- Bibliography (CROSBI)
- Biography
- Teaching
- Research areas
- Professional memberships
- Personal data
- List of select projects
- Past employments
Framework for Sensorless Control and Flying Start of a Permanent Magnet Generator Based on a Sliding Mode Observer
Sizing of Supercapacitor-based Energy Storage System for Elevator Applications
Sensorless Synchronization Method For a Grid-Side Converter With an LCL Filter Based On a Sliding Mode Observer and Discontinuous Operating Mode
Design Challenges of Bidirectional Interleaved DC-DC Converter for Energy Storage Systems in Elevator Applications
Supercapacitor-Based Energy Storage in Elevators to Improve Energy Efficiency of Buildings
DC/DC Converter Topologies for Elevator Energy Storage Systems Based on Supercapacitors
Analysis of Regenerative Cycles and Energy Efficiency of Regenerative Elevators
Sliding Mode Observers Combined with Locked Loop Techniques for Sensorless Vector Controlled Synchronous Reluctance Machines
Regenerative Energy Potential of Roped Elevator Systems - A Case Study
Electric Power Quantities in the Presence of Harmonics - A Case Study
Effect of Harmonics on Ferroresonance in Low Voltage Power Factor Correction System—A Case Study
Harmonic distortion analysis for TS6 transformer station of the plant Vetropack Straža d.d.
Harmonic distortions in transformer stations TS Kuljani and TS Uncani I
Functional testing of electrical energy measurement system in Selk d.d.
Overview of the permitted levels of current and voltage harmonic distortion in the medium voltage network in the Republic of Croatia
Current and voltage harmonic analysis in Kanuf Insulation plant after installation of active filter
Reactive power in nonlinear electrical networks
Flying Start and Continuous Operation of a Permanent Magnet Wind Generator Based on Discontinuous Currents, Discrete Second-Order Sliding-Mode Observer and Phase-Locked Loop
Flying Start of a Permanent Magnet Wind Power Generator Based on a Discontinuous Converter Operation Mode and a Phase-Locked Loop
Permanent Magnet Generator q-axis Inductance Adaptation Using High-Frequency Signal Injection
Current and voltage harmonic analysis in Kanuf Insulation plant
Interior Permanent Magnet Wind Generator Torque Estimation Considering Low-Pass Filter Phase Shift Compensation
Flying start and sensorless control of permanent magnet wind power generator using induced voltage measurement and phase-locked loop
Torque Control of a Wind Power Permanent Magnet Generator in a Flux Weakening Region
Practical Approach for Parameter Determinations of Interior Permanent Magnet Generator
Biography
Luka Pravica was born in Osijek, Croatia, in 1988. He received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, in 2010 and 2012, respectively, where he is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree as a Research Assistant in the Department of Electric Machines, Drives and Automation, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing.
From 2012 to 2016 he was Electrical Drives Specialist with the Danieli Systec, Labin, Croatia. His research interests include industrial automation, power converters and control of electrical drives and machines.
Teaching
University undergraduate
- Fundamentals of Electric Machine Control (Lecturers)
- Fundamentals of Power Electronics (Lecturers)
- Laboratory and Skills - Autocad (Lecturers)
University graduate
- Control of Electric Machines (Lecturers)
- Control of Electric Machines (Lectures)
- Electric Drives (Lectures)
- Electronic Power Converters (Lecturers)
- Electronic Power Converters (Lectures)
- Fundamentals of Power Electronics (Lecturers)
- Laboratory of Electrical Engineering Systems and Technology 2 (Lecturers)
- Microprocessor Based Control of Electric Machines (Lecturers)
- Control of Electric Machines (Exercises)
- Electric Drives (Exercises)
Postgraduate doctoral study programme
- Fundamentals of Power Electronics (Lecturers)
Competences
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Control systems
Power generation control Closed loop systems Control design Control engineering Microcontrollers Servosystems Phase locked loops Nonlinear control systems Open loop systems PI control Sensorless control Sliding mode control -
Education
Electrical engineering education Industrial training Vocational training -
IEEE organization
IEEE Conference activities IEEE Student activities -
Industrial electronics
Process control Continuous production -
Industry applications
Steel industry Motor drives Variable speed drives Electric machines AC machines Generators Permanent magnet machines Rotating machines -
Power electronics
AC-AC converters DC-AC power converters Power conversion AC-AC converters DC-AC power converters Pulse width modulation converters Voltage-source converters -
Power engineering and energy
Wave power Wind energy Wind energy generation Industrial power systems Power system harmonics Power harmonic filters -
Systems engineering and theory
Variable structure systems -
Circuits and systems
Active filters Harmonic filters
Professional memberships
- IEEE Young Professionals
- IEEE Membership (student)
- IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
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HRO CIGRÉ
Personal data
List of select projects
Researcher, HYDREL - Synchronous reluctance generators for micro hydropower plants, Prof. dr. sc. Stjepan Stipetić, 01.11.2018.-31.10.2022., HRZZ - IP-01-2018 (in progress)
Researcher, PMGEFC - Development of Advanced Sensorless Control of Permanent Magnet Generator for Improving Energy Efficiency, Prof. dr. sc. Damir Sumina, 01.09.2014.-30.04.2018. HRZZ-UIP-2013-11-7601
Past employments
December 2012 - July 2016. Electrical Drives Specialist, Danieli - Systec d.o.o., Vinež 601, Labin, Croatia. Main activities and responsibilities:
- January 2013 --February 2013: precommissioning of electrical drives ABB ACS6000 and ASC800 in Heavy section mill, Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant OAO, Russia
- June 2013 - December 2013: precommisioning, commissioning and assistance for electrical drives Gefran AVD200 and TPD32EV, and Secom F3E in Rolling mill, bar line and wire road, Hoa Phat Steel JSC, Vietnam
- April 2014 - June 2014: commissioning of electrical drives ABB ACS800, DCS600 and ACSM1 in Rolling mill and wire road, Dneprovsky Iron & Steel, Ukraine
- July 2014 - March 2015: precommisioning and commissioning of electrical drives Gefran AVD200 and TPD32EV, and Secom F3E in Rolling mill and bar line, Heavy section mill and Steal making plant, Posco SS-Vina, Vietnam
- April 2015 - May 2015: precommisioning and cold tests of electrical drives Siemens Sinamics 120 in Medium section mill, Geradu Corsa, Mexico
- May 2015 - October 2015: commissioning of electrical drives Gefran AVD200 and TPD32EV, and Secom F3E in Light section mill, M-Metal, Thailand
- December 2015 - February 2016: commissioning of reheating induction furnace by Danieli Automation Q-Heat and Q-WCU in Wire road, GSW, Spain
- March 2015 - May 2016: commissioning of reheating induction furnace by Danieli Automation Q-Heat and Q-WCU in Wire road, voestalpine, Austria
- June 2015 - July 2016: commissioning of reheating induction furnace by Danieli Automation Q-Heat and Q-WCU in Micro rolling mill, Abou Hashima, Egypt