Electric Energy Systems - Specialization
Delivery of sustainable, reliable and competitive energy is one of the largest and most important global challenges of our time. Our dependency of fossil fuels and the global climate challenge requires an urgent technological transformation of all parts of the electric energy system. Novel electric plants and components have to be developed, and power systems have to be redesigned and transformed into smart user-interactive grids enable integration of a variety of sources.
Denmark has the possibility to take a leading role in the future development of electric energy systems. Denmark is a leading country for development and manufacturing of energy technology and the importance is growing. The Danish export of energy technology has grown from 17 billion DKK in 1996 to more than 50 billion DKK in 2007. The strong growth rates are not only due to rapid technological development but also due to a national ambition of being a leading global supplier of energy solutions.
Ambitious targets for changing the energy systems are set both nationally and globally. For example it is the target of the Danish government that that renewable energy sources should cover 50% of the electric power consumption in 2025. The targets require a huge effort of a substantially increased number of skilled energy engineers in the future.
The study line
The objective of the study line in electric energy systems is to provide you with a deep insight and knowledge, which qualifies you to analyse, design, develop and operate electric energy systems. The study line is based on fundamental knowledge of electromagnetisms and circuit analysis.
With this study line you will get competences enabling you to contribute to the development of a sustainable, reliable and competitive energy system, including CO2-friendly solutions, e.g. fuel cells, wind power, intelligent system control, electric vehicles, smart end-user technologies and superconductivity.
The core disciplines cover power system engineering, high voltage engineering and power electronics in close interaction with control engineering, automation and informatics. The unique Danish energy system is used as an experimental platform in courses and projects.
The study line has a strong industrial perspective, and the teaching interact with a broad range of companies within the energy field. Your MSc thesis will typically focus on solution of a specific problem in form of an analysis and design task and be done in collaboration of an industrial partner within an ongoing research project.
Electric Energy Systems (EES)
The objective of the specialization in electric energy systems is to provide you with a deep insight and knowledge, which qualifies you to analyse, design, develop and operate electric energy systems. The specialization is based on fundamental knowledge of electromagnetisms and circuit analysis.
With this specialization you will get competences enabling you to contribute to the development of a sustainable, reliable and competitive energy system, including CO2-friendly solutions, e.g. fuel cells, wind power, intelligent system control, electric vehicles, smart end-user technologies and superconductivity.
The core disciplines cover power system engineering, high voltage engineering and power electronics in close interaction with control engineering, automation and informatics. The unique Danish energy system is used as an experimental platform in courses and projects.
The specialization has a strong industrial perspective, and the teaching interact with a broad range of companies within the energy field. Your MSc thesis will typically focus on solution of a specific problem in form of an analysis and design task and be done in collaboration of an industrial partner within an ongoing research project.
Innovation II - mandatory :
| 46745 | Integration of wind power in the power system | 5 | point | Autumn E3B (Fri 13-17) |
Core competence I - mandatory :
| 46700 | Introduction to Electric Power Systems | 10 | point | Autumn E4 (Tues 13-17, Fri 8-12) |
Core competence II - choose 20 ECTS among the following courses:
| 46705 | Power grid analysis | 5 | point | Spring F3A (Tues 8-12) |
| 46711 | Stability and control in electric power systems | 5 | point | Autumn E5B (Wed 13-17) |
| 46720 | High voltage engineering | 10 | point | Spring F5 (Wed 8-17) |
| 46740 | Distributed energy technologies, modelling and control | 5 | point | Spring F1B (Thurs 13-17) |
| 46755 | Renewables in electricity markets | 5 | point | Spring F2A (Mon 13-17) |
Choose 15 ECTS among the rest of the programme specific courses:
| 34620 | Basic power electronics in energy systems | 5 | point | Spring F1B (Thurs 13-17) |
| 34652 | Power Electronics 1 | 10 | point | Autumn E5 (Wed 8-17) |
| 46550 | Offshore wind grid connection and high-voltage DC (HVDC) transmission | 5 | point | Autumn E4B (Fri 8-12) |
| 46705 | Power grid analysis | 5 | point | Spring F3A (Tues 8-12) |
| 46711 | Stability and control in electric power systems | 5 | point | Autumn E5B (Wed 13-17) |
| 46715 | Transients in power systems | 5 | point | Autumn E1B (Thurs 13-17) |
| 46720 | High voltage engineering | 10 | point | Spring F5 (Wed 8-17) |
| 46725 | Electrical machines | 5 | point | Spring F2A (Mon 13-17) |
| 46735 | Wind, solar and energy storage electrical drive trains | 10 | point | Autumn E2 (Mon 13-17, Thurs 8-12) |
| 46740 | Distributed energy technologies, modelling and control | 5 | point | Spring F1B (Thurs 13-17) |
| 46745 | Integration of wind power in the power system | 5 | point | Autumn E3B (Fri 13-17) |
| 46750 | Optimization in modern power systems | 5 | point | Autumn E5A (Wed 8-12) |
| 46755 | Renewables in electricity markets | 5 | point | Spring F2A (Mon 13-17) |
| 46760 | Hands-on microcontroller programming | 5 | point | June |
| 46765 | Machine learning for energy systems | 5 | point | Autumn E5B (Wed 13-17) |
| 46770 | Integrated energy grids | 5 | point | Spring F5A (Wed 8-12) |
Elective Courses
This group contains in principle all DTU's advanced level courses. In addition to regular courses, special courses are also accepted in this group of courses, provided that the topic and level of the special course is approved by DTU supervisors. Instead you may also choose to follow more programme specific courses or conduct a MSc thesis larger than the standard 30 ECTS points.
Focus on Intelligent Energy Systems - example
Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical... Innovation in Engineering (Polytechnical Foundation)
Integration of wind power in the power... Integration of wind power in the power system
Stability and control in electric power... Stability and control in electric power systems
Electives
Masters thetis
Focus on Power Technologies - example
Masters thetis
Focus on Power Systems - example
Distributed energy technologies,... Distributed energy technologies, modelling and control
Electives
Masters thetis
Specializations are merely recommended ways of choosing the courses in the curriculum. Applicants are not admitted to a specialization but to the programme and it is possible to choose among all the courses in the curriculum following the directions given. However, if a specialization has been fulfilled the title of the specialization may be added to the diploma.