Education background

1. Sep., 2005 – Dec., 2008:

Sun Yat-sen University, PH.D of Science

2. Sep., 2002 – Jul., 2005:

Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Master of Engineering

3. Sep., 1998 – Jul., 2002

HuaZhong University of Science and Technology, Bachelor of Engineering

Work Experience

1. Apr., 2022 -          

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Associate research fellow

2. Dec., 2013 – Mar., 2022

Hohai University, Associate professor/Director of energy and power engineering institute

3. Jan., 2012 – Jul., 2013.07

NREL(National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US), Postdoctor

4. Jul., 2009.07 – Jan., 2012

Trinasolar Co., Ltd., Director of technology department/Academic committee member of PV State Key Lab

5. Mar., 2007- Jun., 2009

Solar Power Inc (Shenzhen,China), Staff engineer

1. Irradiance and photovoltaic power forecasting;
2. Photovoltaic module reliability;
3. photovoltaic system.

1. Zhang Zhen, Solar Power Generation System Technology, Publishing House of Electronics Industry, December 2019.

2. SEMI international standard：Practice for Metal Wrap Through (MWT) Back Contact PV Module Assembly（SEMI PV 85-1018），2018.

3. Zhang Zhen, Liu Ming , Wang Lei, Optimization of indium recovery from waste crystalline silicon heterojunction solar cells by acid leaching[J]. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2021, 230:111-118.

4. Zhang Zhen，Wu Minyan，Lu Yue，Xu Chuanjia，Wang Lei，HuYunfei，Zhang Fei，The mathematical and experimental analysis on the steady-state operating temperature of bifacial photovoltaic modules，Renewable Energy，155，2020：658-668 .

5. Zhang Zhen, Wu Jun, Wang Lei, Liu Fuguang, Jia Peng, Dai Lei，Lu Yue, Bian Tiezheng，The Analysis on Simulation and Invalidation of Hot-spot Temperature Distribution in Micro-defective Crystalline Silicon Solar Cells，Renewable Energy，147，2020：2218-2228  

6. Zhu Zengwei, Zhang Zhen* , Jiang Yongfeng, Luo Haolin, Zhang Shengcheng，Performance Analysis on Bifacial PV Panels With Inclined and Horizontal East–West Sun Trackers，IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS, 2019，9（3）：636-642 

7. Fuguang Liu , Zhen Zhang*, Yuanzhe Zhao , Zengwei Zhu, Wuchun Pan , LeiWang , Xueer Bin，A Method of Calculating the Daily Output Power Reduction of PV Modules Due to Dust Deposition on Its Surface，IEEE JOURNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAICS, 2019，9（3）：881-887. 

8. Zhang Zhen; Zhu Zengwei; Shan Li; Wu Jun; Pan Wuchun; Liu Zhikang; Wang Lei; Chen Wei; Shu Yunhua, The Effects of Inclined Angle Modification and Diffuse Radiation on Sun-Tracking Photovoltaic System, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2017，7(5):1410-1415. 

9. Zhang Zhen, L. Wang, S. Kurtz, J. Wu, P. Quan, R. Sorensen, S. Liu, J.B. Bai, Z.W. Zhu, Operating temperatures of open-rack installed photovoltaic inverters, Solar Energy, 2016，137: 344-351  

10. Zhang Zhen, Xiao Taoyun, Shen Yanping, Lei Wang，Peng Jia, Jiajun Yu, A Method to Test Operating Cell Temperature for BIPV Modules, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 2016.

1. National Key R & D Program (2018YFB1500600), "Complete Technology and Equipment for Recycling and Treatment of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Modules"

2. Jiangsu Key R & D Plan (BE2017063), "Research and Development of Key Technologies for Forecasting and Coordinated Control of Distributed Photovoltaic Storage Intelligent Energy Generation"

3. Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20151173), "Research on Failure Mechanism and Reliability Assessment Method of Photovoltaic Modules under Non-uniform Irradiation"

4. National Natural Science Foundation of China, 51777059, "Research on Health Assessment Method of Photovoltaic Array Based on Performance Degradation and Non-stationary Stochastic Process"

5. State Grid Project (NYB51201901237), "Research on Output Prediction of Ultra-short-term Photovoltaic System Based on Array Multi-point Ground Cloud Map"

6. Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK2011263), "Research on Hot Spot Generation Mechanism and Countermeasures of Photovoltaic Modules Based on Temperature Rise Effect"

7. 863 Program (2011AA050511), "Development of Silicon-based Nanowire Solar Cells"

8. Electronic Information Industry Development Fund of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in 2014, "Integrated Application of Distributed Photovoltaic System"

9. 2013 Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Electronic Information Industry Development Fund, "Household Self-contained Photovoltaic System"

10. 863 Program, (SQ2010AA0521171001), "Key Technologies for Industrialization of MW-Grade Thin-Film Silicon/Crystalline Silicon Heterojunction Solar Cells