Postgraduate course in

Components and Mecatronic Systems

Discover the synergies between mechanics and electronics in a practical setting with a high employment rate.

Start
08/03/2022
Duration
4 months
Delivery
Face-to-face
Fee
€2,400

Presentation
Training Content
Learning methodology
Teaching team
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This postgraduate course is also part of the training track for the master's degree in Mechatronics and the master's degree in Enertronics.

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Presentation

Edition

21th Edition

Credits

15 ECTS (108 teaching hours)

Delivery

Face-to-face

Language of instruction

Catalan / Spanish

Fee

€2,400
Notes payment of enrolment fee and 0,7% campaign

Registration open until the beginning of the course or until end of vacancies.

Discounts, loans and financial aid

Start date

Start date: 08/03/2022
End date: 12/07/2022

Timetable

Monday: 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Wednesday: 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm

Taught at

CITCEA - Centre d'Innovació Tecnològica en Convertidors Estàtics i Accionaments
Av. Diagonal, 647. Planta 2. Aula Schneider
08028 Barcelona

Why this postgraduate course?

Nobody could question that among the major challenges facing humanity is the challenge of providing a solution to energy systems. Our future largely depends on our ability to identify and manage future energy techniques. Electronic, IT and communication technologies must be included in the design of the energy systems of the coming years. This innovative concept, which enables integrated solutions to be identified, has been termed Enertronics. This is a concept which brings together different technologies in topics such as power electronics, communications automation, electrical systems energy, and programming and microprocessor technologies, all of which are aspects which companies require from their professionals. Nowadays organisations require the figure of the enertronic engineer who, when thinking of a solution to an energy system, also takes the electrical part or the bit microprocessor programming into account. This postgraduate course in Mechatronic and Enertronic Components and Systems is part of the Masters programme, and provides training on data procurement and sensors, power electronics, electric actuators, microcontrollers and programmable logic or signal processing and control.

Aims

The integration of mechanics, electricity, electronics and information technologies into the design of components, equipment and mechanical systems to be able to make better products.
A better understanding of materials and processes.
Learn about the latest trends and information related to new materials and processes.
Evaluate the costs associated with manufacturing components (materials, processes, implements, production series¿).

Who is it for?

Industrial engineers or other technicians that work in the design and development of industrial systems.
Recent graduates who wish to work in the areas mentioned above (preferably students specialised in mechanical or electrical engineering).

Training Content

List of subjects

12 ECTS 105h

Mechatronic and Enertronic Components and Systems

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.
Basic tipologies.
Real switches: driving and protection.
Other elements in power electronics.
DC/DC, DC/AC and AC/DC converters.
Design of converters.
Aplications.

Electric Actuators

The constituent materials of electric actuators: conductors, dielectrics and magnetics. Generating rotating magnetic fields.
Direct current motors.
Induction motors. Static and dynamic models. Speed and vector controls and direct torque control (DTC).
Brushless DC motors.
Brushless AC motors.
Stepper motors. Excitation techniques.
Switched reluctance motors and piezoelectric motors.

3 ECTS 3h

Final Project

With the final project, students worked for a reminder of the agenda for the postgraduate and demonstrates that it has acquired the necessary knowledge.

The UPC School reserves the right to modify the contents of the programme, which may vary in order to better accommodate the course objectives.

Degree

Postgraduate diplomas issued by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Issued pursuant to art. 34.1 of Organic Law 4/2007 of 12 April, amending Organic Law 6/2001 of 21 December, concerning Universities. To obtain this degree it is necessary to have an official. Otherwise, the Fundació Politècnica de Catalunya will only award them a a certificate of completion. (Ver datos que constan en el certificado).

Range of modules

This postgraduate course is part of the training track for the master's degree in Mechatronics .
The master's degree programme is organized into the following modules. If you don't wish to take the entire master's degree you can sign on one or several modules.

Master's degree:

financial aid

04/10/2021

Mechatronics

Face-to-face. Barcelona

Postgraduate courses:

This postgraduate course is also part of the training track for the master's degree in Enertronics .
The master's degree programme is organized into the following modules. If you don't wish to take the entire master's degree you can sign on one or several modules.

Master's degree:

financial aid

13/10/2021

Enertronics

Face-to-face. Barcelona

Postgraduate courses:

Learning methodology

The teaching methodology of the programme facilitates the student's learning and the achievement of the necessary competences.

Learning tools

Participatory lectures

A presentation of the conceptual foundations of the content to be taught, promoting interaction with the students to guide them in their learning of the different contents and the development of the established competences.

Practical classroom sessions

Knowledge is applied to a real or hypothetical environment, where specific aspects are identified and worked on to facilitate understanding, with the support from teaching staff.

Solving exercises

Solutions are worked on by practising routines, applying formulas and algorithms, and procedures are followed for transforming the available information and interpreting the results.

Assessment criteria

Attendance

At least 80% attendance of teaching hours is required.

Solving exercises, questionnaires or exams

Individual tests aimed at assessing the degree of learning and the acquisition of competences.

Work placements & employment service

Students can access job offers in their field of specialisation on the My_Tech_Space virtual campus. Applications made from this site will be treated confidentially. Hundreds of offers of the UPC School of Professional & Executive Development employment service appear annually. The offers range from formal contracts to work placement agreements.

Virtual campus

The students on this postgraduate course will have access to the My_ Tech_Space virtual campus - an effective platform for work and communication between the course's students, lecturers, directors and coordinators. My_Tech_Space provides the documentation for each training session before it starts, and enables students to work as a team, consult lecturers, check notes, etc.

Teaching team

Teaching staff

Fillet Castellà, Sergi
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Industrial Engineer from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Professor of Electrical Engineering at the UPC.
Galceran Arellano, Samuel
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Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Assistant Professor University and creator of CITCEA-UPC.
Llonch Masachs, Marc

Industrial Engineer from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Senior project engineer at CITCEA-UPC. With six years of experience in the design and development of electric power converters, both connected to the network and for motor control. His main research has focused on microgrids, switching strategies for three-phase inverters and electric mobility, providing several publications on the subject. Currently, he also teaches industrial control in the master's degree in Automated Production and Robotics at CIM-UPC.
Martin Segura, Guillermo
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Doctor of Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). Industrial engineer from the UPC. More than ten years of experience in the field of power electronics.
Miguel Espinar, Carlos
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Electrical Engineer by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) who focuses his research on Power Electronics. He is working as a Project Manager at CITCEA-UPC in the Mechatronics Area. He is doing his PhD in the development of control algorithms for synchronous machines in electric mobility applications. He has been developing Power Electronics and its control in different applications: control and FEM design of synchronous machines and induction heating converters. He participates as a teacher in the Master of Mechatronics for the last ten years.
Montesinos Miracle, Daniel
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Ph.D. Electrical Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering of the UPC.
Muñoz Gazquez, Jose Pedro

Associate professor and researcher of the Automation Area of the CITCEA-UPC.
Prieto Araujo, Eduardo
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Doctor in Electrical Engineering from the UPC. Reader professor in the Electrical Engineering Department of the UPC. Researcher of the CITCEA-UPC.

Associates entities

Collaborating partners

Career opportunities

Expert in industrial mechatronics.

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Postgraduate course in Components and Mecatronic Systems