Karnavas Yannis

RANK:	Associate Professor
SECTOR:	Power Systems Sector
LABORATORY:	Electrical Machines Laboratory
EXPERTISE:	Electrical Machines

CONTACT DETAILS

ADDRESS:	Dept. Of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, University Campus, Kimmeria, Building B, Office 0.21, 671 00, Xanthi, Greece
E-MAIL:
TELEPHONE:	+30 25410 79509, Fax: +30 25410 79509
PERSONAL WEBSITE:	http://utopia.duth.gr/~karnavas
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SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS

High power density and high efficiency electric motor design.
Multi-criteria optimization of conventional and innovative electric motor topologies.
Permanent magnet motors design for direct drive applications.
Fault diagnosis techniques in electric motors.
Estimation of electrical machines parameters.
Thermal analysis of electrical machines.
Microcontroller based systems for operation and control of electrical machines.
Dynamic behaviour of electrical machines and power generating systems.
Intelligent/heuristic methods, bio-inspired algorithms and deep learning techniques applications to the above topics.

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Fundamentals of Electrical Machines
Electrical Machines I
Electrical Machines II
Electrical Machines Design

POSTGRADUATE COURSES

Modeling, Simulation and Control of Electrical Machines
Advanced Topics in Electrical Machines Design

SHORT CV

Yannis L. Karnavas received the Diploma Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (DECE), Democritus University of Thrace (DUTh), Xanthi, Hellas, in 1994 and 2002 respectively. From 1995 to 2004 he taught several engineering courses at the Technological Educational Institution of Kavala, while at the same time he was involved in electromechanical studies as a professional freelancer. From 2002 to 2004 he was a visiting Professor at DECE and DPME of DUTh. From 2004 to 2013, he was Assistant Professor and Director of both Electrical Machines & Electrical Installations Laboratories of Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University‎, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Since 2013 he is with the Electrical Machines Laboratory of the DECE, DUTh. He has participated in research projects either as scientifically responsible or research team member. He has also served as an Associate Editor and as an Editorial board member in various international scientific journals. His research interests include electrical machines design, analysis, modeling and optimization, controller design and application to electrical machines and artificial intelligence methods application to the above areas. Prof. Karnavas is a chartered electrical engineer as well as a member of Hellenic Technical Chamber. Also, he is an IEEE senior member and IEEE PES, IEEE IAS and IEEE IES member.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

“Investigation and Development of an Intelligent System for Fault Detection, Diagnosing and Prognosing in Industrial Induction Motors (INTELLECTION)”, EDBM, RP3, Αx6, NSRF 2014-2020, DECE/DUTh (1/2020-3/2021 est.), Scientifically Responsible.
“Innovative photovoltaic modules and improved efficiency photovoltaic systems”, ΙNTERREG ΙΙΙ-Α Greece-Cyprus, Μ3, H.Μ.U. (1/2007-12/2008), Research Team Member.
“Design, development and implementation of a practical intelligent synchronous generator excitation control system for remote real-time power generation”, EPEAK ΙΙ, Act Cat. 2.2.3ζ, M.U. (4/2005-11/2007), Scientifically Responsible.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Karnavas Y.L., Topalidis A.S., Drakaki M., “Development and implementation of a low cost μC-based brushless DC motor sensorless controller: A practical analysis of hardware and software aspects”, Electronics, 8, no. 12, pp. 1456-1482, doi: 10.3390/electronics8121456, 2019.
Drakaki, Karnavas Y.L., Karlis A., Chasiotis I.D., Tzionas P., “Study on fault diagnosis of broken rotor bars in squirrel cage induction motors: A multi-agent system approach using intelligent classifiers”, IET Electric Power Applications, doi: 10.1049/iet-epa.2019.0619, 12 pp., 2019.
Pechlivanidou M.C., Chasiotis I.D., Karnavas Y.L., “A comparative study on 2D and 3D magnetic field analysis of permanent magnet synchronous motor using FEM simulations”, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, vol. 33, no.17, pp. 2215-2241, doi: 1080/09205071.2019.1674190, 2019.
Chasiotis I.D., Karnavas Y.L., “A generic multi-criteria design approach towards high power density and fault tolerant low speed PMSM for pod applications”, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 356-370, doi:1109/TTE.2019.2894995, 2019.
Chasiotis I.D., Karnavas Y.L., “A computer aided educational tool for design, modeling, and performance analysis of brushless DC motor in post graduate degree courses”, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 749–767, doi: 1002/cae.21897, 2018.