- 2026, Award for the thesis advisor in the Faculty Competition for the Best Thesis (1st place—B.S.),
- 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2014: Awards from the Rector of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology in recognition of outstanding contributions to the University’s activities,
- 2022, Award for the thesis advisor in the Faculty Competition for the Best Thesis (1st place—M.A., 2nd place—B.Eng.),
- 2020, Dionizy Smoleński Special Scientific Award from the Rector of Wrocław University of Science and Technology for outstanding scientific achievements in the field of technical sciences,
- 2017, Scholarship from the Rector of Wrocław University of Science and Technology for outstanding achievements in the scientific category,
- 2013, Best Paper in Session Award received at the 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), Vienna,
- 2013, Second Prize from the Scientific Council of the Institute of Electrical Engineering in the 30th Competition for the Best Scientific and Scientific-Technical Paper in 2012, awarded to the research team for the paper “Development of a Sensorless Dual-Zone Speed Control System for Public Transit Traction Vehicles with Induction Motors”,
- 2012, Award from the Rector of the Wrocław University of Technology for the best doctoral students,
- 2011, IEEE Poland Section Best Young Author Award, received at the 10th Conference on Control in Power Electronics and Electric Drives (SENE), Łódź,
- 2011, Second-place award in the competition for the best paper by a young researcher, presented by the Łódź Branch of PTETiS during the 10th Conference on Control in Power Electronics and Electric Drives (SENE), Łódź,
- 2011, Student Forum Best Paper Award received at the IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), Gdańsk,
- 2009, Award for the best student of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology in the 2008–2009 academic year,
- 2009, First-Class Honorable Mention in the Competition for the Best Thesis at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, for the 2008/2009 academic year,
- 2009, Honorable Mention in the competition for the best paper at the 7th Student Scientific Conference (KNS), Wrocław.
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dr hab. inż. Grzegorz Tarchała
Structure: Faculty of Electrical Engineering » Department of Electrical Machines, Drives and Measurements
Contact:
Smoluchowski Str. 19, Wrocław
building A-10, room 321, 2nd floor
tel. +48 71 320 2649
Office hours* (winter 2026/2027):
- Monday 11-13
- Wednesday 9-11
*please contact me via an e-mail before coming
Scientific discipline:
automation, electronics, electrical engineering and space technologies
Functions:
- Deputy Head of the Department of Electrical Machines, Drives, and Measurements K37, since 2021
- Head of the Electrical Drive Automation Laboratory (A-10, 05), since 2017,
- Statistical Editor for the journal Power Electronics and Drives, since 2016,
- Chair of the thesis examination committee for the Industrial Automation field of study (formerly Automation and Robotics), since 2022 (member since 2017),
- Member of the Program Council for the Industrial Automation field of study at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, since 2021,
- Head of the Electric Drive Automation Laboratory (A-5, 107), 2016–2024,
- Chair of the Teaching Observation Team, 2020–2022,
- Member of the Team for the Development of International Scientific and Research Cooperation at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, 2016–2020.
Bio:
In 2009, he graduated with honors from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, receiving the award for the Faculty of Electrical Engineering’s top graduate. He spent one semester of his studies at the University of East London. He earned his Ph.D. in Technical Sciences on July 8, 2013, receiving an honorable mention for his dissertation titled “The Application of Slipping Motion for Control and Estimation of State Variables in Drive Systems with Induction Motors.” His dissertation advisor was Prof. Teresa Orłowska-Kowalska, Ph.D., Eng. On July 13, 2020, by decision of the Committee for Academic Degrees in the Scientific Discipline of Automation, Electronics, and Electrical Engineering at the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, he was awarded the degree of habilitated doctor. He has been employed since November 1, 2020, as a university professor in the Department of Machines, Drives, and Electrical Measurements at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology.
Scientific identificators:
Research fields:
- advanced induction motor control methods;
- speed and state variables estimation methods for induction motors;
- power electronics;
- traction drives;
- diagnosis of induction motor and PMSM drives.
Membership in Scientific and Technical Organizations:
- Member of the Polish Society for Theoretical and Applied Electrical Engineering (PTETiS), Wrocław Section, since 2017.
Awards (selected):
- 2026–2021, 2019–2018, 2016, 2014: Awards from the Rector of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology in recognition of outstanding contributions to the University’s activities,
- 2020, Dionizy Smoleński Special Scientific Award from the Rector of Wrocław University of Science and Technology for outstanding scientific achievements in the field of technical sciences,
- 2017, Scholarship from the Rector of Wrocław University of Science and Technology for outstanding achievements in the scientific category.
Research Projects (selected):
- LEIA (Large-scale Integration Demonstrator of Hybrid Electrical Architecture), a project funded by Horizon Europe – Clean Aviation, principal investigator, 2026–2028,
- PAEPEDE (PAthways to Excellence in Power Electronics and Electrical Drives Education), a project funded by the Visegrad Funds, principal investigator, 2024–2025,
- Hybrid methods for detecting faults in permanent magnet synchronous motors in vector-controlled electric drives using analytical and neural network calculations, 2018–2022, National Science Center (NCN), OPUS 14, principal investigator, 2017/27/B/ST7/00816,
- Discrete Sliding Control and State Variable Estimation in Drive Systems with Induction Motors, 2016–2019, National Science Center (NCN), OPUS 9, principal investigator, 2015/17/B/ST7/03846.
Teaching:
- Lectures: Electric Drives (in English), Electric Drive Control - Fundamentals, Electric Drive Control - Selected Topics, Power Electronics 1, Power Electronics in Electric Vehicles 1, Power Electronics in Electric Vehicles 2, Power Electronics (in English), Control of Power Electronic Converters (in English), Electric Drive (in English), Dynamics and Control of AC/DC Drives (in English),
- Laboratories: Electric Drive Control - Fundamentals, Electric Drive Control - Selected Topics, Control of Power Electronic Converters (in English), Dynamics and Control of AC/DC Drives (in English), Power Electronics 2, Electrical Engineering and Electronics, Electromechanical Drive Systems, Electrical Machines and Equipment, Electric Drives, Fundamentals of Microprocessor Technology, Power Electronics (in English), Programming in the MATLAB Environment, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs),
- Projects: Dynamics and Control of AC/DC Drives (in English), Computer-Aided Design of Converter Drives,
- Seminars: Engineering Thesis Seminar in Industrial Automation.
Faculty Supervision:
- Advisor for the doctoral dissertation of Mateusz Krzysztofiak, Ph.D. (Eng.), 2020–2024 (dissertation awarded),
- Co-advisor for the doctoral dissertation of Mateusz Korzonek, Ph.D. (Eng.), 2017–2019 (dissertation awarded),
- Advisor to over 50 award-winning (SEP, Danfoss, and departmental competitions) engineering and master’s theses (including those written in English),
- Advisor to interns from: University of Győr – Széchenyi István University (SZE), 2024 (one person), ESIGELEC, Rouen, France, 2023 (two students), L’École Nationale Supérieure d'Électrotechnique, d'Électronique, d'Informatique, d'Hydraulique et des Télécommunications, Toulouse, France; 2018 (two students), Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey; 2019–2020 (one person).