OVERVIEW

Most of the electrical energy is not used in the form in which it is produced, transmitted and distributed: it is converted according to the needs of the user, to maximize its performance. Power electronics brings together knowledge of static conversion of electricity in industrial applications, for renewable energies, for transport and domestic, and in particular for the regulation of speed and torque in electrical drives in these areas.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Synthesis, modelling and simulation of systems for the management of renewable energy. Digital control of electronic power systems.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course the student must demonstrate that:

1. know how to describe the mathematical model of a complex electrical system containing converters and related control and modulation systems and carry out simulations for the verification of operation with the support of an adequate calculation tool
2. know how to develop in the laboratory the power system analyzed at the previous point, test its operation, perform the necessary measures and diagnose its correct functioning

PREREQUISITES

C programming language

Simulink programming

TEACHING METHODS

The teaching methods are oriented to stimulate the practical interest of the students, the aptitude for team work, the ability to solve problems. The lessons, held in computer lab and hardware laboratory, provide for direct involvement in the activities of students and teachers, also through division of tasks and responsibilities.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

PROGRAMME/CONTENT

1. Calculation code to be used for modelling and simulation
2. Applying code to subsystems
3. Model integration
4. Testing and simulation
5. C programming language for real-time systems
6. VHDL language for FPGA devices
7. Application to power electronics systems

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

1. RFI technical standards.

2. Lecture notes on Static Energy Conversion, prof. Paolo Pozzobon

3. DSP Texas Instruments F28379 manual

4. The C Programming Language: ANSI C Version – 1 april 1988 Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis Ritchie

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

LUIS RAMON VACCARO (President)

ANDREA FORMENTINI

MASSIMILIANO PASSALACQUA

STEFANO GUGLIELMO SAVIO

PAOLO POZZOBON (President Substitute)

LESSONS

LESSONS START

https://corsi.unige.it/8731/p/studenti-orario

Class schedule

The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral and practical laboratory exam where the student must implement a conversion system in the laboratory using a converter and a DSP board utilized during the course.

Students who have valid certification of physical or learning disabilities on file with the University and who wish to discuss possible accommodations or other circumstances regarding lectures, coursework and exams, should speak both with the instructor and with Professor Federico Scarpa (federico.scarpa@unige.it ), the School's disability liaison.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The students are required to explain to the teacher the results of computer and hardware laboratory activities and to respond to specific requests in relation to what has been presented, as well as to demonstrate the operation of models and prototypes.

Exam schedule