D1 - Knowledge and Understanding
The course aims to provide the theoretical knowledge and practical applications necessary to **analyze and understand the operation of electric drives** commonly used in transportation and service applications. Specifically, students will be able to: understand the meaning of specifications in the evaluation process of electric drive performance and comprehend their importance in an engineering and/or scientific context. Grasp the underlying phenomena related to the use of electric drives in transportation.
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D2 - Applying Knowledge and Understanding
Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: Evaluate the performance of electric drives and identify the impact of using variable-speed electric drives in transportation systems. Identify traditional and/or innovative solutions across various applications where the use of appropriately controlled variable-speed electric drives can lead to improvements in performance, economics, and environmental impact.
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D3 - Making Independent Judgments
The various topics covered in this course are developed through a rigorous, logical-formal approach. The goal is for students to acquire the ability to independently formulate critical judgments on non-standard solutions and/or proposed innovative and alternative solutions compared to the current state-of-the-art in electric drives.
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D4 - Communication Skills
Mastery and a correct understanding of the topics covered in this course are essential for developing the ability to clearly and effectively present arguments on subjects involving electric drives.
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D5 - Learning Skills
The rigorous structure and development of the issues addressed in this course also lay the groundwork for students to be able to competently and confidently approach aspects, topics, and control algorithms related to electric drives that are not explicitly covered during the course.

Basics of automatic control, electrical drives, power electronics.

Introduction to Electric Mobility
Recap of Electric Drives
Criteria for Adapting Electric Motors to Mechanical Loads
Terrestrial Road Traction
Actuators, Sensors, and Transducers for Electric Mobility

Electronic presentations used during lessons, supplemented by notes taken from the in-class exposition.
IEEE publications indicated by the teacher.

Introduction to Electric Mobility
Electric Drives Fundamentals
Criteria for Adapting Electric Motors to Mechanical Loads:
Characteristic curves of an electric motor, operating quadrants, load locus.Motor-Load Matching
Motor-Load Adaptation, Speed reducers, general procedures for selecting a gearmotor.
Example: Selecting a gearmotor for a given load profile.
Terrestrial Road Traction
Fully electric and hybrid configuration, Typical Schemes
Performance and Comparison
Advantages and Disadvantages of individual configurations.
Performance Comparison in specific operational scenarios.
Charging Systems

Actuators, Sensors, and Transducers for Electric Mobility
State of the Art
Developing Technologies
Position, Speed, and Torque Sensors and Transducers

The subject matter is presented topic by topic during lectures. Whenever possible, we make sure to demonstrate the statements and concepts as they are introduced. Furthermore, in significant cases, we'll also propose and analyze implementations through numerical simulation. Throughout the lectures, we aim to stimulate attention and participation by interacting with students.

The final assessment is a traditional oral examination. This interview aims to verify the candidate's knowledge and maturity regarding the topics covered in the course.

The evaluation will consider the student's ability to clearly and thoroughly explain the topics (ranging from two to four, depending on their difficulty) proposed by the instructor.