Lecturer: Paolo Di Barba   Maria Evelina Mognaschi  

Course name: Inverse problems and industrial electromagnetic compatibility
Course code: 504983
Degree course: Ingegneria Elettronica e Informatica
Disciplinary field of science: ING-IND/31
University credits: ECTS 6
Course website: n.d.

Specific course objectives

Knowledge of inverse problems and optimization methods.

Course programme

Inverse problems
Direct and inverse problems. Well-posed and ill-posed problems. Fredholm's integral equation of the first kind. Under- and over-determined systems of equations. Least-squares solution. Classification of inverse problems.

Optimization
Solutions of inverse problems by the minimization of a functional. Constrained optimization. Multiobjective optimization. Gradient-free and gradient-based methods. Deterministic vs non-deterministic search. Numerical case studies.

Laboratory of industrial electrotechnics
Field in low and high frequency, wave propagation, reflection and refraction. Near- and far-field. Biological effects of electromagnetic field. ICNIRP, Italian and European laws. Sources in low and high frequency. Antennas: properties (gain, directivity and polarization), kind of antennas, signal modulation. Theory of measurements of electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields. Instruments for field measurements. Measurements of electromagnetic field radiated by microwave antennas and devices, radiofrequency antennas and fields produced by electric-power transmission plants.

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Course entry requirements

Knowledge of circuit and electromagnetic field theory.

Course structure and teaching

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 45
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0

Suggested reading materials

P. Di Barba, A. Savini, S. Wiak. Field models in electricity and magnetism. Springer, 2008.

Slides shown during the lessons.

Testing and exams

The final examination consists in developing a case study. This work will be discussed in an interview. During the interview some questions about the environmental electromagnetic compatibility will be done.