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an investigation of dual stator winding induction machines

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS<br />

I would like to express my sincere appreciation to my advisor <strong>an</strong>d the chairperson<br />

<strong>of</strong> my committee, Dr. Joseph O. Ojo, for his pr<strong>of</strong>essional guid<strong>an</strong>ce <strong>an</strong>d support through<br />

the period <strong>of</strong> my PhD Program. I would like to th<strong>an</strong>k the other members <strong>of</strong> my<br />

committee, Dr. Sastry Munukutla, Dr. Arun Sekar, Dr. Bri<strong>an</strong> M. O'Connor <strong>an</strong>d Dr.<br />

Mohamed A. Abdelrahm<strong>an</strong> for their wonderful courses <strong>an</strong>d their efforts in evaluating my<br />

research works.<br />

I would also like to th<strong>an</strong>k G<strong>an</strong> Dong, Conard Murray, L.V. R<strong>an</strong>dolph, David<br />

Walker <strong>an</strong>d Robert (Bob) Peterson for their invaluable help during the course <strong>of</strong> this<br />

project. I would also like to th<strong>an</strong>k the Office <strong>of</strong> Naval Research (ONR) <strong>an</strong>d Center for<br />

Energy Systems Research for the fin<strong>an</strong>cial support provided during my study.<br />

I am also grateful to Dr. Jiahong Zhu, Dr. Ying Zh<strong>an</strong>g <strong>an</strong>d some Chinese friends<br />

in Cookeville for their help <strong>an</strong>d support during my study.<br />

I would like to th<strong>an</strong>k my parents for a lifetime support, selfless love, endless<br />

patience <strong>an</strong>d encouragement.<br />

Finally, I would like to give my most sincere th<strong>an</strong>ks to my wife Lirong <strong>an</strong>d my<br />

son D<strong>an</strong>iel for their moral support, invaluable help <strong>an</strong>d encouragement during the course<br />

<strong>of</strong> my PhD Program.<br />

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