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Dr Tony Ahfock


Name : Dr Tony Ahfock
Position : Head of Discipline (Electrical & Electronic Engineering)
Section : Faculty of Engineering and Surveying
Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering
Office : Z444
Location : Toowoomba Campus
Phone : +61 7 4631 2507
Extension : 2507
E-mail :
Qualifications : BEng(Hons), PhD Monash


Professional Memberships
Member Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (MIEEE)

Research Interests
Electrical Machines, Photovoltaic Generation, Energy Storage

Recent Research Outcomes
Three most recent :
Ahfock, A and Bowtell, L 2006 DC offset elimination in a single-phase grid-connected photovoltaic system. Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference, AUPEC’ 06, Dec 2006, Melbourne, Australia.

Ahfock A and Hewitt A J 2006 DC Magnetisation of Transformers, IEE Proceedings in Electrical Power Applications, Vol 153, No. 4, July 2006, pp601-607

Ahfock A and Hewitt A J 2005. Curvature Related Eddy-Current Losses in Laminated Axial Flux Machine Cores, IEE Proceedings in Electrical Power Applications Vol 152, No. 5, September 2005, pp 1350-1358
Most notable :
Ahfock, A and Hewitt, A J 2006. DC Magnetisation of Transformers, IEE Proceedings in Electrical Power Applications Vol 153, No. 4, July 2006, pp601-607

Ahfock, A and Hewitt, A J 2005. Curvature Related Eddy-Current Losses in Laminated Axial Flux Machine Cores, IEE Proceedings in Electrical Power Applications Vol 152, No. 5, September 2005, pp 1350-1358

Hewitt, A J and Ahfock, A 2005. Sub-Domain Scaling for Finite Element Analysis of Electrical Machines, IEE Proceedings in Electrical Power Applications Vol 152, No. 2, April 2005, pp149-156

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs
ELE3805 Power Electronics Principles and Applications
ELE3807 Power Systems Analysis
ENG8002 Project and Dissertation

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Teaching Experience
Tertiary : 22 years

Administrative Responsibilities
Program Coordinator for Master of Engineering Technology (METC), Graduate Diploma of Engineering Technology(GDET) and Graduate Cerfificate in Engineering Technology(GCET)

Deputy Head, Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering