| RefNo | EC/1982/23 |
| Previous numbers | Cert XXI, 67 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Lawrenson, Peter John: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 1980 |
| Description | Citation typed |
| Citation | The candidate is recognised as a world authority in three separate areas of electrical power engineering; he demonstrated that long-held views about the nature of singly-excited machines were incorrect, making radical improvements in the performance of reluctance machines and stimulating world-wide activity in their application; in the mathematical solution of electromagnetic fields, he made several important contributions which are now used by researchers and designers in connection with many types of electrical apparatus; and, after early identification of the great potential of stepping motors for digital control systems, he has made major contributions to the establishment of fundamental theory and design capability. Additionally, his mathematical and experimental modelling of superconducting a.c. generators is of importance in the assessment of their future role. His recent work is if anything even more important since it has demonstrated remarkable levels of performance attainable from the integration of an elemental electrical machine with solid-state power electronics, by which means a single machine can be made to give any desired operating characteristic solely by adjustments at the logic or software level. Many leading companies in U.K., U.S.A. and Japan are interested in exploiting these motors on account of their improved performance, lower cost, energy saving and improved reliability. |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4255 | Lawrenson; Peter John (1933 - 2017) | 1933 - 2017 |