Master's degree in

Enertronics

This postgraduate course covers fundamental knowledge on electrical engineering and electricity generation, enabling the analysis and understanding of circuits and electric motors, and also the applications of renewable wind and photovoltaic energies and the various technologies related to electrical mobility.

• The basics of electrical engineering
• Electrical system (BT, MT, AT).
• Kirchhoff's Laws.
• Ohm's Law.
• Steady-state operation.
• Transient operation.
• Sinusoidal steady-state operation.
• Alternating current electricity.
• Series and parallel resonance.
• Triphasic systems.
• Ideal transformers.
• Voltage, current and impedance conversion.
• Power generation
• Components of a power plant.
• Synchronous generator modelling.
• Connexion to a network of infinite short-circuit power.
• Conventional synchronous generator simulation.
• Using a PMSM as a generator.
• Power generation with an induction machine.
• Winding rotor generator simulation.
• Photovoltaic solar energy
• Introduction to solar energy.
• Grid-connected solar inverters.
• Clarke & Park Transforms.
• Introduction to system and system control dynamics.
• Grid control link. Photovoltaic plants.
• Photovoltaic hybrid systems.
• Wind energy
• Introduction to wind energy system simulation.
• Electrical machines used for wind-power generation.
• Static converters used for wind-power generation Static converter modelling and simulation.
• Control applied to wind-power generation.
• Simulation of wind-power generation systems.
• Electric mobility
• Electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles. History, market and current status.
• Electric vehicle dynamics.
• Energy storage and sources.
• Electric traction. Motors and converters.
• Electric traction. Control, modelling and simulation.
• Hybrid electric systems.

The postgraduate programme covers all of the major aspects for being able to design, analyse and control intelligent electricity grids (smart grids). Both the economic aspects and those most related to control and power electronics technology will be analysed.

• Market and energy planning
• Micro- and macro-economics.
• The energy sector.
• The energy market.
• Energy system planning.
• Application of Leap planning models.
• Application of Homer planning models.
• Evaluation of green planning programmes: REETSCREEN.
• Electric network analysis
• Electric parameters of power lines.
• Line resistance, inductance and capacity calculations.
• Steady-state analysis.
• T model and Pi model Transformers in electric power systems.
• Load flow.
• Calculation of the admittance matrix.
• Short-circuits in electric power systems.
• Intelligent networks
• Smart metering.
• Energy demand management.
• Asset management and intelligent maintenance.
• Communication in electric power systems.
• IEC 61850.
• Micro networks. Converter control.
• Micro-network simulation.
• HVDC and FACTS, controllable DC and AC power systems
• Converter technologies for HVDC and FACTS.
• Converter control for HVDC and FACTS Case studies on electric power systems with FACTS devices:
• Flow control in electric power systems.
• Operation and control of a HVDC line.
• Integration of offshore wind farms into the network .
• Integration of renewable energies, micro-networks and electric vehicles into the electric power network
• Status of renewable energies in the Spanish electric power system.
• Technical connection and operation criteria applicable to renewable energies. Challenges and solutions for the integration of renewable energies.
• Impact on the network.
• Stability within electrical systems.
• Integration studies.

Provides training on data procurement and sensors, power electronics, electric actuators, microcontrollers and programmable logic or signal processing and control.

• Microcontrollers and Programmable Logic Devices
• Binary algebra: logical functions, numbering systems, Boolean algebra.
• Combinational and sequential systems.
• The subtleties of programmable logic.
• Binary arithmetic.
• Central Processing Unit: CPU, switches and PIC microcontrollers.
• Microcontrollers.
• Signal Control and Processing
• Standard models of dynamic systems
• Simulating DC motors with PSPICE.

• Sensors and Collecting Data
• cers, elevators, 2 and 4 Quadrant.
• Single-phase and 
• Presence, position, deformation and force sensors.
• Pressure, speed, acceleration and temperature sensors.
• Flow, level, tension and current sensors.
• Connecting sensors.
• Data collection systems: data entry, data configuration, data elements and data systems.
• Signal processing programming.
• Power Electronics
• Introduction to static converters.
• Static switches: diode, thyristor, triac, bipolar, MOSFET, IGBT...
• Controlled and non-controlled rectifiers. Single-phase and tri-phase.
• Control circuits. Alternating current regulators. Static starters.
• Splitters: redu
• tri-phase wave splitters. Sinusoidal modulation PMW and SVPWM. Frequency converters.
• Electromagnetic compatibility.
• Electric Actuators
• The constituent materials of electric actuators: conductors, dielectric and magnetic. Generating rotating magnetic fields.
• Direct current motors.
• Induction motors. Static and dynamic models. Controlling speed and vector and direct torque control (DTC).
• Brushless sinusoid DC motors.
• Brushless sinusoid motors that use full auto piloted magnets.
• Stepper motors. Excitation techniques.
• Inverted switched reluctance motors and piezoelectric motors.

Offers information on hydraulic and pneumatic actuators, an introduction on industrial programmable controllers and on applying these as well as on information technologies and industrial communications.

• Hydraulic and Pneumatic Actuators
• Fluid power actuators compared to other actuators
• A look at components in systems where actuators work with fluid power
• Practise with conventional circuits: objectives, circuit configuration and verification of its functionality
• Power actuators used in proportional valves. Function and selection criteria
• The practical application of a lineal actuator system (cylinders)
• Introduction to Programmable Automatons
• Automation vs. automatic control
• Electronic CAD-CAE
• The components of a programmable automaton
• Designing and programming automated actions with a contacts diagram
• Hands on practise programming automatons
• Introduction to analogue inputs and outputs. Controlling a variable speed drive
• Application of industrial programmable automatons
• Handy, with analogue input and output
• Shifter-activated induction engine control
• Operating screens and operator terminal
• Terminal characteristics
• Introduction to the IEC 1131-3standard
• Introduction to GRAFCET
• Translation of GRAFCET into the contact diagram
• Specialised instructions and functions
• IEC 1131-3 standard programming language practice in the CODESYS environment
• Information Technologies
• Introduction Hardware, OS, Networking and Virtualization
• Fundamentals of programming. C and others
• Databases. Design and SQL. MySQL
• Application site (xhtml, css)
• Application to web page (php)
• Practices (applications)
• Industrial Comunications
• Designing for availability
• Methodologies used in machine design (Word Case design with a margin, graphic design revision, AMFEC, FRACAS, capacity studies)
• General concepts about industrial property
• Engineer participation when applying for patents
• Patent searches. Interpreting awarded patents