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Andrzej M. Trzynadlowski, Ph.D. , F.I.E.E.E .

Dr. Andrzej Trzynadlowski

Professional Biography

     Andrzej M. Trzynadlowski received the M.S. degree in electrical engineering, the M.S. degree in electronics, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Wroclaw (TUW), Poland. He worked at the TUW, University of Salahuddin in Iraq, University of Texas at Arlington, and University of Wyoming. Since 1987, he has been with the University of Nevada, Reno, where he is now Professor of Electrical Engineering. In 1997, he spent seven months at the Aalborg University in Denmark as the Danfoss Visiting Professor. In 1998, he was a Summer Faculty Research Fellow at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Annapolis, Maryland.

     Dr. Trzynadlowski has authored or coauthored more than 150 publications on power electronics and electric drive systems, and he has been granted 12 patents. He is the author of The Field Orientation Principle in Control of Induction Motors (Kluwer, 1994), Introduction to Modern Power Electronics (Wiley, 1998), and Control of Induction Motors (Academic Press, 2001). He has written chapters for Modern Electrical Drives (Kluwer, 2000), Control in Power Electronics (Academic Press, 2002), and Power Electronics Handbook (Academic Press, 2006). His sponsored projects at the UNR have been funded in the excess of 1.4 million dollars.

     Dr. Trzynadlowski is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, and a member of the Industrial Drives and Industrial Power Converters Committees, IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS). He is Chair of the Fellow Nominations and Awards Subcommittee of the IAS-IPCC. He was the recipient of 1992 IAS Myron Zucker Award. He is listed in Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and Who.s Who among America.s Teachers.


