Dr. Russel J. Kerkman
Russel J. Kerkman (S'67-M'76-SM'88-F’98) received the B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, in 1971, 1973, and 1976, respectively. From 1976 to 1980, he was an Electrical Engineer in the Power Electronics Laboratory of Corporate Research and Development, General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY.
He is currently employed as an Engineering Consultant at Rockwell Automation / Allen Bradley Company, Mequon, WI. His career spans twenty years of industrial experience in power electronics.
His current interests include: modeling and control of general purpose industrial drives, adaptive control applied to field oriented induction machines, application of observers to ac machines, design of ac motors for adjustable speed applications, and EMI from PWM inverters. He is a co-holder of twenty patents, all in adjustable speed drives.
Dr. Kerkman is the recipient of seven IEEE Prize Paper Awards. He is a member of the IEEE Industry Applications Society, Industrial Electronics Society, and Power Electronics Society.
Lecture topics include:
- High Frequency and ac Drives
- Modeling and Effects of High Frequencies on ac Motor Drives and their Components
- Long Cables and Modern IGBT: effects on motors and devices as well as modeling of their complex interactions
- Bearings and Modern Adjustable Speed Drives: the source, coupling and effects of ASD on motor bearings and associated equipment
- Sensorless Control: How good is good enough ?
- The PWM Modulators: The ideal vs. practical limitations
Mailing Address:
Dr. Russel J. Kerkman
Rockwell Automation/Allen Bradley Company Inc.
6400 Enterprise Drive,
Mequon, WI, 53092, USA
Phone: (262) 512-8263
Fax: (262) 512-8300
E-mail: rjkerkman@ra.rockwell.com