Research Directions
Six systematic research directions — each with a dedicated overview page
Hybrid-Driven Wind Power Generation
Conventional turbines rely on a single electrical or mechanical drivetrain and strug…
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Floating Offshore Wind Power
Deep-water wind resources are abundant but the environment is harsh, exposing floati…
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Hydraulic Wind Turbines
This configuration replaces the conventional gearbox with hydrostatic transmission: …
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Seawater-Medium Hydraulic Wind Turbines
This work replaces mineral oil with seawater drawn directly from the ocean: eliminat…
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Flow-Battery Energy Storage
This research targets long-duration storage based on vanadium redox flow batteries, …
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Magnus-Effect Wind Turbines
Based on the Magnus effect of spinning cylinders, this research develops a novel tur…
Read more →Selected Publications (Highly Cited)
Patents
Named inventor on 43 Chinese patents (32 invention and 11 utility-model patents, filed 2005–2021), all assigned to Xi'an University of Technology. Representative wind/storage items:
- Offshore floating wind-power generation device with constant-pressure liquid energy storage (CN107630787A)
- Fully hydraulic wind-tidal hybrid power-generation equipment (CN107327368A)
- Variable-pitch hydraulically driven wind turbine and control method therefor (CN107269466A)
- Method for powering the AMD control system of a wind turbine with wave energy (CN104533698A)
- Variable-speed constant-frequency method and apparatus for wind-power generation based on numerically controlled flywheel hybrid drive (CN101030753A)
Academic Service
- Associate Editor, International Journal of Advances in Power Engineering (IJAPE)
- Editorial Board, CEST · Associate Editor of its wind-energy section · 2024 Outstanding Editorial Board Member
- Editorial boards of JENRS, COJEC and other journals
- Review expert, NSFC · Thesis-review expert, Ministry of Education Degree Center
- Reviewer for 17 international journals, 110+ completed reviews
Awards
- Second Prize, Science & Technology Award of Shaanxi Province (2017)
- Second Prize, Science & Technology Award of Shaanxi Province (2010)
Media Coverage
Feature stories in four national outlets — Scientific Chinese, China Venture Capital, China S&T Information and Kepu Daily — each with links to its digital edition.
- Scientific Chinese · 'The Wind Chaser — Professor Anle Mu' (profile) (2023)
- China Venture Capital · 'Mu Anle — Pioneering an Unconventional Path in Magnus Wind Turbines' (2024)
- China Science & Technology Information · 'Innovating Hybrid-Drive Technology to Raise Wind-Power Efficiency' (2024)
- Kepu Daily (front page) · 'With Stability Solved, Deep-Sea Offshore Wind Holds Greater Promise' (2023)
Contact
Email: muanle@xaut.edu.cn
Address: No. 5 South Jinhua Road, Beilin District, Xi'an 710048, China