Prof Francesco Carlo Morabito

Educational Activities and Programs in
Environmental and Energy Engineering
@ Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria (Italy)
speaker: Prof. Francesco Carlo MORABITO
morabito@unirc.it
The University Mediterranea of
Reggio Calabria (UNIRC) is an
Italian public research university
located in Reggio Calabria
Southern Italy.
It was founded in 1968, and is
one of the youngest universities in
Italy.
Reggio Calabria
Sustainable Energy ↔ Environment
UNIRC combines its commitment in research and teaching: three areas
(Architecture, Engineering, Agricultural Science), are dedicated to the
territory, to the energy studies and to the green economy.
In the two emgineering Departments (DICEAM & DIIES) Educational Programs, Energy
is key: we yield courses at post-graduated level (M.Sc.) and for “Dottorato” (Ph.D.) that
emphasize the connection between sustainable energy production and environmental
protection.
Curricula of M. Sc. course in Environmental Engineering (two years, 120 ECTS):
•
Environmental Monitoring (courses on Remote Sensing, Environmental Data
Processing, Environmental Monitoring Networks);
•
Sustainable Energy Production and
Management (courses on Energy
production from waste and residues,
Energy from sea-waves, Energy materials,
Fuel cells, Smart grids)
Courses
are delivered in English for international students (e.g.
incoming Erasmus+ students)
During Ph.D. (3 years) students can participate in the advanced
research activities carried out in the departmental laboratories by invited
internationally renowned senior scientists.
Examples of advanced energy related projects ongoing at University Mediterranea:
•
Use of biogas in fuel cells
https://www.researchgate.net/researcher/78024709_Pierluigi_Antonucci
•
Sustainable biodiesel production
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Francesco_Mauriello
•
Use of waste and agro-industrial by products for biogas production
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paolo_Calabro
RESEARCH PROJECT (NATIONAL PROGRAMS COFUNDED BY EU)
PON03PE_00012_1 “MARINE ENERGY LABORATORY”
PROJECT IDEA MEL - Wind-Energy Conversion on suspended platform off-shore:
design and experimental lab of turbine, electric generator, battery, converter and delivery of
energy to users. Sea-based test-bed of the experimental prototype.
MEL PROJECT
Research Lab in Gluelam in Reggio Calabria
Project
State of the art
MEL PROJECT
The Aerial Generator
The prototype will be scaled
to the real object (3 turbines),
total power 200 kW.
Single prototype of 30 kW.
Technological Prototype
combining the wind turbine
(confined flux) and of the
complex generator-converter, is
installed on a structure of the
following characteristics:
Length
19.50 m
Study of the materials for
Width
13.00 m
trading off weight and
Weight
80 tons
robustness.
Level
4.20 m
Draft
0.80 m
MEL PROJECT
Cluster of three turbines preliminary designed by Avio.
Requirement sheet:
Cluster
3x30 kW
Cluster
3x66 kW
Nominal Power (11 m/s)
[MW]
0,087
0,198
Energy per year
(cut-off 25 m/s)
[GWh]
0,27/0,62
0,67/1,56
24
36
[m x m]
26 x 32
39 x 48
[m2]
20.000
44.100
Height (max)
Basement
Sea Surface
[m]
 High Efficiency Turbine
Cluster prototype

Integrated Electrical Machine

Floating system off-shore at low environmental impact
MEL PROJECT
Each Cluster is equipped with a Ducted Wind Turbine,
referred to as venturbina.
Quantity
System characteristics:
Ironless Radial Flux Machine
Torque
 Nominal Power:
Pn = 6.5 kW
Magnetomotive Force
 Overall:
Dmax = 5 m
Electromotive Force
 Rotor Outer Diameter: Dtip = 3 m
Slot Area
 Rotor Inner Diameter: Dhub = 0.74 m
Magnetic Load
IRONLESS MACHINE
200 MAGNETS
Value
468 Nm
136.5 A-turn
4.60 V
52 mm^2
0.6 T
Stator Weight
12.52 kg (rame)
Rotor Weight
55.29 kg (magneti)
Frequency
Power
636.6 Hz
18.346 kW
Natural Sea Laboratory (Messina Strait)
Sea Storm (1st September 2014)
 Hs (significant wave height) 0.9 m;
 Tp (peak period) 4.47s;
 Narrow Bandedness par. 0.69
Advanced Educational Projects
EU Networking
MIUR (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research)
Project «Knowledge’s Messengers»
Superconducting Magnets and Cryogeny
Lecturer: Prof. Pier Paolo Granieri
In cooperation with CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
Visiting Professors on site
Selection of Best Students
Some months spent at CERN (selected students)
NeuroLab laboratory:
Magnetic levitation experiment
Visiting Students to Labs facilities
(Lausanne and Geneva)
Educational Experiments
Guided Experimental Research
MIUR (Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research)
Project «Knowledge’s Messengers»
A Signal Processing Perspective to Smart Grids
Analysis, Optimization, and Management
Lecturer: Prof. Danilo Mandic
In collaboration with IMPERIAL COLLEGE
LONDON, England
Visiting Professors on site
Selection of Best Students
Some months spent at IMPERIAL COLLEGE
(selected students)
National Program (Cofunded EU-MIUR)
Wind Generator with Magnetic Levitation Suspension (PONa3_00308)
Main objective: favoring cooperation among research centers
for territorial development and human capital growth
Experimental Lab on Cells
Model of the panel (temperature 0 °)
Model of the panel (temperature 20°)
Digital image of the panel
Thermographic image of the panel
Measurement Campaign on
Wind Turbine
Digital and
Thermographic
Image
Future programs
 Ph.D. International Program
 ERASMUS + Capacity Building
 JEMPP (Coordinated by Cracow University of
Technology)
 Material Engineering (Energy)
 Cooperation with Abu Dhabi University, EAU
Educational Activities and Programs in
Environmental and Energy Engineering
@ Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria (Italy)
speaker: Prof. Francesco Carlo MORABITO
morabito@unirc.it