Welcome to the School of Automation of Wuhan University of Technology!
This disciplinary program holds the right to confer master＇s degrees in the first－level discipline． Leveraging the university＇s strengths in the three major industries of automotive， transportation， and building materials， it has established three primary disciplinary directions： Electrical Engineering Theory and New Technologies， Power Electronics and Power Drives， and Electric Machines and Intelligent Electrical Appliances． Among them， the Electrical Engineering Theory and New Technologies direction stands out with a focus on：
Detection， control， and optimization technologies for new energy electric vehicles，
New energy power generation and microgrid energy storage technologies，
Power battery modeling， detection， management， and optimization control theories and methods．
The Power Electronics and Power Drives direction delves into fundamental theories of power electronics， converter topology， power module protection， and high－performance converter control technologies， aiming to breakthrough core technologies such as new power conversion topologies and advanced control， active filtering and reactive power compensation， high－efficiency ripple suppression， and motion control． The Electric Machines and Intelligent Electrical Appliances direction integrates electrical engineering， motor theory， and control theory， focusing on motor control theories and methods， motor starting and energy conservation， port electrical systems and intelligent appliances， with key technical breakthroughs in heavy－load hierarchical frequency conversion soft starting and energy－saving control， port drive motor and electrical automation， and insulation safety and electromagnetic compatibility of motors and intelligent appliances．
The discipline has established provincial and ministerial－level research bases and platforms， including the Hubei New Energy Power Battery Engineering Technology Research Center， Hubei Key Laboratory of Fuel Cells， and Hubei Motor Soft Starting Engineering Technology Research Center． Over the past five years， it has undertaken 45 provincial／ministerial and above vertical projects with 30.7228 million yuan in vertical scientific research funding， won 2 provincial－level second prizes， published 4 monographs and 172 academic papers （over 80 indexed by SCI／EI）， and obtained over 30 authorized national invention patents with over 20 pending applications． National and local strategic plans such as the National 13th Five－Year Plan for Scientific and Technological Innovation， Made in China 2025， and Hubei Province 13th Five－Year Plan all list new energy vehicles， new energy power generation， and smart grids as major future strategic needs． The discipline＇s establishment seizes the opportunity of national smart grid construction and new energy technology development， aiming at international disciplinary trends and frontiers to generate globally competitive scientific and technological achievements with independent intellectual property rights．
Guided by the university＇s philosophy of ＂student－centered education and academic excellence，＂ and relying on the three major industries， the discipline fosters interdisciplinary integration to cultivate applied research talents． The employment rate of undergraduate and master＇s graduates consistently ranks among the top three in the university． Over the past five years， 34.38％ of electrical engineering undergraduates pursued postgraduate studies， 39.06％ entered the power industry， and 16.41％ joined transportation and automotive industries， receiving high praise from employers．