Electricalpowerconversionisessentialforimprovingenergyefficiencyandharvestingrenewableenergy.

Diploma MasterofScienceElectricalEngineeringTrack:ElectricalSustainableEnergy

Credits 120ECTS,24months

Startsin September

Languageofinstruction

English

%Internationalstudents

65%

Electricityisthemostflexibleandefficientsourceofenergytopowermankind.Ifweimprovetheexploitationofsustainableenergysources,electricityissuretoplayaleadingrolethroughouttheforeseeablefuture.

Inthedecadestocome,arevolutionwillunfoldinthegenerationanddeliveryofelectricalpower,drivenbythelargescaleintroductionofrenewableanddistributedpowergeneration,theneedforenvironmentally-friendlyandsustainablecomponentsandtheliberalisationoftheenergymarkets.Electricalsustainableenergyengineersareneededinordertodesignnewcomponentswithaneyetowardssustainablematerialsandefficientconversionprocesses,aswellastointegratethemintoasmartandadaptableelectricityinfrastructure.

TheMasterofScienceprogrammeinElectricalEngineeringatTUDelftoffersthetrack:ElectricalSustainableEnergy.

Ifyouareinterestedingettinganindepthunderstandingofthechallengesthatelectricalengineersmustovercome,youmustjointhistrack.Theprogrammecoversawiderangeofissues,includingrenewableenergy,smartgrids,environmentallyfriendlymaterialtechnologies,thedecentralisationofpowergeneration,power-systemsoperations,powerelectronicsandelectricalmachines.TheDepartmentofElectricalSustainableEnergywillprovideyouwithanumberofoutstandingresearchfacilities,includingtheHigh-VoltageLaboratory,theSustainableEnergyLaboratory:DENlab,aReal-TimeDigitalSimulatorandthePowerProcessing(ElectricalMachinesandElectronicConversion)Laboratory.TheprogrammestartswithseveralcompulsorycoursesthatprovideyouwiththebasicsofElectricalSustainableEnergy.Duringthesecondsemesterofthefirstyear,youcanchooseanin-depthspecialisationbasedontheprofilessuggestedbelow.

FacultyofElectricalEngineering,MathematicsandComputerScience

MScProgramme

200yearsagothemainenergysourcewaswoodwhiletodayplentyofalternativeenergysourcesareavailable.Butthechallengesneverend.Electricalengineershavetheuniquepowertovisualisethefutureandtochangethewaypeopleliveinthemostefficientway.Thefutureliesinthelargescaleintegrationofsustainableenergy,theincreasingflexibilityofintelligentpowergridsandtheemission-freesources.TheMSctrackinElectricalSustainableEnergyatTUDelftgivesyoutheopportunitytoacquiresolidtheoreticalknowledge,togainvaluablepracticalexperienceandtotakeadvantageofa

strongnetworkwithcompanies.Whatyouhavetodois:beproactive,useyourcreativityandkeepyoureyesopentomakethemostoutoftheESEprogramme.TUDelftprovidesallthequalificationsforapromisingcareerintheever-changingpowerworld!MydecisiontodoamasterinElectricalSustainableEnergywasabigstepinmypersonallearningcurveandbothTUDelftandtheprogrammeexceededmyhighexpectations.Jointhischallenginguniqueexperienceandgrabtheopportunityofalifetime,now!

Formoreinformationonallcourses,pleasevisit:www.studyguide.tudelft.nl

Thetrackoffersthefollowingspecialisations:

HighVoltagefocusesonHighVoltageTransmissionNetworksforlargescaleimplementationofRenewableEnergySources(solar,wind,wave),developmentofintelligentmaterials,monitoringofHVsystems,andtheoptimizationandcontrollabilityofHVtransmissiongrids.

SmartACandDCgridsfocusesonthegeneration,transmissionanddistributionofelectricalenergy,anditexplorestechnologicaloptionsforthedesignandoperationoffutureintelligentpowergrids,whichwillbesubjecttosustainabilityandreliabilityconstraints.Thetopicsofmicrogrids,e-mobilityandsmartcitiesarealsocoveredwithinthisprofile.

PowerElectronics&ElectricalMachinescoverselectricalpowerprocessingandconversion,withanemphasisonimprovingefficiencyinindustrialprocesses,offices,homesandE-mobility.Italsocoverstheoperationanddesignofelectricalmachines.

SolarEnergyaddressesallaspectsofphotovoltaictechnology,fromthedesignofaPVcelltotheimplementationofPVsystemsintheelectricitygrid.Studentsarefreetocomposetheirownspecialisationsbychoosingfromalistofcourses,inconsultationwiththeirthesissupervisors.

Optimisationofon-sitepartialdischargemeasurementsandevaluationofdiagnosticparametersforassessingtheconditionofdistributioncablesystemsControlofamulti-terminalvoltagesourceconverterHVDCforoffshorewindpowerSustainableoff-gridpowerforruralareasWirelesspowertransferfore-mobilityDirectionalrelaycoordinationinungroundedradialdistributionnetworksusingareal-timedigitalsimulatorDesignoffault-tolerantenergyconversionsystemsforincreasingwindturbinereliability

CareeropportunitiesforElectricalSustainableEngineersareexceptionallygood,bothintheNetherlandsandabroad.Graduatescanchoosefromanumberofcareerpaths,withattractivepositionsopentostartingengineersintheareasofproductdesign,consultancyandresearch.Athigherlevels,electricalsustainableenergyengineersoftenmoveintomanagementpositions.Electricalsustainableenergyengineersarefoundinlargercompanies(includingdistributionandtransmissionsystemoperators),aswellasinsuchprominentfirmsasSiemens,ALSTOM,ABB,ShellandPhilips.Theyalsofindemploymentinresearchinstitutes(e.g.TNOandECN),hightechcompaniesandconsultancyfirms(e.g.KEMA).Somegraduateschoosetocontinuetheireducationandpursuedoctoralstudies.

