Technical University of Cluj Napoca
Department of Electrical Machines, Marketing and
Management
 
Staff of department


ACADEMIC STAFF

PROFESSORS EMERITI:
Dr. BIRÓ Károly Ágoston
Dr. Ioan-Adrian VIOREL
Dr. Vasile IANCU

PROFESSORS:
Dr. SZABÓ Loránd - Head of the Department
Dr. Gh. Alexandru CATANA
Dr. Doina CATANA
Dr. Mircea M. RADULESCU
Dr. Horia C. HEDESIU
Dr. Claudia MARTIS

ASSOCIATED PROFESSORS:

LECTURERS:
Dr. Anca CONSTANTINESCU-DOBRA

ASSISTANT LECTURERS:
Dr. Daniel FODOREAN
 Dr. Dan-Cristian POPA
 Dr. Nicolae Florin JURCA
Dr. Claudiu Alexandru OPREA
Dr. Stefan BREBAN

RESEARCH STAFF

FULL TIME Ph.D. STUDENTS:

Cosmina NICULA
MAGYARI Györgyi-Karola
Arthur Richard MATYAS
Dan PAUNESCU
Dan IRIMIE
Dan ILEA
Ioana BENTIA
Ana GAZDAC
Felicia SURDU
Raluca TRIFA
Ionut LAR
Adrian Augustin POP
Vlad PETRUS
Adrian-Cornel POP
Liviu SOMESAN
Emil PADURARIU
Rares TEREC
Virgil CHINDRIS
Ciprian HARLISCA
Petru HANGIU
Andrei FILIP
Mircea ARION

TECHNICAL STAFF

Ioan MOLDOVAN
(Laboratory Technician)

Former members of the department

Mircea Ruba
Ph.D.


 

Current position:

Researcher
Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Dpt. of Bio, Electro and Mechanical Systems(BEAMS), Energy Group

Mail address:
Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 50 (CP165/52), B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
Telephone/fax:
phone: +32 (0) 2 650 26 99 / fax: +32 (0) 2 650 26 53
Email:

Date and place of birth: 2nd July 1983, Satu Mare (Romania)

Education:

  • High School Graduate from The Mihai Eminescu College, Satu Mare (2002).
  • Electrical Engineer from Technical University of Cluj (2007)
  • Master Degree in Electrical Engineering - Technical University of Cluj (2008)
  • Doctor in Electrical Engineering - Technical University of Cluj (2010)

Professional experience:

  • Full time Ph.D. student, Department of Electrical Machines, Marketing & Management, Technical University of Cluj (2007 - 2010). Supervisor: Szabó L.
  • Researcher at Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Dpt. of Bio, Electro and Mechanical Systems (BEAMS), Energy Group (2010 - present)

Scholarships:

  • Research Fellowship at MACCON GmbH (Munchen, Germany), 01.03.2007-01.07.2007
  • Research Fellowship at MACCON GmbH (Munchen, Germany), 08.10.2007-21.12.2007
  • BD Scholarship offered by the Romanian Government (2007 - 2010)

Participations at scientific meetings:

  • Flux Users Conference, Lyon (France), October 2007.
  • SPEED Training Course, Munchen (Germany), October 2007.

Research interests:

  • Magnetic field computations in electrical machines
  • Linear motors
  • Modeling electrical machines
  • Fault tolerant systems

Publications:

