PE7_12 Electrical energy production, distribution, application

PE7_2 Electrical engineering: power components and/or systems

ERC 3rd level Code

PE7_12 Electrical energy production, distribution, application

Research Activities

The Educational Laboratory on Electric Power System is dedicated to activities on technological and operational development of electric power systems, networks and installations. The research includes electric power systems at different scales (from user installations and microgrids, up to distribution grid and transmission networks) for the evaluation of different kinds of grid analysis (in steady-state operation, in fault conditions, in dynamic behaviour) for the development of operation and control methods at different time scales (e.g. long-medium term evolution planning, operation programming, real-time management). Various exchanges with other laboratories and technological demosntrators are in force, to remotely elaborate operation and control strategies and to perform continuous operation analysis of real and experimental installations. The laboratory is exploited as a support to education and didactic activities of the Electric Power Systems group, thanks to the presence of computers, experimental facilities and instrumentation, involving different degree courses of DEI and other Departments, as well as for training and thesis and for third mission.

Department

matteo.ascatigno@poliba.it

Contact Person

Maria Dicorato

maria.dicorato@poliba.it

Technical Staff

Matteo Ascatigno

Companies and Institutions

ENSIEL

Terna S.p.A.

Sorgenia S.p.A.

ENEL X

RFI S.p.A.

Apulia Region

JRC institute for Energy and Transport

IEA DHC

University of Loughborough

Cardiff University

RTWH Aachen

Università di Bologna

MANENS S.r.l.

Projects

Project HORIZON-KDT-JU_2023-1-IA-Focus-Topic-4 “Electronic Components and Systems for flexible, coordinated and resilient Distributed Renewable Energy Systems (ECS4DRES)” – id 101139790, 2024-2027

Project PNRR PE “NEST – Network 4 Energy Sustainable Transition”, Spoke 2 “Energy Harvesting and Off-Shore Renewables”, 2022-2025

Project PNRR CN “Sustainable Mobility Center – MOST”, Spoke 14 “Hydrogen and New Fuels”, 2022-2025

Project “New Future for Duty Vehicles – Hybridate” in a Closed Call for PoC in PNRR CN “Sustainable Mobility Center – MOST”, Spoke 13 “Electric traction systems and batteries”, 2025

Project PRIN 2022 PNRR Project “SMART – Sea wave energy converters and marine tidal turbines”, 2023-2025

Contract with EnSiEL consortium “Analysis of potential impact on National Transmission Network of electric vehicle charging infrastructures” based on Terna-EnSiEL contract ST238, 2023-2025

Contract with Sorgenia S.p.A. “Systematization and widening for procedures for grid studies of electric power system”, 2023-2025

Funding

ECS4DRES – 399 k€

PNRR NEST Spoke 2 – 150 k€

PNRR MOST Spoke 13 PoC Hybridate – 10 k€

PRIN 2022 PNRR - SMART – 10 k€

Terna-EnSiEL contract ST238 – 39 k€

Sorgenia S.p.A. contract – 55 k€

Facilities

Computers for power system simulation

DC microgrid testbed (remotely connected) and energy management system

Educational panels for power installations and safety

Softwares

DigSilent PowerFactory

Matlab-Simulink

Python

Services

Energy management strategies of microgrids in the framework of energy communities and for the provision of network services

Network connection requirements for renewable production plants

Techno-economic power system operation and planning in combination with energy and service markets

Impact of electric vehicle smart charging and vehicle-to-grid on transmission and distribution networks

Optimization problems applied to power system evolution and operation

Innovative technologies for offshore power production

Sizing and operation of energy storage devices for supporting the grid with renewables

Power system operation and control modeling and simulation in static and dynamic conditions

StakeHolder

Address / How to reach us

Via Giovanni Amendola, 132 - POLILAB

Hours

Mon-Fri 8.30-18.30

Area (mq)

120

MAE Lab

francesco.cupertino — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 11:08:56 +0000

MAE Lab francesco.cupertino Wed, 12/22/2021 - 12:08

Lab full name

Laboratorio di Macchine e Azionamenti Elettrici – Officine Politecniche

ERC 2nd Level Code

PE7_2 Electrical engineering: power components and/or systems

ERC 3rd level Code

PE7_12 Electrical energy production, distribution, application

Research Activities

Progettazione di convertitori di potenza per uso avionico;
Caratterizzazione di dispositivi di potenza;
Progettazione e validazione di algoritmi di controllo per convertitori di potenza multilivello