Selected Publications

  1. A. M. Trzynadlowski , "Active attenuation of electromagnetic noise in an inverter-fed automotive electric drive system," IEEE Trans. Power Elec. , vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 693-700, 2006.
  2. K. Borisov,T. E. Calvert, J. A. Kleppe, E. Martin, A. M. Trzynadlowski , "Experimental investigation of a naval propulsion drive model with the PWM- based attenuation of the acoustic and electromagnetic noise," IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron. , vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 450-457, 2006.
  3. M. Imecs, A. M. Trzynadlowski , I. I. Incze, and C. Szabo, "Vector control schemes for tandem-converter fed induction motor drives," IEEE Trans. Power Elec. , vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 493-501, 2005.
  4. A. M. Trzynadlowski , K. Borisov, Y. Li, and L. Qin, "A novel random PWM technique with low computational overhead and constant sampling frequency for high-volume, low-cost applications," IEEE Trans. Power Elec. , vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 116-122, Jan. 2005.
  5. C. Lascu and A. M. Trzynadlowski , "A sensorless hybrid DTC drive for high-volume low-cost applications," IEEE Trans. Ind. Elec. , vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 1048-1055, Oct. 2004.
  6. C. Lascu and A. M. Trzynadlowski , "Combining the principles of sliding mode, direct torque control, and space- vector modulation in a high-performance sensorless ac drive," IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl. , vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 170-177, 2004.
  7. A. M. Trzynadlowski , Z. Wang, J. M. Nagashima, C. Stancu, and M. H. Zelechowski, "Comparative investigation of PWM techniques for a new drive for electric vehicles," IEEE Trans. Ind. Appl. , vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 1396-1403, 2003.
  8. M. Malinowski, M. P. Kazmierkowski, and A. M. Trzynadlowski , "A comparative study of control techniques for PWM rectifiers in ac adjustable speed drives," IEEE Trans. Power Electron. , vol. 18, no. 6, pp.1390-1396, 2003.
  9. R. L. Kirlin, M. M. Bech, and A. M. Trzynadlowski , "Analysis of power and power spectral density in PWM inverters with randomized switching frequency," IEEE Trans. Industr. Electron. , vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 486-499, 2002.
  10. A. M. Trzynadlowski , "Power Electronic Converters," in "Control in Power Electronics, Selected Problems," Edit. M. P. Kazmierkowski et al., Part I, Chapter 1, pp. 1-44, Academic Press, San Diego, 2002 (44 pages).
  11. A. M. Trzynadlowski , N. Patriciu, F. Blaabjerg, and J. K. Pedersen, "A hybrid, current-source/ voltage-source power inverter circuit," IEEE Trans. Power Electron. , vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 866-871, 2001.
  12. A. M. Trzynadlowski , M. M. Bech, F. Blaabjerg, J. K. Pedersen, R. L. Kirlin, and M. Zigliotto, " Optimization of switching frequencies in the limited-pool random space vector PWM strategy for inverter-fed drives," IEEE Trans. Power Electron. , vol. 16, no. 6, pp. 852-857, 2001.
  13. A. M. Trzynadlowski , "Control of Induction Motors," Academic Press , San Diego, 2001 (228 pages).
  14. A. M. Trzynadlowski and E. Ritchie, "Comparative investigation of diagnostic media for induction motors: A case of rotor cage faults," IEEE Trans. Industr. Electron. , vol. 47, no. 5, pp. 1092-1099, 2000.
  15. R. E. Colyer and A. M. Trzynadlowski , "Computer-Aided Design of Positioning Drive Systems," in "Modern Electrical Drives," Edit. H. B. Ertan et al., Section X.2, pp. 723-744, Kluwer Academic Publishers , Amsterdam, 2000 (22 pages).
  16. A. M. Trzynadlowski , M. M. Bech, F. Blaabjerg, and J. K. Pedersen, "An integral space-vector PWM technique for DSP-controlled voltage-source inverters," IEEE Trans. Industry Appl. , vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 1091-1097, 1999.
  17. M. M. Bech, J. K. Pedersen, F. Blaabjerg, and A. M. Trzynadlowski , "A methodology for true comparison for analytical and measured frequency domain spectra in random PWM converters," IEEE Trans. Power Electron. , vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 578-586, 1999.
  18. A. M. Trzynadlowski , M. M. Bech, F. Blaabjerg, and J. K. Pedersen, "An integral space-vector PWM technique for DSP-controlled voltage-source inverters," IEEE Trans. Industry Appl. , vol. 35, no. 5, pp. 1091-1097, 1999.
  19. A. M. Trzynadlowski , M. Ghassemzadeh, and S. F. Legowski, "Diagnostics of mechanical abnormalities in induction motors using instantaneous electric power," IEEE Trans. Energy Convers. , vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 1417-1423, 1999.
  20. A. M. Trzynadlowski , "Introduction to Modern Power Electronics," John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , New York, 1998 (433 pages).
  21. A. M. Trzynadlowski , R. L. Kirlin, and S. F. Legowski, "Space vector PWM technique with minimum switching losses and a variable pulse rate," IEEE Trans. Industr. Electron. , vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 173-181, 1997.
  22. A. M. Trzynadlowski , "The Field Orientation Principle in Control of Induction Motors," Kluwer Academic Publishers , Boston, 1994 (255 pages).

Selected Sponsored Projects

  1. "Communication Enhancement in Power Electronic Systems by Spectral Nulls," National Science Foundation , 2006-2009, $240,000.
  2. "Development of a High-Performance Generator for Wind Turbines," Department of Energy , 2002-2005, $226,248.
  3. "Noise Mitigation in Electric AC Drive Systems by Random Pulse Width Modulation, " Department of Defense , 2001-03, $339,837.
  4. "Develop Variable Switching Frequency," General Motors Corp. , 2001-02, $62,076.
  5. "Control Techniques for Environment-Friendly and Energy-Efficient Power Electronic Converters," National Science Foundation , 1999-2002, $24,478.
  6. "Low-Cost Solutions for Induction Motor Drives Using the TMS320C240 and TMS320F240 DSP Controllers," Texas Instruments Inc. , 1998-2000, $219,856.
  7. "Energy Analysis and Diagnostic Center, University of Nevada, Reno (EADC-UNR)," Department of Energy , 1993-96, $349,785.
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