Electrical Power Systems

Mandatory Courses
The three mandatory courses at DTU during the fall period have a total of 30 ECTS. Therefore it is not necessary to follow an elective during the January period, however you can always choose to do so anyway.

Wind Turbine Technology and Aerodynamics (10 ECTS)
This is the only course you will do with the other EWEM tracks.

Switch Mode Power Supply 1 (10 ECTS)
In the course of Switch Mode Power Supply you will learn about the different parts of a DC-DC power converter. After each lecture about a different subject you need to write a report with your group. In these report you will theoretically design a component for a converter. These reports will be peer reviewed by another group. In total you will write 4 reports which will be combined to a big final report. The exam will be oral individually in which the professor will ask question about your design. This will focus on the parts which you have written.

During the January period it is possible to follow Switch Mode Power Supply 2 during which you will actually build your designed power converter.

Introduction to Electric Power Systems (10 ECTS)
During this course you will learn how an AC grid works. The course has two parts, the theoretically part and the project part. Normal lectures are given about different components in the grid, such as transmission lines and transformers. Different methods to model these systems are explained. Every two weeks you will need to hand in exercises on Maple TA to be able participate in the exam. These exercises are not to difficult if you have followed the lectures.

In parallel to the lectures you will work on a group project. During this project you will design a power grid for an area which you can choose freely (with some requirements from the project description). In a computer program you will then simulate and test your power grid. You will have to give a midterm presentation and a final presentation. Also, you will need to write a report about your power grid.



Approved Elective Courses

 * Wind Turbine Electrical Design (10 ECTS)
 * Stability and Control in Electric Power Systems (10 ECTS)
 * Transients in Power Systems (5 ECTS)
 * Integration of Wind Power in the Power System (5 ECTS)





Semester 2 - TU Delft
At TU Delft 3 different profiles are suggested. However, you can always ask to do different courses instead. If you follow a suggested profile, you will still need to choose an elective, since all the profiles contain 27-29 ECTS. One course is mandatory and is in all profile (Transients in Power Systems). The profiles may be updated over the years but can be found here (https://studiegids.tudelft.nl/a101_displayProgram.do?program_tree_id=25267)

Electrical Machines and Drives (4 ECTS)
EMD will be given during the 2nd quarter at TU Delft. You will need to follow the lectures only on collegerama. Also you will need to do some practical assignments in the lab. You will need to contact the teaching staff to make an appointment for this. If you do not choose to follow an elective during the January period at DTU you can ask if it is possible to do to the exam at the end of January. However, it is quite some work to do all the assignments and lab session in a short period. But it can save a lot of time later at TU Delft.

The course itself consists of 5 weekly assignments about DC machine, Induction Machines and Synchronous Machines. Also about each of these machines a lab session will conducted. You will need to prepare for these lab session to show you have enough knowledge to operate these machines. After the lab session you will write a report about the your findings. You will need to finish all of these reports and assignments to able to make the exam.