Damir Žarko
Full professor
University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Born: 1972
Education:
Year of awarding diploma degree: 1996
Year of awarding PhD degree: 2004
Business address:
University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Unska 3, Zagreb
Phone number: +385 1 6129 706
e-mail address: damir.zarko@fer.hr
Academy membership: Associate member
Year of admission to HATZ: 2017
Affiliation with the Academy Department: Department of electrical engineering and electronics
Professional activities
Leading of scientific and/or professional projects:
- Permanent Magnet Machine Technology for Boosting the Energy Efficiency in Traction and Marine Applications (MAGEF), Science and Innovation Investment Fund Grant Scheme, 2013 – 2015
- Advanced Electric Drives for Traction Applications, Croatian Science Foundation, 1/10/2014 – 30/9/2018
- Optimal Choice of Permanent Magnet for Electromagnetic Devices, Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports and Slovenian Research Agency, program: Slovenia-Croatia Cooperation in Science and Technology 2007-2008, beneficiaries: University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing and University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2007-2008
- Industrial System for Testing of Electrical Machines, Business Innovation Croatian Agency (BICRO), programme: Proof of Concept Grant Fund for Researchers – PoC Public, 2010-2011
- Design of a permanent magnet motor for an electric car, collaboration project with Rimac automobili, Ljubljanska 7, 10431 Sveta Nedjelja, Croatia, 2018
- Basis for the calculation of additional losses in the structural parts of distribution transformers with oval core cross section, collaboration project with Končar – Distribution and Special Transformers d.d., Ulica Josipa Mokrovića 8, P.p. 100, 10090 Zagreb, Croatia, 2017
- High-Fidelity Model of Permanent Magnet Machine with Stator Turn Fault Suitable for Fault- Tolerant Control, collaboration project with United Technologies Research Center, 411 Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT 06108, USA, 2017
- Design of a series of synchronous reluctant motors 0.75 kW – 18 kW, collaboration project with Končar – Small Electrical Machines, Fallerovo šetalište 22 10110 Zagreb, Croatia, 2017
- 3D Finite Element Analysis of Traction Transformer for EMU-250, collaboration project with Merit Media Int., Šetalište 150. brigade 10, 10090 Zagreb, Croatia i International Electric Co., Ltd., 98, Singaecheon-Ro, Geumwang-Eup, Eumseong-Gun, Chungcheongbuk-Do, South Korea, 2016
- 3D Finite Element Analysis of Magnetic Stress in the End Region of a Turbogenerator, collaboration project with MOTOR ENGINEER SARL, 1054, Chemin des Chevalières 38330 BIVIERS, France, 2016
Area of scientific and professional interest:
- Design of electrical machines for various applications in industry, power engineering and transport
- Analysis, design and modeling of distribution and power transformers
- Application of mathematical optimization in design
- Application of the finite element method in the analysis and design of electrical machines, transformers and other electromagnetic devices
Memberships in scientific or professional associations:
- IEEE Senior Member (IEEE member since 2006, IEEE Senior Member since 7 October 2017)
- Croatian National Committee of CIGRÉ (member of the Study Committee A1: Rotating electrical machines since 1996)
- Croatian Cluster Of Competitiveness of The Sector of Electric Power And Manufacturing Machines And Technology supervised by Croatian Agency for Investments and Competitiveness (member since 2013)
Awards or recognitions:
- Annual Award of IEEE Croatia Section for Exceptional Engineering Contribution in 2015
Bibliography:
Damir Žarko – scholar.google.com