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  • 1998 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to the development of pulse-width-modulated voltage source inverter drives and field oriented control of induction motors.

Overview

Russel J. Kerkman is affiliated with Rockwell Automation in the United States. They have made contributions in the area of electrical engineering, particularly related to motor control technologies.

Kerkman was recognized as an IEEE Fellow in 1998 for their work on the development of pulse-width-modulated voltage source inverter drives and the field oriented control of induction motors. This distinction reflects specific contributions to the design and implementation of advanced control strategies in power electronics and motor drives.

There are no recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, book publications, or detailed topics of work recorded in the available data. However, their primary professional focus aligns with industrial automation and drive technology sectors, as indicated by the affiliation with Rockwell Automation.

Best Publications

  • Effect of PWM inverters on AC motor bearing currents and shaft voltages

    J.M. Erdman;R.J. Kerkman;D.W. Schlegel;G.L. Skibinski

  • Simple analytical and graphical methods for carrier-based PWM-VSI drives

    A.M. Hava;R.J. Kerkman;T.A. Lipo

  • A high-performance generalized discontinuous PWM algorithm

    A.M. Hava;R.J. Kerkman;T.A. Lipo

  • A New Synchronous Current Regulator and an Analysis of Current-Regulated PWM Inverters

    Timothy M. Rowan;Russel J. Kerkman

  • EMI emissions of modern PWM AC drives

    G.L. Skibinski;R.J. Kerkman;D. Schlegel

  • Carrier-based PWM-VSI overmodulation strategies: analysis, comparison, and design

    A.M. Hava;R.J. Kerkman;T.A. Lipo

  • Interaction of drive modulation and cable parameters on AC motor transients

    R.J. Kerkman;D. Leggate;G.L. Skibinski

  • Bearing currents and their relationship to PWM drives

    D. Busse;J. Erdman;R.J. Kerkman;D. Schlegel

  • System electrical parameters and their effects on bearing currents

    D. Busse;J. Erdman;R.J. Kerkman;D. Schlegel

  • The effects of PWM voltage source inverters on the mechanical performance of rolling bearings

    D.F. Busse;J.M. Erdman;R.J. Kerkman;D.W. Schlegel

  • A simple on-line adaptation for indirect field orientation of an induction machine

    T.M. Rowan;R.J. Kerkman;D. Leggate

  • Pulse-based dead-time compensator for PWM voltage inverters

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  • Dynamic overmodulation characteristics of triangle intersection PWM methods

    A.M. Hava;Seung-Ki Sul;R.J. Kerkman;T.A. Lipo

  • Reflected wave modeling techniques for PWM AC motor drives

    G. Skibinski;R. Kerkman;D. Leggate;J. Pankau

  • Characteristics of shaft voltage and bearing currents

    D. Busse;J. Erdman;R. Kerkman;D. Schlegel

  • An evaluation of the electrostatic shielded induction motor: a solution for rotor shaft voltage buildup and bearing current

    D.F. Busse;J.M. Erdman;R.J. Kerkman;D.W. Schlegel

  • Modulation methods and apparatus for reducing common mode noise

    Russel J. Kerkman;Quiang Yin;Haihui Lu

  • Cable characteristics and their influence on motor over-voltages

    G. Skibinski;D. Leggate;R. Kerkman

  • Effects of parasitics on the control of voltage source inverters

    R.J. Kerkman;D. Leggate;D.W. Schlegel;C. Winterhalter

  • Systems and methods for common-mode voltage reduction in AC drives

    Rangarajan Tallam;Russel Kerkman;David Leggate

  • A new flux and stator resistance identifier for AC drive systems

    R.J. Kerkman;B.J. Seibel;T.M. Rowan;D.W. Schlegel

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas A. Lipo
Thomas A. Lipo University of Wisconsin–Madison
Seung-Ki Sul
Seung-Ki Sul Seoul National University

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