Research

During the last decades there is a growing interest around the world in new electromechanical technologies designed to bring about improved management of resources and a better quality of life. This trend became more and more visible with the increasing concerns about the environmental quality, climate change and social equity, concerns that have converged to define an integrative approach: sustainable development.

Access to modern and affordable energy services is among the essential ingredients of economic development and requires a balanced energy portfolio sustained by the rapid recent growth in solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, wave energy, coupled with on-going technology improvements and cost reductions. Due to their dispersed nature and that of the resources they use, renewable energy sources will lead to intelligent energy management and to the decentralization of energy systems, playing a key role in increasing the energy security, while reducing or eliminating greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy use.

The transport sector represents a key stimulus to economic development but, at the same time, it is one significant contributor to greenhouse gases production that cause global warming and affect global climate. Challenges in terms of greenhouse emissions together with customer demands for enhanced energy efficiency encourage the automotive industry to move towards clean and energy-efficient vehicles. Moreover, sustainable automotive and road transport should provide efficient mobility and transport of people and goods, reduced energy and resources consumption, improved safety and security, and is accessibility, attractiveness and affordability for the ordinary citizen.

In sustainable applications where both the environment and the specifications are placing more severe restrictions and demands on the electromechanical systems, it is becoming critical to consider the design at a system integration level, taking into account the multiple domains that are interconnected and influence each other. The electromagnetic, thermal, mechanical and vibro-acoustic design of the system must be considered simultaneously if the specifications are to be satisfied in the given environment. The four designs required for system integration are tightly interconnected and any change in one design will have consequences on the remaining three. In this context, the three major challenges that should be considered and overcome address multi-domain, system integration and multi-level issues.

Therefore, my research work tries to answer to some of the sustainable transport and energy systems challenge, through the design, analysis and testing of advanced electrical machines and drives for automotive and renewable energies applications.

 

National Research Grants

1DOUBLY SALIENT PERMANENT MAGNET SMALL MOTORES – THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS. Romania, ANSTI, T Grant No. 6113/2000, 2000-2001.
2ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCES IN ELECTRIC DRIVES WITH DOUBLY SALIENT PERMANENT MAGNET SMALL MOTORS. Romania, CNCSIS, AT Grant No. 33531/2002, 2002-2003.
3ADVANCED ELECTRIC DRIVES FOR FAULT TOLERANT ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING SYSTEMS.  Romania, CNCSIS, A Grant No. 24/2007, 2007-2008.
4RAPID PROTOTYPING TESTING AND DIAGNOSIS PLATFORM FOR ELECTICAL MACHINES, EQUIPMENTS AND DRIVES (http://memm.utcluj.ro/prcapacitati/en/index.html). Romania, ANCS, No. 109/2007, Capacitaţi Modul I, 2007-2009.
5IMPACT AND EFFICIENCY INCREASING OF RAPID PROTOTYPING TESTING AND DIAGNOSIS PLATFORM FOR ELECTICAL MACHINES, EQUIPMENTS AND DRIVES.  Romania, ANCS, No. 110/2007, Capacităţi Modul II, 2007-2009.
6AUTOMOTIVE LOW-NOISE ELECTRICAL MACHINES AND DRIVES OPTIMAL DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT – ALNEMAD (http://alnemad.utcluj.ro/). UEFISCDI, No. 181/2012, PCCA 2012-2015.

 

European Research Grants

1DESIGN, MODELLING AND TESTING TOOLS FOR ELECTRICAL VEHICLES POWERTRAIN DRIVES (http://www.demotest-ev.com/), FP7 IAPP Grant No. 324345/2012, 2013-2016
2OPTIMAL LOW-NOISE ENERGY-EFFICIENT ELECTRICAL MACHINES AND DRIVES FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS (http://www.emda-loop.com/) , FP7 IAPP Grant No. 324329/2012, 2013-2016
3ADVANCED RELUCTANCE MOTORS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE APPLICATIONS – ARMEVA (page under construction), COLLABORATIVE PROJECT – SMALL OR MEDIUM-SCALE FOCUSED,  research project (CP-FP) Grant No. 605195/2013, 2013-2016
4ADVANCED ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGY – ADEPT (page under construction), FP7 ITN Grant No. 607361/2013, 2013-2016

 

