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Master's Degree Programme | Electrical Engineering

Curriculum

Modules

ECTS-credits/semester

Electrical Energy Engineering

1
2
3
4

Power Electronics

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
7
-
-

Power Electronics

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Lecture
ECTS	3
type of examination	written examination
Materials and components for power electronic components and modern power electronics technologies Magnet material and characterization Control approaches for power electronics Special power electronics applications · Power electronics for energy applications o High current energy conversion o High voltage energy conversion · Hybrid switching · E-cars · Battery systems · PV systems Filtering and filters (active/passive) Simple EMC and EMI design principles Designing of power electronics circuits and lay out approaches Please note: Students enrolled in this course must also enroll in PET2UE and PET2LB

Power Electronics

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Practice-oriented session
ECTS	2
type of examination	continuous assessment
Materials and components for power electronic components and modern power electronics technologies Magnet material and characterization Control approaches for power electronics Special power electronics applications · Power electronics for energy applications o High current energy conversion o High voltage energy conversion · Hybrid switching · E-cars · Battery systems · PV systems Filtering and filters (active/passive) Simple EMC and EMI design principles Designing of power electronics circuits and lay out approaches Please note: Students enrolled in this course must also enroll in PET2LB and PET2VO

Power Electronics

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Laboratory session
ECTS	2
type of examination	continuous assessment
Materials and components for power electronic components and modern power electronics technologies Magnet material and characterization Control approaches for power electronics Special power electronics applications · Power electronics for energy applications o High current energy conversion o High voltage energy conversion · Hybrid switching · E-cars · Battery systems · PV systems Filtering and filters (active/passive) Simple EMC and EMI design principles Designing of power electronics circuits and lay out approaches Please note: Students enrolled in this course must also enroll in PET2UE and PET2VO

High Voltage Engineering

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
-
9
-

High Voltage Engineering

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Lecture
ECTS	4
type of examination	written examination
Breakdown in solid and liquid dielectrics, advanced physics Breakdown in liquids, advanced physics Overvoltages, testing procedures and insulation coordination Advanced non-destructive insulation test techniques Testing and diagnosis at HV power equipment and condition evaluation Please note: Students enrolled in this course must also enroll in HEI3LB and HEI3UE

High Voltage Engineering

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Practice-oriented session
ECTS	2
type of examination	continuous assessment
Breakdown in solid and liquid dielectrics, advanced physics Breakdown in liquids, advanced physics Overvoltages, testing procedures and insulation coordination Advanced non-destructive insulation test techniques Testing and diagnosis at HV power equipment and condition evaluation

High Voltage Engineering

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Laboratory session
ECTS	3
type of examination	continuous assessment
Breakdown in solid and liquid dielectrics, advanced physics Breakdown in liquids, advanced physics Overvoltages, testing procedures and insulation coordination Advanced non-destructive insulation test techniques Testing and diagnosis at HV power equipment and condition evaluation Please note: Students enrolled in this course must also enroll in HEI3UE and HEI3VO

Electromagnetic Field

1
2
3
4

EMC and EMI Aspects

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
-
5
-

EMC and EMI Aspects

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Lecture
ECTS	3
type of examination	written examination
Physics of coupling principles (galvanic, induction of electric and magnetic fields) EMC and EMI proof design concepts EMC and EMI shielding Simulation and calculation of EMC and EMI approaches Lightning effects and lightning protection concepts Simulation of lightning protection systems Please note: Students enrolled in this course must also enroll in ECI3LB

EMC and EMI Aspects

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Laboratory session
ECTS	2
type of examination	continuous assessment
Physics of coupling principles (galvanic, induction of electric and magnetic fields) EMC and EMI proof design concepts EMC and EMI shielding Simulation and calculation of EMC and EMI approaches Lightning effects and lightning protection concepts Simulation of lightning protection systems Please note: Students enrolled in this course must also enroll in ECI3VO

