Longya Xu

Professor
Electrical Engineering

Campus Address:
205 Dreese Laboratory
Department of Electrical Engineering
2015 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210 USA
phone: (614) 292-6119
fax: (614) 292-7596
email: xu.12@osu.edu

Autumn 2004 Schedule

Office Hours: MWF 1:00-2:00pm or by appointment

Currently teaching: EE624

Biography

 

Dr. Xu received his M.S. and Ph. D. from University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1986 and 1990. From 1971 to 1978, he participated in 150kvA synchronous machine design, manufacturing and testing for mobile power station in China. From 1982 to 1984, he worked as a researcher on linear machines at the Institute of Electrical Engineering, Sinica Academia of China. After his arrival in the U. S., Dr. Xu has served as a consultant to many industrial companies, including Raytheon Company, US Wind Power, Pacific Scientific Co., Ford Motor Company, and General Motor Company for various industrial concerns. Since 1990, he has been faculty member at The Ohio State University.

Research Interests

Dr. Xu's research interests are mainly in the area of variable speed drive and generating systems, including optimal design of electric machines using finite element method, power electronic device characterization and power circuit synthesis, analysis and application, on-line digital signal processor application to variable speed systems, and advanced control theory application to variable speed systems.

Publications and Societies

Dr. Xu has presented about 100 papers at various IEEE technical conferences and authored/co-authored more than 40 IEEE Transaction papers in the area of variable speed drive and generating systems. Click here for a list of publications.

Professional Societies:

a.         Fellow, IEEE   

b.         Chairman (2000, 2001), Program Chair (1998,1999) Secretary (1996, 1997) Electric Machinery Committee, IEEE-IAS

c.         Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.(1995-2002)

d.         Program Committee Memeber, IEEE Power Electronics Specialist Conference,        1993-2000

e.         Board member, Electric Machine and Power Systems, International Journal

 

Major Academia/Professional Awards

a. Research Initiation Award, National Science Foundation, 1991.
b. First Prize Paper Award, IEEE Industry Application Society, Industrial Drive Committee,1990
c. US Patent 5,010,267 on High Power Density Reluctance Machine, with Lipo, 1990
D. Outstanding Research Award, College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, 1995, 1999, 2004

Personal Interests

Chinese Folk Music, Fishing, Gardening, and Ping-Pong

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Longya Xu September, 2004