National Research project - team member

EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL DOCTORATE ON NEXT GENERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL ACTUATION – PPH 6/2021. Tip proiect: PREMIEREA PARTICIPARII LA ORIZONT 2020. Competitia: PN-III-CEI-SUPORT-PO-2020
POWERFULL ADVANCED N-LEVEL DIGITALIZATION ARCHITECTURE FOR MODELS OF ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES AND THEIR COMPONENTS – PPH 5/2021. Tip proiect: PREMIEREA PARTICIPARII LA ORIZONT 2020. Competitia: PN-III-CEI-SUPORT-PO-2020
ECHIPAMENTE TOLERANTE LA DEFECTE CONTROLATE PRIN ARHITECTURI ELECTRONICE DE INSPIRAŢIE BIOLOGICĂ. Beneficiar : Ministerul Educaţiei şi Cercetării, Programul National PN II, Parteneriate,  contract nr. 12121/01.10.2008, director de program lector dr.ing. Csaba SZASZ.
SISTEME MOBILE DE MONITORIZARE, DIAGNOZĂ, TESTARE SI CONTROL ALE CONVERTOARELOR ELECTROMECANICE. Beneficiar : Ministerul Educaţiei şi Cercetării, Consiliul Naţional al Cercetării Ştiintifice Universitare, contract nr. 33385 /2004, tema A10 (tip A), Director de program:  Prof.dr.ing. Karoly BIRO, 2004-2006.
ARHITECTURI MOBILE DE INSTRUMENTAŢIE POCKET PC PENTRU TELEDIAGNOZA ŞI ANALIZA MAŞINILOR ELECTRICE. Beneficiar : Ministerul Educaţiei şi Cercetării, Consiliul Naţional al Cercetării Ştiinţifice Universitare, contract nr. 33531/2002, tema 5 (tip AT), Director de program: s.l. dr.ing.Horia HEDESIU, 2002-2003.
AMENAJAREA UNUI LABORATOR DOTAT CU STAND MULTIFUNCŢIONAL PENTRU ÎNCERCAREA MAŞINILOR ELECTRICE CU PRELUCRAREA REZULTATELOR ÎN TIMP REAL. Contract de tip E, finanţat de CNCSIS (cod 357), 2002, Director de proiect Prof. dr.ing. Biro KAROLY.
CONTROLUL LA DISTANŢĂ AL MAŞINILOR ELECTRICE PRIN INSTRUMENTAŢIE VIRTUALĂ PE SUPORT INTERNET. Grant finanţat de Banca Mondială, 2001-2002, Director de proiect: Horia HEDEŞIU. 
ALGORITMI DE ESTIMARE ÎN TIMP REAL A VITEZEI MAŞINII DE INDUCŢIE UTILIZÂND INSTRUMENTAŢIA VIRTUALĂ. Beneficiar: Agenţia Naţională pentru Ştiintă, Tehnologie şi Inovare,  – contract nr. 6113/2000 , tema B16 (tip T) –  Director de program: s.l. dr.ing.Horia HEDEŞIU, 2000-2001.
SISTEM DE MONITORIZARE ŞI CONTROL ALE STAŢIILOR DE TRATARE A APEI POTABILE. Beneficiar: Ministerul Educaţiei şi Cercetării, Consiliul Naţional al Cercetării Ştiinţifice în Învaţământul Superior, Contract AT, tema 8/232, 2001; Director de proiect: Horia HEDEŞIU. 
SISTEM DE CONTROL CU PROCESOR DIGITAL DE SEMNAL (DSP) ŞI FĂRĂ TRADUCTOR DE POZIŢIE AL UNUI MICROMOTOR CU MAGNEŢI PERMANENŢI ŞI RELUCTANŢĂ VARIABILĂ AUTOCOMUTAT ELECTRONIC. Beneficiar: Ministerul Educaţiei şi Cercetării, Consiliul Naţional al Cercetării Ştiinţifice în Învăţământul Superior; Grant A 39970/2001 – 20/ 267; Director de proiect: Prof. M.M. RĂDULESCU. 
SISTEME DE ACŢIONARE ELECTRICĂ INTELIGENTE ŞI PERFORMANŢE ENERGETICE CU CONTROL ÎN TIMP REAL. Beneficiar: Ministerul Educaţiei Naţionale, Consiliul Naţional al Cercetării Ştiinţifice Universitare – contract nr. 39 (tip C) – Director de program: Prof.dr.ing. Maria IMECS, 1998-2000.
ACŢIONĂRI ELECTRICE AUTOMATIZATE CU PERFORMANŢE INDUSTRIALE. Beneficiar: Ministerul Educaţiei Naţionale, Consiliul Naţional al Cercetării Ştiinţifice Universitare – contract nr. 23 (tip D) – Director de program:  Prof.dr.ing. Karoly BIRO, 1998-2000.
STUDIUL TEORETIC ŞI EXPERIMENTAL AL MICROMOTOARELOR CU MAGNEŢI PERMANENŢI ŞI RELUCTANŢĂ VARIABILĂ. Beneficiar: Ministerul Educaţiei Naţionale, Consiliul Naţional al Cercetării Ştiinţifice în Învăţământul Superior  Grant A 39/1999 – 318; Director de program : prof. dr.ing. M.M. RĂDULESCU, 1999-2000.
STUDIUL COMPARATIV AL ACŢIONĂRILOR ELECTRICE REGLABILE CU MICROMOTOARE BIFAZATE DE INDUCŢIE, MAGNETOELECTRICE ŞI PIEZOELECTRICE ALIMENTATE PRIN INVERTOR BIFAZAT DE TENSIUNE. Beneficiar: Ministerul Educaţiei Naţionale, Consiliul Naţional al Cercetării Ştiinţifice Universitare C 7003 20/406 din 1997, val. 15.000 miilei, faza unu, Director de program: prof.dr.ing. M.M. RĂDULESCU, 1997-1998

