Lecturer: Salvatore Caorsi  

Course name: Electromagnetic Fields and its Environmental Impact
Course code: 064117
Degree course: Ingegneria Elettrica, Ingegneria Biomedica
Disciplinary field of science: ING-INF/02
The course relates to:
University credits: CFU 5
Course website: http://www.unipv.it/ingegneria

Specific course objectives

Objectives The main objective of the course is to give the fundamental principles of the electromagnetic field theory including the generation, propagation and interaction with environmental and biological systems. The students will acquire capabilities to analyze and determine the electromagnetic emission characteristics of typical sources operating in industrial and residential environments (for example, electric power network, TV, radio and cellular telephone antennas) and the principal bioelectromagnetic interaction characteristics with the human body. Moreover the students will also acquire capabilities to choose the more suitable methods and instrumentations to measure the electromagnetic exposure according to the specific European laws and they will be also able to perform the analysis and the assessment of the “Electromagnetic Environmental Impact” according to the guide lines of national governative authorities

Course programme

Basic principles of the electromagnetic field theory. Electromagnetic sources and its characterization. Electromagnetic emission in free space and in real environments (analytical formulation, numerical implementation and codes, operational guide lines for maximum emission valuation). Measurement methods and instrumentations. Bioelectromagnetic interaction. Norms and laws. Application examples and class-work experiences.

Course entry requirements

Basic elements of mathematics, physics and electronics.

Course structure and teaching

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 30
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 9
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 9

Suggested reading materials

reading and refence material will be distrinuited during the course

Testing and exams

Written test and oral colloquium