Etopia  Summer School II

Planning of Etopia Summer School II in Milan

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9:15WelcomeWelcomeWelcomeWelcome
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FREE TIME IN MILAN



ESRs presentations by WP		TECHNICAL LECTURES 1
Smart Grid and Power
Electronics EMC



TECHNICAL LECTURES 2
Aerospace EMC

TECHNICAL LECTURES 3
Automotive EMC
12:30LunchLunchLunchLunchLunch
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TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITY		Parallel session WP

Parallel session Joint Degree

TECHNICAL VISIT
(RSE Labs)		SOFT SKILLS plenary

SOFT SKILLS (ESRs only)





FREE TIME IN MILAN

TECHNICAL LECTURES 1 - Smart Grid and Power Electronics EMC

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

TL1-1
9:30-10:30
Speaker:
Maurizio Delfanti, RSE, Italy
Title:
The role of smart grids in the perspective of energy system evolution
Abstract:
Energy systems are undergoing a total revolution to achieve decarbonization goals. The transition towards net zero-carbon energy systems is particularly important at EU level: for this context, mid term plans (NECP, with target year at 2030) and long term strategies (LTS, with target year at 2050) have been set. Among the main innovations that will support the energy transition, a focus will be devoted to the widespread implementation of smart grid enabling technologies, that will play a central role. On the one hand, smart grids will manage a large amount of energy resources distributed throughout the territory, such as generation from non-programmable renewable sources, storage systems, bidirectional charging systems for electric vehicles and controllable loads. On the other hand, they will ensure adequate levels of security of the power system, also in the presence of new threats induced by climate changes.

Maurizio Delfanti graduated in Electrical Engineering at the University of Pavia, where he obtained his PhD in 1999. Since 2001 he has taught at Politecnico di Milano, since 2010 as associate professor and since 2016 as full professor at the Department of Energy. For Politecnico di Milano, he acted as Energy Manager, and was delegated by the Rector for energy management. He has carried out research/ consulting activities at national and European level on the regulation of power systems, in the areas of quality of service, operation of power systems in the presence of RES, smart grids technical and policy aspects, access to the dispatching market for new players.

Since 2019, he acts as CEO of RSE (Ricerca Sistema Energetico), a public research center which operates in the field of Italian System Research, also supporting national institutions on the matter of energy.

TL1-2
10:30-11:30
Speaker:
Bernard Wunsch, ABB, Switzerland
Title:
EMC Component Modelling and System-Level Simulations of Power Converters: AC Motor Drives
Abstract:
EMC simulations are an indispensable tool to analyze EMC noise propagation in power converters and to assess the best filtering options. In the first part of this talk it is shown how to set up EMC simulations of power converters and then in the second part their use is demonstrated on the example of an industrial AC motor drive. Broadband models of key power converter components are reviewed and combined into a circuit model of the complete power converter setup enabling detailed EMC analysis. The approach is demonstrated by analyzing the conducted noise emissions of a 75 kW power converter driving a 45 kW motor. Based on the simulations, the critical impedances, the dominant noise propagation, and the most efficient filter component and location within the system are identified. For the analyzed system, maxima of EMC noise are caused by resonances of the long motor cable and can be accurately predicted as functions of type, length, and layout of the motor cable. The common-mode noise at the LISN is shown to have a dominant contribution caused by magnetic coupling between the noisy motor side and the AC input side of the drive. All the predictions are validated by measurements and highlight the benefit of simulation-based EMC analysis and filter design.

Dr. Bernhard Wunsch received his PhD in condensed matter physics from the University of Hamburg in 2006. Later on, he worked as a postdoc on graphene, superconductivity and magnetism, before he joined ABB Corporate Research in 2011. His research interests include electromagnetic compatibility of power electronic converters, design of magnetic components and inductive power transfer.

TL1-3
11:30-12:30
Speaker:
Marco Vinicio Bazzotti, ABB, Italy
Title:
RF-Conducted and Radiated Immunity for Low Voltage and High Voltage equipment
Abstract:
According to new editions of many product and environmental standards, the traditional radiated immunity test is now extended from 150 kHz to UHF frequency up to 6 GHz. New experiences of an accredited laboratory show the growing importance of these tests and their calibration, supporting both far field and proximity fields. As by standard request of high accuracy of both test equipment and equipment under test the operating laboratory is led to think towards a quantitative immunity concept approach.
Some real life examples for HV/LV testing (measuring relays, electronic circuit breakers etc.) are given.

