Mandatory subjects

Course: Energy fundamentals

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: Yes

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content: Concepts and energy definitions. Society development and energy use. Renewable and non-renewable sources, energy availability in the world and in Brazil. Energy matrix. Introduction to energy: quantities and fundamental concepts of transport phenomena. Transfer of momentum, heat and mass.

 

Course: Energy, development and sustainability

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: Yes

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content: Concepts and definitions on development, environment and social issues. Use of resources and energy production. Energy and its interactions with social, environmental, political and cultural spheres and issues.

 

Course: Interdisciplinary seminar

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: Yes

Course Load: 15

Credits: 2

Course Content: Variable course content to contemplate subjects of interest in energy. Students present about their research themes.

 

 

Course: Scientific methodology

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: Yes

Course Load: 30

Credits: 1

Course Content: Introduction to energy and sustainability research and scientific methodology. Dissemination and publication of research results: production of dissertations and scientific articles.

 

Elective subjects

Course: Teaching internship

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: Case-by-Case

Credits: Up to 4

Hours: Established by the Delegate Collegiate of the Program on a case-by-case basis.

Course Load: Up to 4 credits can be established on a case-by-case basis by the delegated collegiate of the program, through successive enrollments.

Course Content: Teaching in higher education involving activities in preparation and application of theoretical and pedagogical methods and technics in practice classes such as guided studies, seminars, among others. Participation in partial evaluation of program contents.

 

Course: Special topics

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content: Discipline with variable course content, according to the developments of the research lines of the program. These subjects usually related to the research activities carried out in the focus areas of the master’s course.

 

Focus area disciplines

Energy systems

Course: Mathematical methods for energy engineering

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: Yes

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE): Series solutions; special equations; ordinary differential equation equations; numeric solutions. Partial Differential Equations (PDE): defining boundary conditions; variables separation methods; fourier and laplace. Use of computational software for analytical and numeric solutions of ODE and PDE.

 

Course: Solar energy

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content: An overview of Photovoltaic and solar thermal energy in Brazil and worldwide. Fundaments and concepts of solar radiation. Semiconductors and photovoltaic effect. Photovoltaic cells and modules technologies. Autonomous/Off-grid and grid-tie systems. Photovoltaic building integration. Mathematical models and simulation for dimensioning of photovoltaic systems. Composition of solar thermal systems for residential and industrial use. Generation of electrical energy, refrigeration and air conditioning with solar thermal systems. Thermic energy storage. Simulation of solar thermal systems.

 

Course: Wind energy

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content: Overview of wind energy in Brazil and worldwide. Fundaments and efficiency of wind energy. Historical aspects, types and technologies of generators. General and electrical control systems. On- and off-grid wind farms. Energy quality from wind turbines. Wind farm electrical installations, connection to the energy grid and technical and economic aspects. Wind farm simulation.

 

Course: Hydrogen fuel cells

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content: Introduction to fundamental characteristics and types of fuel cells. Thermodynamics. Kinetic. Load transportation. Mass transportation. Mathematical models. Characterization. Production, storage and use of hydrogen: as an energy vector.

 

Course: Advanced transport phenomena

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content Mass, momentum, energy conservation equations. Analytical resolution of one and two-dimensional diffusion processes. Solutions for the conservation of movement quantity, the linking between energy and movement quantity. Radiative heat transfer.

 

Course: Thermal energy conversion and application

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content: Energy transfer and conservation in control volume systems. Entropy, irreversibility and availability. Chemical reactions in energy conversion processes. Power and cooling cycles. Cogeneration.

 

Course: Energy systems modeling and simulation

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content: Fundaments of simulation models. State of the Art of exergy analysis and thermodynamic optimization. Thermoeconomics and exergoeconomics. Objective function. Analysis of developed and new models.

 

Course: Linear systems

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content: Fundaments of linear algebra; linear continuous-time and discrete-time dynamic systems: Properties and definitions. Input-output representations: differential equations, convolution, transfer function. Representation by state variables. Analysis of linear and time invariant systems: stability, controllability and observability. Status feedback. State observer.

 

Course: Technologies and methods for smart grids

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content The Intelligent Electrical Networks (IEN) Electric System: Concepts of generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. Micro-grids. Electrical power flow analysis tools. Distributed generation (DG): Power generation, processing and storage equipment. Tools for modeling and analysis of DG networks. Control of DG connection onto network. Allocation of the DG sources.

 

Course: Biological conversion of biomass into biofuels and bioenergy

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content: Biological conversion of biomass into biofuels; diversity of the microbiota involved in the biological conversion of biomass. Production of biodiesel, hydrogen and biogas. Biological production of hydrogen from agro industrial waste.

 

Course: Thermochemical process of the conversion of solids

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content: National and global energy scenario. Thermal energy sources: Fossil fuels, biomass and solid waste. Characterization and physicochemical and structural properties of solid waste. Thermochemical conversion processes of solids: Pyrolysis, gasification, combustion. Characterization and control of gas emissions. Use and application of the conversion products, sub products and waste.

 

Planning and sustainability in the energy sector

Course: Strategic planning and policies of the energy sector

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: Yes

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content: Strategic planning. Proposals and implementation of public policies focused on the energy sector. Interrelationship of the sector’s policies with environmental, social and economic issues.

 

Course: Environmental data analysis

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: 45

Credits: 4

Course Content: Introduction to environmental data collection; sampling; descriptive statistics; introduction to multivariate statistics; special and temporal data analysis; visualization of variables in time and their interpretation; integration of environmental data in GIS. Spatial modeling methods. Geoprocessing: basic principles of georeferenced data. Geographical information system (GIS): basic principles; data structure and data source for GIS; Organization of data in GIS. Spatial modeling methods. Applications of geoprocessing in energy engineering.

 

Course: Energy in the coastal zone

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content: Coastal zone classification; main force sources (winds, waves, currents and tides); energy in different types of coastal zone and its potential for energy generation; methods of energy recovery on the coast: tidal wave, wind energy and wave energy.

 

Course: Environmental law and the energy sector

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content: Law and the environment. Concept and principles of environmental law. Environmental legal planning in the energy sector.

 

Course: Minimization and analysis of environmental impacts of the energy sector

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content: Environmental impact assessment. Control and treatment of atmospheric emissions. Conventional and advanced treatment of solid waste, liquid effluents, fossil fuels and biofuels. Recovery of degraded areas and/or contaminated by energy extraction, generation, conversion and transport systems. Instrumental analytical techniques for environmental impact assessment of the energy sector (Spectroscopy, chromatography, electrical methods, radiation measures, thermal analysis).

 

Course: toxicology and genotoxicology of waste from the energy sector

Level: Academic Master

Mandatory: No

Course Load: 45

Credits: 3

Course Content: Notions of environment, ecology and sustainability. Basic concepts and fundamental principles of toxicology, ecotoxicology, genotoxicology and biomonitoring. Description and characterization of the main effluents of each modality of the energy and kinetic sector of contaminants in the environment and in organisms. Use of bioindicators and environmental quality indicators to monitor these wastes and their effects on the environment. Standardized toxicity tests with organisms of various trophic levels: EC50 and LD50. Nature of genetic material. Mutation and repair of DNA. Effects of different residues on the genetic patrimony of living beings including humans. Modern techniques used to qualify and quantify environmental and genetic damage.