Department of Fundamentals of Electrical and Power Engineering

Department Staff

Name and academic rank	Room	Internal phone	E-mail
Head of Department Assoc. Prof. Krasimir Marinov Ivanov, PhD	1417 1206	+359 66 827 349 +359 66 827 313	krmri@tugab.bg
Dipl. Eng. Rumyana Gancheva Pencheva - Academic Organizer	1418	+359 66 827 359, 0878 623 293	rpencheva@tugab.bg
Prof.  Zvezditsa Petrova Nenova, PhD	1205	+359 66 827 376	nenova@tugab.bg
Assoc. Prof. Georgi Tsonev Velev, PhD	1205	+359 66 827 376	g_velev@tugab.bg
Chief Assist. Prof. Nedyu Diyanov Nedev, PhD	1420	+359 66 827 538	nnedev@tugab.bg
Chief Assist. Prof. Ivaylo Vasilev Lazarov, PhD	1207	+359 66 827 322	Iv_lazarov@tugab.bg
Assist. Prof. Nikolay Radoslavov Iliev	1207	+359 66 827 322	niliev@tugab.bg
Assist. Prof. Desislav Ivanov Iliev	1420	+359 66 827 538	d.iliev@tugab.bg
Ivan Stanev Ivanov	1204	+359 66 827 369
Honorary Academic Staff
Assoc. Prof. Petar Kolev Petrov, PhD	1206	+359 66 827 313
Prof. Evtim Ruychov Kurtselin, PhD	1205	+359 66 827 376
Chief Assist. Prof. Tsviatko Kolev Varbov, PhD	1207	+359 66 827 322
Svetla Stefanova Savcheva, PhD
eng. Plamen Stefanov Genchev

 

BACHELOR DEGREE COURSES:

Degree course: TECHNICAL SAFETY

Educational and qualification degree: BACHELOR

Form of training: REGULAR

Curriculum: REGULAR TRAINING

Department in charge of training: FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL AND POWER ENGINEERING

Period of training: FOUR YEARS

Professional qualification: ENGINEER IN TECHNICAL SAFETY

TECHNICAL SAFETY is a broad-based degree course from professional area 5.13 "General Engineering". It gives to graduates the opportunity to work in all spheres of economic activity at home and abroad, namely:

• Occupational safety experts in companies;
• Consulting and expert activities in Occupational Health and Safety Services;
• In the system of fire and emergency safety and protection of the population from disasters and accidents;
• Teachers in vocational centres, secondary schools and universities;
• Expert activities to court, prosecution and police authorities;
• Engineers in the field of investment design - part "Occupational safety".

WHY STUDYING OF “TECHNICAL SAFETY” IS SO RELEVANT?

There is severe lack of such experts in the last decade, not only in the Republic of Bulgaria, but also on a global scale. The dynamic development of engineering activities, technologies and globalization require harmonization and continuous updating of local regulations and their corresponding activities in the European Union, ensuring a healthy working environment and working conditions that lead to the minimization of occupational risks, injuries and accidents. All this makes the existing practice for the training of Technical Safety specialists ineffective in short-term qualification courses. The training of occupational safety professionals is challenging and in line with the needs of industry and society.

I CHOOSE THIS DEGREE COURSE BECAUSE TWO IS MORE THAN ONE!

FIRST- Engineer with a wide profile of competencies in the field of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and company management.

SECOND- Engineer - expert in Technical Safety with a qualification that allows him to be realized in all spheres of industry, occupational health and safety services, measurement and control authorities, expert in manufacturing companies, as well as experts for the needs of the investigation and prosecution.

 

MASTER DEGREE COURSES:

DESCRIPTION OF THE DEGREE COURSE, LINK TO SITE, REALIZATION OF STUDENTS.