Electromagnetic Field Theory in Multiphysics…

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
9
-
-

Electromagnetic Field Theory in Multiphysics Systems

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Lecture
ECTS	4
type of examination	written examination
Full Maxwell Equations (MES) · Types of MES / problems of electromagnetic fields · Application MES for the development of models · Analytic solutions for MES · Numeric solutions for MES · Interpretation and reflection of solutions Combination of MES with simple mechanical, heat flow, and flow formulations Applied MES for engineering problems Please note: Students enrolled in this course must also enroll in EFT2UE and EFT2LB

Electromagnetic Field Theory in Multiphysics Systems

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Practice-oriented session
ECTS	3
type of examination	written examination
Full Maxwell Equations (MES) · Types of MES / problems of electromagnetic fields · Application MES for the development of models · Analytic solutions for MES · Numeric solutions for MES · Interpretation and reflection of solutions Combination of MES with simple mechanical, heat flow, and flow formulations Applied MES for engineering problems Please note: Students enrolled in this course must also enroll in EFT2LB and EFT2VO

Electromagnetic Field Theory in Multiphysics Systems

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Laboratory session
ECTS	2
type of examination	continuous assessment
Full Maxwell Equations (MES) · Types of MES / problems of electromagnetic fields · Application MES for the development of models · Analytic solutions for MES · Numeric solutions for MES · Interpretation and reflection of solutions Combination of MES with simple mechanical, heat flow, and flow formulations Applied MES for engineering problems Please note: Students enrolled in this course must also enroll in EFT2UE and EFT2VO

Measurement and Control Engineering

1
2
3
4

Control Engineering

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
8
-
-

Control Engineering

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Lecture
ECTS	3
type of examination	written examination
Control approaches for energy systems (P, Q, U, f control, control approaches in smart grid systems, etc.) Control approaches for battery, wind, PV and charging and e-car systems PLC's Approaches for robust control algorithms for nonlinear systems and systems with dead times Cascaded control systems Intercommunication between control systems PLC programming and PLC program development Please note: Students enrolled in this course must also enroll in CEN2UE and CEN2LB

Control Engineering

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Practice-oriented session
ECTS	2
type of examination	continuous assessment
Control approaches for energy systems (P, Q, U, f control, control approaches in smart grid systems, etc.) Control approaches for battery, wind, PV and charging and e-car systems PLC's Approaches for robust control algorithms for nonlinear systems and systems with dead times Cascaded control systems Intercommunication between control systems PLC programming and PLC program development Please note: Students enrolled in this course must also enroll in CEN2VO and CEN2LB

Control Engineering

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Laboratory session
ECTS	3
type of examination	continuous assessment
Control approaches for energy systems (P, Q, U, f control, control approaches in smart grid systems, etc.) Control approaches for battery, wind, PV and charging and e-car systems PLC's Approaches for robust control algorithms for nonlinear systems and systems with dead times Cascaded control systems Intercommunication between control systems PLC programming and PLC program development Please note: Students enrolled in this course must also enroll in CEN2UE and CEN2VO

Measurement Engineering for Electrical

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
8
-
-
-

Measurement Engineering and Sensor Systems

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Lecture
ECTS	4
type of examination	written examination
Design and developing of automated measurement systems EMC EMI with special respect to electrical energy systems Special measurement problems in electrical energy measurement systems Embedded measurement systems Special sensors and advanced sensor technology Energy harvesting for sensor systems Sensor system communication Signal processing of measurements Developing and writing computer based measurement programs Please note: Students enrolled in this course must also enroll in MES1LB

Measurement Engineering and Sensor Systems

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Laboratory session
ECTS	4
type of examination	continuous assessment
Design and developing of automated measurement systems EMC EMI with special respect to electrical energy systems Special measurement problems in electrical energy measurement systems Embedded measurement systems Special sensors and advanced sensor technology Energy harvesting for sensor systems Sensor system communication Signal processing of measurements Developing and writing computer based measurement programs Please note: Students enrolled in this course must also enroll in MES1VO

