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The Author
Mukund R. Patel, Ph.D., P.E., is a Professor of Engineering at the U.S. Merchant
Marine Academe in Kings Point, NY. He has about 50 years of hands-on involvement
in research, development, and design of the state-of-the-art electrical power equip-
ments and systems. He has served as a Principal Engineer at the General Electric
Company in Valley Forge, PA; Fellow Engineer at the Westinghouse Research &
Development Center in Pittsburgh, PA; Senior Staff Engineer at the Lockheed Martin
Corporation in Princeton, NJ; Development Manager at Bharat Bijlee (Siemens)
Limited, Mumbai, India; and 3M McKnight Distinguished Visiting