Department

francesco.cupertino@poliba.it

DMMM

Contact Person

Francesco Cupertino

Technical Staff

Rinaldo Consoletti

rinaldo.consoletti@poliba.it

Companies and Institutions

GE Avio SRL, Arol SPA; EXPRIVIA SPA;

NUOVO PIGNONE SPA; BOSCH SPA; LEONARDO FINMECCANICA;

ISOTTA FRASCHINI MOTORI SPA; MERMEC GROUP; AUTOMOTIVE MASMEC SPA;

TESMEC SPA; UNISALENTO; INFN; CNR

Projects

Progetto CARETRON – Computerized mAintenance management system for industRial EquipmenT opeRatiONs” (CETMA) - MISE/REGIONE PUGLIA;

Progetto di Ricerca Industriale e Sviluppo Sperimentale, area di specializzazione “Aerospazio”, codice identificativo ARS01_01283, dal titolo “FURTHER - FUture Rivoluzionarie Tecnologie per velivoli più Elettrici”;

POR Puglia FESR-FSE 2014-2020 Asse prioritario 1 – Ricerca, sviluppo tecnologico, innovazione Azione 1.6 “Bando Innonetwork sostegno alle attività di R&S per lo sviluppo di nuove tecnologie sostenibili, di nuovi prodotti e servizi”: “GreenMill 4.0"

Progetto di ricerca PON R&C 2007-2013 - “MEARI: Gestione Ibrida dell’Energia per applicazioni aeronautiche”;

Progetto di Ricerca “PON R&C 2007-2013, Asse I – Titolo II : “AMIDERHA – Sistemi avanzati mini - invasivi di diagnosi e radioterapia”.

Funding

FURTHER: Euro 1.521.567,50;

MEARI: Euro 1.254.443,00;

CARETRON: Euro 1.132.500,00;

GreenMill 4.0: Euro 181.171,20.

Facilities

Schleich motor analyzer (misura di resistenza di precisione, misura di resistenza di isolamento degli avvolgimenti, prove di scarica parziale),

Oscilloscopi digitali Teledyne LeCroy (misure di corrente e tensione),

unità dSPACE (controlli utili alla caratterizzazione),

Torsiometro HBM T20WN (misure di coppia),

alimentatori a corrente continua (MagnaPower) e corrente alternata (Pacific);

Quadri elettrici con inverter customizzati in configurazione back-to-back

motori elettrici accoppiati in configurazione motore/freno dotati di encoder, sistemi dSpace.

Softwares

MagNet, FEMM

MATLAB per elaborazione in post processing;

MATLAB/Simulink per la progettazione degli algoritmi, Control Desk per implementare gli algoritmi su sistemi dSpace;

Ansys Engineering Simulation Software;

PLEXIM Electrical Engineering Software.

StakeHolder

Boards

External Collaborators

Fellow

Visitor

Address / How to reach us

Officine Politecniche (ex Officine Scianatico) via Amendola 132 – BARI Piano Zero.

Hours

09:00 – 18:00

Power Electronics Laboratory (PELS Lab)

vitogiuseppe.monopoli — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 10:49:15 +0000

Power Electronics Laboratory (PELS Lab) vitogiuseppe.m… Wed, 12/22/2021 - 11:49

Lab full name

Power Electronics Laboratory - Laboratorio di Elettronica di Potenza

ERC 2nd Level Code

PE7_2 Electrical engineering: power components and/or systems

ERC 3rd level Code

PE7_12 Electrical energy production, distribution, application

Research Activities

The Power Electronics Laboratory deals with innovative, efficient and reliable systems for the conversion of energy from renewable sources and innovative, efficient and reliable systems for the electrification of different means of transport.

MODULAR CONVERTERS - The high efficiency operation of power electronic converters is essential to enable their large-scale diffusion both in grid applications and in the electrification of means of transport. Modular converters are a family of power electronics converters increasingly used in high voltage and high power applications for their many advantages, such as the use of low voltage semiconductor technology instead of high voltage modules (less efficient and widespread) and modularity, which is directly associated with scalability, redundancy, fault-tolerant operation and ease of maintenance. Within the MMCC family of modular converters, two architectures are of particular interest to the research group due to their remarkable potential, namely the modular multilevel converter (MMC) and the cascaded H-bridge converter (CHB). The research group is working on advanced modulation and control techniques to improve efficiency, stability and reliability of such converters.

HIGH-FREQUENCY CONVERTERS - In the field of high-speed electric drives, the use of inverters with Wide-Bandgap Devices (SiC MOSFET and GaN HEMT) represents a solution that allows an improvement of the converter efficiency. The introduction of high switching frequency devices with SiC MOSFET or GaN HEMT technology leads to the emergence of several issues, especially related to the considerable stresses imposed on the insulation systems by the sudden voltage variations, reducing the reliability of the system. The research group is working on innovative software and hardware solutions to address these issues.

Department

vitogiuseppe.monopoli@poliba.it

Contact Person

Vito Giuseppe Monopoli

Technical Staff

Rinaldo Consoletti

rinaldo.consoletti@poliba.it

Companies and Institutions

- ETH Zürich (Switzerland)

- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (Germany)

- University of Seville (Spain)

- GE Avio S.r.l.

- LEONARDO S.p.A.

- ISOTTA FRASCHINI MOTORI S.p.A.

- ENEL GREEN POWER S.p.A.

- TESMEC S.p.A.

- E1 S.r.l.

Projects

- PON, “FURTHER - FUture Rivoluzionarie Tecnologie per velivoli più Elettrici”, codice identificativo ARS01_01283

- PRIN 2017 - 2017MS9F49_002 – “Advanced power-trains and -systems for full electric aircrafts”

- Partenariati Estesi PNRR NEST "Network 4 Energy Sustainable Transition", Codice Progetto PE00000021

- Centro Nazionale PNRR MOST "Mobilità Sostenibile", Proof of Concept: NEWBGAN

Funding

- PON FURTHER: € 1.521.567,50

- PRIN 2017: € 156.348,00

- PE NEST: € 1.085.657,70

- CN MOST, PoC NEWBGAN: € 205.750

Facilities

- CNC milling machine for PCB printing

- OpalRT real-time simulator for electrical systems

- Spitzenberger & Spies power amplifier (DC, AC 3-phase 15 kVA)

- Climate chamber

- Soldering station

- Digital oscilloscopes, current probes, voltage probes, Rogowski probes

- Stabilized benchtop power supplies

- Benchtop signal generators

- DC power supplies up to 600 V programmable (Magna Power)

- Programmable AC 3-phase power supply (Pacific)

- Power resistive loads

- Digital wattmeters

- AMD/Xilinx Zynq 7000 SoC control systems with Arm Cortex processor and Artix-7 FPGA

- National Instruments SoM-based rapid prototyping control systems programmable in Labview

Softwares

- MATLAB/Simulink

- PLEXIM Electrical Engineering Software PLECS

- National Instruments Multisim

- Ansys Engineering Simulation Software

- AMD Vivado

- AMD Vitis

- National Instruments LabView

StakeHolder

Boards

External Collaborators

Fellow

PE3 Condensed Matter Physics

Visitor

Address / How to reach us

- Officine Politecniche (ex Officine Scianatico), via Amendola 132, 70126 Bari

- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e dell’Informazione, via Edoardo Orabona 4, 70125 Bari

LabZERO

massimo.lascala — Mon, 06 May 2019 07:43:31 +0000

LabZERO massimo.lascala Mon, 05/06/2019 - 09:43

Network Lab full name

ZERO: Energy Efficiency & Renewables Laboratory

ERC 2nd Level Code

PE4 Physical and Analytical Chemical Sciences

PE5 Synthetic Chemistry and Materials

PE8 Products and Processes Engineering

ERC 3rd level Code

PE7_1 Control engineering

PE7_2 Electrical engineering: power components and/or systems

PE7_3 Simulation engineering and modelling

PE7_12 Electrical energy production, distribution, application

PE8_6 Energy processes engineering

PE8_10 Industrial design

PE8_11 Sustainable design

PE3_2 Mechanical and acoustical properties of condensed matter, Lattice dynamics

PE4_17 Characterisation methods of materials

PE8_3 Civil engineering, architecture, maritime/hydraulic engineering, geotechnics, waste treatment

PE8_9 Production technology, process engineering

PE8_12 Lightweight construction, textile technology

PE3_3 Transport properties of condensed matter

PE3_4 Electronic properties of materials, surfaces, interfaces, nanostructures, etc.

