Leonids RIBICKIS
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Professor Leonids RIBICKIS
Vice-Rector for Research Riga Technical University
Director, Institute of Industrial Electronics and Electrical Drives,
Riga Technical University
Kalku iela 1
Riga, LV 1050
LatviaPhone: +371 708 9400; +371 708 9415
Fax: +371 782 0094
E-mail: Leonids.Ribickis@rtu.lv |
Born: August 24, 1947, Cesis region, Latvia
Interests:
- Power Electronics
- Electrical Drives
- Electrical Machines
- Process Control Systems
Languages: Latvian, English, Russian, and German
Education:
- Riga Technical University (Faculty of Electrical Engineering), 1970
- Dr.sc.ing. (Candidate of Technical Sciences in former USSR, Ph.D. in Western countries),
Byelorussia Polytechnical Institute, 1980
- Dr.habil.sc.ing., Riga Technical University, 1994
- Professor, Riga Technical University, 1996
Experience
- Engineer, Researcher, Senior Researcher, Head of Research Group, Laboratory of Power
Traction Equipment, Riga Branch of SU Railway Carriage Building Research Institute,
1970-1975
- Researcher, Ph.D. student, Assistant, Professor, Riga Technical University, 1975-1987
- Associated Professor (Docent), Department of Electrical Drives and Power Electronics,
Riga Technical University, 1983-1995
- Head and Scientific Director, Research Laboratory of Electromechanotronics, Faculty of
Electrical Engineering, Riga Technical University, 1987-1999
- Professor and Head of Division of Industrial Electronic equipment, Faculty of Power and
Electrical Engineering, Riga Technical University, 1996-
- Director, Latvia Technology Park, 1996-2000
- Director, Institute of Industrial Electronics and Electrical Drives, Faculty of Power
and Electrical Engineering, Riga Technical University, 1999-
- Vice-Rector for Research Riga Technical University, 2000-
Visiting Researcher:
- Department of Electrical Machines, Budapest Technical University, 1979/1980 (10 months)
- WEMPEC Group, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of
Wisconsin, Madison, USA, 1986/87 (6 months)
Honours and Awards
- Full Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2007
- Corresponding Member, Latvian Academy of Sciences, 2001
- Bronze Medal, SU Exhibition of Industry Achievements and New Technologies, Moscow, 1979
- Second Prix, All Union Industrial Exhibition, Kiev. 1985
- Second Prix, International Exhibition on New Technologies, Varna, Bulgaria (1986)
- Medal "Inventor of USSR", 1986
- UK Royal Award, 1993
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Delegate from Latvia, EU DG-12 Non Nuclear Energy Committee, 1999-
- Member, European Power Electronics and Drives Association (EPE), 1995-
- Board Member and Representative from Baltic states, Middle and East Europe Power
Electronics and Motion Control (PEMC) division, European Power Electronics and Drives
Association, 1998-
- Board Member, Latvian National Committee, World Energy Council, 1996-
- Member, Latvian Union of Scientists, 1990-
- Member, Latvian Electrical Engineers Society, 1991-
- Editorial Advisory Board for Journal Power and Electrical Engineering, Riga
Technical University, 1999-
- Member, Associations of Professors of Latvia, 1997-
- President, Latvian Association of Technology Parks, Centres and Business Incubators,
1999-
- Vice President, Academy of Intellectual Property and Innovations, 2000-
- Board Member, Latvian Federation of Shooting Sport, 1999-
- Member, Latvian Council of Science, 2003 -
Lectures
- Invited Lecturer, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, November,
1994
Courses
Riga Technical University:
Electrical Drives
Industrial Electronic Equipment
Frequency Converters
Baltech Virtual University:
Innovation Management
Recent / Representative Publications
- L.Ribickis. Analogue model of thyristor controlled AC drive for centrifugal pump.
Periodica Polytehnica Electrical Engineering, Budapest: BTU, 1981, vol.25. Nr.1,
pp.55-67.
- J.Greivulis, L.Ribickis. Thyristor Controlled AC Drives for Centrifugal Pumps. 1983,
Riga: Zinatne Press, 218 p. (in Russian)
- L.Ribickis, J.Greivulis. Centrifugal pump drive with slip power recovery. Proceedings
of 5th Power Electronics Conference, Budapest`85, October 21-25, 1985,
pp.265-272.
