Icpe-Me SA, Bucureşti

The Research Institute for Electrical Machines (ICPE-ME) is a new and innovative institution having private character. It was established in 1992 with the main aim to enhance and adapt the scientific research in the specific area according to the present Romanian market economy. Nevertheless ICPE-ME has a long technical tradition as it is based on a former Electrical Machines Division of the Research Institute for Electrical Engineering (ICPE), an institution with more than 50 years of existence. The main goal of ICPE-ME is to provide scientific and technical consultancy to the Romanian manufacturers of electrical machines and related equipments. Many of the electrical motors series manufactured today in Romania (general purpose or specialised motors) were designed in ICPE-ME. The Institute is also involved in manufacturing of special electrical equipments required by Romanian gas and oil industry such as ignition coils and related ignition and monitoring equipments, vibrating motors, special motors for explosion proof and chemical industry, permanent magnet synchronous generators for wind energy conversion. The projects of general interest currently developed at ICPE-ME are supported by the Ministry of Education and Research in the frame of the National Plan of R&D on a grant basis. Other researches are directly contracted with manufacturers and users of electrical machines and related electrical drive equipments. The most important research areas are: electrical machines of small and medium power, special transformers, electrical equipments for gas and oil industry, variable speed drive systems, computer-aided design for electrical engineering, materials for electrical machines, testing equipment for electrical machines and materials. Current researches on world general interest topics include equipments for vehicles, wind generated energy, high efficiency motors, control of noise pollution, unconventionally materials and machines.