MSc Electrical Power Systems Engineering / Course details
Year of entry: 2024
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Course description
Power system engineering is about keeping things in balance. Not just the balance between generation and load or between production and consumption of reactive power. It is also about the balance between the cost of energy and its environmental impact or the balance between the reliability of the supply and the investments needed to develop the system. These programmes will teach you how to quantify both sides of these equations and then how to improve the balances through technological advances and the implementation of sophisticated computing techniques.
During the second semester the course units explore in more depth the 'operation' and the 'plant' aspects of power systems. For example, you will study how renewable generation is integrated in a power system or how to assess and remedy power quality problems.
During the summer, your MSc dissertation project gives you a chance to develop your research skills and to explore in depth one of the topics discussed during the course.
Aims
Coursework and assessment
You are required to take seven examinations. In addition, course work (eg lab reports) accounts for typically 20% of the mark for each course unit. One course units is assessed on the basis of course work only. The summer research project is assessed on the basis of a dissertation of about 50 pages.
Course unit details
Course units typically include:
- Electrical Power Fundamentals
- Analysis of Electrical Power and Energy Conversion Systems
- Power System Plant, Asset Management and Condition Monitoring
- Power System Operation and Economics
- Power System Dynamics and Quality of Supply
- Power System Protection
- Smart Grids and Sustainable Electricity Systems
- Techniques for Research and Industry
Course unit list
The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
| Title | Code | Credit rating | Mandatory/optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dissertation | EEEN60070 | 60 | Mandatory |
| Electrical Energy Systems | EEEN60302 | 15 | Mandatory |
| Power System Operation and Economics | EEEN60321 | 15 | Mandatory |
| Power System Dynamics & Quality of Supply | EEEN60342 | 15 | Mandatory |
| Smart Grids & Sustainable Electricity Systems | EEEN60352 | 15 | Mandatory |
| Power Syst Plant, Asset Management and Condition Monitoring | EEEN60371 | 15 | Mandatory |
| Analysis of Electrical Power and Energy Conversion Systems | EEEN60631 | 15 | Mandatory |
| Techniques for Research and Industry | EEEN61352 | 15 | Mandatory |
| Power System Protection | EEEN64422 | 15 | Mandatory |
Facilities
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