| 1 YEAR | II semester | 9 CFU |
| Luca DI NUNZIO (9 cfu) | A.Y. 2021-22 |
| Luca DI NUNZIO (5 cfu)
Vittorio MELINI (2 cfu) Sergio SPANO’ (2 cfu) |
since A.Y. 2022-23 – program 📑 |
| Alessia DI VITO (7cfu)
Gemma GILIBERTI (2cfu) |
A.Y. 2025-26 – All study programmes and syllabi 📑
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| Code: 8039166 SSD: ING-INF/01 |
| 2 YEAR | 2 semester | 9 CFU |
| Stefano Bifaretti |
A.Y. 2021-22 |
| Stefano Bifaretti (7cfu)
Cristina Terlizzi (2cfu) |
A.Y. 2022-23 1st Year I semester A.Y. 2023-24 (NOT HELD) A.Y. 2024-25 |
| Stefano Bifaretti | A.Y. 2025-26 – program 📑 |
| Code: 8039781 SSD: ING-INF/01 |
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The Power Electronics and Electrical Drives course aims to provide a basic understanding of the power semiconductors of the main electronic circuits used for the static conversion of electrical energy as well as the electrical drives. The student will acquire the ability to analyse and perform an initial sizing of power electronic converters operating in either direct or alternating current.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
The student will be gradually guided to the knowledge of the functional characteristics and behavior of the main static power converters used, in particular, in industrial applications, in Distributed Generation Systems and in power trains of electical vehicles. In order to improve the topics understanding, the use of Matlab-Simulink specific packages for the simulation of electronic power converters is illustrated.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
The knowledge acquired during the course allows the student to select the topology and size of the power converter in relation to the final design.
Different application examples, in particular devoted to distributed energy generation plants, uninterruptible power supplies and electric mobility will allow the student to improve his ability to apply the acquired knowledge.
MAKING JUDGEMENTS:
The student will be able to collect and process specialized technical information on power converters and verify their validity.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
The student will be able to relate with power electronics specialists in order to request the technical information necessary for the development of a project activity.
LEARNING SKILLS:
The skills acquired during the course will allow the student to undertake, with a high degree of autonomy, subsequent studies or apply for technical roles in companies working in the field.
SYLLABUS:
POWER SEMICONDUCTORS
Power Semiconductors employed in Power Electronics converters: Diodes, BJT, MOSFET, IGBT, Thyristors, Wide Bandgap Semiconductors).
Static and dynamic behavior. Thermal behavior. Conduction and switching losses.
Technical specifications provided by manufacturers’ datasheets. Driving circuits.
POWER CONVERTER TOPOLOGIES
Behavioral characteristics: unidirectional and bidirectional energy transfer, controlled voltage sources. Analysis method of power converters.
DC-DC Converters. Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost. Switching losses reduction. Average Model. Modulation techniques (PWM, PFM, PRM). Output voltage open-loop control. Closed-loop control. Current control.Half and Full Bridge DC-DC converters.
DC-AC Converters (Inverters). Half and Full Bridge DC-AC single-phase converters based on static switches. Three-phase converters. Modulation techniques. Selective Harmonic Elimination (SHE). Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM).
Rectifiers: Single-phase and three-phase diode rectifiers. Single-phase and three-phase force-commutated PWM rectifiers: topologies, voltage and current controls. Power Factor Corrector (PFC). Effects on grid side of power converters. Generalized power factor. Compliance with grid codes.
Isolated DC-DC converter.
ELECTRICAL DRIVES
Introduction to Electrical Drives. DC, Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motors and Induction Motors. DC motors model.
Power Electronics Applications
Power Converters simulation using Matlab-Simulink/Simpowersystem.
Photovoltaic Conversion Systems.
Power trains for electrical vehicles. Battery chargers.
| 1 YEAR (Blocks B|C)24-25 2 YEAR (Blocks A|D|E)24-25 (All)25-26 |
1 semester | 9 CFU |
| Marco Ceccarelli (6/9 cfu)
Matteo Russo (3/6 cfu) |
A.Y. 2021-22
A.Y. 2022-23 |
| Matteo Russo (9cfu) |
since A.Y. 2023-24 – program |
| Code: 8039785 SSD: ING-IND/13 |
LEARNING OUTCOMES: This course will provide students with the knowledge and tools needed to model and analyse robotic manipulators in terms of mechanical performance. Students will learn how to design, evaluate, and control industrial and service robots.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: The student will learn to analyse robotic systems by modelling their kinematics and dynamics and thus finding their key operational parameters. Furthermore, the student will learn how to design a manipulator from its operational requirements, such as workspace, velocity, and payload.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: The student will apply this knowledge to design, model, and evaluate robots with examples of use cases. Once identified the joints and bodies that compose a robot, the student will be able to numerically characterize its operation and mobility. Furthermore, the student will be able to critically select a robot type for a given manipulation task.
