Lifelong learning course in

Design and calculation of Instalaciones Eléctricas y Especiales

More than 100 companies in the sector have trusted the UPC to train their installations technicians.

Start
March 2021
Duration
4 months
Delivery
Face-to-face
Fee
€2,300

Programme
Training Content
Learning methodology
Teaching team
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This lifelong learning course is also part of the training track for the postgraduate course in Conception, Design and Calculation of Mechanical, Electrical and Special Facilities.

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Programme

Edition

20th Edition

Credits

10 ECTS (96 teaching hours)

Delivery

Face-to-face

Language of instruction

Catalan / Spanish

Fee

€2,300
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

Classes start: 02/03/2021
Classes end: 29/06/2021
Programme ends : 14/09/2021

Timetable

Tuesday: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Thursday: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Taught at

Edifici Vapor Sala
Rambla de Sant Nebridi, 10
08222 Terrassa

Why this programme?

This lifelong learning course can be taken independently or as part of the postgraduate course in Projection, Design and Calculation of Mechanical, Electrical and Special Installations.

The complexity of today's industrial and commercial buildings shows the importance of planning and calculating optimal electrical, safety and anti-fire installations. Students taking this course in Design and Calculation of Electrical and Special Installations will be able to design and carry out integrated projects in this area.

The course will cover lighting, generators and steam installations. Another part of the course is also devoted to studying oil hydraulic installations. All these specialist courses include the participation of expert professionals from each of these areas.

Aims

The main objective of the programme is to enable participants to carry out designs, calculations, checks and assessments of the various industrial installations in companies in the fields of electricity, lighting, generators, and steam and oil hydraulic installations.

Who is it for?

Technical and Senior Engineers.
Quantity Surveyors and Senior Architects.
Professionals wishing to specialise in the installations field.

Training Content

List of subjects

10 ECTS 96h

Design and Calculations used in Electronic and Special Installations

Oil Hydraulics Installations (12 hours)

Oil hydraulic energy transmission systems.
Oils used in oil hydraulic systems. Properties and grades.
Pumps. Actuators. Cylinders and motors.
Conventional techniques: pressure measurement and directional control valves. Accumulators. Common configurations.
Proportional techniques: common configurations.
CEN and ISO general regulations.
Oil hydraulic installation maintenance.

Electrical Installations (30 hours)

Introduction to low-voltage electrical installation and relating regulations.
Parts or elements of an electrical installation.
Governing regulations.
Indoor domestic installations. Levels of electrification. Points of use, number and features of circuits. Direct and indirect contacts. Ground installations. Section calculation.
Implementing regulations, calculation criteria and selecting components.
Installations in industries and services. Analyzing the needs.
Electrical distribution: main electric switchboard, secondary switchboards, lines and channels.
Selecting conductors and protections.
Public buildings. Additional supply. Network commuting.
Compensating reactive energy.
Electric frame. Current legislation. Electricity rates. Reactive energy.
Energy-saving in industrial and commercial installations.
Practical cases.

Lighting Installations (12 hours)

Light: concepts and intensity. Light sources and the technology behind them.
Lights: components, characteristics and photometry.
Lighting projects: parameters and regulations. Interior and industrial lighting.
Lighting projects: exterior lighting. Regulations, intensity, light pollution and calculations.

Single Installations. Power generators (12 hours)

Main Elements of a power generator. Functioning modes.
Technical features and functioning modes.
Control systems and commuters between generator and grids.
Generator synchronizing.
Mechanical installation. Location criteria.
Vibrations. Cooling and ventilation.
Electrical installation: Ground posts. Soundproofing.
Regulations. Legislation.
Power calculation criteria for generators.
Operation under non-lineal loads.
Starting asynchronous motors.
Calculating the necessary generator power for an installation. Case Study.

Fire prevention and safety installations (18 hours)

Introduction to fire. Flammable materials. Exterior agents. Fire extinguishing equipment and installations.
Fire alarm and detection system installation: control centres. Sirens. Fire extinguishing devices, equipment and systems organised according to the origin and type of fire. Compartmentalisation and evacuation. Water based extinguishing systems. Storage tanks. Extinguishing fire using interior and exterior fire hydrants.
Rules and regulations. Building code. Fire safety rules regulations for industrial spaces. Fire prevention installation regulations and UNE-EN regulations.

Computer program (3 hours)

Degree

Lifelong learning diploma 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.

Range of modules

This lifelong learning course is part of the training track for the postgraduate course in Conception, Design and Calculation of Mechanical, Electrical and Special Facilities .
The postgraduate course programme is organized into the following modules. If you don't wish to take the entire postgraduate course you can sign on one or several modules.

Postgraduate course:

01/10/2020

Conception, Design and Calculation of Mechanical, Electrical and Special Facilities

Face-to-face. Terrassa

Lifelong learning 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.

Case studies

Real or hypothetical situations are presented in which the students, in a completely participatory and practical way, examine the situation, consider the various hypotheses and share their own conclusions.

Assessment criteria

Attendance

At least 80% attendance of teaching hours is required.

Level of participation

The student's active contribution to the various activities offered by the teaching team is assessed.

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 lifelong learning 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

Academic management

Alabern Morera, Xavier

Doctorate in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Degree in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Master's Degree in Business Management and Administration from ESADE.

Teaching staff

Amagat Arimany, Carles
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Advanced Degree in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. He works at the company SEGURIFOC, S.L. as a Technical Manager. He advises clients on anti-fire measures and fire protection training for primary and secondary intervention personnel. He is a Member of the Administrative Council.
Carpio Riera, Josep

Degree in Industrial Engineering, specialising in Electrical Engineering, from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Technical Director at Electra Molins, S.A., a company manufacturing generators.
Cavaller Galí, Francisco

Technical industrial engineer. Project Manager at SALVI Lighting Barcelona. Experience of more than 25 years in product and technical lighting projects linked to industry, free exercise and teaching. Member of the Governing Board of the Spanish Lighting Committee and National Representative of Division 4 of the CIE (International Lighting Committee).
Gonzalo García, Carlos

Degree in Industrial Technical Engineering. Spanish Gas Association. President of the UNE 60670, 60601 and other regulations for gas installations in buildings. Member of the RITE advisory committee. Director of Conaif-Sedigas Certificación. Technical Director of Gas Natural Italia, and other positions in the Gas Natural Fenosa Group. Teacher and examiner of gas installers in Spain, as well as Mexico, Ecuador and other Latin American countries.
Guitart Majoral, Ricard
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Architecture Studies at the ETSAB of the UPC. Master's in Calculation of Facilities for Zigurat Global Institute of Technology. Coordinator of Cype Catalunya, basically performing Training and Technical Support tasks to users of the software. Assistant as a teacher in the master's degree 'Design and Management of BIM environments' of the UdL and the' BIM Manager 'Postgraduate of the CAATEEB (Association of Surveyors) and' Project, Design and Calculation of Installations Mechanical, Electrical and Special 'of the UPC School. Member of the BIM Group of users of Catalonia.
Inglés Vendrell, Aurora

A graduate in Economics and Business Studies from the UPF. She holds an MBE from the UPF and an MBA from EADA. She is currently working at ENDESA as the Compliance Officer.
Morón Romera, Juan
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Holds a degree in Industrial Engineering. Lecturer on Electrical Installations in the EEBE-UPC Department of Electrical Engineering. Coordinator of the EEBE Degree in Electrical Engineering.

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