I’mPavolBauerheadoftheDCsystemsandStoragegroup(DC&S).WeinvestigatesystemintegrationofrenewableenergysourcesandenergystorageinDCnetworksandsystemsandfutureDCtransmissiongrid.ExamplesincludeexcitingapplicationssuchassmartcitieswithDCmicro-gridsandrenewableenergysourcessuchassolarandwindenergyandenergystorageintheformofelectricvehicles.TheintegrationofrenewableenergyviaDrPavolBauer,DCSystems&StorageDCnetworksofferslowercostandhigherefficiencyasmostofthesourcesandloadsarehavingDCcharacter.Chargingelectricvehiclesdirectlyfromphotovoltaicenergy,theimpactofE-mobilityonthegridandsolutionsforcontactlesscharging(stationaryandonroad)ofelectricvehiclesaresolutionsforsmartcitiesofthefuture.Storageplaysanimportantroleinfuturesmartcitiesintheformofelectricvehiclesbutalsobeyond.Understandingdifferentstorageoptionsandtheirbehaviourisessentialforthesystemintegrationofrenewablesources.FutureDCtransmissionHVDCgridsarealsoinvestigated.TheDC&SlaboratoryhasascaledsetupofaHVDCgridcontrolledbyarealtimesimulator(OpalRT).HVDCpowerconversiontechnologyandcontrolofsystemse.g.withwindenergyarehereexperimentallytestedandverified.HighVoltagediagnostics&monitoringandHighVoltageDCMaterials&ComponentsarealsoinvestigatedandexperimentallytestedinHVthelaboratory.TheDC&Sgroupiswellconnectedtotheindustrywithalargenumberofnationalandinternationalresearchprojects,whichofferstudentspossibilitytojointheresearchteamandcontributetoafuturesustainabledevelopment.

IfyouholdaDutchBScdegreecloselyrelatedtotheMaster’sprogramme,youwillbeadmitteddirectly.However,ifyourundergraduateprogrammeisnotcloselyrelatedtotheMaster’sprogrammeyouwillberequiredtotakeadditionalcoursesinwhatiscalledabridgingprogramme.Thismaybeastandardprogrammeoritmaybetailoredtoyourspecificsituation.

Toseewhichmaster’sprogrammesareopentoyouoncompletionofyourbachelor’sdegreefromanon-technicalDutchuniversitygotowww.studychoice.nlIfyoucompletedyourbachelor’satatechnicaluniversity,gotowww.doorstroommatrix.nl

AnHBOBachelor’sdegreedoesnotqualifyyoufordirectadmissiontoaTUDelftMaster’sprogramme.Youwillfirstneedtocompleteasupplementaryprogrammeinordertobringyourknowledgetotherequiredlevel.YoucandothisduringyourHBOprogrammebycompletingabridgingminor,orbymeansofabridgingprogrammeaftercompletingyourHBOdiploma.EntrancerequirementsformathematicsandEnglish(someexceptions)applyforboththebridgingminorandthebridgingprogramme.Seewww.hbodoorstroom.tudelft.nlfordetailedinformation.ApplicationsthroughStudielink:www.tudelft.studielink.nl

TobeconsideredforadmissiontoanMScprogrammeyouwillneedtomeetTUDelft’sgeneraladmissionrequirements.

1. AUniversityBachelor’sdegree(orproofthatyouhavenearlycompletedaBachelor’sprogramme)inamainsubjectcloselyrelatedtotheMScprogrammetowhichyouareapplying,withgoodgradesonthekeycourses.

2. ABScCumulativeGradePointAverage(CGPA)ofatleast75%ofthescalemaximum.

3. ProofofEnglishlanguageproficiency.ATOEFL(TestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage)withanoverallBandscoreofatleast90andaminimumscoreof21foreachsection.PleasenotethatweonlyaccepttheTOEFLinternet-basedtest.AnIELTS(academicversion)withanoverallBandscoreofatleast6.5andaminimumof6.0foreachsection.OrproofthatyouhavepassedtheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateofProficiencyinEnglish'withaminimumgradeBortheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateinAdvancedEnglish'

Forinternationalstudents,theapplicationperiodstartsOctober1andclosesatApril1.TostartanMScapplication,pleasecompletetheonlineapplicationandpaytherefundableapplicationfeeof€100.Next,youwillreceiveanemailwiththelinktouploadtherequireddocuments.

FormoreinformationabouttheapplicationprocedureandstudyingatTUDelftingeneral,gotowww.admissions.tudelft.nl

IntroductionweekAllinternationalstudentswillbewelcomedwiththeaward-winningintroductionprogramme.Theintroductionconsistsofavarietyofworkshopsandprojects,duringwhichyouwillgettoknowotherinternationalstudents,visitthehighlightsofDelftandlearntheinsandoutsoftheTUDelftcampus.

Afterthisveryinterestingandfunweek,youwillbeintroducedtotheEEMCSfaculty.DuringtheMasterKickOff,youwillreceivehelpfulinformationabouttheDutcheducationsystemandmeetthefellowstudentsfromyourprogrammeinavarietyofsocialandeducationalactivities.

Pleasevisitthewebpageforalldetails,completerequirements,deadlinesandcontactinformation,pleasevisit:

DrLauraM.RamírezElizondo,Master’sTrackCoordinatorT+31(0)152785792E

FurtherinformationforinternationalapplicantsE

EEMCSFacultyMekelweg42628CDDelft

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