Marco Vinicio Bazzotti graduated in particle Physics in 1991 in Milan University, then he switched to high voltages as a researcher for Italian ABB Corporate Research Center from 1991 to 1994.
Then he became expert in Electromagnetic Compatibility, from 1994 to day. Member of the IEC since 1996, he represented ABB in Italy at International Joint IEC Meetings.
He leads the ABB Italian EMC Laboratory and the Metrology room. 

TECHNICAL LECTURES 2
Aerospace EMC

Thursday, September 9, 2021

TL2-1
9:30-10:30
Speaker:
Axel Junge, ESA/ESTEC, The Netherlands
Title:
Electromagnetic Compatibility in Space Power Systems
Abstract:
Spacecraft and satellite integrate sensitive equipment and payloads together with high-power equipment under stringent volume and mass constraints. The performance of radio-frequency (RF) equipment for instance depends also on the electromagnetic interference emitted and propagated by power systems operating at substantially lower frequencies. Suitable grounding and filtering concepts are fundamental to suppress conducted emissions, especially common mode, and subsequent radiation. To minimize required mass and volume of efficient filters, adequate converter and filter topologies need to be selected. Some fundamental trade-off criteria will be discussed together with related examples and test and analysis methods.

Axel Junge graduated with a physics diploma at Universität Bremen in 2001 and with an electrical engineering PhD degree (Dr.-Ing.) on EMC from Technische Universität Braunschweig in 2009. Since 2007, he is an EMC engineer at the European Space Agency (ESA) and works as a permanent staff in the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC). He is a contributor to major space missions, e.g. Sentinel-2, Swarm, BepiColombo, Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, Solar Orbiter, and EnVision. Moreover, he is actively involved with various generic research and development activities in EMC and adjacent domains.
His current research interests include high-frequency current and impedance measurements on harnesses in complex systems, calibration methods and measurement uncertainty, near-field antenna emission and susceptibility, and magnetic cleanliness on spacecraft.
Dr. Junge is an IEEE Senior Member and a member of the German Physical Society (DPG) and the German Association of Electrical, Electronic, and Information Technology (VDE). 

TL2-2
10:30-11:30
Speaker:
Giordano Spadacini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Title:
Conducted Emissions in the Power Bus of Satellites
Abstract:
Among several requirements for the verification of Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) in the Space sector, those concerning conducted emissions (CE) are aimed at enforcing strict limits to radiofrequency currents flowing in dc power buses in a wide frequency range extending up to 100 MHz. This talk addresses a modeling methodology for the prediction of conducted emissions (CE) generated by dc/dc converters and propagating along the power buses of satellites. In particular, the dc/dc converter seen as a source of CE is represented by a behavioral model, whose parameters can be identified by two unit-level experimental procedures performed in controlled test setups. A simplified multiconductor transmission-line (MTL) model is developed to account for the propagation of CE in shielded bundles of twisted-wire pairs used as power cables. The whole power system is represented by the interconnection of the circuit models of dc/dc converters, cables, and the Power Conditioning and Distribution Unit (PCDU). By solving the obtained network, frequency spectra of CE can be predicted. Experimental results at unit and system level substantiate the accuracy of the proposed approach.

Giordano Spadacini received the M.Sc. (2001) and the Ph.D. (2005) in electrical engineering, summa cum laude, from Politecnico di Milano. He joined the same academic institution as postdoc (2005-07), assistant professor (2007-18), associate professor of circuit theory (from 2018). His research activity is in the field of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and includes statistical models for the characterization of interference effects, electromagnetic modeling, lumped- and distributed-parameter circuit modeling, electromagnetic emission and susceptibility of electrical and electronic devices and systems.
He was involved in many research projects concerning EMC in aerospace (ESA), railways (FS Group), and automotive. He received three times the Schulz Best EMC Transactions Paper Award (2005, 2016, 2021), and two symposium best-paper awards (APEMC 2015 & 2018). He is a senior member of URSI and IEEE. 

TL2-3
11:30-12:30
Speaker:
Paolo Crovetti, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Title:
Interference of Spread-Spectrum modulated EMI and digital data lines
Abstract:
In this talk, the effects of electromagnetic interference (EMI) from power converters on analog and digital communications are addressed. More specifically, the spectral characteristics of plain and spread-spectrum (SS) modulated PWM switching waveforms is discussed and compared, both under the perspective EMC standards and with reference to their interference potential with wideband and narrowband communication channels. For this purpose, the possibility to describe the detrimental effects of EMI on data lines in terms of EMI-induced channel capacity loss is first introduced in order to rigorously address the problem in an information theoretical framework. Then, the proposed theory is adopted to discuss different application scenarios of practical interest, with a special emphasis on emerging power line communication (PLC) applications.