- L.Ribickis, E.Muljadi. Induction machine phase balancing by unsymmetrical voltage
control for general case of unbalance. Proceedings of WEMPEC Review Meeting
University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA, 1987, Madison, pp.88-92.
- L.Ribickis, L.Rutmanis. A novel approach to control output voltage waveform of static
converter. - Proceedings of the 6th Conference on Power Electronics and
Motion Control PEMC`90, Budapest, Hungary, 1990, vol.1, pp.895-897.
- J.Greivulis, J.Avksthol, L.Ribickis. Sub-synchronous Converter Systems with Increased
Efficiency, 1991, Riga: Zinatne Press, 217 p. (in Russian)
- L.Ribickis, M.Liepins, L.Rutmanis, J.Stabulnieks. Alternative solution of direct
frequency conversion for AC drives. - Proceedings of IEEE International Symposium on
Industrial Electronics ISIE' 93, Budapest, Hungary, June 1-3, 1993, pp.440-442.
- L.Rutmanis, J.Stabulnieks, L.Ribickis, M.Liepins. An alternative solution for a direct
frequency conversion concept and research method. - Latvian Journal of Physics and
Technical Sciences, 1993, 3, pp.67-72.
- L.Ribickis, U.Ivbuls, J.Greivulis, S.Petrov. Static Kraemer drive with specially
designed voltage inverter. - Proceedings of 4-th European Conference on Power
Electronics and Application, Firenze, Italy, 1991, pp.301-305.
- L.Ribickis, A.Pumpurs. Microprocessor control system in Riga Municipal Plant, Water
Supply and Sewerage. - Proceedings International Conference Integrated Computer
Applications in Water Supply Distribution, Leicester, UK, September 1-3, 1993,
Leicester, 1993, pp.443-455.
- L.Ribickis, S.Petrov, J.Greivulis, V.Pugachev. Inductor generator with the cantilever
rotor. - Proceedings of International Conference on the Evolution and Modern
Aspects of Synchronous Machines, Zurich, Switzerland, August 27-29, 1991, Part 3,
pp.865-869.
- L.Rutmanis, J.Stabulnieks, L.Ribickis. Illustrations of frequency conversion principle.
- Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences, 1994. N1. pp.49-56.
- Patent Nr. 5001 (Latvia), ISK H02K 19/20. Unipolar reluctance machine (S.Petrov,
V.Pugacev, J.Greivulis, L.Ribickis), 1993.
- L.Rutmanis, J.Stabulnieks, L.Ribickis, V.Belkov. Simplified methods of direct frequency
conversion for a fan-type electrical drive. - Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical
Sciences, 1995, N2, pp.46-52.
- L.Ribickis. Theory and praxis of power electronic equipment of AC drives in water supply
systems. - Baltic Electrical Engineering Review, 1995, Nr. 1, pp.46-48.
- L.Ribickis, L.Rutmanis, J.Stabulnieks. Different power conversion modes as a single
process. - Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences, 1996, Nr.1, pp.18 -
24.
- L.Ribickis, I.Galkins, L.Rutmanis, J.Stabulnieks. Analysis of general switching variants
of a direct frequency converter input voltages. - Latvian Journal of Physics and
Technical Sciences, 1997, Nr. 2, pp.42 - 47.
- I.Galkin, L.Ribickis. Matrix converters with pulse width modulation. - Latvian
Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences, 1998, Nr.4, pp.29-40.
- L.Rutmanis, J.Stabulnieks, L.Ribickis. Direct frequency conversion process for different
modes. - Proceedings of the 8th International Power Electronics & Motion Control
Conference PEMC'98, September 8 - 10, 1998, Prague, Czech Republic, 1998, vol. 2,
pp.80-84.
- L.Ribickis, L.Rutmanis, J.Stabulnieks. Energy saving features in a direct frequency
process. - Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences, 1999, Nr2, pp.3-9.
- L.Ribickis, I.Galkin. Direct frequency converters for induction motor drives. -Proceedings
of the IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics ISIE`99, July 12-16,
1999, Bled, Slovenia, 1999, vol.1, pp.26-30.