Degree course: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

Educational and qualification degree: MASTER OF SCIENCE

Form of training:  REGULAR and PART-TIME

Department in charge of training: FUNDAMENTALS OF ELECTRICAL AND POWER ENGINEERING

Period of training:

• 2 SEMESTERS - for those who have completed a Bachelor's degree in the same, similar or renamed bachelor degree course.
• 3 SEMESTERS - for graduates with Bachelor or Master educational-qualification degreed in the field of higher education 5.Technical sciences;
• 5 SEMESTER - for those who have completed the educational-qualification degree “Bachelor" or "Master" in other fields of higher education, excluding those graduated in scientific field 5. Technical sciences;
• 4 SEMESTER - for graduates of the educational and qualification degree "Professional bachelor" in the same professional area 5.13 General Engineering

Professional qualification: MASTER - ENGINEER IN OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

ANNOTATION OF THE DEGREE COURSE:

Students who have completed their master degree in "Occupational Safety" acquire the following knowledge, skills and competences:

• To analyse and evaluate industrial risks and working environment and working conditions;
• To design and implement technical, technological and organizational solutions to avoid and minimize industrial risks and improve working conditions;
• To conduct applied and scientific research in the field of engineering occupational safety, including occupational hygiene;
• To train technical staff and workers to recognize and identify hazards, assess the risks they create and apply the measures to avoid or minimize them, provided for in the general and internal company rules for health and safety at work.

Those who have completed their studies receive the professional qualification Master-Engineer in Occupational Safety.

Requirements in regard with the training:

Candidates completed their Bachelor or Master Degree course in the field of higher education "Technical Sciences" can continue their Master degree studies in Occupational Safety. The training period is 1.5 years.

Candidates completed their Bachelor or Master Degree course excluding the field of higher education "Technical Sciences" can also continue their Master Degree Studies in Occupational Safety. The training period is 2.5 years.

The main educational objectives of the master degree training in "Occupational Safety" are as follow:

• Acquiring theoretical and practical competences for risk analysis and assessment, for monitoring of compliance with legislation, rules and regulations related to ensuring harmless and safe working conditions and prevention against accidents;
• Acquiring a qualification for design and implementation of measures and means to ensure harmless and safe working conditions;
• Study of Bulgarian and European legislation dealing with occupational environment and working conditions;
• Acquiring a qualification for the position of Manager in "Working conditions"

Areas of professional realization:

MSc Graduates in Occupational Safety can successfully work as:

• Safety experts in design and construction companies;
• Occupational safety inspectors in state structures;
• Experts for the needs of the investigation and prosecution authorities;
• Safety professionals in government, industry, construction, services and trade.

The PhD graduates can continue their studies to acquire the educational and scientific degree "DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY" (PhD).

During the period 2016 - 2022, the master degree program in "Occupational Safety" received accreditation from the International Non-governmental Organization for Occupational Health and Safety (IOSH), which is under the auspices of the British Royal Court with the support of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AREAS

• Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering;
• Electromagnetic field;
• Modelling of electromagnetic processes and optimal design of micro motors;
• Occupational Safety;
• Electrical measurements;
• Measuring transducers;
• Virtual measuring instruments;
• Electro-technical materials;
• Oxide and Ferro ceramics;
• Thermoplastic and thermoactive magnetoelectrics for low frequencies;
• Technical Safety;
• Electrical Safety;
• Electrical Power Networks;
• High-voltage Engineering;
• Transient processes in the Electrical Power System;
• Electromagnetic Compatibility;
• Methodology of Training;
• Pedagogy.

 

 

LABORATORIES

• Laboratory 1211 in "Basic Principles of Electrical Engineering"

 

 

The laboratory has measuring equipment and laboratory models used for the basic practical training of students from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Electronics in the discipline “Basic Principles of Electrical Engineering”. Steady-state regimes in linear and non-linear electrical circuits are experimentally demonstrated; circuits with mutual inductance; resonance and ferroresonance phenomena, quadrupoles, etc.

 

• Laboratory 1202 in "Electrical Engineering and Electronics"

 

 

The laboratory is equipped with modern measuring equipment and laboratory installations for the study of electric motors and generators, transformers, three-phase circuits, electronic and protective devices. It trains students in the disciplines "Electrical Engineering and Electronics" and "Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering" for all bachelor degree courses from the faculties of "Mechanical and Precision Engineering" and "Economics".

