Peter Lawrenson
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Peter Lawrenson FRS
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, FREng
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 is a British electrical engineer who contributed to the development of switched reluctance (SR) drive technology. He was president of The Institution of Electrical Engineers
Institution of Electrical Engineers
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 from 1992 to 1993.

Biography

Lawrenson is considered the father of SR drive technology. He is co-author of "The Analytical and Numerical Solution of Electric and Magnetic Fields," about electromagnetic field solutions.

Lawrenson is the recipient of the Faraday Medal
Faraday Medal
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 of the Institution of Electrical Engineers
Institution of Electrical Engineers
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, the ESSO Energy Gold Medal of The Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...

 and the J.A. Ewing Gold Medal of the Institution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Civil Engineers
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. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Royal Academy of Engineering
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 and The Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...

 in London
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. Lawrenson won the IEEE Edison Medal in 2005 For outstanding contributions to the field of electrical machines, most notably the development and commercialization of switched reluctance drives.

Lawrenson was president of the IEEE from 1992 to 1993.
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