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Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

History of the Electrical Engineering Department

The Electrical Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering began its activities in 1998 by admitting students to the Associate's degree in Electronics. In 2006, which was the last period of student admission at the Associate's degree level, it began admitting students in the fields of Electrical Engineering-Power and non-continuous Bachelor of Electronics. In 2009, the Electrical Engineering Department admitted students in the Bachelor of Electrical Engineering-Electronics in two periods, Mehr and Bahman.

After several years of activity of the Electrical Engineering Department at the Bachelor's level and two graduation periods of Bachelor's students, from Mehr 2011, with the permission to admit students at the Master of Science level in Electrical Engineering-Power (in the fields of Power Electronics and Electrical Machines, and Power Systems) and in the field of Electrical Engineering-Electronics (in the fields of Micro and Nano Electronics Devices and Electronic Integrated Circuits) for the first time, it began admitting students through the national entrance exam. Also, from Mehr 2012 for the field of Electrical Engineering-Power and from Mehr 2013 for the field of Electrical Engineering-Electronics, it began admitting doctoral students.

Currently, the Electrical Engineering Department has 16 full-time faculty members (3 full professors, 3 associate professors, 9 assistant professors, and 1 instructor), 1 Bachelor's degree program (Electrical Engineering), 2 Master's degree programs (Electrical Engineering-Electronics in the fields of Micro and Nano Electronics Devices and Electronic Integrated Circuits and Electrical Engineering-Power in the fields of Power Electronics and Electrical Machines, Power Systems) and 2 doctoral programs (Electrical Engineering-Electronics and Electrical Engineering-Power).

Introduction to Electrical Engineering

Electrical Engineering, relying on the two foundations of physics and mathematics and their combination with an engineering perspective, has created powerful tools in the design of components and systems, in such a way that, in just over a century of its history, it has found the widest applications in science and technology, and today, it is difficult to find a tool, component, or system that does not have electrical or electronic components.

The field of Electrical Engineering, due to its pervasive nature, expands new branches of industry every day and opens up new methods. Automation, energy production and transmission, terrestrial communications, medical measurement, aircraft electronics, and radars are just some of the application areas that fall within the domain of Electrical Engineering.

Electrical Engineering has four specializations: Power, Control, Electronics, and Telecommunications.

In the Power specialization, generally, education and research are conducted in the field of designing and building systems used in the production, transmission, distribution, and consumption of electricity. Some of the topics discussed in this specialization include:

  • Various methods of electricity generation, including hydroelectric, gas, combined cycle, and solar, wind power plants...
  • How to build transmission lines and types of aerial and underground cables and methods of electricity transmission
  • Various types of protective devices and equipment used in various stages of production, distribution, transmission, and energy consumption, with the aim of protecting humans and network installations against undesirable events. Including various types of relays, fuses, and power switches
  • Various types of electrical machines and transformers and their operation and applications

Also, in the field of Power at the Master's level, the mentioned topics are addressed more specifically, and more details are discussed on that particular subject. For example, the discussion of electrical energy production and, in particular, new methods of energy production, including solar power plants, wind power plants, etc., is specifically addressed.

Students in this field, after learning the general and basic principles at the Bachelor's level, are expected to establish a connection between the learned materials at the Bachelor's level at the Master's level and, with their knowledge in this level, be able to design and analyze power networks.

The Control specialization deals with the design of process controllers, instrumentation, and industrial automation.

Some of the topics discussed in the field of Control include:

  • Programming and hardware of programmable controllers, distributed control systems, computer control, and control with microcontroller systems.
  • Design and implementation of control loops.
  • Installation, commissioning, adjustment, and calibration of sensors and actuators.
  • Connecting instrumentation equipment to industrial networks and launching networked control systems.
  • Design and implementation of advanced control methods including multivariable control, nonlinear control, predictive control, adaptive control, stochastic process control, digital control, fuzzy control, control with neural networks, system identification, pattern recognition for control, control based on time series, robust control, optimal control.

In the Electronics specialization, the design of electronic circuits with basic applications in other fields is addressed. Some of these include:

  • Design of processing and shaping circuits, control circuits, comparators with applications in control.
  • Design of digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital converter circuits for computer communication with the physical world.
  • Design of computer hardware.
  • Design of electromechanical sensors at micro and nano scales.
  • Construction of electronic measuring equipment.
  • Design of industrial electronic circuits and motor drives.

In the Telecommunications specialization, with two fields of study, field and systems, it deals with receiving and transmitting waves and telecommunication signals with the following main applications:

  • Design and commissioning of telecommunication circuits for receiving and transmitting waves.
  • Microwave.
  • Wireless telecommunication networks.
  • Wireless sensor networks.
  • The platform for sending messages on the Internet.
  • Network security.

Other fields of study in the faculties of Electrical and Computer Engineering include Computer Software, Computer Hardware, Biomedical Engineering for designing sensor and actuator devices in the medical field, Bioinformatics (application of computers in biological sciences), Systems Biology (application of control in biological sciences), and Mechatronics (combination of electronics, computer, control, and mechanics).

Job Prospects, Job Market, Income

Today, with the development of small and large industries in the country, many job opportunities have been provided for electrical engineers, and if we see that despite this, some graduates of this field are unemployed, it is because these people either only look for work in a specific area or, during their studies, instead of deeply learning the courses and, as a result, gaining the necessary skills, have only passed their courses.

Also, a good engineer should be an entrepreneur, meaning that he should not seek employment in institutions or ministries, but with the help of his knowledge, find the technical and industrial needs of the country and meet these needs by designing specific systems and circuits. This is what some of our graduates have done and, fortunately, have also been successful. If an electrical engineering graduate has the necessary skills, he will not face the problem of unemployment.

According to the opinion of energy experts and specialists in the country, considering the increasing need for energy in the present world and also the growth rate of electrical energy in the country, about 1500 megawatts should be added to the country's production capacity annually, which requires the construction of new power plants and also specialized graduates of electrical and power engineering. Considering that we are currently facing a shortage of efficient forces with high degrees in this field in Markazi province, there is a need to train specialized forces and at postgraduate levels.

Status of Continuing Education at Higher Levels

Graduates of the Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering in each of the specializations can continue their studies at higher levels in the following fields:

  • Electrical Engineering-Electronics,
  • Electrical Engineering-Power (including specializations: Systems and Machines and Energy)
  • Electrical Engineering-Telecommunications (including specializations: Field, Systems, Wave, Code, Micron Optics)
  • Electrical Engineering-Control
  • Biomedical Engineering (Bioelectric specialization)
  • Nuclear Engineering (including specializations: Reactor Engineering and Medical Radiation Engineering)
  • Computer Engineering (Computer Architecture, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics)

For studying at the specialized doctoral level, one can take the required number of units in each of the more specialized sub-branches of the mentioned specializations and present the doctoral dissertation on that specific subject. The possibility of continuing education in all the mentioned specializations at the Master's level and, to a large extent, in the doctoral course, will exist within the country. Due to its practical nature in many other engineering sciences, the field of Electrical Engineering provides graduates with the opportunity to study in many specializations and sciences.

Conditions for Student Admission at the Master's Level

Graduates at the Bachelor's level in all specializations of Electrical Engineering will be able to continue their studies at the Master's level in the field of Electrical Engineering-Power. Also, graduates of Biomedical Engineering, if they pass the national entrance exam and also pass the prerequisite courses, can continue their studies in this field.