FacultyofElectricalEngineering,MathematicsandComputerScience
MScProgramme
Electricalpowerconversionis
essentialforimprovingenergy
efficiencyandharvesting
renewableenergy.
Diploma
MasterofScience
ElectricalEngineering
Track:Electrical
SustainableEnergy
Credits
120ECTS,24months
Startsin
September
Language
ofinstruction
English
%
International
students
65%
Electricityisthemostflexibleandefficient
sourceofenergytopowermankind.Ifwe
improvetheexploitationofsustainable
energysources,electricityissuretoplaya
leadingrolethroughouttheforeseeable
future.
Inthedecadestocome,arevolutionwill
unfoldinthegenerationanddeliveryof
electricalpower,drivenbythelargescale
introductionofrenewableanddistributed
powergeneration,theneedfor
environmentally-friendlyandsustainable
componentsandtheliberalisationofthe
energymarkets.Electricalsustainable
energyengineersareneededinorderto
designnewcomponentswithaneye
towardssustainablematerialsandefficient
conversionprocesses,aswellasto
integratethemintoasmartandadaptable
electricityinfrastructure.
TheMasterofScienceprogrammein
ElectricalEngineeringatTUDelftoffersthe
track:ElectricalSustainableEnergy.
Ifyouareinterestedingettinganindepth
understandingofthechallengesthat
electricalengineersmustovercome,you
mustjointhistrack.Theprogrammecovers
awiderangeofissues,includingrenewable
energy,smartgrids,environmentally
friendlymaterialtechnologies,the
decentralisationofpowergeneration,
power-systemsoperations,power
electronicsandelectricalmachines.The
DepartmentofElectricalSustainable
Energywillprovideyouwithanumberof
outstandingresearchfacilities,includingthe
High-VoltageLaboratory,theSustainable
EnergyLaboratory:DENlab,aReal-Time
DigitalSimulatorandthePowerProcessing
(ElectricalMachinesandElectronic
Conversion)Laboratory.Theprogramme
startswithseveralcompulsorycoursesthat
provideyouwiththebasicsofElectrical
SustainableEnergy.Duringthesecond
semesterofthefirstyear,youcanchoose
anin-depthspecialisationbasedonthe
profilessuggestedbelow.
Formoreinformationonallcourses,pleasevisit:www.studyguide.tudelft.nl
Thetrackoffersthefollowing
specialisations:
HighVoltagefocusesonHighVoltage
TransmissionNetworksforlargescale
implementationofRenewableEnergy
Sources(solar,wind,wave),
developmentofintelligentmaterials,
monitoringofHVsystems,andthe
optimizationandcontrollabilityofHV
transmissiongrids.
SmartACandDCgridsfocusesonthe
generation,transmissionanddistribution
ofelectricalenergy,anditexplores
technologicaloptionsforthedesignand
operationoffutureintelligentpowergrids,
whichwillbesubjecttosustainabilityand
reliabilityconstraints.Thetopicsof
microgrids,e-mobilityandsmartcities
arealsocoveredwithinthisprofile.
PowerElectronics&Electrical
Machines
coverselectricalpowerprocessingand
conversion,withanemphasison
improvingefficiencyinindustrial
processes,offices,homesandEmobility.Italsocoverstheoperationand
designofelectricalmachines.
SolarEnergyaddressesallaspectsof
photovoltaictechnology,fromthedesign
ofaPVcelltotheimplementationofPV
systemsintheelectricitygrid.Students
arefreetocomposetheirown
specialisationsbychoosingfromalistof
courses,inconsultationwiththeirthesis
supervisors.