PE3_5 Physical properties of semiconductors and insulators

PE5_4 Thin films

PE5_6 New materials: oxides, alloys, composite, organic-inorganic hybrid, nanoparticles

PE7_5 (Micro and nano) electronic, optoelectronic and photonic components

Research Activities

LabZERO is a multidisciplinary laboratory to enable strategic cooperation with enterprises and promote multidisciplinary research for the development of innovative technologies in the areas of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources in both urban and industrial sectors. Research and experimentation activities in LabZERO make use of simulation tools and technologically advanced equipment, in order to reduce the risks of applied research and support product innovation in the path “from concept to market”. The laboratory provides innovative solutions for fast prototyping, for the certification of materials and the development of complex systems, in the fields of energy efficiency, energy conservation, sustainable manufacturing, smart grids and smart cities.

LabZERO activities are based on the coordinated work of four research units: three units at the Politecnico di Bari (DEI, DMMM, DICAR), and one at the ENEA Research Center in Brindisi. The Lab is part of the Apulian network for the applied research fostered by “Regione Puglia” and aims to the integration with other R&D networks and industrial clusters. A main strength of the LabZERO is the collaboration with entities of different nature. In fact, LabZERO works in close cooperation with about forty stakeholders such as industrial developers, public territorial bodies, public administrations and Municipalities, and relevant research actors.
The main research activities of LabZERO concern:

Fast prototyping of electro-mechanical equipment and devices for smart city and home automation
Hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and power-hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) applications
Prototyping and testing of components for smart grids and microgrids
Medium and low voltage distribution automation
Advanced protection systems
Electrical Vehicles infrastructures, smart charging and Vehicle to Grid (V2G)
Design and test of micro wind turbines
Sustainable manufacturing, de-manufacturing by cryogenics and recycling of waste of electric and electronic equipment (WEEE)
High performance building material characterization
Non-destructive tests for the mechanical characterization of materials and structures
Smart materials and devices for the thermoelectric generation from waste heat or solar energy
Solar heating & cooling
Industry 4.0
Smart Manufacturing & Smart Farming

Department

Contact Person

massimo.lascala@poliba.it

Companies and Institutions

Washington State University

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne EPFL

Retegas Bari S.p.A.

AMET S.p.A

Blue H R&D SRL

CIAB

CNA Bari

Comune di Bari

Comune di Bitetto

Comune di Capurso

Comune di Cellamare

Comune di Margherita di Savoia

Comune di Polignano a Mare

CONFAPI Bari e BAT

Costellazione Apulia

Confindustria Puglia

Dyrecta Lab S.r.l.

EV Charging

I-Com

Mediterranean Design Network S.r.l.

Nomisma Energia

Città Metropolitana di Bari

Provincia di Taranto

ReEnergy Projects 1 S.r.l

RSE

STC S.r.l

Tera S.r.l.

UPI Puglia

Fincons S.p.A.

ALI6 S.r.l.

EMI S.r.l.

Garofoli S.p.A.

GEM ICT – Research & development S.r.l.

Ginex Gaetano

SIC Divisione Elettronica S.r.l.

Comune di Palo del Colle (BA)

Confindustria Brindisi

Niteko S.r.l.

Applica Iot S.r.l.

Dgs S.p.A.

Elfim S.r.l.

Italian Cutting System S.r.l. (ICS)

So.Co.In. / System S.r.l.

Centro di Ricerche Europeo di Tecnologie Design e Materiali (CETMA)

Kad3 S.r.l.

InResLab S.c.a.r.l.

CNR

Università di Genova

Università di Bari

ARPA Puglia

PUDA Società Cooperativa A.R.L.

G.M.T. S.P.A.

Snam S.P.A.

Università degli Studi di Palermo

NIR S.r.l.

TERNA

e-distribuzione S.p.A.

Gridspertise S.R.L.

T & M LOGISTICA INTEGRATA S.R.L.

INGEL - S.R.L.

ILMEA S.R.L.

CHARISMA - SOCIETA' COOPERATIVA SOCIALE - O.N.L.U.S.

NEW EUROART S.R.L.

THESIS LAB S.R.L.

Projects

"sistemi e TECnologie per l'idrogeno (TECH2)" - Project MISE F/350388/01-05/X60 - Accordi per l'innovazione DM 31/12/2021

"DownTown-Mobi Downtown by electric Mobility (Downtown-Mobi)" - Project MISE F/340062/01-05/X59 - Accordi per l'innovazione DM 31/12/2021

PRIN 2022 - "Smart COmmunities for Resilient Energy Transition (SCORET)" - Prot. 2022YYMWTJ

Technical scientific agreement with ENEA on design, implementation and testing of models for the reconfiguration of distribution networks

PNRR POR H2 Collaboration Agreement for study and definition of control strategies for interface converters used in electrolyzers and fuel cells

PNRR POR H2 Collaboration Agreement for study and development of use cases and control strategies for networks with high hydrogen vector penetration

FESR-FSE 2014-2020 Azione 1.4 “E-Park - Microgrid Parking: Parcheggio intelligente per la Smart City” – Avviso pubblico “Innolabs”, cod. NGFKLZ2.