- L.Rutmanis, J.Stabulnieks, L.Ribickis. Estimation of the most favourable switching
variants for a direct frequency conversion. - Proceedings of the 8th
European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications EPE`99, September 7-9,1999,
EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland, 1999, pp.1-6.
- I.Galkin, L.Ribickis. Power Factor Adjustment by Means of Direct Frequency
Converters. - Proceedings of the 7th Biennial Conference on Electronics and
Microsystem Technology BEC 2000, 7-9 October 2000, TTU, Tallinn, Estonia, 2000, pp.
120-125.
- I.Galkin, L.Ribickis. Reactive power control by means of matrix converters. - Proceedings
of the 9th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications EPE2001,
27-29 August 2001 Graz, Austria, 2001, pp.1-8.
- K.Mikelsons, L.Ribickis, J.Ekmanis, V.Zebergs, N.Zeltinsh. Free electricity market:
Baltic experience. Proceedings of IERE SP Chine Forum, 2002, November
10-13, Crowne Plaza Guihe Jinan, Shonogong, Peoples Republic of China, vol, 5,
pp.17-24.
- V.Pugachov, N.Levin, L.Ribickis, M.Mironov. A multipole asynchronous generator. Latvian
Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences, 2002, no 5, pp.65-66.
- A.Vitols, L.Ribickis. Thyristor-based FACTS Controolers for electrical transmission
systems. - Proc. 4th Res. Symp. of Young Scientists " Actual Problems of
Electrical Drives and Industry Automation", Tallinn, May 17-21, TTU, 2003, pp.
97-104.
- V.Pugachov, L.Ribickis, N.Levin, M.Manonov. A multipolar inductor generator of
angular design for windmills. - Riga Technical Univesrsity Scientific Proceedings, 2003,
vol.4, N 10, pp. 9-15.
- E.Kamolins, N.Levin, V.Pugachov, L.Ribickis. Specific features of resistance step
motors. Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences, 2005, No 5,
pp.27-35.
- I.Rankis, L.Ribickis, A.Vitols. Comparison of two solutions of regeneration circuits foe
tramcars. - Electronics and Electrical Engineering (Lithuania), 2006, N
5 (69), p. 53-56.
Research Projects
- L.Ribickis. Induction Machine Phase Balancing by Unsymmetrical Voltage Control. WEMPEC
Reports University of Wisconsin, Madison USA (1986-1987).
- L.Ribickis (Head of Project) Microprocessor Control System for Drinking Water Treatment
System "Daugava" Plant Riga City. Riga Water and Sewage Municipal Enterprise
(1985-1987).
- L.Ribickis (Head of Project) Microprocessor Controlled AC Drive System for Centrifugal
Pumps. Riga Water and Sewage Municipal Enterprise (1988-1989)
- L.Ribickis (Head of Project) Microprocessor Controlled System for Coagulation and
Filtration Processes in Drinking Water Treatment Enterprise "Daugava". Riga
Water and Sewage Municipal Enterprise (1990-1991).
- L.Ribickis (Head of Project). Microprocessor Control System of Pump Station of Sewage
Water Treatment Enterprise "Daugavgriva". Riga Water and Sewage Municipal
Enterprise (1991-1992).
- L.Ribickis (Head of Project). Data Base for Drinking Water Pump Stations of Riga City. Riga
Water Municipal Enterprise (1993)
- L.Ribickis (Head of Project). Energy Sawing Converter for AC Drives. Latvian Council
of Science (1992-1995)
- L.Ribickis (Head of Project). Energosawing Power Electronic Converters and Control
Systems with Neutral Networks and Fuzzy Logic Controllers. Latvian Council of Science
(2001 - 2004).
- L.Ribickis (Head of Project). Investigation of the Performance Optimisation Methods for
Efficient Electrical Drives Systems. Latvian Council of Science (2001
-2004).
- L.Ribickis (Head of Project). Power Electronic Converters and Control
Systems with Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic Controllers. Latvian Council
of Science (2005 -).
- L.Ribickis (Head of Project). Electrical drives system optimization and
investigation of expert methods. Latvian Council of Science (2005 -
).
Avocations: Sports (shooting, badminton), singing, Member of the Male Choir
"Gaudeamus".
Last update 25.11.2007