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      Prof. Dr. Georg Traxler-Samek

      Georg Traxler-Samek

      Activities at FHNW

      Lecturer for Electric Power Systems at the FHNW nstitute of Electric Power Systems

      Teaching

      • Electrical engineering
      • Electrical power systems
      • Electrical drives

      Research

      • Electrical machines and drives: DC, synchronous and induction machines, double-fed induction machines
      • Electromagnetic field calculations – analytical models and simulation
      • Loss and temperature computations

      Profile

      Biography
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      Since 2021

      Lecturer for power systems at the FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Windisch

      2011-2020

      Computation and research engineer for hydro-generators at ANDRITZ Hydro Switzerland (until 2014 ABB Power Systems)

      2014

      Postdoctoral lecture qualification (habilitation) at Darmstadt University of Technology

      Since 2008

      Visiting lecturer at Darmstadt University of Technology, lecture «Large generators and high-power drives»

      2003

      PhD, Vienna University of Technology

      1999-2011

      Research engineer for hydro-generators at ALSTOM Hydro (Switzerland), generator technology centre

      1996-1999

      Computation and research engineer for hydro-generators at ABB (Austria)

      1996

      Diploma, electrical engineering, Vienna University of Technology



      Publications

      Selected publications:

      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Binder, A.; Bartosch, M.: „Combination of numerical and analytical methods for hydrogenerator calculation“, ICEM, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 2020.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Lecker, M.: „Three phase winding design for large hydro-generators“, ICEM, Gothenburg, Sweden, August 2020.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Langmayr, D.: „Dreidimensionale Temperaturverteilung in großen Wasserkraftgeneratoren: effiziente Simulation und Optimierung“, e & i Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, Volume 136, Number 2, 2019.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.: „Moderne Technologien für Pumpspeicherwerke“, 6. Essener Tagung: Turbogeneratoren in Kraftwerken, Essen, Deutschland, Februar 2013.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Stephan, C.-E.: „Generators – trend and requirements on electrical steels“, Conference magnetism and metallurgy WMM2012, Gent, Belgium, June 2012.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Lugand, T.; Uemori, M.: „Vibrational forces in salient pole synchronous machines considering tooth ripple effects”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 59, No. 5, May 2012.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Jordan, B.; Schwery, A.: „Kühlung von luftgekühlten Wasserkraftgeneratoren bei verschiedenen Betriebszuständen“, e & i Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, Volume 128, Number 5, 2011.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Zickermann, R; Schwery, A.: „Cooling airflow, losses, and temperatures in large air-cooled synchronous machines”, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 57, No. 1, Jan. 2010.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Lugand, T; Schwery, A.: „Additional losses in the damper winding of large hydrogenerators at open-circuit and load conditions”. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 57, No. 1, Jan. 2010.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Ardley, G.: „Iron losses in salient pole synchronous machines considering unidirectional and elliptic magnetization”, Electromotion, Lille, France, 2009.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Schwery, A., Amundsen, J: „Investigations on the water-cooled Svartisen hydrogenerator after consecutive short-circuits”, Hydro 2007, Granada, Spain, 2007.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Schwery, A.; Taghezout, D.: „3-dimensional calculation of the magnetic field in the end region of hydrogenerators at various steady-state operation conditions”, ICEM, Crete, Greece, 2006.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Fuerst, A.; Schwery, A.; Ramirez, C.: „Computation of forces and stresses in the winding overhang of large hydrogenerators at faulty conditions”, ICEM, Crete, Greece, 2006.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Schwery, A.; Zickermann, R.; Ramirez, C.: „Optimised calculation of losses in large hydrogenerators using statistical methods”, Recent Developments of Electrical Drives, Springer Monograph, 2005.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Schwery, A.; Schmidt. E.: „Analytic determination of the voltage shape of salient pole synchronous generators including damper winding and saturation effects”, COMPEL Journal, Vol. 22, No. 4, 2003.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Schwery, A.; Vydra, O.; Schmidt, E.: „Analysis methods and design improvement in the refurbishment of large hydro-generators”, Hydro Seminar TU-Wien, Vienna, Austria, 2002.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Schmidt, E.: „Analytic determination of eddy current losses in the stator clamping plates of salient pole synchronous generators”, ICEM, Brugge, Belgium, 2002.
      • Traxler-Samek, G.; Schmidt, E.: „On the application of the Biot-Savart method in the end region field calculation of hydro-generators using 3D solid conductors”, Compumag – Team Forum, Evian, France, 2001.

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      Prof. Dr. Georg Traxler-Samek

      Prof. Dr. Georg Traxler-Samek

      Lecturer for Electric Power Systems

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      georg.traxlersamek@fhnw.ch

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      Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW Hochschule für Technik und Umwelt Klosterzelgstrasse 2 5210 Windisch

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