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REEESS - Rechargeable Electrical Energy Storage Systems
Laboratory equipped for the electrical and thermal characterization of battery energy storage systems. The main types of devices tested are lithium batteries of various families (LFP, NMC, NCA, LTO), nickel-metal hydride batteries (Ni-MH), and supercapacitors. Among the tests that can be performed are: controlled current and voltage charge and discharge tests, measurements of energy, capacity, and efficiency at various currents and temperatures, specific tests for the calibration of equivalent electrical models, and aging tests.
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NEST - Network for Energy and Sustainable Transition
In the NEST Laboratory, some of the most advanced methodologies and techniques aimed at energy transition are studied, such as hydrogen conversion and utilization processes and thermal energy storage, in line with the NextGenerationEU and PNRR programs. There are workstations and benches for design, simulation, and experimentation on these topics. Inside the NEST Laboratory, measurements of thermophysical properties and thermofluidynamic experiments with conventional and complex fluids can be conducted, along with modeling analysis. This laboratory also features scale models of latent thermal storage systems that allow studying the charge and discharge dynamics under different operating conditions.
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BEARS - Boiling Evaporation and Advanced Refrigeration Systems
In the BEARS laboratory, there are various apparatuses for studying nucleate boiling and critical heat flux (also under microgravity conditions). There are also devices for experimental study of basic phenomena, such as bubble formation and dynamics, and droplet evaporation. There is an apparatus dedicated to the study of small-scale refrigeration cycles with organic refrigerants, where innovative solutions are applied to maximize performance. Finally, there is an apparatus for the thermofluidynamic characterization of structured or unstructured metallic foams. The laboratory is extensively equipped with instrumentation for measuring temperature, flow rate, pressure, thermal conductivity, and surface tension. In this laboratory, students can acquire basic knowledge and conduct advanced studies on two-phase heat transfer phenomena.
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TEAM - Thermal and Energy Advanced Management
In the TEAM Laboratory, Pulsating Heat Pipes (PHP) and phase change composite materials are studied, with a particular focus on space applications. Within this laboratory, students can interact with advanced thermal exchange and control systems.
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Heat transfer enhancement
In the thermofluidodynamics laboratory, there are ultrasonic baths, and the main techniques for enhancing heat transfer based on the use of acoustic waves are studied. In this laboratory, students can conduct experiments on basic thermofluidodynamics.
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Electric Machines
Inside the electric machines laboratory, exercises are conducted concerning: transformers (single-phase and three-phase), with tests under no-load and short-circuit conditions, parameter identification, measurement of no-load and line currents, star-delta connection, and harmonic analysis of currents and voltages. Rotating machines (synchronous and asynchronous), with tests under no-load and locked-rotor conditions, performed using several test benches of different power (1 kW, 7.5 kW, 9 kW, 15 kW, 50 kW), equivalent circuit parameters, and experimental measurement of torque and efficiency characteristics.
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Measurements
In the laboratory, used for both educational and research activities, there are instruments for the measurement of electrical, magnetic, and thermal quantities, such as resistance thermal sensors, thermal cameras, high-resolution multimeters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, high-speed data acquisition systems, and other devices for the realization of prototype experimental systems (e.g., 3D printing). Additionally, there is a climate control system for the thermal characterization of sensors and materials.
(-70 to 180°C), a cryogenic system for the characterization of materials at low temperatures (down to -271.3 °C), with the ability to generate magnetic fields up to 7 T, and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) for morphological analysis of micro and nanostructures.
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EMLab - Applied Electromagnetism Laboratory
Within this laboratory, students will be able to physically build and operate a three-phase system using transformers, cable lines, and three-phase loads, on which measurements of relevant parameters (currents, voltages, and powers) will be conducted. Moreover, experiments will be conducted on signal circuits, with particular attention to resonant circuits.