LabCompass

Steven D. Pekarek

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1996Rising activity
Electric Motor Design and AnalysisMagnetic Properties and ApplicationsMagnetic Bearings and Levitation DynamicsSensorless Control of Electric MotorsSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies

Publications

169

Citations

2,721

Est. group size

~13

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

31

Publishing since 1996

Research summary
AI-generated

Steven D. Pekarek works on the design and control of electric machines and power electronic systems, including electric motors, drives, and propulsion systems used in vehicles, ships, and underwater vehicles. His work spans computational modeling techniques (such as method-of-moments and thermal-electromagnetic co-simulation), motor design optimization, and analysis of electrical noise and stability in power systems. This research is relevant to students interested in electrified transportation, motor/drive design, and power electronics.

Electric motor and machine designPower electronics and drive systemsElectromagnetic and thermal modelingElectrified transportation and propulsionPower system stability and noise analysis

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade but shows a recent increase, with the highest yearly counts occurring in 2023 and 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.2/year recently
2017: 9 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 7 publications192020: 2 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 10 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 14 publications14252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion×3
  • IEEE Electrification Magazine×3
  • Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements×3
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×3
  • IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification×2
Similar researchers
By research-topic overlap

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

Claim or correct this profile