 

• Laboratory 1210 in "Electrical Measurements"

 

The laboratory has measuring instruments, laboratory setups, models, DAC-systems and virtual tools for measuring voltage, current, single-phase and three-phase power, electrical energy, resistance, parameters of alternating current circuits, frequency, phase difference, for the study of ferromagnetic materials, as well as for measuring microclimate parameters (temperature, humidity, air acceleration speed) and noise.

 

• Laboratory 1212 in "Electrotechnical Materials"

   

 

The laboratory uses specialized measuring equipment to study the characteristics of dielectric, magnetic, conductor and semiconductor materials, as well as some types of passive elements (resistors and capacitors). It trains students in the disciplines "Electrical Materials Science" and "Electrotechnical Materials" for the bachelor degree courses from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Electronics.

• Laboratory 1310 in "Electrical Power Networks and Systems" and "Electrical Part of Electrical Power Stations and Substations"

 

The laboratory is equipped with specialized models and stands for training of students in the field of electrical power engineering, related to the study of regime parameters of power lines, electrical power networks, parameters of relays and relay protection systems. In the practical training is implemented a software simulator for modelling and real-time study of the regime parameters of electrical power networks "PowerWorld Simulator", ATP, as well as a SCADA computer simulator of electrical power networks and systems.

 

• Laboratory 1007 in "High-voltage Engineering"

 

The laboratory has three high-voltage electrical installations - for obtaining and measurement of high-tension impulse, direct-current and alternating-current voltage with industrial frequency, a high-voltage bridge for measuring the insulation parameters of electrical equipment, as well as with installations for scientific research of resonant overvoltages in incomplete-phase regimes of electrical power networks with an effectively earthed star point; ferroresonance overvoltages in medium voltage electrical power networks, etc.

 

 

 

• Laboratory 1200 in "Technical Safety"

The laboratory has a model for demonstration and experimentation of residual current protective devices, demonstration models for protective zero-bonding in low-voltage electrical power networks and installations, multimedia equipment and measuring equipment for measuring the loop impedance of the protective zero-bonding circuit; grounding resistance, parameters of electromagnetic fields and working environment and microclimate factors: air speed, temperature, industrial noise level, illumination in the working area, etc.

 

 

 

 

• Laboratory 1203 in "Measurement of non-electric quantities"

The laboratory is equipped with measuring equipment and virtual measuring instruments, laboratory setups and models, used for training of students from the bachelor degree courses in “Automation, Robotics and Computer Control Systems” and “Automation, Information and Control Systems” in the Faculty of “Electrical Engineering and Electronics”. The characteristics of measuring transducers are experimentally investigated and non-electrical quantities such as displacement, rotational speed, force, mechanical stresses, vibration parameters, liquid level, temperature, illumination, relative humidity, pressure, etc. are measured.

 

 

• Specialized Laboratory "ELECTROTEST"

The laboratory has a wide range of possibilities for specialized research and analysis in the fields of Electrical Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Engineering, including: measurement of parameters for the quality of electrical energy in energy facilities; Engineering calculations and investigation of steady-state and transient regimes electrical power networks and systems; research and analysis of sources of distributed electrical power generation; determination and set-up of relay protection parameters; Grounding resistance measurements; Monitoring and evaluation of the effectiveness of lightning protection; Measurement and monitoring of the lifespan capacity and insulation parameters of electrical machines and electrical equipment; measurement of partial discharge parameters in power cables, transformers and electrical machines; Vibration level of electrical machines and electrical equipment; Study of the parameters of automotive and power fuses, circuit breakers, residual current protection devices, measuring transducers and electronic components, as well as parameters of electromagnetic fields and factors of the working environment.

     

Measuring instruments from the Specialized Laboratory "Electrotest" for measuring of: insulation parameters, power quality parameters, grounding resistance and soil resistivity, machines’ vibrations, intensities of high-frequency electromagnetic fields, equivalent level and daily(weekly) noise exposures.

