Fernando Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Senior Research Scholar

Office: Siegel Hall 018
3301 South Dearborn Chicago, IL 60616

Phone: 312.567.3757
Fax: 312.567.8976
Email: rodrfer@iit.edu
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Expertise

Power electronics, motor drives, electric machines, vehicular power systems.

Education

B.S., EE, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2002
M.S., EE, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2004
Ph.D., Illinois Institute of Technology, 2006

Research

Dr. Rodriguez joined the IIT faculty in January of 2007. His research interests include digital and analog controller design of high performance servo systems, modeling and design of power electronic converters, and analysis of hybrid electric vehicles (HEV). His research work with HEV’s focuses on the system integration and management of vehicular electro-mechanical subsystems.

Current Projects

Awards/Honors

Patents

Books

Selected Publications

S. M. Lukic, J. Cao, R. C. Bansal, F. Rodriguez, and A. Emadi, “Energy storage systems for automotive applications,” IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, in press.

F. Rodriguez and A. Emadi, “A Novel Digital Control Technique for Brushless DC Motor Drives” IEEE Trans. on Industrial Electronics, vol. 54, no. 5, Aug. 2007.

F. Rodriguez and A. Emadi, “A novel digital control technique for brushless DC motor drives: conduction-angle control,” in Proc. 2005 IEEE International Electric Machines and Drives Conference, San Antonio, TX, May 2005.

A. A. Aboulnaga, P. C. Desai, F. Rodriguez, T. R. Cooke, and A. Emadi, “A novel, low-cost, high-performance single-phase adjustable-speed motor drive using PM brush-less DC machine: IIT’s design for 2003 Future Energy Challenge,” in Proc. 19th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference, Anaheim, CA, Feb. 2004