Technical scientific agreement with SNAM S.p.A. for the development of a model aimed to remove intra-zonal congestions of the transmission network

Technical scientific agreement with Università degli Studi di Palermo about feasibility studies aimed at designing of microgrids concerning BLORIN project.

Technical scientific agreement with e-distribuzione S.p.A. for the development of integrated storage and microgrid controllers in minor Italian islands for ISMI project.

Technical scientific agreement with Next Intelligence Research (N.I.R) S.r.l. for designing and testing of components for distribution systems and of intelligent management devices.

H2020 -LCE-04-2017 – Project CTN02_00018_9856993 “Living grid”.

H2020-LCE-2017-SGS – Project 773406 “Optimal System-Mix Of flexibility Solutions for European electricity – OSMOSE”.

FESR-FSE 2014-2020 Action 1.6 – “Integrated system for lighting and urban mobility services - EMERA", INNONETWORK 2017 – Puglia Region, cod. QCXK671.

Technical scientific agreement with Università degli Studi di Bari and ARPA Puglia for research and consulting activities in efficiency and energy saving for a technological park (“Technopolis”).

ENERGY ROUTER – “Energy Router e Strumenti di Controllo Cloud per Smart Grid”, financed by Puglia Region within the call “Aiuti a Sostegno dei Cluster Tecnologici Regionali”, cod. HX8HXI1.

“Smart industrial energy district nel polo industriale di Brindisi”.

Funding

MISE - Accordi per l'innovazione DM 31/12/2021 - 752k€ (1325k€)

MISE - Accordi per l'innovazione DM 31/12/2021 - 811k€ (1413k€)

European Union - Next Generation EU, Mission 4 'Education and Research' - Component C2 Investment 1.1, 'Fund for the National Research Programme and Projects of Significant National Interest (PRIN)' - (399k€)

MASE-ENEA Program Agreement on the National Electric System Research, Three-Year Implementation Plan 2022–2024 (135k€)

072-TERIN-STSN, Activity Line 4.1.1 of the PNRR, Mission 2, Component 2, Investment 3.5, NEXT GENERATION EU (Implementing Entity: ENEA – TERIN Department) (33k€)

073-TERIN-STSN, Activity Line 4.2.1 of the PNRR, Mission 2, Component 2, Investment 3.5, NEXT GENERATION EU (Implementing Entity: ENEA – TERIN Department) (45k€)

FESR-FSE 2014-2020 Azione 1.4, “E-Park” project - 211 k€.

SNAM S.p.A., technical agreement - 90.8 k€.

Università degli Studi di Palermo”, technical agreement for “BLORIN” project - 50 k€.

e-distribuzione S.p.A., technical agreement for “ISMI” project - 150 k€

N.I.R. S.r.l., technical agreement - 845 k€.

H2020 -LCE-04-2017, “Living grid” project - 19.5 k€.

H2020 -LCE-2017-SGS, “OSMOSE” project – 35 k€.

FESR-FSE 2014-2020 Action 1.6, “EMERA" project - 190 k€.

Università degli Studi di Bari and ARPA Puglia, technical agreement for “Technopolis" - 15 k€.

Puglia Region, “ENERGY ROUTER” project – 650 k€.

Confindustria Brindisi, “Smart industrial energy district nel polo industriale di Brindisi” – 45 k€.

