ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY

International Teaching ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY

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DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
EQF7
SMART INDUSTRY ENGINEERING
2025/2026

YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2021
SPRING SEMESTER
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
660LESSONS
Objectives
THE COURSE ANALYSES THE FUNDAMENTAL ASPECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY. IN PARTICULAR, STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH TOOLS FOR DETERMINING ROBUST SOLUTIONS, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY, IN THE DESIGN OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS. PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS ALSO PAID TO EQUIPMENT AND METHODS FOR THE EXPERIMENTAL OR NUMERICAL SIMULATION VERIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS LAID DOWN BY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BODIES.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND
AT THE END OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT'S BACKGROUND INCLUDES:
-KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAIN SOURCES OF ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE AND THEIR CHARACTERIZATION METHODOLOGIES;
-KNOWLEDGE OF ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY CERTIFICATION PROTOCOLS OF EQUIPMENT;
-THE ABILITY TO ANALYZE ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS OF EQUIPMENT.

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT IS ABLE TO:
-IDENTIFY EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS, FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY, IN THE DESIGN OF HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS;
-SOLVE ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS OF EQUIPMENT;
-IDENTIFY AND INTERPRET PROTOCOLS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION ACCORDING TO CURRENT REGULATIONS.

AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT
UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT IS ABLE TO:
-OPERATE THE ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY LABORATORY AND MANAGE THE RELEVANT INSTRUMENTATION, KNOW HOW TO SET UP THE INSTRUMENTAL BENCHES REQUIRED FOR COMPATIBILITY MEASUREMENTS, CRITICALLY EVALUATE MEASUREMENT DATA AND DRAW APPROPRIATE CONCLUSIONS.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS
AT THE END OF THE COURSE THE STUDENT IS ABLE TO:
-WRITE CLEAR AND WELL-STRUCTURED TECHNICAL REPORTS, BE ABLE TO WORK INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A MEMBER OF A GROUP IN EXPERIMENTAL ACTIVITIES;
-ACQUIRE THE TERMINOLOGY AND SKILLS NECESSARY FOR INTERACTION WITH TECHNICAL FACILITIES OF COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY.

ABILITY TO LEARN (LEARNING SKILLS)
UPON COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THE STUDENT IS ABLE TO:
-INTEGRATE KNOWLEDGE FROM VARIOUS SOURCES IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A BROAD VIEW OF THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN THE ANALYSIS OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES;
-APPLY THE ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE IN INDUSTRIAL CONTEXTS.
Prerequisites
THE COURSE REQUIRES KNOWLEDGE OF:
-THEORETICAL ASPECTS CONCERNING THE FUNDAMENTAL THEOREMS OF ELECTROMAGNETISM AND ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD PROPAGATION IN FREE SPACE AND WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURES.
IN ADDITION, IT IS REQUIRED THAT THE STUDENT HAS ACQUIRED THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES PROVIDED BY THE DISCIPLINES OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, ANALOG AND DIGITAL ELECTRONICS.
Contents
SOURCES OF INTERFERENCE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDS:
CHARACTERISATION OF THE MAIN SOURCES OF CONDUCTED AND RADIATED INTERFERENCE; EVALUATION OF THE SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS OF SINGLE AND MULTILAMINAR METAL SHIELDS (20 HOURS LECTURE - 2 HOURS EXERCISE).
STANDARDS AND MEASUREMENT METHODOLOGIES:
MAIN CIVIL AND MILITARY STANDARDS; INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS OF CONDUCTED AND RADIATED INTERFERENCE (8 LECTURE HOURS - 6 TUTORIAL HOURS).
SYSTEMS ASPECTS AND SIMULATION METHODS:
ROBUST CIRCUIT CONFIGURATIONS AND MAIN METHODS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION OF COMPLEX LOW AND HIGH FREQUENCY ENVIRONMENTS (4 HOURS LECTURE).
LABORATORY:
MEASUREMENT OF CONDUCTED AND RADIATED DISTURBANCES, MEASUREMENTS OF ELECTRIC, MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY (20 LAB HOURS).
Teaching Methods
THE COURSE INCLUDES THEORETICAL LECTURES, CLASSROOM AND EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORY EXERCISES (GROUP) WITH THE PRODUCTION OF A TECHNICAL REPORT (INDIVIDUAL) IN THE FORMAT REQUIRED FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY CERTIFICATION OF EQUIPMENT. THE WRITING OF THE TECHNICAL REPORT IS AIMED AT DEVELOPING AND STRENGTHENING THE STUDENTS' OPERABILITY IN THE PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT.
Verification of learning
THE STUDENT'S UNDERSTANDING OF GENERAL METHODOLOGIES FOR DEALING WITH PROBLEMS AND RELATED SOLUTION TECHNIQUES IN THE CONTEXT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC DISTURBANCES IS ASSESSED BY AN ORAL INTERVIEW OF AN INDICATIVE AVERAGE DURATION OF 1 HOUR. THE GRADE, EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS (THE MINIMUM PASSING LEVEL CORRESPONDS TO "18" AND THE MAXIMUM TO "30 CUM LAUDE"), WILL DEPEND ON THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED ON THE COURSE CONTENT. IN PARTICULAR, THE EXAMINATION TEST IS AIMED AT:
-VERIFY THE LEARNING OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE THEORY;
-VERIFY THE ABILITY TO EXPOSE THE TOPICS COVERED;
-VERIFY THE AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT IN PROPOSING THE MOST APPROPRIATE APPROACH TO ARGUE WHAT IS REQUIRED.
DURING THE ORAL INTERVIEW, THE STUDENT MUST ALSO ILLUSTRATE THE THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS AND MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES CONTAINED IN THE TECHNICAL REPORT ON THE LABORATORY ACTIVITY CARRIED OUT DURING THE COURSE.
PASSING THE EXAM (MINIMUM GRADE 18) REQUIRES THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SUFFICIENCY IN BOTH THE VERIFICATION OF THE LEARNING OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN THE THEORY HOURS AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY CERTIFICATION PROTOCOLS OF THE APPARATUSES AND RELATED VERIFICATION MEASUREMENTS.
THE HIGHEST GRADE (30) IS AWARDED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A COMPLETE AND THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE VARIOUS TOPICS COVERED IN THE THEORY HOURS AND IS CAPABLE OF ANALYSING AND SOLVING ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY PROBLEMS OF EQUIPMENT.
IN ADDITION, FOR THE PURPOSES OF HONOURS, ACCOUNT WILL BE TAKEN OF
-THE QUALITY OF THE EXPOSITION, IN TERMS OF THE USE OF APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE;
-THE ABILITY TO CROSS-REFERENCE THE VARIOUS TOPICS OF THE COURSE AND, WHERE POSSIBLE, WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES;
-THE AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT DEMONSTRATED.
Texts
C.R.PAUL, INTRODUCTION TO ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY, WILEY.
BOCHICCHIO, GIAMBARTOLOMEI, LEZIONI DI COMPATIBILITÀ ELETTROMAGNETICA, ED. PITAGORA.
H.W.OTT, ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY ENGINEERING, WILEY.
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LOCATION AND TIME:
THE COURSE IS DELIVERED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING IN ITALIAN. PLEASE CONSULT THE DEPARTMENT WEBSITE (HTTPS://WWW.DIIN.UNISA.IT/) FOR THE SCHEDULE AND CLASSROOMS.
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