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Department of Electrical Engineering and Mechatronics FEI TU of Košice

Ing. Viktor Šlapák, PhD.

Ing. Viktor Šlapák, PhD.

Technical University of Košice
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics
Department of Electrical Engineering and Mechatronics
Letná 1/9
042 00 Košice-Sever
Slovak Republic

Tel.: +421 55 602 2271
E-mail: viktor.slapak@tuke.sk

Teaches subjects:


    Professional qualification

    • Bc. (2010) - Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, field of study: Mechatronics
    • Ing. (2012) - Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, field of study: Mechatronics
    • PhD. (2016) - Technical University of Košice, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, field of study: Electrical Engineering

    Fields of professional interest

    • Electric drives control
    • Microcontrollers
    • Industrial drives
    • Electronics

    Scientific grants

    • KEGA 059TUKE-4/2024 The Improvement of Students’ Professional and Team Skills in the Study Program Industrial Electrotechnics - project leader
    • APVV-23-0521 Isolated DC/DC Converters with Unidirectional and Bidirectional Power Flow - member of research team
    • ESA PECS SK6-12 Advanced Electronics with Supercaps - member of research team
    • VEGA 1/0363/23 Reasearch of high efficiency electromechanic systems for e-mobility - member of research team
    • APVV-18-0436 A development of a modular traction accumulator and an energy consumption optimization of an electric midibus  - member of research team
    • APVV 15-750 A modular power converter for compact actuators with high precision gearbox - member of research team

    Industrial cooperation

    • Long-term cooperation with SPINEA s.r.o. Prešov in development and testing of electric actuators
    • Modernization of rotary shears control system for Datakon Košice, 2016.

    Publishing activities

    Overview of publishing activities in scientific databases:

    Web of Science: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/1921439

    Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56336077500

    ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0349-5232

    Most significant publications in recent years:

    • K. Kyslan, V. Šlapák, V. Fedák, F. Ďurovský and K. Horváth, "Design of load torque and mechanical speed estimator of PMSM with unscented Kalman filter — An engineering guide," 2017 19th International Conference on Electrical Drives and Power Electronics (EDPE), Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2017, pp. 297-302, doi: 10.1109/EDPE.2017.8123249 (26 citations).
    • V. Šlapák, K. Kyslan, M. Lacko, V. Fedák, F. Ďurovský, "Finite Control Set Model Predictive Speed Control of a DC Motor," Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9571972 (15 citations).
    • K. Kyslan, V. Šlapák, F. Ďurovský, V. Fedák and S. Padmanaban, "Feedforward Finite Control Set Model Predictive Position Control of PMSM," 2018 IEEE 18th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference (PEMC), Budapest, Hungary, 2018, pp. 549-555, doi: 10.1109/EPEPEMC.2018.8521989 (15 citations).
    • V. Šlapák, K. Kyslan, and F. Ďurovský, “Position Controller for PMSM Based on Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control”, Elektronika ir Elektrotechnika, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 17 - 21, Dec. 2016 (12 citations).
    • V. Šlapák et al., “Measurement and Modelling of a Cycloidal Gearbox in Actuator with Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machine,” Machines, vol. 10, no. 5, p. 344, May 2022, doi: 10.3390/machines10050344 (4 citations)
    • K. Kyslan, V. Šlapák, V. Petro, A. Marcinek and F. Ďurovský, "Speed Sensorless Control of PMSM with Unscented Kalman Filter and Initial Rotor Alignment," 2019 International Conference on Electrical Drives & Power Electronics (EDPE), The High Tatras, Slovakia, 2019, pp. 373-378, doi: 10.1109/EDPE.2019.8883918 (8 citations).