Printed Circuit Board (PCB) design process and fabrication

This module describes main characteristics of Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs). A brief history of PCBs is introduced in the first chapter. Then, the design processes and the fabrication of PCBs are addressed and finally a study case is presented in the last chapter of the module.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

Valor taxonómico de la pilosidad de los frutos en centranthus calcitrapae (l.) Dufresne (valerianaceae)

Two different phenotypes have been observed with regard to fruit hairiness in Centranthus calcitrapaethroughout the Iberian Península, Baleario Island and France: hirsute and glabrous fruits. In this paper the inheritance of this character in two Andalusian populations has been inferredby using artificial crossings. It has been shown that fruit hairiness is based on a simple two-allele mendelian locus being hairiness dominant over the recessive glabrous fruits. Therefore,this character should not be used for separation of taxa.Centranthus calcitrapae presenta en la Península Ibérica, Islas Baleares y Francia individuos con frutos lisos o hirsutos. Estudiado el comportamiento genético de este carácter, por medio de cruzamientos artificiales, entre individuos de dos poblaciones andaluzas, llegamos a la conclusión de que está relacionado con la dominancia (frutos hirsutos) o recesividad (frutos glabros) de un único gen. Por ello, la pilosidad de los frutos no debería ser utilizada en la separación de categorías taxonómicas

Study of PV systems for self-consumption at the UPC based on simulations by using PVSol

The aim of this work is to carry out a sustainability study in five campuses of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya BarcelonaTech (UPC) around Catalunya, i.e. Campus North and South Campuses in Barcelona city, Campus Baix Llobregat, Campus Manresa and Campus Vilanova i la Geltrú. The amount of consumed energy included in the study for each campus corresponds to monitoring data of previous periods. The study analyses the expected energy production, as well as the self-consumption that can be achieved by using photovoltaic (PV) systems of 25, 50 and 100 kWp and c-Si, Poly or CdTe Technology in order to reduce the environmental impact in each campus. An economic analysis of all the proposed facilities was conducted to examine their financial feasibility.Peer ReviewedObjectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::7 - Energia Assequible i No ContaminantObjectius de Desenvolupament Sostenible::4 - Educació de QualitatPostprint (published version

Innovation strategies to develop specific professional skills on photovoltaic systems engineering

This work describes experiences learned in teaching photovoltaic (PV) courses in Engineering Master Degrees at the UPC. These PV courses are included as elective courses in the Master of Energy Engineering included in the international master programs: Environomical Pathways for Sustainable Energy Systems (SELECT) and Renewable Energy (RENE) and in the Master Degree in Electronic Engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in Barcelona, Spain. These Master Degrees are aligned with the objectives of the European SET plan and the objectives of KIC InnoEnergy in the field of renewable energies and aim at delivering education for high competency and quality engineering skills in the field. The content of these programmes is focused to the renewable technologies concept of “learning by doing”, so combining deep theory knowledge (top-down approach) with internship in industry co-advisored by the university and the industry (bottom-up approach) in an international environment

Analysis of spatial fixed PV arrays configurations to maximize energy harvesting in BIPV applications

This paper presents a new approach for efficient utilization of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) systems under partial shading conditions in urban areas. The aim of this study is to find out the best electrical configuration by analyzing annual energy generation of the same BIPV system, in terms of nominal power, without changing physical locations of the PV modules in the PV arrays. For this purpose, the spatial structure of the PV system including the PV modules and the surrounding obstacles is taken into account on the basis of virtual reality environment. In this study, chimneys which are located on the residential roof-top area are considered to create the effect of shading over the PV array. The locations of PV modules are kept stationary, which is the main point of this paper, while comparing the performances of the configurations with the same surrounding obstacles that causes partial shading conditions. The same spatial structure with twelve distinct PV array configurations is considered. The same settling conditions on the roof-top area allow fair comparisons between PV array configurations. The payback time analysis is also performed with considering local and global maximum power points (MPPs) of PV arrays by comparing the annual energy yield of the different configurationsPeer ReviewedPostprint (author’s final draft

Peucedanum officinale l. subsp. brachyradium García-Martín y Silvestre: nuevo taxon de Umbelliferae

Se propone un nuevo taxon de la familia Umbellíferae, Peucedanum officinale L. subsp. brachyradium García-Martin & Silvestre, recolectado en Sierra Bermeja (Málaga), dándose su descripción, ilustración y ecología

Fault detection and automatic supervision methodology for PV systems

In this work, we show a new methodology for automatic supervision and fault detection of PV Systems, based mainly on the analysis of the power losses. This methodology includes parameter extraction techniques to calculate main PV system parameters from monitoring data [1-2], taking into account the real irradiance and module temperature, allowing simulation and evaluation of the PV system behaviour in real time.Postprint (published version

Internet vecí

V súcasnosti architektúra založená na Internete dovoluje výmenu služieb a tovarov medzi prvkami, zariadeniami a objektami pripojenými do siete. IoT sa odvoláva na sietové pripojenie každodenných objektov, ktoré sú casto vybavené urcitým druhom inteligencie. V tomto kontexte môže byt Internet taktiež platforma pre zariadenia na elektronickú komunikáciu, zdielanie informácií a špecifických dát so svetom okolo nich. Takže IoT môže byt vnímaný ako reálna evolúcia toho, co rozumieme pod slovom Internet. Internet bol z väcšej casti využívaný na spojovo orientované aplikacné protokoly ako HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) a SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). Napriek tomu v dnešnej dobe velké množstvo inteligentných zariadení komunikuje medzi sebou a dalšími riadiacimi systémami. Tento koncept je známy ako M2M (Machine-to-Machine communications).Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

Internet de las cosas

Este es un curso de introducción a la IoT (Internet de las cosas). En los capítulos primeros capítulos se introducen los conceptos básicos sobre la IoT. Seguidamente se presentan nociones básicas sobre el protocolo de internet IPv6 que es el más utilizado en el entorno de la IoT y se describen las principales aplicaciones, el estado actual del mercado y las tecnologías que permiten la existencia de la IoT. Finalmente se analizan los retos de futuro que se consideran más importantes.Postprint (published version

Internet of things

This is an introductory course to the IoT (Internet of things). In the early chapters the basics about the IoT are introduced. Then basics of IPv6 internet protocol that is the most used in IoT environment as well as main applications, the current state of the market and the technologies that enable the existence of the IoT are described. Finally the future challenges that are considered most important are discussed.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version