeling the charging process of a coil by an HTS dynamo-type flux pump
    Ghabeli, A.; Ainslie, M.; Pardo, E.; Quéval, L.; Mataira, R.
    2021. Superconductor Science and Technology, 34 (8), Article no: 084002. doi:10.1088/1361-6668/ac0ccb
  11. 3D modeling and measurement of HTS tape stacks in linear superconducting magnetic bearings
    Ghabeli, A.; Fuchs, G.; Hänisch, J.; Zhou, P.; Haas, O. de; Morandi, A.; Grilli, F.
    2024. Superconductor Science and Technology, 37 (6), Art.-Nr.: 065003. doi:10.1088/1361-6668/ad3c9a
  12. Characterization of flux pump-charging of high-temperature superconducting coils using coupled numerical models
    Zhou, P.; Ghabeli, A.; Ainslie, M.; Grilli, F.
    2023. Superconductor Science and Technology, 36 (11), Art.-Nr. 115002. doi:10.1088/1361-6668/acf739
  13. Charging process simulation of a coil by a self-regulating high-T superconducting flux pump
    Zhou, P.; Zhou, Y.; Ainslie, M.; Ghabeli, A.; Grilli, F.; Ma, G.
    2023. Superconductivity, 7, Article no: 100061. doi:10.1016/j.supcon.2023.100061
  14. Impact of Magnet Number on the DC Output of a Dynamo-Type HTS Flux Pump
    Zhou, P.; Ren, G.; Ainslie, M.; Ghabeli, A.; Zhang, S.; Zhai, Y.; Ma, G.
    2023. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity, 33 (8), 1–9. doi:10.1109/TASC.2023.3299601
  15. Coupling electromagnetic numerical models of HTS coils to electrical circuits: multi-scale and homogeneous methodologies using the T-A formulation
    Zhou, P.; Dos Santos, G.; Ghabeli, A.; Grilli, F.; Ma, G.
    2022. Superconductor Science and Technology, 35 (11), Art.-Nr.: 115005. doi:10.1088/1361-6668/ac93bd
  16. Corrigendum: A new benchmark problem for electromagnetic modelling of superconductors: the high-T superconducting dynamo (2020 Supercond. Sci. Technol. 33 105009)
    Ainslie, M.; Grilli, F.; Quéval, L.; Pardo, E.; Perez-Mendez, F.; Mataira, R.; Morandi, A.; Ghabeli, A.; Bumby, C.; Brambilla, R.
    2021. Superconductor science and technology, 34 (2), Art.: 029502. doi:10.1088/1361-6668/abd522
  17. A new benchmark problem for electromagnetic modelling of superconductors: the high-T superconducting dynamo
    Ainslie, M.; Grilli, F.; Quéval, L.; Pardo, E.; Perez-Mendez, F.; Mataira, R.; Morandi, A.; Ghabeli, A.; Bumby, C.; Brambilla, R.
    2020. Superconductor science and technology, 33 (10), Article: 105009. doi:10.1088/1361-6668/abae04

Presentations


  1. Modeling and Measurement of the Levitation Force in Superconducting Magnetic Bearings with Thinned HTS Tape Stacks
    Ghabeli, A.; Fuchs, G.; Haas, O. de; Hänisch, J.; Nast, R.; Morandi, A.; Murari, L.; Fabbri, M.; Riva, N.; Grilli, F.
    2025, September 24. 17th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity (EUCAS 2025), Porto, Portugal, September 21–25, 2025
  2. Mitigation of AC loss in a 15 MVA HTS transformer for wind energy system via numerical modeling
    Ghabeli, A.; Grilli, F.; Noe, M.; Wescley, de S.; Gangel, J.; Mbuy, A.; Schacherer, C.; Rother, S.
    2024, September 4. Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC 2024), Salt Lake City, UT, USA, September 1–6, 2024. doi:10.5281/zenodo.13908047
  3. 3D modeling of stack-type superconducting magnetic bearings
    Ghabeli, A.; Grilli, F.; Hänisch, J.; Fuchs, G.; Haas, O. de; Zhou, P.
    2023, September 4. 16th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity (EUCAS 2023), Bologna, Italy, September 3–7, 2023. doi:10.5281/zenodo.10016436
  4. 3D modeling of HTS tape stacks in superconducting magnetic bearings with real thickness
    Ghabeli, A.; Grilli, F.; Zhou, P.; Hänisch, J.; Fuchs, G.; Haas, O. de
    2022, June. 8th International Workshop on Numerical Modeling of High Temperature Superconducters (2022), Nancy, France, June 14–16, 2022. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7190058
  5. 3D Modeling of Screening Currents and Voltage in a Superconducting Flux Pump with Transport Current
    Ghabeli, A.; Pardo, E.; Kapolka, M.
    2021, September 5. 15th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity (EUCAS 2021), Online, September 5–9, 2021. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5886602
  6. Modeling HTS dynamo-type flux pumps: open-circuit mode and charge of an HTS coil
    Ghabeli, A.; Ainslie, M. D.; Pardo, E.; Quéval, L.
    2021, June 22. 7th International Workshop on Numerical Modelling of High Temperature Superconductors (HTS 2021), Online, June 22–23, 2021. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5040589
  7. 3D modeling of a superconducting dynamo-type flux pump
    Ghabeli, A.; Pardo, E.; Kapolka, M.
    2020, October 23. Applied Superconductivity Conference (ASC 2020), Online, October 24–November 7, 2020. doi:10.5281/zenodo.4264833
  8. Modeling­ and­ measurement ­of ­the ­voltage ­signal­ in ­HTS ­flux­ pumps
    Ghabeli, A.; Pardo, E.; Soloviov, M.; Šouc, J.
    2019, September 4. 14th European Conference on Applied Superconductivity (EUCAS 2019), Glasgow, United Kingdom, September 1–5, 2019. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5233533