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doc. Ing. František Ďurovský, PhD./

doc. Ing. František Ďurovský, PhD.

doc. Ing. František Ďurovský, PhD.

Deputy head of the department, Assoc. professor


Contact details

  • Phone Number

    +421 55 602 2267
  • Email

    frantisek.durovsky@tuke.sk

Office

Letná 9, main building, 2nd floor, B‑wing, room No. L9‑B214

Education

  • 2009 – Associate Professor, Technical University of Košice, field: Electrical Engineering
  • 1993 – CSc. (Candidate of Sciences), Technical University (formerly Technical College) in Košice, field: Electric Drives and Electric Traction (In 2002 the right to use the academic degree PhD was granted.)
  • 1983 – Ing. (MSc equivalent), Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Technical College in Košice, field: Power Electrical Engineering

Pedagogy

Lectures & Laboratory Excercises

Current pedagogical grants

  • KEGA 059TUKE-4/2024 - Improvement of students' professional and team skills in study program Industrial electrical engineering

    • deputy of principal investigator

The best diploma/bachelor theses under my supervision

  • K. Kyslan: Load Torque Emulator, 2009
  • Bc. V. Šlapák: Control of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Using a DSP, 2012
  • Bc. P. Hajsák: Dynamometer Control, 2013
  • Bc. M. Biroš: Škoda Superb Vehicle Simulator in CarSim, 2014
  • Bc. D. Bodnár: Prediction of Electric Midibus Energy Consumption, 2021
  • Bc. E. Podracký: Simulation of a Mild Hybrid Powertrain, 2025

Supervised PhD. students

  • Ing. Dávid Bodnár: Energy Management in Electric Vehicles, 2024
  • Ing. Jozef Ivan: Dynamic Torque Emulator, 2022
  • Ing. Tomáš Borovský: Drive Control of a Section Rolling Mill, 2019
  • Ing. Róbert Üveges: Control of a Robotic Platform in an Unknown Environment, 2019
  • Ing. Milan Biroš: Energy Management in Mobile Devices, 2018
  • Ing. Viktor Šlapák: Advanced Control Methods for Servo Drives, 2016
  • Ing. Karol Kyslan: Load Torque Emulator, 2012

Research activities

Profiles in scientific databases

Web of Science

Scopus

Orcid

Current research grants

  • Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Slovak Republic
    09I05-03-V02-00018 – Digital Twins of Industrial Systems with Electric Drives Using Dynamic Load Emulation

    • Teamleader of work package

    • Duration: 2025–2026
    • Planned budget: €497,192
  • APVV-23-0521 - Indirect DC converters with unidirectional and bidirectional power flow

    • research team member

    • duration: 2024 - 2027

Recent publications

  • D.Bodnár, G. Ram Chandra Mouli, F.Ďurovský, P. Bauer, Z. Qin, „Semi-Empirical Model of Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) Lithium-Ion Batteries Including Capacity Regeneration Phenomenon,“ - 2025. In: IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification,. Piscaway (USA) : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Roč. 11, č. 1 (2025), pp. 797-813. ISSN 2332-7782 (online), https://doi.org/10.1109/tte.2024.3396277...
  • V. Šlapák, F. Ďurovský, K. Kyslan, P. Smoleň, „Shearing work analysis and control design of rotary shears in material processing lines,“ 2024. In: Power Electronics and Drives, Varšava (Poľsko), SCIENDO Roč. 9, č. 1 (2024), pp. 482-501. ISSN 2543-4292. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/pead-2024-0030... 
  • F. Ďurovský, V. Šlapák, P. Smoleň, K. Kyslan and E. Spišák, "Rotary Shears Control in Material Processing Lines," 2023 International Conference on Electrical Drives and Power Electronics (EDPE), The High Tatras, Slovakia, 2023, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.1109/EDPE58625.2023.10274059.

Most significant publications

TO BE DONE

Cooperation with industry

  • Closed Conveyor System – Training Line for Volvo Cars Slovakia, PaIC (SjF TU Košice) for Volvo Cars Slovakia, 2025, Position: investigator
  • Load Analysis of Drive Systems for the Hoisting Machine of Blast Furnace No. 1, U. S. Steel Košice, Innomotics s.r.o. Bratislava, 2024, Report No. S/24/0142/IN00/R00, Revision R01
  • Program Modification for Cutting Oversized Sheets on STAM Shears, Datamont s.r.o. Košice, 2024
  • Control of Pump Drives for Industrial Water Supply for U. S. Steel, Siemens Large Drives s.r.o. Košice, 2022
  • Development and Modification of Software for the Output Section of the PZ2 Line, Subcontract for Datakon s.r.o. Košice, 2020
  • Drive Control System for Longitudinal and Transverse Modules of Steam Generator Fragmentation Equipment, PaIC (SjF TU Košice) for JAVYS Jaslovské Bohunice, 2018
  • Control of Drum Shears, Datakon s.r.o. Košice, 2015–2016
  • Tester for Long‑Duration Circuit Breaker Tests, SEZ Krompachy, 2008–2010, Position: investigator
  • Drive Control of a Slitting Line for Atenic Commerce d.o.o. Čačak (Serbia), Subcontract for Kybernetika s.r.o. Košice, 2008, Position: investigator
  • Drive Control of Flying Shears, Hot Strip Mill, U. S. Steel Košice, Subcontract for Kybernetika s.r.o. Košice, 2007, Position: investigator
  • Drive for a Vertical Scale Breaker, Cold Rolling Mill, U. S. Steel Košice, Subcontract for Kybernetika s.r.o. Košice, 2007, Position: investigator
  • Thermal Trip Tester for Circuit Breakers, SEZ Krompachy, 2006–2007, Position: investigator
  • Magnetic Trip Tester for Circuit Breakers, SEZ Krompachy, 2004–2005, Position: investigator
  • Modernization of Converters and Control of Coiler No. 3, U. S. Steel Košice, Subcontract for Siemens, 2005, Position: investigator
  • Modernization of Converters and Control of Coiler Runout Tables, Hot Strip Mill, U. S. Steel Košice, Subcontract for Siemens, 2005, Position: investigator
  • Thermal Trip Tester for Circuit Breakers, SEZ Krompachy, 2004–2005, Position: investigator
  • Longitudinal Slitting Line for Electrical Steel (DN3), Cold Rolling Mill, U. S. Steel Košice, Subcontract for Siemens, 2004, Position: investigator
  • Longitudinal Slitting Line for Hot‑Rolled Steel Sheets, Hot Strip Mill, U. S. Steel Košice, Subcontract for Siemens, 2003–2004, Position: investigator
  • Modernization of Turbo‑Exhauster Drives, Blast Furnace Division, U. S. Steel Košice, Subcontract for Siemens, 2001–2003, Position: investigator
  • Modernization of Converters and Control of Coiler No. 2, Hot Strip Mill, U. S. Steel Košice, Subcontract for Siemens, 2002, Position: investigator
  • Modernization of Drive Control for a Paper Cutting Machine, SCP Ružomberok, Subcontract for Siemens, 2001, Position: investigator