Optimisationofon-sitepartial
dischargemeasurementsand
evaluationofdiagnosticparameters
forassessingtheconditionof
distributioncablesystems
Controlofamulti-terminal
voltagesourceconverterHVDCfor
offshorewindpower
Sustainableoff-gridpowerforrural
areas
Wirelesspowertransferforemobility
Directionalrelaycoordinationin
ungroundedradialdistribution
networksusingareal-timedigital
simulator
Designoffault-tolerantenergy
conversionsystemsforincreasing
windturbinereliability
200yearsagothemainenergysourcewas
woodwhiletodayplentyofalternative
energysourcesareavailable.Butthe
challengesneverend.Electricalengineers
havetheuniquepowertovisualisethe
futureandtochangethewaypeoplelivein
themostefficientway.Thefutureliesin
thelargescaleintegrationofsustainable
energy,theincreasingflexibilityof
intelligentpowergridsandtheemissionfreesources.TheMSctrackinElectrical
SustainableEnergyatTUDelftgivesyou
theopportunitytoacquiresolidtheoretical
knowledge,togainvaluablepractical
experienceandtotakeadvantageofa
strongnetworkwithcompanies.Whatyou
havetodois:beproactive,useyour
creativityandkeepyoureyesopentomake
themostoutoftheESEprogramme.TU
Delftprovidesallthequalificationsfora
promisingcareerintheever-changing
powerworld!Mydecisiontodoamasterin
ElectricalSustainableEnergywasabig
stepinmypersonallearningcurveand
bothTUDelftandtheprogramme
exceededmyhighexpectations.Jointhis
challenginguniqueexperienceandgrabthe
opportunityofalifetime,now!
CareeropportunitiesforElectrical
SustainableEngineersareexceptionally
good,bothintheNetherlandsand
abroad.Graduatescanchoosefroma
numberofcareerpaths,withattractive
positionsopentostartingengineersin
theareasofproductdesign,consultancy
andresearch.Athigherlevels,electrical
sustainableenergyengineersoftenmove
intomanagementpositions.Electrical
sustainableenergyengineersarefound
inlargercompanies(including
distributionandtransmissionsystem
operators),aswellasinsuchprominent
firmsasSiemens,ALSTOM,ABB,Shell
andPhilips.Theyalsofindemployment
inresearchinstitutes(e.g.TNOand
ECN),hightechcompaniesand
consultancyfirms(e.g.KEMA).Some
graduateschoosetocontinuetheir
educationandpursuedoctoralstudies.
I’mPavolBauerheadoftheDC
systemsandStoragegroup(DC&S).We
investigatesystemintegrationof
renewableenergysourcesandenergy
storageinDCnetworksandsystemsand
futureDCtransmissiongrid.Examples
includeexcitingapplicationssuchas
smartcitieswithDCmicro-gridsand
renewableenergysourcessuchassolar
andwindenergyandenergystoragein
theformofelectricvehicles.The
integrationofrenewableenergyviaDr
PavolBauer,DCSystems&StorageDC
networksofferslowercostandhigher
efficiencyasmostofthesourcesand
loadsarehavingDCcharacter.Charging
electricvehiclesdirectlyfrom
photovoltaicenergy,theimpactofEmobilityonthegridandsolutionsfor
contactlesscharging(stationaryandon
road)ofelectricvehiclesaresolutionsfor
smartcitiesofthefuture.Storageplays
animportantroleinfuturesmartcitiesin
theformofelectricvehiclesbutalso
beyond.Understandingdifferentstorage
optionsandtheirbehaviourisessential
forthesystemintegrationofrenewable
sources.FutureDCtransmissionHVDC
gridsarealsoinvestigated.TheDC&S
laboratoryhasascaledsetupofaHVDC
gridcontrolledbyarealtimesimulator
(OpalRT).HVDCpowerconversion
technologyandcontrolofsystemse.g.
withwindenergyarehereexperimentally
testedandverified.HighVoltage
diagnostics&monitoringandHigh
VoltageDCMaterials&Componentsare
alsoinvestigatedandexperimentally
testedinHVthelaboratory.TheDC&S
groupiswellconnectedtotheindustry
withalargenumberofnationaland
internationalresearchprojects,which
offerstudentspossibilitytojointhe
researchteamandcontributetoafuture
sustainabledevelopment.
