Lecturer for Electric Power Systems at the FHNW nstitute of Electric Power Systems
- Electrical engineering
- Electrical power systems
- Electrical drives
- Electrical machines and drives: DC, synchronous and induction machines, double-fed induction machines
- Electromagnetic field calculations – analytical models and simulation
- Loss and temperature computations
Biography
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.