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Dr. Michael Cregan B.Eng, M.Sc, Ph.D
Senior Lecturer (Education)
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Phone: +44 (0)28 9097 4056
E-mail: m dot cregan at qub dot ac dot uk
Recent Publications

 

Biography

 

Degrees

BEng, 1990, MSc, 1994, PhD, 2004

Appointments

  • Project Engineer (1990), General Controls and Automation Ltd Dublin
  • Teaching Company Associate (1992), Northern Ireland Electricity Plc.
  • Experimental Officer (1994), Queen’s University Belfast
  • Lecturer (Education) (2015), Queen’s University Belfast

Research Interests

  • Integration of wind generation on the Irish Grid (Charles Parsons Energy Award)
  • Real time data archiving
  • Innovative boiler and condenser control for power generation
  • PhD thesis - Thermoeconomic Monitoring of Power Plant Condenser Subsystem
  • MSc by research thesis - Development of a System for Testing Prototype Boiler Controls in a Power Station

Teaching

  • Stage 1 Electrical Engineering (FOE1006)
  • Stage 2 Embedded Systems (ELE2015)
  • Stage 2 Design Projects (Robotics) (ELE2011)
Current Final Year Projects
  • Smart Metering
  • Remote Control using MBED microcontroller