Facilities

A microgrid test facility:

• Real time digital simulator (RTDS RT-5600)

• RTDS Interface to IEC 61850 equipment

• 4-quadrants programmable power source with multiple AC and DC power output configurations (15 kW)

• Photovoltaic power plant (5 kW)

• 4-quadrants controllable Battery Energy Storage Systems (5/5 kW/kWh)

• An experimental biomass externally fired combined cycle plant

• An innovative open-air wind tunnel

• EV charging station (11 kW)

Microgrid Parking:

• Photovoltaic power plant (11 kW)

• 2 Battery Energy Storage Systems (15/15 kW/kWh)

• 2 EV charging stations (22 kW)

Cryogenic testing device

Gas pycnometer and gas sorption analyzer

Laser-ultrasonic test bench

Arduino development kit

AC and DC bench power supply

PLC modules

Microcontroller development boards

Current clamps

Controllable load (resistive, inductive, capacitive)

Digital scopes and spectrum analyzer

Smart camera

Earth fault detector

Luminance and illuminance meters

HV insulation test

Softwares

PowerFactory – DIgSILENT

COMSOL

LabVIEW

Matlab/Simulink

Services

• Fast prototyping of electrical equipment & systems

• Design and testing of control boards through hardware-in-the-loop (HIL)

• Design and testing of power components through power-hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL)

• Testing and setting of electrical protection systems

• Power quality measurement and immunity tests

• Measurements of low-frequency electromagnetic fields

• Dielectric strength tests on cables

• Main measurements from electrotechnical laboratory

• Main lighting measures

• Measurements for grounding system

• Short circuit analysis

• Power system simulation of complex transmission and industrial grids

• Operator Training Simulator for the training of operators in industrial as well as transmission power systems

• Design and verification in substation automation

• Communication and network integration tests with IEC 61850 devices

• Communication tests of the I/O list in SCADA applications under IEC 61850 protocol

• Testing of micro wind power turbines

• Mechanical characterization of materials through laser and nanosonic interferometry

• Thermal cycles testing of materials using a climatic chamber

• Cryogenic and demanufacturing techniques for recycling exhausted PV panels

• Thermal diffusivity, specific heat, thermal conductivity measurements

• Measurement and characterization of thermo-electrical parameters of thin film materials

• Modeling and simulation of materials, components and devices

StakeHolder

Boards

External Collaborators

Fellow

Visitor

Address / How to reach us

Via Amendola 132, Bari, Officine Politecniche, Plesso “ex Scianatico” – LabZero

Hours

Mon - Fri 8:00 - 18:00

Area (mq)

800

Link to laboratory

efb-LAB

francesco.cupertino — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 09:31:51 +0000

efb-LAB francesco.cupertino Wed, 12/19/2018 - 10:31

Lab full name

energy factory Laboratory

ERC 2nd Level Code

PE7_1 Control engineering

ERC 3rd level Code

PE7_2 Electrical engineering: power components and/or systems

PE7_12 Electrical energy production, distribution, application

Research Activities

AVIO AERO and Politecnico di Bari have realized an integrated multidisciplinary laboratory called “Energy Factory Bari” (EFB), to develop research activities, and development of technologies in areas of common interest in the fields of aerospace and energy. The laboratory is located inside the university campus in Bari.

Research activities:

High speed electrical machines and power converters
Thanks to the recent advances in the field of power electronics, the interest of industry and academia towards high speed electrical machines has increased in the last years also due to the their potential advantages in terms of increased power density and elimination of gear-boxes. Possible applications of such technology can range from aerospace field to the generation of electrical energy from renewable sources, and cogeneration.

Control systems
The design stage cannot be considered separate from the development of the electric machine control system to ensure optimum utilization of the entire energy conversion system. In particular, sensorless control strategies (without position and speed sensors) are very interesting to increase system reliability and reduce its complexity. The control algorithms must ensure accurate control performance, compensating for uncertainty and nonlinearity with innovative and effective strategies also in terms of computational cost. In addition, the action performed by the controller will have to present such trends to ensure no additional loss or stress for vibrations and overheatings.

Thermo-fluid dynamics of machinery and power systems
The research lines in the field of the thermo-fluid dynamics of machinery and power systems are primarily focused machines and systems in aeronautical applications and the exploitation of energy from flows related to renewable energy sources. In particular, we intend to approach the study of turbomachinery integrated to generators (both traditional and based on the next-generation technology, i.e. annular, polyphase, variable frequency, generator) for the production of electricity both on board of aircraft, which could complement current conventional systems or that can operate in emergency conditions using gas flows present on the aircraft, and in stationary installations on- and off-shore that can harness the of wind, waves and marine energy.

Mechanical design and construction of machines
The purpose of the research proposed in the field of mechanical design and mechanical engineering is the study of stress and the response of materials used in innovative systems of turbines integrated with electric generators to ensure reliability levels suitable to the respective applications. The main phenomena to investigate are the issues concerning multi-axial fatigue, dynamics and stability of rotors, the mechanical behavior of joints, the fretting fatigue in the mechanical components in contact.

Department