Paolo Crovetti (Senior Member, IEEE) was born in Turin, Italy, in 1976. He received the Laurea degree (summa cum laude) and the Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering from the Politecnico di Turin, Turin, in 2000 and 2003, respectively.
He is currently with the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET), Politecnico di Torino, as an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering. He has co-authored more than 90 articles appearing in journals and international conference proceedings.
His main research interests are in the fields of system-level and IC-level EMC, and analog, mixed-signal, and power integrated circuit design. His recent research activities are focused on the effects of spread-spectrum EMI on digital data lines and o non-conventional information processing techniques allowing the fully digital implementations of analog functions and on ultra-low-power IC for the IoT.
Prof. Crovetti is the Subject Editor-in-Chief of IET Electronics Letters in the area of Circuits and Systems and is an Associate Editor of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VERY LARGE SCALE INTEGRATION SYSTEMS. He serves as a regular reviewer for several IEEE journals. 

TECHNICAL LECTURES 3
Automotive EMC

Friday, September 10, 2021

TL3-1 
9:30-10:30
Speaker:
Alessandro Amaducci, Schaffner, Switzerland
Title:
EMC challenges in Automotive systems
Abstract:
A successful Automotive project accomplishment is a mix of research, engineering, tests, material science, integration and industrialization. All these phases are subjected to an extremely tight and defined schedule, aiming to guarantee customer satisfaction while ensuring a perfect quality of the mass production. When all this is applied to complex EMI issues on Electric Vehicle Powertrains in which passenger safety is involved, the mission becomes extremely challenging. During the 45 minutes course a typical EMC Filter development for Automotive Application will be described from the early start of the project until its mass production. The goal is to show the audience how a project can pass through very different phases and different challenges; if the initial part is characterized by pure EMC debugging, simulations and research, more the SOP (start of production) get closer and more the challenges switch from pure Research to pure Development. All the different phases will be explained by showing examples coming from real projects.

Alessandro Amaducci is currently managing the R&D of the Schaffner Group Automotive Division where he is responsible for Product Development & Industrialization, Market Intelligence, Research and Technological Roadmap.
Alessandro and his team address EMI issues for majors Automotive manufacturers by offering a full spectrum of services such as EMC pre-compliance tests, development of measurement techniques and design of EMI filters for EV batteries and inverters. With several industrial patents, scientific publication and PhD tutoring Alessandro is deeply involved in research areas such as Active EMI filtering techniques, Power Electronics and Passive Filter integration. 

TL3-2
10:30-11:30
Speaker:
Sebastian Koj, IAV GmbH, Germany
Title:
Automotive EMC – Testing, Standards and Regulations
Abstract:
The automotive sector is currently in a phase of significant change. Electrification of the drive train, automated or autonomous driving and connectivity – these are key words, which describe this process and they draw attention to a multitude of challenges for the ensuring of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) at component level as well as for entire vehicles.
The outlined challenges will be analyzed in this talk. Their specifics and intricacies will get their due attention. A typical EMC development process for a road vehicle will be discussed, and especially timing considerations of component development and vehicle development will be exemplified. An overview of typical EMC testing procedures according to normative requirements will be provided and a short excursion into the world of EMC simulation will round off this talk.

Sebastian Koj studied mechatronics at Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, Germany (M. Sc. 2012). Subsequently, he worked as a research engineer at the department of Electromagnetic Compatibility at the Institute of Electrical Engineering and Measurement Technology at Leibniz Universitaet Hannover. During this time he worked on his PhD thesis titled “Measurement uncertainty of in situ tests of the electromagnetic compatibility of wind turbines“ (Dr.-Ing. 2019). Since 2018 he is responsible for research and development projects in the department of EMC and Antenna at the IAV GmbH Automotive Engineering. He is currently serving as secretary of Technical Committee 7 - Low Frequency EMC and as vice-chair of Special Committee 5 - Power Electronics EMC.

TL3-3
11:30-12:30
Speaker:
Flavio Calvano, Ansys, Italy
Title:
EMC simulation of Electrified Vehicles with Ansys
Abstract:
The simulation of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is becoming increasingly important in electrified vehicles to achieve higher reliability and for predicting conductive and radiated emissions. In this talk EMC simulation of powertrain systems and full vehicles with Ansys tools will be presented, considering cable routing, antennas, control units and complete chassis, reproducing measurement setups as prescribed by normatives.

