Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering UPCT INSTALLATIONS AND MACHINERY FOR CROP PRODUCTION

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1 Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering UPCT INSTALLATIONS AND MACHINERY FOR CROP PRODUCTION Qualification: Degree in Agri-food Engineering and Biological Systems Course 2015/2016

2 1. Subject Information Code Name Installations and Machinery for crop production Matter * Machinery for Horticulture and Gardening Module * Specific of Agricultural branch (GIHJ) Degree Degree in Agricultural Engineering and Biological Systems Curriculum 2014 Plan (GIASB) Teaching period Centre Higher Technical School of Agricultural Engineering (ETSIA) Type Compulsory to mention Horticulture and Gardening Annual Language Spanish Four-month period 1st and 2nd Course 3rd ECTS 7,5 Hours / ECTS 30 Total workload (hours) 225 * All terms marked with an asterisk are defined in References for teaching at the UPCT and Glossary of terms: / bitstream/10317/3330/1 / isbn pdf

3 2. Teacher information Lecturer in charge Bernardo Martin Gorriz Department Food Engineering and Agricultural Equipment Knowledge area Agroforestry Engineering Location of the office Office 2.1 Second floorof ETSIA building Phone Fax URL / WEB Timetable available/ Tutorials morning and afternoon Open schedule Location during the tutorials Office 2.1 Second floorof ETSIA building Teaching and research profile Dr. Agricultural Engineer by the Technical University of Valencia (Spain).Associate Professor(16 year). Teaching experience 3 acclaimed five-year periods, last Research Lines Professional experience Group I+D+I "DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT IN IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE". Research areas: Optimization of spraying, thinning, pruning and mechanical harvesting of fruits.sensing climate, soil and plant for the optimization of water use in agriculture. Interrelationship between water-energy-ghg (Greenhouse Gases) in agriculture.safety devices on machines: tractor rollover systems. Bernardo Martin Gorriz: Technical Director of Agricultural Mechanization Centre of Ciudad Real. He has directed or codirected 15 final projects, 6 work to master and one doctoral thesis. He has tutored three students in business. Lecturer in charge José Miguel Molina Martínez Department Food Engineering and Agricultural Equipment Knowledge area Agroforestry Engineering Location of the office Office 2.4. Second floorof ETSIA building Phone Fax josem.molina@upct.es URL / WEB timetable available / Tutorials See Virtual Classroom of the subject Location during the tutorials Office 2.4. Second floorof ETSIA building

4 Teaching and research profile Doctor by UPCT. Agronomic engineer Titular Professor of university (Two six-year periods) Teaching experience Since 2000 (two five-year periods) Research Lines Professional experience Other topics of interest Group I+D+I " Agronomic and Sea Engineering " Main lines: Automation and control for managing water and energy resources Energy audit, projects, reports, surveys, e-works, technological developments in mining, SCADA systems, etc. Coordinator of master and courses. Member of Scientific Committees. Chairman of the Spanish Horticultural Engineering Society for Horticultural Science. Coordinator of the teaching group "Creating new teaching materials".

5 3. Contents 3.1 Contents according to the study plan of the subject The subject contents have been grouped into two teaching units: U1. Agronomic installations Engineer: Calculation of power lines.protection of electrical circuits.connection and Installation link.indoor facility or receiving.interior lighting installations.outdoor lighting installations.installation ground. U2. Machinery in Horticulture, Gardening and Sport Spaces: Mechanization of the preparatory work the soil.mechanization of sowing, planting, transplanting, fertilizing, amendments and pesticides treatments.mechanical harvesting of fruit and vegetables, fruit and grapes.packaging machinery and maintenance of gardens and sports fields. Sizing and selection of the machinery of specific use in horticulture, gardening and sports facilities.costs of using the specific agricultural machinery. 3.2 English program theory (Teaching units and topics) ITEM I: AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING FACILITIES T1. Power lines T2 Circuit protection devices. T3. Electrical connection. Installing link T4. Inside electrical T5. Indoor lighting T6. Outdoor lighting T7. Electrical grounding ITEM II: MACHINERY FOR CROP PRODUCTION T8. Tillage machinery. T9. Seeders and planters. T10.Fertilizer and manuredistributors. Pest control equipment. T11.Harvest of fruits and vegetables. T12. Machinery for gardening. T13.Agricultural machinery for a farm. T14.Economic costs of agricultural machinery.

6 4. Bibliography and resources 4.1 Basic bibliography* Teaching unit 1: Agronomic Installation engineer Conejo A.J Instalaciones eléctricas. McGraw-Hill. Madrid. García J Instalaciones eléctricas en media y baja tensión. Paraninfo. Madrid García A Instalaciones eléctricas. Marcombo. Barcelona. Cano R., Moreno A Instalaciones eléctricas de baja tensión. Paraninfo. Madrid. Teaching unit 2: Machinery in Horticulture and gardening Boto J.A La mecanización agraria. Universidad de León. León. Márquez L Maquinaria agrícola. B&H editores. Madrid. Ortiz-Cañavate J., Hernanz J.L Técnica de la mecanización agraria. Mundi- Prensa. Madrid. 4.2 Complementary bibliography* De Francisco, A., Castillo, M., Torres, JL La Energía Eléctrica en la Explotación Agrícola y Forestal. Ediciones Mundi-Prensa. Madrid. Reglamentos y normativa de instalaciones eléctricas. Teaching unit 2: CIGR Handbook of agricultural engineering. Tomo III. Plant production engineering. ASAE. St. Joseph (Michigan). USA. Márquez L Tractores agrícolas: tecnología y utilización. B&H editores. Madrid. 4.3 Network resources and other resources ETSIA website ( of department( Virtual Classroom ( ) And well as those that were recommended tostudents.