College of Engineering & Engineering Technlogy - NIU

Donald S. Zinger

Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering
Email: dzinger@niu.edu
Tel: 815-753-0540

M.S. (1983), Ph.D. (1988) in Electrical Engineering, University of Wisconsin

Alternative Energy, Power Electronics, Lighting, Electric Machine Control, Industrial Controls.

Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, NIU (1993-present)
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Akron (1988-1993)
Design Engineer, Midway Manufacturing, Franklin Park, IL (1978-1981)

Illinois Professional Engineer (1996-present)
IEEE: Senior Member (elected 1994)
Chairman Industry Applications Society (IAS) Manufacturing Systems Development and Applications Department (MSDAD) (2004-2005)
Vice Chairman for Papers Industry Applications Magazine for the IAS MSDAD (1999-2003)
Vice Chairman of the IEEE Rock River Valley Section (RRVS) (2000-2002)
Chairman of the IEEE RRVS (1999-2000)
Chairman of the IAS Industrial Automation and Control Committee (IACC) (1997-1998)
Vice Chairman of the IAS IACC of (1995-1996)
Student Branch Counselor (1994 – Present)
Outstanding Student Branch Counselor Award (2006)
NIU: Outstanding Faculty Advisor (2004), College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (CEET)
Faculty of the Year for Outstanding Service to Students (2001)
CEET of the Year for Excellence in Undergraduate Education(2000)

S. Mir, M. E. Elbuluk, and D. S. Zinger,” PI and Fuzzy Estimators for Tuning the Stator Resistance in Direct Torque Control of Induction Machines,” IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Vol. 13 No. 2 March 1998, pp 279-287
D. S. Zinger, E. Muljadi, ”Annualized Wind Energy Improvement Using Variable Speeds,” IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. 33, No. 6, Nov./Dec. 1997, pp. 1444-1447.
L. A. Cabera, M. E. Elbuluk, and D. S. Zinger, "Learning Techniques to Train Neural Networks as a State Selector for Inverter-fed Induction Machines Using Direct Torque Control," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, Sept. 1997, vol. 12 No. 5, pp. 788-799.
A. Miller E. Muljadi, and D. S. Zinger," A Variable Speed Wind Turbine Power Control," IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, June 1997, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 181-186
Mir, S. A. , M. E. Elbuluk, and D. S. Zinger, "Fuzzy implementation of Direct Self Control of Induction Machines," IEEE IAS Trans. , May/June, 1994. pp. 729-735.
D. Zinger, F. Profumo, T. A. Lipo, and D. W. Novotny, " A Direct Field Oriented Controller for Induction Motor Drives Using Tapped Stator Windings," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 5 No 4, Oct. 1990 pp. 446-453.
K. B. Nordin, D. W. Novotny, and D. S. Zinger," The Influence of Motor Parameter Deviations to Feedforward Field Orientation Drive Systems," IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, Vol. IA-21 No. 4, July/Aug. 1985

Projects include power factor corrections circuits in electronic ballasts, dimming ballasts, electromechanical actuators.

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