 

COOPERATION WITH COMPANIES

1. “Delta Star” AD, Sevlievo - https://deltastar.bg/bg/

2. “AC DC ENERGY” EOOD - http://www.acdc-energy.net;  acdc_en@abv.bg 

3."Bultex 99" EOOD - https://bultex99.com/

4. Foundation “Center for Occupational Safety and Health at work”, https://fcbzr.org/

5. Occupational Health and Safety Services “Mediko””, https://www.mediko.org/

6. “Milier ElectroEngineering” EOOD, - milier@mail.bg

7. “Titan Cement” AD - https://www.titan.bg/

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT

The Department "Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Power Engineering" (FEEPE") was one of the first departments at the Technical University - Gabrovo and was founded in 1964 under the name "Theoretical, Measuring and General Electrical Engineering" (TMEE), which remained until 1984. Its first head was the first Rector of the University - Prof. Vesel Savov. The first regular Assistant Professor in it is Nikolay Kolev. Until 1971 the following engineers from the academic staff joint the department: A. Bakalov, T. Petrov, D. Girginov, V. Todorov, I. Stanev, T. Todorov, D. Chicharov, L. Genchev, Y. Yordanov, D. Petrov, G. Venkov, G. Trendafilov. From 1970 to 1971, the head of the department was Associate Professor D. Tsvetkov.

In 1971, a new department under the name "Electrical Machines and Electrical Equipment" was separated from the "TMEE" department. After the division, N. Kolev, I. Stanev, D. Chicharov, D. Petrov, G. Venkov, G. Trendafilov remained in the mother department "TMEE", and Associate Professor Boris Mitov became the head of the department. Since 1975 until 1988 the head of the department is Prof. Ludmil Genov, DSc.

In 1984 the department was renamed to "Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Power Engineering" ("FEEPE"), which name has remained to date. Heads of department from 1984 to now have been: Assoc. Prof. Iliya Stanev, DSc - 1989 to 1993; Assoc. Prof. Georgi Trendafilov, PhD - 1993 to 2008; eng. Petar Uzunov, Ph.D - 2008 to 2012; Prof. Zvezditsa Nenova, PhD - 2012 to 2016; Assoc. Prof. A. Zheglova, PhD - 2016 – 2018;  Assoc. Prof. G. Velev, PhD - 2018 to 2020 and Assoc. Prof. Krasimir Marinov Ivanov, PhD – from 2019 to now.

After 1973, eng. I. Stoev (1973), eng. A. Zheglova (1987), eng. Z. Nenova (1988), eng. P. Petrov (1988), eng. P. Uzunov (1988), eng. Ts. Varbov (1989), eng. Kr. Ivanov (1989), eng. G. Velev (2002) joined the department as assistants. In different periods, eng. G. Dishliev (later associate professor), eng. Y. Slavev, eng. P. Stanchev, eng. N. Kozarev worked as assistants in the department. In 2009, four new full-time assistants started working in the department - eng. I. Lazarov, eng. P. Hristov, eng. G. Georgiev and eng. N. Nedev.

Starting from November 2021, eng. Nikolay Radoslavov Iliev was involved as a full-time assistant and from November 2023 eng. Desislav Ivanov Iliev joined the department also as a full-time assistant.

The department “FEEPE" comprises an academic staff of seven persons: one professor, two associate professors, two chief assistants and two assistants. Currently, head of the department is Assoc. Prof. Kr. Marinov Ivanov. From 1986 to 2015, the Academic Organizer in the department was Natalia Binteva, and from 2015 to date Academic Organizer is eng. Rumyana Pencheva. Since 1988 as a Technical support in the department works Ivan Stanev.

Since 2005, the department has been conducting Master Degree training of students in "Occupational Safety" in professional area 5.13 "General Engineering". To date, the department has graduated more than 270 master degree engineers in "Occupational Safety". In 2019, the "“FEEPE" department was the first in the country to start Bachelor Degree Training in "Technical Safety".

The department is leading in training for the educational and qualification degree "Master" of the degree course: "Occupational Safety" and in the educational and qualification degree "Bachelor" of the degree course "Technical Safety".