 

International Research project - team member

1DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF DOUBLY-SALIENT PERMANENT-MAGNET MACHINES AND DRIVES. National Science Foundation (USA) International Research Program, Grant No. ECS-9702370, 1999 – director de program: prof. dr. ing. Mircea M. Radulescu
2DIRECT STATOR-FLUX AND TORQUE / THRUST CONTROL OF THREE-PHASE INVERTER-FED ROTATING / LINEAR AC MOTOR DRIVES FOR INDUSTRIAL AND TRACTION APPLICATIONS. Joint  Research  Project  No. 33 / 2000 intre Universita degli Studi di Cassino si Universitatea Tehnica din Cluj-Napoca in cadrul Programului de Colaborare Biltaerala Romania – Italy; director de program: prof. dr. ing. Mircea M. Radulescu
3DIAGNOSTICAREA BAZATĂ PE MODEL A DEFECTELOR MAŞINILOR DE INDUCŢIE. Joint research project in the framework of the Joint Hungarian – Romanian intergovernmental S&T cooperation program (2006-2007), nr. C18001/09.01.2006. 2006-2007, Director de proiect Prof. dr.ing. Biró Károly.
4CONDITION MONITORING OF LINEAR AND ROTATIONAL ELECTRICAL MACHINES DRIVES BY MEANS OF ADVANCED DATA PROCESSING INSTRUMENTS. Joint research project in the framework of the Joint Hungarian – Romanian intergovernmental S&T cooperation program (2006-2007), nr. C18001/09.01.2006, director de program conf.dr.ing. Szabo Lorand.
5COMANDA AVANSATĂ LA DISTANŢĂ, MONITORIZAREA ŞI DIAGNOZA ACTUATOARELOR ELECTROMECANICE LINIARE ŞI ROTATIVE UTILIZATE ÎN SISTEME INDUSTRIALE AUTOMATIZATE. Contract de colaborare ştiinţifică şi tehnologică bilaterală româno-maghiară dintre Universitatea din Miskolc (Ungaria) şi Universitatea Tehnică din Cluj-Napoca (România). Finanţatori: Ministerele Educaţiei din România şi Ungaria, 2008-2009, director de program conf.dr.ing. Szabo Lorand.
6IMPROVED PERFORMANCE VARIABLE RELUCTANCE MACHINES FOR SAFETY-CRITICAL INDUSTRIAL PROCESS APPLICATIONS. Joint Research Project between Žilina University (Slovak Republic) and TU of Cluj-Napoca. Project manger Romanian counterpart: Loránd SZABÓ. Duration: 2011-2012. 
7SWITCHED RELUCTANCE MACHINES FOR ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS. Joint Research Project between Žilina University (Slovak Republic) and TU of Cluj‑Napoca. Project manger Romanian counterpart: Loránd SZABÓ. 
8Hardware-in-the-loop testing of variable reluctance machines for low-noise automotive applications. Funding agency: UEFISCDI. Project type: Bilateral collaboration Romania Valonia.Belgian Partner: Universite Libre de Bruxelles