Our Industrial Experience
United States Army Research Laboratory – 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD 20783
“Mr. Chirvasuta installed several large pieces of electrical equipment, specifically a three-quarter megawatt variable frequency power supply and a 400 HP dynamometer at the Power Center of the Army Research Laboratory. The quality of work Mr. Chirvasuta has done for us was excellent.”
Thomas F. Podlesak, Ph. D., Leader for Power Conditioning Team
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
May 2003
18th Annual HEART Conference, Anaheim, California
Development of a Practical Counter-Rotating Fly-wheel Debris Mitigation System
By Emanoil Chirvasuta and others
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“The CRF system represents a significant improvement over prior embodiments of fly-wheel-based debris mitigation systems. Numerous engineering improvements have led to precise, reliable operation with greatly improved debris mitigation characteristics.”
March 21-24, 2000
Sponsors
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
- Sandia National Laboratories
- Air Force Research Laboratories
- Navy Strategic Systems Programs
- National Reconnaissance Office
- Army Space & Missile Defense Command
United States Naval Research Laboratory Washington, DC 20375-5346
“Mr. Chirvasuta was employed as a contractor for the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC during the period July to October 2002. During this period Mr. Chirvasuta demonstrated outstanding capabilities in electrical circuit design, construction, and operation of advanced electrical systems. His job was to design a rep-rated solid state switch based on stacked IGBTs. He started the project using a computer based circuit code and based on this design study he assembled a bread board circuit. After one month of testing and optimizing the switch the design was finalized and integrated into a high voltage pulser unit.
During his several months of work here at the Naval Research Laboratory Mr. Chirvasuta utilized his experience in electric circuits along with his mechanical design skills to produce a unique piece of electrical hardware. The system is on the cutting edge of high voltage pulsers. His performance made it obvious that he had years of experience in designing and building complex electrical systems.
Mr. Chirvasuta certainly has extensive expertise in electric circuit design and great familiarity with standard and advanced electrical diagnostics.”Dr. Robert A. Meger
Head of Charged Particle Physics Branch, Plasma Physics Division
Berkeley Research Associates 6551 Midcities Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705 (301) 595 – 3997
The staff at Berkeley Research Associates includes research scientists, engineers, and technicians. Among them, Mr. Emil Chirvasuta has been working for Berkeley Research Associates as a Pulsed Power Engineer since 1998.
The company has been in business since 1977. Its primary activity is research and development, including services for Government and nationwide Private Laboratories in high voltage, high power equipment (over 10 Kilovolts and over 1 Megawatt).
Some of Berkeley Research Associates Customers:
- The Army research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD
- The Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC
- Arnold Engineering Development Center, Tulahoma, TN
- Titan Pulse Science Division, San Leandro, CA
Year 2000.
The author congratulated after a successful test at the Maxwell Physics International Corporation. Work sponsored by Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
