A new class of graduates within the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Faculty of Energetics and Electrical Engineering: 20 students have completed their studies at the “Electromechanical Systems Engineering” study program (full-time and part-time).
According to assoc. prof., Dr. Ilie NUCĂ, head of the Department of Electrical Engineering at FEIE-UTM, the preparation period for the Bachelor’s Thesis Defense requires intense effort from both the teachers and the graduates. The thesis elaboration lasts about 4 months, including 3 mid-term evaluations and the procedure of undergoing validation through the anti-plagiarism system. The process ensures that the papers cover relevant and original topics, according to national policies in the field, connected to the real needs of economic agents. The results were appreciated by renowned guests from companies in the field of electrical engineering, automation and production, such as TehElectro-SV SRL, SA Termoelectrica, Regia Transport Electric Chișinău, Ital Automation Systems SRL, and ElectroTehnoImport SRL.
The theses addressed a multitude of topics: solving real problems of economic agents – tackled in the papers of the students Artur RUSU (5 MW Photovoltaic Park from Strașeni), Cristina MITRONICI (STEINEL SRL), Eugen GOLUBȚOV (Dina Cociug SRL), and Marin TOFAN (Cojușna Winery); issues related to the use of solar renewable energy – researched by the students Artur RUSU, Daniel RUSU, Constantin COȘCODAN, Victor BIVOL, Carmelina BALAN; the development of automated electric drives for honey extractors (Daniel RUSU), washing machines (Adelina ROTĂRAȘ), passenger elevators (Alexandru ARNĂUT), multi-storey car parks (Stanislav CUCU), and electric bicycles (Ian ZABRODNÎI); solving some practical issues concerning operation and automation, while taking into account the social aspect, for refrigeration systems (Eugen GOLUBȚOV, Sergiu CVASNIUC), irrigation and agricultural greenhouses (Marcu MARDARE, Vadim PELIPEȚCHII, Constantin COȘCODAN), district heating and cogeneration (Ion ILIȚA) and beekeeping (Daniel RUSU); the usage of modern techniques and technologies as basis for accomplishing the tasks in the fields of IoT technologies (Marcu MARDARE), Smart House (Ilia MITIOGLO), and Fuzzy-Logic control (Adelina ROTĂRAȘ).
In accordance with the research/development projects of the IE Department, the student Grigore GUȚU made a 6-phase asynchronous motor model for his Bachelor project; student Marcu MARDARE managed to make a model of an automated agricultural greenhouse, equipped with electric actuators for pumping, ventilation, window opening/closing, a control system based on Arduino Nano microcontroller for temperature, lighting and soil moisture monitoring, all with the support of FabLab UTM Educational Center; student Artur RUSU worked on designing and selecting the equipment for the photovoltaic park with a power of 5 MW, and is currently carrying out installation works; student Cristina MITRONICI contributed to the improvement of the quality and labor productivity in the manufacture of the hot air generator within STEINEL SRL; and student Ana BUMBAC researched the metrological assurance of the electricity distribution process within the RED-NORD Bălți company.
The Examination Commission assessed the graduates’ theoretical knowledge and the advanced practical skills demonstrated in their theses, appreciating their effort to work on real projects with actual applications and model-making. All students used state-of-the-art electrical and electronic equipment, as well as specialized software: Eplan, MatLab Simulink, FEMM, WinPLC, TIA Portal, Fusion 360, Arduino IDE and others.
The average grade of the graduates of the ISEM study program is over 8.88 for both full-time and part-time students, once again confirming that the study mode is less relevant to success and that the interest and involvement of the student is what counts. The papers of Ana BUMBAC, Ion ILIȚĂ and Cristina MITRONICI (class ISEM-171), as well as those of Marcu MARDARE, Grigore GUȚU and Eugen GOLUBȚOV (ISEM-181) received grade “A”, and the thesis of the student Marcu MARDARE was submitted for participation in the “The best Bachelor’s thesis” category of the contest organized by the UTM Senate.
The now licensed engineers in the field of electrical engineering of the “Electromechanical Systems Engineering” program were congratulated by the members of the Examination Commission and the representatives of the business environment for successfully completing their studies. Some graduates have already received job offers. Meanwhile, the Department of Electrical Engineering encourages graduates to continue their studies at the Double Degree Master program: “Electrical Engineering” (IE) at UTM and “Advanced Techniques in Electrical Machines and Drives” (TAMAE) at the “Ștefan cel Mare” University in Suceava.
