Faculty of Electrical Engineering

www.ee.pw.edu.pl

Located at

Pl. Politechniki 1, 00-661 WARSZAWA
phone: (+48 22) 629-25-31, (+48 22) 234-7217
phone/fax: (+48 22) 625-75-24
ura@dean.ee.pw.edu.pl

General information

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering was established in 1921. It is located in the Electrical Engineering Building, in the Mechanics Building and partly in 3 other buildings which are situated on the University's Central Campus. Student enrolment to the Faculty is approximately 400 annually and the total number of students is about 2000, including extra-mural students. The Faculty employs an academic staff of 160, including 23 professors, 10 associate professors and 134 assistant professors. These are supported by 110 technical and administrative staff.

Organisation

The Faculty is divided into five institutes:

  • The Institute of Electrical Power Engineering,
  • The Institute of the Theory of Electrical Engineering and Electrical Measurements,
  • The Institute of Control and Industrial Electronics,
  • The Institute of Power Engineering and High Voltage Technology,
  • The Institute of Electrical Machines.

The Faculty has two institute libraries.

Curriculum

Full-time under graduate studies leading to the degree of magister inżynier equivalent to an MSc degree last 5 years (10 semesters) and cover three fields of education: Electrical Engineering, Automatic Control and Robotics, and Information Technology.
The Electrical Engineering studies are divided into three stages:

  • basic subjects, during the first three semesters,
  • course subjects (from semester IV to VI),
  • degree subjects (from semester VII to X).

The basic subjects taken during the first 4 semesters of study are the same for all students of the Faculty, but within the framework of the course subjects, students choose from the following four specialisations:

  • Automation and Computer Engineering,
  • Power Engineering,
  • Mechanical Engineering,
  • Electrical Technology.

Starting with the seventh semester, the degree stage of studies requires that students choose from the 20 degree streams available. During this stage, studies are of a specialised nature, covering a narrow area of electrical engineering and preparing a student for his diploma work.
The Automatic Control and Robotics field is in itself already highly specialised and so the studies are not divided into specialised subjects, though the course is divided into three distinct stages:

  • the basic stage (semesters I and II),
  • the course stage (semesters III, IV and V),
  • the degree stage (semesters VI to X).

In the field of Information Technology the Faculty offers a two-level, flexible system of study, including:

  • irst-level (undergraduate) studies leading to the degree of inżynier equivalent to a BSc (Bachelor of Engineering) degree,
  • second-level graduate studies leading to the degree of magister inżynier equivalent to an MSc degree.

Full-time studies leading to an MSc last 5 years (10 semesters) and studies leading to a BSc last 4 years (8 semesters). During the first 4 semesters, all students take the same subjects. Starting with the fifth semester, students choose from the following two specialisations:

  • Computer Science in Electrical Power Engineering,
  • Computer Engineering.

Extra-mural Electrical Engineering studies last for 9 semesters. During the first 5 semesters, all students take the same subjects, but the last 4 semesters are a period of study specialising in any of the following four areas:

  • Automatic Control and Electrical Metrology,
  • The Construction of Electrical Machinery and Devices,
  • Power Engineering,
  • The Conversion and Exploitation of Electrical Energy.

Research

The Institute of Electrical Power Engineering's research is concentrated on the following areas:

  • power system protection and control,
  • the design and management of power plants,
  • transmission and distribution networks,
  • the design and management of power networks,
  • electrothermics,
  • lighting technology and photometry.

The Institute of the Theory of Electrical Engineering and Electrical Measurement's research is concentrated on the following areas:

  • computer-aided analysis in the design of electrical circuits,
  • numerical methods for the analysis and synthesis of electromagnetic fields,
  • neural networks - methods of learning and applications,
  • digital signal processing,
  • digital instruments and automatic measurement systems,
  • the measurement of dielectric and magnetic materials,
  • measuring sensors.

The Institute of Control and Industrial Electronics' research is concentrated on the following areas:

  • all types of computer implemented controllers, including adaptive and self-tuning controllers,
  • automatic image analysis, processing and filtering,
  • computer vision and pattern recognition both classical and advanced, i.e. neural network based or fuzzy based,
  • neural network theory and applications,
  • the theory and applications of singular systems,
  • the theory and applications of robust design controllers,
  • control theory and automated vision for robotics,
  • power electronics converters topologies,
  • resonant converters,
  • active power filters and reactive power compensators,
  • uninterruptible power supply systems,
  • vector control, neural network and fuzzy logic based control of power electronics systems,
  • AC and DC motor microprocessor controlled drives,
  • power conditioning,
  • the industrial application of power electronics drives,
  • hybrid uninterruptible and off-grid power sources.

The Institute of Power Engineering and High Voltage Technology's research is concentrated on the following areas:

  • the designing, testing and technology improvement of electrical apparatus and cables, CAD/CAM aided,
  • investigating lightning and switching overvoltages,
  • solving insulation coordination problems,
  • studying electromagnetic compatibility,
  • the investigating and applying of gas discharges,
  • measuring high voltages and heavy current of arc sources,
  • designing nuclear power plant equipment and developing nuclear technologies,
  • improving diagnostic methods and the testing of dielectric materials, insulation and switchgears.

The Institute of Electrical Machines' research is concentrated on the following areas:

  • the computer-aided design and construction of electrical machines,
  • physical phenomena in electrical machines,
  • measurements and control in electrical machines,
  • the design of electrical micromachines and machines for automatic control,
  • vehicle electrotechnics and electronics,
  • robotics,
  • CAD, construction and analysis of electric traction systems for railway and urban transport,
  • the environmental aspects and management of electric transport.

International cooperation

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering is involved in scientific and technical cooperation with the following centres:

  • The Technical University RWTH Aachen, Germany,
  • TH Darmstadt, Germany,
  • Nottingham Trent University, the UK,
  • The University of Westminster, London, the UK,
  • FH Köln, Germany,
  • The Technical University of Berlin, Germany,
  • The Technical University of Dresden, Germany,
  • The University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy,
  • The Technical University of Moscow "MEI", Russia,
  • The Technical University of Brno, the Czech Republic,
  • The Technical University of Prague, the Czech Republic,
  • The Technical University of St. Petersburg, Russia,
  • Université de Technologie de Compičgne, France,
  • The Rostov State Institute of Transport, Russia,
  • The University of Genoa, Italy,
  • The University of Dortmund, Germany,
  • The University of Bath, the UK.

The Faculty participates in the TEMPUS JEP-13157/98 programme in cooperation with: the University of Roma, the University of Patras, the Schools of Engineering ECAM Brussels, ISAT Brussels, the University of Béthune, the Technical University of Radom.

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