  1. Micu D.D - Ceclan A. - Simion E. - Cret L. - Duma D. - Ruba M. : Numerical methods applied in electrotechnical applications, Oradea University Annals, Electrotechnical Fascicle, 2005, pp. 43-47. ISSN: 1223-2106.
  2. Micu D.D. - Ceclan A. - Ruba M. - Simion E. - Micu D. - Cont I.: Numerical Algorithm for Electric Circuit Solver, Oradea University Annals, Electrotechnical Fascicle, Electrical engineering Section, 2006, pp. 54-57. ISSN: 1841-7221.
  3. Iancu V. - Popa D.C. - Szabó L. - Ruba M. . - Trifu M.: Comparative Study on Linear Transverse Flux Reluctance Machines , Oradea University Annals, Electrotechnical Fascicle, Electrical Engineering Session, 2006, pp. 136-139. ISSN: 1841-7221. (download)
  4. Szabó L.- Viorel I.A. - Ruba M. - Popa D.C.: Comparative Study on Different Variable Reluctance Linear Machine Structures (With/Without Permanent Magnets), Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Linear Drives for Industrial Applications (LDIA '2007), Lille (France), on CD: 173.pdf. ISBN: 978-2-915913-20-0. (download)
  5. Szabó L. - Bíró K.Á. - Fodor D. - Ruba M. : Fault tolerant electrical drives (in Hungarian), International Conference on Computer Sciences, Power Systems and Electrical Engineering SzámOkt - ENELKO '2007, Oradea (Romania), 2007, pp. 157-160. ISSN: 1842-4546. (download)
  6. Ruba M.- Szabó L.- Fodorean D.: On the Fault Tolerant Switched Reluctance Machines, Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference MicroCAD '2008, Miskolc (Ungaria), Section J (Electrotehnics and Electronics), 2008, pp. 73-78. ISBN: 978-963-661-821-6. (download)
  7. Ruba M.- Szabó L. : Fault Tolerant Electrical Machines. State of the Art and Future Directions, Journal of Computer Science and Control Systems, Oradea, 2008, pp. 202-207. ISSN: 1844-6043. (download)
  8. Szabó L.- Ruba M.- Fodorean D.: Simple Converter Structure for Fault Tolerant Motors, Proceedings of the 2008 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing, Robotics (AQTR '2008) THETA 16, Cluj, 2008, pp. 244-249, ISBN: 978-1-4244-2576-1. (download)
  9. Szabó L.- Ruba M.- Fodorean D.: Study on a Simplified Converter Topology for Fault Tolerant Motor Drives , Proceedings of the 11 th International Conference on Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (OPTIM '2008), Brasov, 2008, pp. 197-202. ISBN: 1-4244-1545-4. (download)
  10. Ruba M. - Anders M.: Fault Tolerant Switched Reluctance Machine Study, Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion and Power Quality (PCIM '2008), Nürnberg (Germany). (download)
  11. Fodorean D.- Ruba M.- Szabó L.- Miraoui A.: Comparison of the Main Types of Fault-Tolerant Electrical Drives used in Automobile Applications , Proceedings of the 19 th International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM '2008), Ischia (Italia), 2008, pp. 895-900, on CD: TD_282.pdf. ISBN: 978-1-4244-1664-6. (download)
  12. Ruba M.- Szabó L.- Strete Larisa- Viorel I.A.: Study on Fault Tolerant Switched Reluctance Machines, Proceedings of the 18 th International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM '2008), Vilamoura (Portugalia), pe CD: Fullpaper_comm_id01200.pdf. ISBN: 978-1-4244-1736-0. (download)
  13. Ruba M. - Szabó L. - Bíró K.Á.- Kovács E.: Comparative Study of Fault-Tolerant Electrical Machines Used in Automated Industrial Systems (in Hungarian), International Conference on Computer Sciences, Power Systems and Electrical Engineering IX. ENELKO – XVIII. SzámOkt 2008, Sumuleu-Ciuc (Romania), 2008, pp. 58-63. ISSN: 1842­4546. (download)
  14. Kovács E. - Füvesi V. - Szabó L. - Ruba M.: Model Based Dynamic Analysis of a Robot Actuator with BLDC Drive, Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference MicroCAD '2009, Miskolc (Ungaria), Section J (Electrotehnics and Electronics), 2009, pp. 45-50. ISBN: 978-963-661-875-9.
  15. Ruba M. - Szabó L. - Füvesi V. - Kovács E.: Diagnosis of Advanced Fault Tolerant Switched Reluctance Machines Used In Safety Automated Industrial Systems, Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference MicroCAD '2009, Miskolc (Ungaria), Section J (Electrotehnics and Electronics), 2009, pp. 87-92. ISBN: 978-963-661-875-9. (download)
  16. Ruba M. - Szabó L. - Hopper E.: FEM Based Studies on Fault Tolerant Modular Linear Motors, Proceedings of the International Conference on Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion and Power Quality (PCIM '2009), Nürnberg (Germany), pp.639-644, ISBN: 978-3-8007-3158-9. (download)
  17. Szabó L. – Ruba M.: Using Co Simulations In Fault Tolerant Machine's Study, Proceedings of the 23rd European Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Madrid (Spain), pp. 756-762, ISBN: 978-0-9553018-8-9. (download)
  18. Szabó L. – Ruba M. – Jurca F.: Fault Tolerant Switched Reluctance Machine for Wind Turbine Blade Pitch Control, Proceedings of the International Conference on Clean Electrical Power (ICCEP '2009), Capri (Italy), 2009, pp. 721-726, on CD: SP212.pdf, ISBN: 1‑4244‑0632‑3. (download)
  19. Ruba M. – Oprea C. – Szabó L.: Comparative Study on Switched Reluctance Machine Based Fault-Tolerant Electrical Drive Systems, Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Electrical Machines and Drives (IEMDC '2009), Miami (USA), 2009, pp. 1199-1204, on CD: IEMDC2009 11129.pdf, ISBN: 978-1-4244-4252-2. (download)
  20. Szabó L. – Ruba M.: On Fault Tolerance Increase of Switched Reluctance Machines, Proceedings of the IEEE Region 8 EUROCON Conference (EUROCON '2009), St. Petersburg (Russia), 2009, pp. 734-739. ISBN:978-1-4244-3860-0. (download)
  21. Szabó L. – Ruba M. – Kovács E. – Füvesi V.: Fault Tolerant Modular Linear Motor for Safe-Critical Automated Industrial Applications, Journal of Computer Science and Control Systems, vol. 2, no. 1, 2009, pp. 128-131. ISSN: 1844-6043. (download)
  22. Ruba M. - Szabo L.: Fault Tolerant Switched Reluctance Machine's Comparative Analysis, Proceedings of 3rd International Symposium on Electrical Engineering and Energy Converters, (ELS 2009), Suceava (Romania), 2009, pp.: 75-80, ISSN: 2066-835X. (download)
  23. Szabó L. – Ruba M.: Fault Tolerant Switched Reluctance Motor for Safety-Critical Automotive Applications, International Journal of Electrical Engineering and Transportation (IJEET), vol. 5, no 1, pp.23-27, ISSN: 1773-9357. (download)
  24. Ruba M. – Szabó L.: Fault Tolerance Study of Switched Reluctance Machines by Means of Advanced Simulation Techniques, Pollack Periodica (Academic Publisher, Budapest), vol. 4, no. 2 (August 2009), pp. 107-116. ISSN:1788-1994. (download)

