Francesco Profumo

Francesco Profumo (born in 1953, Savona, Italy) is Dean of the Engineering Faculty of the Politecnico di Torino (appointed 2003). His areas of professional interest include power electronics and electric machine drives. Other fields of interest include special electric machine design and modelling and control of electric machines with electronic switching converters.

External links

* [http://www2.polito.it/ricerca/eeeee/pages/people/Profumo.htm Biography]

elected Publications

*F. Profumo, A. Tenconi, S. Facelli, B. Passerini, “Implementation and Validation of a New Thermal Model for Analysis, Design and Characterization of Multichip Power Electronics Devices”, IEEE-Transactions on Industry Applications, vol.35, n.3, May/June 1999, pp.663-669.

*F.Profumo, A.Tenconi, S.Facelli, B.Passerini, “Instantaneous Junction Temperature Evaluation of High-Power Diodes (Thyristors) During Current Transients”, IEEE-Transactions on Power Electronics, vol.14, n.2, March 1999, pp.292-299.

*S. Gair, F. Eastham, F. Profumo, "Permanent Magnet Brushless DC Drives for Electric Vehicles", Electromotion Journal, vol.2, n.4, Dec.1995, pp.173-179.

*G.Griva, T.Habetler, M.Pastorelli, F.Profumo, "Performance Evaluation of a Direct Torque Controlled Drive in the Continuous PWM-Square Wave Transition Region", IEEE-Transactions on Power Electronics, July 1995, vol.10, n.4, pp.464-471.

*A.Boglietti, P.Ferraris, M.Lazzari, F.Profumo, "Test Procedures for Very High Speed Spindle Motors", Electric Machines and Power Systems Journal, vol.23, n.4, July/August 1995, pp.443-458.77.

*A. Boglietti, P. Ferraris, M. Lazzari, F. Profumo, "Energetic Behaviour of Soft Magnetic Materials in the Case of Inverter Supply", IEEE-Transactions on Industry Applications, Sept./October 1994, vol.IA-30, n.6, pp.1580-1587.