Research
The research activities performed at the Electrical Engineering Department are mostly devoted to themes closely interwoven with the industrial reality of the region and that of the country as a whole, while some aspects are relevant at European and world level.
In this connection it could be mentioned, in particular, the field of industrial automation and robotics, in which the research projects conducted at the Electrical Engineering Department have reached level of excellence, as recognised world-wide.
Research lines are dictated by a particularly active demand, both because of the interdisciplinary nature of many themes and by virtue of numerous factors that serve as catalysts. The latter can be exemplified by mentioning:
- the incessant development of electronic power components
- the advent of new magnetic materials
- the impact of automation and digital control techniques
- the evolution of standards and the diversification of the performance capabilities specified for user equipment
The high level of the researchs finds his roots in the study carried out by one of the most important Italian scientist: Galileo Ferraris. He was the founder of the First School in Electrotechnics at Politecnico di Torino in the year 1889. His study on the magnetic rotating field represents the first step toward the industrial applications of the study developed in the university context, together with the promotion, at international level, of the Italian research in the electric field.
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