  25. Szabó L. – Ruba M. – Terec R. – Benţia I. – Kovács E: Study on the fault tolerance of modular linear machines (in Hungarian), International Conference on Computer Sciences, Power Systems and Electrical Engineering X. ENELKO – XVIX. SzámOkt 2009, Târgu-Mureş (Romania), 2009, pp. 140‑145. ISSN: 1842‑4546. (download)
  26. Bentia I. – Ruba M. – Szabó L. – Ruba M.: Modular Electrical Machines – A Survey, Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference MicroCAD '2010, Miskolc (Ungaria), Section K (Electrotehnics and Electronics), 2010, pp. 87-92, ISBN: 978-963-661-915-2. (download)
  27. Somesan, L. – Padurariu, E. – Szabó L. – Ruba M. –Viorel I.A.: Comments on Switched Reluctance Machine Mathematical Model, Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference MicroCAD '2010, Miskolc (Ungaria), Section K (Electrotehnics and Electronics), 2010, pp. 97-102, ISBN:978-963-661-915-2. (download)
  28. Szabó L. – Ruba M. – Terec, R. – Bentia I.: Study of Fault Tolerant Modular Variable Reluctance Linear Machine, Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference MicroCAD '2010, Miskolc (Ungaria), Section K (Electrotehnics and Electronics), 2010, pp. 145-150, ISBN: 978-963-661-915-2.(download)
  29. Ruba M. – Bentia I. – Szabó L.: Modular Fault Tolerant Switched Reluctance Machine – Design and Dynamic Simulations, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (OPTIM '2010), Moieciu, 2010, pp. 441-446, ISBN: 978-973-131-7018-1. (download)
  30. Ruba M. – Bentia I. – Szabó L.: Novel Modular Fault Tolerant Switched Reluctance Machine for Reliable Factory Automation Systems, Proceedings of the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Automation, Quality and Testing,Robotics (AQTR '2010) THETA 17, Cluj, 2010, Tome III, pp. 47-52, ISBN:978-1-4244-6722-8. (download)
  31. Ruba M. – Bentia I. – Szabó L.: Novel Modular Switched Reluctance Machine for Safety-Critical Applications, Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM '2010), Roma (Italy), pe CD: RF-011029.pdf. ISBN: 978-1-4244-4175-4. (download)
  32. Terec R. – Ruba M. – Szabó L. – Kovács E.: Fault Detection in Switched Reluctance Machines, Journal of Computer Science and Control Systems, vol. 3, no. 1, 2010, pp. 231-236. ISSN: 1844-6043. (download)

     

Special skills:

  • Programming environments: Matlab/SIMULINK, FLUX, SPEED, MathCad
  • General CAD: AutoCAD
  • Programming languages: PASCAL, C++, PHP, MYSQL, Html, CSS

Languages: English, Hungarian.

   
 

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