Staff Profile

Dr Lyons joined Newcastle University in July 2013 and is currently a research visitor within the Electrical Power Research Group at the School of Engineering. He previously held the position of Lecturer in Power Systems at the school. After leaving his role as Lecturer at Newcastle University, he worked as Future Networks Development Senior Specialist at ESB Networks, Ireland before taking his current role as Head of Group at the International Energy Research Centre (IERC) at Tyndall National Institute, Ireland.

His research is focussed on the challenges and solutions for decarbonisation of energy, transport and agriculture sectors predicated by the anticipated growth in low and zero carbon technologies such as PV, wind generation, electric vehicles and heat pumps and supported by the need to put enabling policy and business model infrastructure to enable this transition. 

He was a senior smart grids researcher at Newcastle and Durham Universities where he lead the network flexibility trial design and analysis for the Customer Led Network Revolution (CLNR) which is the largest UK smart grid project thus far. 

He received his B.E. degree in electrical and electronic engineering and an MEng.Sc degree in electrical engineering (range extender hybrid electric vehicles) from University College Cork, Cork, Ireland in 1999 and 2002 respectively. He received his Ph.D. degree from Durham University, Durham, UK, 2010. His doctoral research was in the area of centralised and distributed control of distributed energy resources, using hardware (laboratory) and software simulation, in future LV networks.

Dr Lyons is a chartered engineer. 