Flavio Calvano graduated in Electronic Engineering from the University of Naples "Federico II" with summa cum laude in 2007 and went on to obtain a PhD in Computational Electromagnetism in 2010. He is the author and co-author of numerous articles on electromagnetic simulation, applied to both low and high frequencies. Since 2011 he has held the position of Application Engineer at Ansys Italia working on issues regarding Signal / Power Integrity and Electromagnetic Compatibility, In July 2021 he got the position of Team Leader for EMC Ansys simulation solutions in Europe.

SOFT SKILLS
Plenary Session


Thursday, September 9, 2021

14:30-15:30
Speaker:
Maurizio Bozzi, University of Pavia, Italy
Title:
How to Write a Scientific Paper (and Get it Accepted!)
Abstract
Writing a scientific paper represents a big challenge and a significant source of stress for students and young researchers, especially when they try to publish their first work. The publication of a paper is the result of a long and strenuous scientific research activity, and it may requires several months for writing the first manuscript, waiting of the review process, and performing the required revision.
This talk aims to provide some guidelines and suggestions to face the experience of writing a scientific paper in a smooth and productive way, avoiding typical mistakes and coming to a successful conclusion. The different phases of the manuscript preparation will be discussed, including the right time to start writing a paper, the choice of the most suitable journal or conference, the preparation of the different sections of the manuscript, and finally the revision of the paper with the response to the reviewers.
The speaker will share with the audience his experience of track editor and associate editor of several journals, reviewer of hundreds of papers, and author of almost 500 journal and conference publications. The process of writing a paper will be analyzed under the perspective of the author, the reviewer, and the reader, to understand which is the combination that brings to the magic sentence: “Your paper has been accepted!”

Maurizio Bozzi received the Ph.D. degree in electronics and computer science from the University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, in 2000.
In 2002, he joined the Department of Electronics, University of Pavia, where he is currently a full professor of electromagnetic fields. He held research positions with various universities worldwide, including the Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany; the Universitat de Valencia, Spain; and the École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada. He was also a Guest Professor at Tianjin University, China (2015-2017) and a Visiting Professor at Gdansk University of Technology, Poland (2017-2018). He has authored or co-authored more than 150 journal papers and 330 conference papers. He co-edited the book Periodic Structures (Research Signpost, 2006) and co-authored the book Microstrip Lines and Slotlines (Artech House, 2013). His main research interests concern the computational electromagnetics, the substrate integrated waveguide technology, and the use of novel materials and fabrication technologies for microwave circuits.
Prof. Bozzi is an Elected Member of the Administrative Committee of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) for years 2017–2022 and the current MTT-S Treasurer. He was the Chair of the Meetings and Symposia Committee of MTT-S AdCom for years 2018-2019, the Secretary of IEEE MTT-S for year 2016, and a member of the General Assembly (GA) of the European Microwave Association (EuMA) for the term 2014–2016. He is a Track Editor of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES. He was an Associate Editor of the IEEE MICROWAVE AND WIRELESS COMPONENTS LETTERS, IET Electronics Letters, and IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation. He was the Guest Editor of special issues in the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES, the IEEE MICROWAVE MAGAZINE, and the IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation. He was the General Chair of the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series-Advanced Materials and Processes (IMWS-AMP 2017), in Pavia, Italy, 2017, of the inaugural edition of the IEEE International Conference on Numerical Electromagnetic Modeling and Optimization (NEMO2014), in Pavia, Italy, 2014, and of the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Millimeter Wave Integration Technologies, in Sitges, Spain, 2011.
Maurizio Bozzi is a IEEE Fellow (class of 2018). He received several awards, including the 2015 Premium Award for Best Paper in IET Microwaves, Antennas & Propagation, the 2014 Premium Award for the Best Paper in Electronics Letters, the Best Student Paper Award at the 2016 IEEE Topical Conference on Wireless Sensors and Sensor Networks (WiSNet2016), the Best Paper Award at the 15th Mediterranean Microwave Symposium (MMS2015), the Best Student Award at the 4th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2010), the Best Young Scientist Paper Award of the XXVII General Assembly of URSI in 2002, and the MECSA Prize of the Italian Conference on Electromagnetics (XIII RiNEm), in 2000. 

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