Professor Isaak Mayergoyz Publishes 18th Book

Distinguished University ProfessorIsaak Mayergoyz has published his 18th book,Fundamentals of Electric Power Engineering: A Second, Updated and Expanded Edition. This version expands on topics in power engineering covered in the first edition, published in 2014, and provides a valuable resource for both students and teachers on electrical engineering.

In his books, Mayergoyz has compiled an intensive overview of all materials related to power systems, electric machines and power electronics. He also delves into electric and magnetic circuit theory as it applies to power engineering.

In praise of the Fundamentals of Electric Power Engineering first edition, Dr. John J. Shea, IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, noted “while there are a number of books on electric power engineering on the market today, this book really stands out by presenting concise and detailed explanations of power engineering topics. This book is so well written and one of the easiest books to follow on this subject, especially because of the many worked out examples used to illustrate the concept being presented.”

The second edition covers several additional subjects. The first provides further details on three-phase pulse width modulation. The second main addition covers analytical solutions of eddy current problems in magnetically nonlinear conducting media when applied to circular, elliptical and linear polarizations of magnetic fields. Also included is a section on the promising use of spintronics in power electronics.

Mayergoyz is the Alford L. Ward Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, as well as a Distinguished University Professor and a Distinguished Scholar-Teacher. After joining ECE in 1980, he established with Professor Emeritus Fawzi Emad the department’s electric power engineering curriculum and education program.

Highly recognized in the field of electrophysics, Mayergoz is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In the past, he was a Visiting Research Fellow of the GE Research and Development Center, and a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Magnetics Society. In 2009, he was awarded the Achievement Award of the IEEE Magnetics Society, the highest award given by the society.

Fundamentals of Electric Power Engineering is co-authored by Patrick McAvoy, who received his Ph.D in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland in 2008. He was advised by Professor Mayergoyz. His research has focused on electromagnetics and electric power engineering, and he is currently a Keystone Instructor with the A. James Clark School of Engineering.

Published January 20, 2026