Graduate Program on Electrical Engineering

PPGEEL has several laboratories for research. The labs are listed below:

• Research Cell in Microgrids for Alternative and Renewable Energies (CMEAR): This lab was created in March 2012. It is dedicated to research related to the Post-Graduation Program in Electrical Engineering and Scientific Initiation in the areas of energy microgrids, energy processing from renewable and alternatives sources, such as: photovoltaic solar energy, wind energy, and fuel cells. Its main characteristic is to be multi-user between research groups and seeking to implement studies of multidisciplinary systems.
• Manufacturing Automation Laboratory (LAMAN): It was opened in 2012, occupying an area of approximately 100 m2. It consists of industrial robots and a flexible manufacturing system formed by a conveyor belt with four workstations: turning and machining station, automatic assembly station, inspection station and quality control, and automatic storage station. All stations are composed of industrial robots manipulators. In addition to its use for teaching purposes in undergraduate and graduate courses, the laboratory provides the means for the development of research on modeling and control of discrete event systems and robots manipulators.
• Electromagnetism Laboratory (LEM): The Laboratory of Electromagnetism aims to develop and apply methods of analysis and design of electromagnetic devices, measurement of electromagnetic fields, and characterization of electromagnetic properties of materials. Main activities: development of electrical and magnetic sensors and instrumentation for biomedical application; dielectric characterization of nanocomposites of carbon and ceramic nanotubes in the polymeric matrix; dielectric characterization of metal oxide nanocomposites in the polymeric matrix; characterization and modeling of biological electropermeabilization in cell suspensions.
• Electrical Drives Research Laboratory (LAPAE): It aims to develop technological and scientific research, at the undergraduation and graduation levels, in the area of advanced control of electrical drives, more specifically, advanced control of electric machines.
• Systems Automation Research Laboratory (LAPAS): It aims to develop technological and scientific research, at the undergraduation and graduation levels, in the area of systems and control. Among the main lines of research served by the laboratory, the modeling and control of systems to discrete events and hybrid systems stand out.
• Control Research Laboratory (LAPESC): It aims to develop technological and scientific research, at the undergraduation and graduation levels, in the area of control of dynamic systems.
• Industrial Electronics Research Laboratory (LAPEI): It aims to develop technological and scientific research, at the undergraduation and graduation levels, in the area of Industrial Electronics.
• Electronic and Biomedical Instrumentation Research Laboratory: This laboratory has about 60 m2 and is exclusive for research related to the graduation program in Electrical Engineering. It is designed for the study of sensors, signal conditioning, data acquisition, and digital signal processing.
• Optoelectronic Systems Research Laboratory (LASOPT): This laboratory is designed to research related to the Electrical Engineering Graduation Program. It aims to conduct research in the area of instrumentation and digital signal processing, focusing on optoelectronic instrumentation.
• Laboratory of Nanogrids Energy (nGRID): It aims to develop technological and scientific research, at the undergraduation and graduation levels, in the area of distributed generation and smart grids.