Dr. Iqbal Husain

Title: Adjunct Professor
Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering
Office: ASEC 353
Phone: 330-972-8495
Fax: 330-972-6487
Email: ihusain@uakron.edu
Website: http://www.ecgf.uakron.edu/~husain/

Biography

Ph.D. Texas A&M University 1993

M.S. Texas A&M University 1989

B.S. Bangladesh Univiversity of Eng. & Tech. 1987

EXPERIENCE

 5/03-Present Professor, The University of Akron, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

1/02-3/02 Visiting Professor, Oregon Stage University, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

 5/99-5/03 Associate Professor, The University of Akron, Dept. of Electrical Engineering

7/94-5/99 Assistant Professor, The University of Akron, Dept. of Electrical Engineering

 11/97-10/00 Consultant, Delph Automotive Systems. Indianapolis, IN, ITT Automotive, Dayton, Ohio, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Industry, Akron, Ohio, Graphic Enterprises, Canton, Ohio, Hy-Tech Industries, Cleveland, Ohio.

 6/97-9/97 Summer Faculty Fellow, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio.

 5/96-8/96 Summer Faculty Fellow, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio.

 9/93-6/94 Assistant Lecturer, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Electrical Eng.

 10/93-1/94 Consulting Engineer, Delco Chassis, Dayton, Ohio.

 1/88-8/93 Research Assistant, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Electrical Eng.

Research Accomplishments

 Switched Reluctance Machines

•  Four-Quadrant Controls for Actuators
•  Indirect Position Sensing
•  On-Line Parameter Adaptation
•  Acoustic Noise Prediction
• Loss Modeling
• Comprehensive Design Methodology
• Thermal Analysis
• Aerospace Starter/Generator Modeling

 Permanent Magnet Machines

•  Parameter Estimation and Sensroless Controls
•  PM Design with Thermal Analysis

 Induction Motors

•  Design with Paramagnetics Rotor Bars
•  Observer Based Speed Estimation

Power Electroncis for Electric Vehicles

•  Field Oriented Induction Motor Drive
•  High-Power DC-DC Converters

 Transverse Flux Machines

•  Design of Reluctance TFM
•  Control of Reluctance TFM