
Constantin M. Apostoaia
Visiting Instructor of Electrical Engineering
Address
Purdue University Calumet
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Potter 321A
2200 169th Street Hammond, IN 46323-2094
Phone: 219-989-2268
To send email: apostoai@calumet.purdue.edu

Education
BS, University of Brasov, Romania, 1976
PhD, “Transylvania” University of Brasov, Romania, 1999

Areas of Instruction
Introduction to Engineering
Circuit Analysis
Physical Dynamic Systems
 Research Interests
Motion control of electric machines and drives
Identification and modeling of dynamic physical systems
Industrial processes identification and control
Real-Time Prototyping
Representative Publications
Apostoaia, C.M, Scutaru, Gh.: A Dynamic Model of a Wind Turbine System, in Proceedings of the 10th International Conference OPTIM’06, “Transilvania” University of Brasov, Romania, Brasov, May 18-19, 2006, vol. 2, pp. 261-266.
Scutaru, Gh., Apostoaia, C.M.: MATLAB-Simulink Model of a Stand-Alone Induction Generator, in Proc. of Conf. OPTIM’04, “Transilvania” University of Brasov, Romania, Brasov, May 20-21, 2004, vol. 2, pp. 155-162.
Apostoaia, C.M., Moraru, S.A., Sisak Fr., Crăciun, A.V.: Command Chanels Decoupling Circuit of an Embedded Vector Oriented Control System, in Proceedings of the ELECTRONICS ET’2000 Conference, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria, September 20-22, 2000, Section Electronic Systems in Measurement and Control.
Apostoaia, C.M., Moraru, S.A., Sisak Fr.: Optimization of a Standard Induction Motor Speed Control Using the Field Weakening Technique, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Electrical Machines ICEM 2000, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo Finland, August 28-30, 2000, vol. II, pp. 669 - 672.
Apostoaia, C.M., Moraru, S.A., Sisak Fr.: A Model of Control Structure with Erroneous Field Orientation at Induction Motors, in Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipment OPTIM 2000, “Transilvania” University of Brasov, May 11- 12, 2000, Vol. III, pp. 701 - 704.
Apostoaia, C.M., Cernat, M., Manea, T.Em., Motoasca, S., Cernat, R.M., Moraru, S.A.: Vector Control of the Induction Motor for Operation in the Extended Speed Range, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Electrical Drives and Power Electronics, EDPE’99, Technical University of Košice, October 5-7, 1999, Section Control of AC Drives, pp. 278 –283.
Apostoaia, C.M., Sisak, F., Moraru, S.A. : State Observer for Field Oriented Control in High Speed Range for Embedded Systems, in Proceedings of the ELECTRONICS’99 Conference, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria, September 23-25, 1999, Book 1, pp.140 – 145.
Apostoaia, C.M., Topa, I.: Sensitivity Analysis of Some Flux and Torque Estimators for Vector Control of Wide Speed Range Induction Motors, in Proceedings of Conference OPTIM’98, Transilvania University of Brasov, 14-15 May, 1998, vol. 2, pp. 433-438.
Apostoaia, C.M., Scutaru, Gh.: Flux and Speed Control in a Field-Oriented System of an Induction Motor, in Proceedings of Conference OPTIM’96, Transilvania University of Brasov, 15-17 May, 1996, vol. 5, pp. 1455-1460.
Scutaru, Gh., Apostoaia, C.M.: Considerations on the Influence of Rotor Time Constant Variations on a Field-Oriented Control System of an Induction Motor, in Proceedings of Conference OPTIM’96, Transilvania University of Brasov, 15-17 May, 1996, vol. 5, pp. 1377-1384.
Scutaru, Gh., Apostoaia, C.M.: Speed Control in Flux Oriented Induction Motor for Spindle Drives, in Proceedings of the 7th International Power Electronics & Motion Control Conference, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary, 2-4 September 1996, vol. 3, pag.410-413.
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