The course aims at providing engineers the competences enabling them to work in the field of electrical, energy and nuclear engineering, with advanced knowledge of the principles underlying the processes of production, distribution, operation and use of energy, in its various forms (electrical, nuclear, thermal and from alternative and renewable sources), as well as the relevant components and systems, and the environmental, economic, juridical and safety implications.
The proposed educational programme takes into account the recent trends in the decarbonisation of energy cycles and the development and diffusion of technologies with reduced environmental impact.
The educational program provides the same core subjects, and some common class specific subjects, of the other courses in Industrial Engineering in Palermo, privileging the training about specific ambits of electrical, energy, nuclear, safety and industrial protection engineering.
The course then investigates further specific issues of individual class specific ambits, in order to diversify the training with respect to various application areas. The training is completed and enriched by related and integrative subjects.
The course provides, in particular:
1) core educational activities (as the other Industrial Engineering courses) in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and class specific activities, such as computer aided design, construction theory and computational methods for engineering;
2) common course-specific educational activities, with respect in particular to the technology of materials, technical physics, energetics, principles of electrical engineering, electrical energy components and systems, renewable sources.
3) specific ambit-related educational activities, diversified in accordance with the proposed curricula:
Electrical engineering: electrical machines, electric and electronic measurements, electrical plants, electronics and domotics applications, smart grids, distribute power generation by renewable sources;
- Energy: energy planning and management, energy assessment and certification, thermos-technical measurements, environmental comfort control, machinery, building thermos-physics, industrial thermal uses of renewables;
- Technologies and production: principles of nuclear engineering, thermo-hydraulics, safety and risk analysis, machinery, thermos-mechanics, fossil fuels;
The educational programme is integrated by notions of computer science and applications, statistics, business economics, with respect to specific professional applications.
Graduates will possess the competences needed to continue their education, or to carry out their professional activities in energy as well as multidisciplinary application areas, and more specifically in the areas which are investigated in-depth; they will be able to carry out activities such as the design, production, operation and organization, assistance to technical-commercial facilities, risk analysis, safety management, both as self-employees and in manufacturing or service companies, as well as in public administration.
The course, even in absence of specific professionalising training, enables graduates to enter the labour market as well as to continue their studies(2nd cycle degree courses, university master courses, PhD courses)
The educational programme provides frontal teachings, class and laboratory practice, internships in companies, supported by the teaching stuff provided by teachers, both in printed and electronic format, and available on the web.