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Leszek S. Czarnecki
Born (1939-05-14) May 14, 1939 (age 85)
Różanka, Poland
NationalityPolish-American
Alma materSilesian University of Technology
Known forCurrents' Physical Components (CPC) Power Theory
AwardsKnight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (1999)
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering
InstitutionsLouisiana State University
WebsiteOfficial Website

Leszek S. Czarnecki is a Polish-American electrical engineer and professor emeritus at Louisiana State University (LSU). He is best known for his work on power theory in electrical circuits, particularly the development of the Currents' Physical Components (CPC) Power Theory.

Early Life and Education

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Czarnecki was born in Poland and earned his Ph.D. in 1969 and later D.Sc. in 1984 from the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice. His academic foundation laid the groundwork for his later contributions to electrical engineering.

Academic Career

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Czarnecki has held several academic positions throughout his career:

  • From 1984 to 1986, he was a Visiting Research Officer at the National Research Council of Canada.
  • From 1987 to 1989, he served as Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Zielona Góra, Poland.
  • In 1989, he joined LSU’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He became a full professor in 1999 and was named Distinguished Professor in 2005.

In 2006, he was awarded the title of Professor of Technological Sciences by the President of Poland[1].

Research Contributions

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Czarnecki’s research focuses on power theory and compensation methods in circuits with nonsinusoidal currents. He is the creator of the CPC Power Theory[2], which has significantly advanced understanding and practical applications in energy transfer in electrical systems.[3]

In 2023, his book, Powers and Compensation in Circuits with Nonsinusoidal Currents, was published by Oxford University Press, encapsulating decades of research[4] .

Awards and Honors

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Personal Life

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View from Denali peak

Czarnecki is also an avid mountaineer and scuba diver. He has climbed peaks including Lhotse in the Himalayas, first traverse of Rwenzori ridge in Africa[7] [8], and solo climb of Denali in Alaska.)[9]. He is married to mathematician, Maria, and has two sons, Jakub and Tomasz.

Public activity

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From 1981, when the Marshal Law was imposed in Poland, and the Solidarity movement was de-legalized, Czarnecki was involved in an underground activity aimed at terminating the communist regime and restoring democracy. In 1998 L.S. Czarnecki initiated and supervised with his wife, Maria, the process of the adaptation by the Louisiana Parliament of a Resolution[10] that urged the Senate of the United States to include Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary into NATO. This Resolution motivated Senators of Louisiana to the US Congress to vote in favour of that inclusion. For this activity, L.S. Czarnecki and his wife, Maria, were decorated by the President of Poland with the Knight Cross of the Medal of Merit of the Republic of Poland [11].

Selected Publications

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  • Czarnecki, L. S. (2023). Powers and Compensation in Circuits with Nonsinusoidal Currents. Oxford University Press.
  • Czarnecki, L. S. (1983). Additional discussion to Reactive power under nonsinusoidal conditions. IEEE Trans. on Power and Systems, Vol. PAS-102, No. 4.
  • Czarnecki, L. S. (1984). Considerations on the reactive power in nonsinusoidal situations. IEEE Trans. Instr. Measurement, Vol. IM-34.
  • Czarnecki, L. S. (1987). What is wrong with the Budeanu concept of reactive and distortion power and why it should be abandoned. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 36(3), 834-837.
  • Czarnecki, L. S. (1988). Orthogonal decomposition of the current in a three-phase non-linear asymmetrical circuit with nonsinusoidal voltage. IEEE Trans. IM., Vol. IM-37, No. 1.
  • Czarnecki, L. S. (1989). Reactive and unbalanced currents compensation in three-phase circuits under nonsinusoidal conditions. IEEE Trans. Instr. Measur., Vol. IM-38, No. 3.
  • Czarnecki, L. S., Swietlicki T. (1990). Powers in nonsinusoidal networks, their analysis, interpretation, and measurement. IEEE Trans. Instr. Measur., Vol. IM-39, No. 2.
  • Czarnecki, L. S. (1997). Budeanu and Fryze: Two frameworks for interpreting power properties of circuits with nonsinusoidal voltages and currents. Archiv fur Elektrotechnik, (81), N. 2.
  • Czarnecki, L. S. (1999). Energy flow and power phenomena in electrical circuits: illusions and reality. Archiv fur Elektrotechnik, (82), No. 4.
  • Czarnecki, L. S. (2004). On some misinterpretations of the Instantaneous Reactive Power p-q Theory. IEEE Trans. on Power Electronics, Vol. 19, No.3.
  • Czarnecki, L. S. (2009). Effect of supply voltage harmonics on IRP-based switching compensator control. IEEE Trans. on Power Electronics, Vol. 24, No. 2.
  • Czarnecki, L. S., Haley P. M. (2015). Unbalanced power in four-wire systems and its reactive compensation. IEEE Trans. on Power Delivery, Vol. 30, No. 1,
  • Czarnecki, L. S. (2017). Critical comments on the Conservative Power Theory (CPT). Przegląd Elektrotechniczny, R3, No. 1.
  • Bhattarai P.D., Czarnecki, L. S. (2017). Currents’ Physical Components (CPC) of the Supply Current of Unbalanced LTI Loads at Asymmetrical and Nonsinusoidal Voltage. Przegląd Elektrotechniczny, R. 93, No. 9.

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References

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  1. ^ M.P. z 2006 r. Nr 87, poz. 897
  2. ^ "Leszek S. Czarnecki at Google Scholar". Google Scholar.
  3. ^ Pikon, Krzysztof (2020). Złota Księga Nauki Polskiej - w 100 rocznicę odzyskania niepodległości, Tom 1. Wydawnictwo Helion. ISBN 978-83-950638-3-1.
  4. ^ Haydel, Libby (April 17, 2023). "LSU Electrical Engineering Professor Czarnecki Has Book Published By Oxford University Press". LSU News.
  5. ^ M.P. z 1999 r. Nr 22, poz. 321
  6. ^ Duplechain, Joshua (April 26, 2021). "Engineering Faculty Ranked Among World's Best by Stanford University". LSU News.
  7. ^ Wielka Grań Ruwenzori 1975, Wojtera T., Taternik iss 3. 1976.
  8. ^ Ryszard W. Schramm: "Polacy w Górach Afryki", Wierchy, pp. 137-169, 1975
  9. ^ Haydel, Libby (December 11, 2020). "View From the Top: LSU ECE Professor Survives WWII Poland to Become Mountaineer, Scientist, Humanitarian". LSU News.
  10. ^ https://www.house.louisiana.gov/H_Journals/H_Journals_All/1998_RSJournals/HJ%200506%2007%20FINAL.PDF
  11. ^ M.P. z 1999 r. Nr 22, poz. 321