• Carroll P, Chesser M, Lyons P. Air Source Heat Pumps field studies: A systematic literature review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2020, 134, 110275.
• Chesser M, Lyons P, OReilly P, Carroll P. Probability density distributions for household air source heat pump electricity demand. Procedia Computer Science 2020, 175, 468-475.
• Tang ZX, Lim YS, Morris S, Yi JL, Lyons PF, Taylor PC. A comprehensive work package for energy storage systems as a means of frequency regulation with increased penetration of photovoltaic systems. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems 2019, 110, 197-207.
• Pukhrem S, Walsh A, Lyons PF. Accommodation of domestic solar rooftop photovoltaic on ESB Networks. In: 9th Solar Integration Workshop 2019. 2019, Dublin, Ireland.
• Ryan D, Ponce De Leon M, Grant N, Butler B, Vogel S, Markus M, Lyons PF. Deriving policies from connection codes to ensure ongoing voltage stability. In: 8th DACH+ Conference on Energy Informatics. 2019, Salzburg, Austria: Springer Open.
• Rafferty G, Lyons PF, Hearne T. Design, Development and Pilot of an Active Reactive Power Management System to Support Transmission Network Operation using DER. In: CIGRE Chengdu Symposium 2019. 2019, Chengdu, China: CIGRE.
• Lyons PF, Pukhrem S, Walsh A, Carroll P. Review of LV Network Development and Design for Electrified Domestic Heat and Transport . In: 3rd E-mobility Power System Integration Symposium. 2019, Dublin, Ireland.
• Giampieri A, Ma Z, Ling-Chin J, Smallbone A, Lyons P, Khan I, Hemphill S, Roskilly AP. Techno-economic analysis of the thermal energy saving options for high-voltage direct current interconnectors. Applied Energy 2019, 247, 60-77.
• Davison PJ, Lyons PF, Taylor PC. Temperature sensitive load modelling for dynamic thermal ratings in distribution network overhead lines. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems 2019, 112, 1-11.
• Lim YS, Hau LC, Loh KY, Lim KY, Lyons PF, Taylor PC. Viability of using energy storage for frequency regulation on power grid. In: 7th International Conference on Clean and Green Energy (ICCGE 2018). 2018, Paris, France: Institute of Physics Publishing.
• Wang P, Yi J, Zangiabadi M, Lyons P, Taylor P. Evaluation of Voltage Control Approaches for Future Smart Distribution Netwroks. Energies 2017, 10(8), 1138.
• Greenwood DM, Lim KY, Patsios C, Lyons PF, Taylor PC, Lim YS. Frequency Response Services Designed for Energy Storage. Applied Energy 2017, 203, 115-127.
• Sarantakos I, Lyons P, Blake S, Taylor PC, Tao L, Celik S, Rowland S. Incorporating asset management into power system operations. In: 24th International Conference & Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED). 2017, Glasgow: IET.
• Sayfutdinov T, Lyons PF, Feeney M. Laboratory evaluation of a deterministic optimal power flow algorithm using power hardware in the loop. In: CIRED Workshop 2016. 2016, Helsinki, Sweden: CIRED.
• Neaimeh M, Wardle R, Jenkins A, Hill GA, Lyons P, Yi J, Huebner Y, Blythe PT, Taylor P. A probabilistic approach to combining smart meter and electric vehicle charging data to investigate distribution network impacts. Applied Energy 2015, 157, 688-698.
• Lyons PF, Wade NS, Jiang T, Taylor PC, Hashiesh F, Michel M, Miller D. Design and analysis of electrical energy storage demonstration projects on UK distribution networks. Applied Energy 2015, 137, 677-691.
• Yi J, Lyons PF, Davison PJ, Wang P, Taylor PC. Robust Scheduling Scheme for Energy Storage to Facilitate High Penetration of Renewables. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy 2015, 7(2), 797-807.
• Wang P, Liang DH, Yi J, Lyons PF, Davison PJ, Taylor PC. Integrating Electrical Energy Storage Into Coordinated Voltage Control Schemes for Distribution Networks. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid 2014, 5(2), 1018-1032.
• Hollingworth D, Mukherjee R, Hodges G, Miller D, Lyons PF. A network planning and design decision support tool for integration of low carbon technologies and solutions. In: CIRED 2013, International Conference on Electricity Distribution. 2013, Stockholm, Sweden: IEEE.
• Lyons P, Taylor PC, Hetherington R, Miller D, Hollingworth D, Roberts D. Programmatic Smart Grid Trial Design Development and Analysis Methodology. In: 22nd International Conference on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2013). 2013, Stockholm, Sweden: IEEE.
• Wang P, Yi J, Lyons P, Liang D, Taylor P, Miller D, Baker J. Customer Led Network Revolution - Integrating Renewable Energy into LV Networks using Energy Storage. In: CIRED Workshop. 2012, Lisbon, Portugal.
• Hollingworth D, Lyons PF, Birch A, Miller D. Demonstrating enhanced automatic voltage control for today's low carbon network. In: CIRED 2012 Workshop: Integration of Renewables into the Distribution Grid. 2012, Lisbon, Portugal.
• Yi J, Wang P, Taylor PC, Davison PJ, Lyons PF, Liang D, Brown S, Roberts D. Distribution network voltage control using energy storage and demand side response. In: 3rd IEEE PES International Conference and Exhibition on Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT Europe). 2012, Berlin, Germany: IEEE.
• Lyons P, Trichakis P, Taylor P, Coates G. A Practical Implementation of a Distributed Control Approach for Microgrids. Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing 2010, 16(2), 319-334.
• Cipcigan L, Taylor P, Lyons P. A dynamic virtual power station model comprising small-scale energy zones. International Journal of Renewable Energy Technology 2009, 1(2), 173-191.
• Trichakis P, Taylor PC, Lyons PF, Hair R. Transforming Low Voltage Networks Into Small Scale Energy Zones. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Journal of Energy 2009, 162(1), 37 - 46.
• Taylor PC, Jupe SCE, Trichakis P, Michiorri A, Lyons PF. Active MV and LV Distribution networks. In: CIGRE NGN. 2008, Paris, France.
• Cipcigan L, Taylor PC, Lyons PF. Evaluation and mitigation of low voltage network thermal constraints. In: IASTED 2008. 2008, Baltimore, MD, USA.
• Trichakis P, Taylor PC, Lyons PF, Hair R, Coates G. P. Trichakis, P. Taylor, P.F. Lyons, R. Hair, and G. Coates, “An agent based control approach for Microgrids. In: PowerGrid 08. 2008, Milan, Italy.
• Trichakis P, Taylor PC, Lyons PF, Hair R. Predicting the technical impacts of high levels of small-scale embedded generators on low-voltage networks. IET Renewable Power Generation 2008, 2(4), 249-262.
• Trichakis P, Taylor PC, Cipcigan L, Lyons PF, Hair R, Ma T. An Investigation of Voltage Unbalance in Low Voltage Distribution Networks with High Levels of SSEG. In: 41st Universities Power Engineering Conference, UPEC 2006. 2006, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
• Lyons PF, Taylor PC, Cipcigan L, Trichakis P, Wilson A. Small Scale Energy Zones and the Impacts of High Concentrations of Small Scale Embedded Generators. In: 41st Universities Power Engineering Conference, UPEC 2006. 2006, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.