IfyouholdaDutchBScdegreeclosely
relatedtotheMaster’sprogramme,you
willbeadmitteddirectly.However,ifyour
undergraduateprogrammeisnotclosely
relatedtotheMaster’sprogrammeyou
willberequiredtotakeadditionalcourses
inwhatiscalledabridgingprogramme.
Thismaybeastandardprogrammeorit
maybetailoredtoyourspecificsituation.
Toseewhichmaster’sprogrammesare
opentoyouoncompletionofyour
bachelor’sdegreefromanon-technical
Dutchuniversitygoto
www.studychoice.nlIfyoucompleted
yourbachelor’satatechnicaluniversity,
gotowww.doorstroommatrix.nl
AnHBOBachelor’sdegreedoesnot
qualifyyoufordirectadmissiontoaTU
DelftMaster’sprogramme.Youwillfirst
needtocompleteasupplementary
programmeinordertobringyour
knowledgetotherequiredlevel.Youcan
dothisduringyourHBOprogrammeby
completingabridgingminor,orbymeans
ofabridgingprogrammeaftercompleting
yourHBOdiploma.Entrance
requirementsformathematicsand
English(someexceptions)applyforboth
thebridgingminorandthebridging
programme.
Seewww.hbodoorstroom.tudelft.nlfor
detailedinformation.Applicationsthrough
Studielink:
www.tudelft.studielink.nl
Tobeconsideredforadmissiontoan
MScprogrammeyouwillneedtomeet
TUDelft’sgeneraladmission
requirements.
1.
2.
3.
AUniversityBachelor’sdegree(or
proofthatyouhavenearly
completedaBachelor’sprogramme)
inamainsubjectcloselyrelatedto
theMScprogrammetowhichyou
areapplying,withgoodgradeson
thekeycourses.
ABScCumulativeGradePoint
Average(CGPA)ofatleast75%of
thescalemaximum.
ProofofEnglishlanguage
proficiency.ATOEFL(Testof
EnglishasaForeignLanguage)
withanoverallBandscoreofat
least90andaminimumscoreof21
foreachsection.Pleasenotethat
weonlyaccepttheTOEFLinternetbasedtest.
AnIELTS(academicversion)with
anoverallBandscoreofatleast6.5
andaminimumof6.0foreach
section.
Orproofthatyouhavepassedthe
UniversityofCambridge
'CertificateofProficiencyin
English'withaminimumgradeBor
theUniversityofCambridge
'CertificateinAdvancedEnglish'
Formoreinformationaboutthe
applicationprocedureandstudyingatTU
Delftingeneral,goto
www.admissions.tudelft.nl
Introductionweek
Allinternationalstudentswillbe
welcomedwiththeaward-winning
introductionprogramme.Theintroduction
consistsofavarietyofworkshopsand
projects,duringwhichyouwillgetto
knowotherinternationalstudents,visit
thehighlightsofDelftandlearntheins
andoutsoftheTUDelftcampus.
Afterthisveryinterestingandfunweek,
youwillbeintroducedtotheEEMCS
faculty.DuringtheMasterKickOff,you
willreceivehelpfulinformationaboutthe
Dutcheducationsystemandmeetthe
fellowstudentsfromyourprogrammein
avarietyofsocialandeducational
activities.
Forinternationalstudents,theapplication
periodstartsOctober1andclosesat
April1.TostartanMScapplication,
pleasecompletetheonlineapplication
andpaytherefundableapplicationfeeof
€100.Next,youwillreceiveanemail
withthelinktouploadtherequired
documents.
DrLauraM.RamírezElizondo,
Master’sTrackCoordinator
T+31(0)152785792
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Furtherinformationforinternational
applicants
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EEMCSFaculty
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2628CDDelft
November2015
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