MAKING JUDGEMENTS: The student will demonstrate their understanding of robot operation by developing and presenting a practical use case, in which they will examine autonomously and critically the challenges behind robot design and application.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS: During the course, students discuss key topics, working on a written project on manipulation analysis of their own choice. Project results are then presented at the end of the course.
LEARNING SKILLS: During the course, students are involved in the lecture for a continuous stimulus to verify their understanding of robot mechanics. The knowledge acquired during the course is also verified in the final project on manipulation analysis.
REQUIREMENTS: The student should have already attended the fundamental courses on calculus, geometry, and physics. The understanding of rigid body mechanics and basic programming skills (MATLAB) are required, as well as knowledge of mechanism design and analysis.
PROGRAMME:
EXAM:
The exam is divided into a written and oral test. The written test consists of three exercises regarding practical use-cases of industrial and service robots. In alternative, a project report developed during the course can be evaluated. In the oral test, the student will discuss with a critical perspective robot functioning. In alternative, the developed project on manipulation analysis can be presented and discussed.
| 1 YEAR (ALL) 25-26 2 YEAR (Block B)24-25 |
1 semester | 9 CFU |
| Corrado Di Natale | A.Y. 2019-20 (new name, ex Electronic Devices and Sensors) |
| Alexandro Catini (6cfu) Corrado Di Natale (3cfu) |
A.Y. 2022-23 A.Y. 2023-24 |
| Alexandro Catini (8cfu) – catini@ing.uniroma2.it Corrado Di Natale (1cfu) |
A.Y. 2024-25 – program |
| Code: 8039927 SSD: ING-INF/01 |
| 1 YEAR | 1 semester | 6 CFU |
| TATA MARIA ELISA (1cfu) COSTANZA GIROLAMO (1cfu) VARONE ALESSANDRA (4cfu) |
A.Y. 2020-21 to A.Y. 2024-25 (B-C1-E) |
| COSTANZA GIROLAMO (4cfu)
TATA MARIA ELISA (2cfu) |
A.Y. 2025-26 (C1-E) |
| Code: 8039786 SSD: ING-IND/21 |
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The aim of the course is to provide an overview of novel materials recently developed and investigated for applications in mechanics, electronics, and mechatronics. Different types of materials are considered and described with particular attention on the preparation route, specific characteristics, and applications. Some of them are of basic importance for new technologies gaining increasing attention in industrial practice. The knowledge of innovative materials is strictly connected to the possibility and capability of designing new products.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
Deep knowledge of the metallic structure and their mechanical behavior; in particular knowledge of innovative materials for mechatronics applications; selection of conventional material or not as a function of application, structure and properties.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
Ability to define materials properties and the most suitable production technologies for the components realization; Ability to perform tests in laboratory; Ability to define appropriate treatments in order to obtain the suitable mechanical properties as a function of service conditions. Ability to select innovative materials; ability to evaluate innovative materials properties.
MAKING JUDGEMENTS:
Ability to investigate, select and choose metallic materials as a function of the application.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
Clear and correct expression, in English language, skills on the topics covered in the course.
LEARNING SKILLS:
Ability to face a new problem, know how to manage it and find functional and correct solutions. learning ability will be evaluated by exam tests and laboratory activities.
SYLLABUS:
Metallurgy Fundamentals: crystal structure, defects, plastic deformation. Mechanical tests.
Amorphous alloys: production and applications of metallic glasses as mechatronic devices. Alloys with mixed structure (nanocrystalline and amorphous).
Ultrafine grained (UFG) materials: microstructural features and production routes.
Nanoporous and mesoporous materials: structural characterization and properties. Their applications for energy and gas storage.
Powder metallurgy, Additive Manufacturing Technologies.
Advanced composite materials: properties, applications and production routes.
Porous materials: metal foams, Open and closed porosity (micro and macro). Classification according to size and shape of the pores. Properties (sound, energy and vibration absorption, crash
behavior) and production methods. Functional and structural
applications: lightweight construction, automotive. Metal sandwich structures.
Functional and Smart Materials. Property change as a response of external stimulus: shape memory alloy (one-way and two-way shape memory), thermochromic, photomechanical. Energy conversion: piezoelectric, thermoelectric. Phase change materials.
Applications: mechatronic, energy. Functionally graded materials.
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