Postnikov, Ivan Matveevich

In 1932 he graduated from the Electromechanical Department of the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute with the qualification of an electrical engineer. In 1932-1936 - graduate student of LPI.

In 1936, under the guidance of Professor M.P. Kostenko, he defended his thesis on the problem of obtaining large quantities of short-term electromagnetic power.

In 1937-1944 - Associate Professor of LPI.

During the siege of Leningrad in 1941-1942, he worked at a special plant. In 1942, he was evacuated along with the LPI to Pyatigorsk, and then to Tashkent.

In 1943 he defended his doctoral dissertation, which was based on theoretical research in the field of heating of electric machines and a large experimental material obtained during the testing of Dzorages hydroelectric generators (Armenia).

In the years 1945-1950 - professor of LPI.

From October 1, 1949 to February 1, 1950 he worked part-time as the head of the department of production, distribution and use of electricity in agricultural LIMSHA.

Since 1950, for 25 years, he headed the department of electrical machines at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute (KPI).

Since 1954, he combined work in the KPI with work at the Institute of Electrodynamics of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, where from 1964 to 1988 he was the head of the department for AC generation. ^[2]

He died on August 8, 1990 in Kiev. He was buried at the Bike cemetery.

Son: Victor Ivanovich Postnikov (born 1949).

• The problem of obtaining large quantities of short-term electromagnetic power (Thesis for the title of Candidate of Technical Sciences) // Transactions of Leningrad Industrial Institute, 1937. p. 136-155
• The method of thermal calculation of large synchronous machines (The dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Technical Sciences) // Transactions of LPI im. Kalinina, No. 1, 1946. p. 83-120.
• The choice of optimal geometric dimensions of electric machines // Kiev: Gostekhizdat, - 1952 - 112 s. (German edition: IM Postnikov, Die Wahl Optimaler Geometrischer Abmessungen Elektrischer Maschinen // Berlin: Veb Verlag Technik, - 1955. - 124)
• Design of electrical machines // Kiev: Gostekhizdat, - 1952 - 736 p. (There are translations into Romanian and Chinese languages).
• Electric machines (Short Course) // M.-L .: Gosenergoizdat, - 1960 - 324.
• The generalized theory and transients of electric machines // Kiev: Technics, - 1969 - 332. (2nd edition M .: Higher school, - 1975, −319)
• Electromagnetic and thermal processes at the end parts of powerful turbogenerators (Research and calculations) // Ed. Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR I.M. Postnikov and Ph.D. n L. Ya. Stanislavsky // Kiev: Naukova Dumka, - 1971 - 360 s.
• Theory and methods for calculating asynchronous turbogenerators // Ed. Corr. USSR Academy of Sciences I.M. Postnikov // Kiev: Naukova Dumka, - 1977, - 176 p.

• Medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945"
• medal "For Labor Valor"
• Order of the October Revolution
• State Prize of the Ukrainian SSR (1977)
• NOT medal for the training of technical specialists in Poland
• honorary title " Honored Worker of Science and Technology of the Ukrainian SSR "

• I. M. Postnikov, Memoirs and Essays // Under the General Ed. Doctor of Technical Sciences V.I. Postnikova // Kiev: Institute of Electrodynamics, - 2006, - 231 p. ISBN 966-530-000-8
• I. M. Postnikov, On Belief in the Mind
• V.P. Kartsev, Mikhail Polievktovich Kostenko // Moscow: Science, - 1981, - pp. 100 - 103.