Digital Systems

1
2
3
4

Digital Systems and - Communication

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
6
-
-
-

Digital Systems and Digital Systems Engineering

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	3
type of examination	continuous assessment
Basics of digital systems and digital electronics Modelling, simulation and design of digital systems Microcontroller and microcontroller systems Digital signal processing and digital signal processors Embedded systems FPGA’s

IT Systems for Electrical Power Engineering

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Lecture
ECTS	3
type of examination	written examination
Basics and principles of IT systems for measurement and control approaches for robust industry systems SMART Grids: ideas and realizations Control and protection of electrical energy engineering systems and infra structure with IT based communication, digital systems, computer systems and web based approaches. Security aspects of IT and Web based control and measurement systems: Hacking approaches and counter measures Existing standards for secure IT systems

Natural Sciences

1
2
3
4

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
9
4
-
-

Numerical Mathematics and High Calculus

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Lecture
ECTS	5
type of examination	written examination
Higher Calculus: Vector Analysis: Vector Field, Divergence, Curl, Nabla-Operator, Volume Integrals, Line Integrals, Surface Integrals, Divergence Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem Partial Differential Equations: Separation of Variables Numerical Mathematics: Introduction in Numerical Mathematics Numerical Solution of Nonlinear Equations Numerical Solution of Linear Systems of Equations (direct and iterative methods) Numerical Differentiation Numerical Integration Numerical Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations

Numerical Mathematics and Higher Calculus

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Practice-oriented session
ECTS	4
type of examination	continuous assessment
Higher Calculus: Vector Analysis: Vector Field, Divergence, Curl, Nabla-Operator, Volume Integrals, Line Integrals, Surface Integrals, Divergence Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem Partial Differential Equations: Separation of Variables Numerical Mathematics: Introduction in Numerical Mathematics Numerical Solution of Nonlinear Equations Numerical Solution of Linear Systems of Equations (direct and iterative methods) Numerical Differentiation Numerical Integration Numerical Solution of Ordinary Differential Equations

Statistics

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	4
type of examination	written examination
Probability (density) function, distribution function, expectation, variance of a random variable Binomial distribution, hypergeometric distribution, Poisson process (Poisson distribution, exponential distribution), Normal distribution, Chi-square distribution, Student's distribution Estimation of parameters (moment estimation, Maximum-Likelihood- Estimation), Confidence intervals Parametric tests (z-test and t-test for one and two populations, distribution test, probability test) Non-parametric tests (chi-squared independence test, Mann-Whitney-Test, etc.) Quality control charts Statistical software: Introduction into a statistical software program and use of the program in the above mentioned units

Organization Management

1
2
3
4

Business and Economics

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
-
4
2

Energy Markets and Energy Law

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Lecture
ECTS	2
type of examination	written examination
Market Concepts: History of European Electricity and Gas Markets, EU Energy Law, Regulation of Markets, EU Internal Market of Electricity, Market Rules, Guidelines and Network Codes, EU Environmental Law Products, Commodities and Energy Services: Energy Assets Pricing, OTC Trading, Energy Exchange Spot Market, Intraday Market, Balance Energy, Capacity Markets, Renewables Support Schemes, Emissions Trading System, Green Certificates Market Risk: Risk Management for Electricity Trading, Hedging Strategies Systems Security: System Balancing, Reserve Capacities for Frequency Control, Auxiliary Services for TSOs, Network Capacity Allocation, Congestion Management

International Project Development and Management

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	2
type of examination	continuous assessment
Goals and methods of project controlling (costs, milestones, quality assessment) Risk-analyses and management Reviewing Project-Score Cards Reporting International approach of project controlling and coordination Meaning and how to approach for the project states • Feasibility study • Due diligence • Energy Yield Assessment • Permitting

Financing

semester	4
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	2
type of examination	continuous assessment
Financial assessment of projects Concept of levelized cost Business plan and energy pricing Energy pricing with respect to examples like • Classical energy utilization • Domestic systems • Island systems • Microgrid systems Overview on marketing and market development Contracting Funding of projects on international degree Financial assessment of international and national projects

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
2
2
-
-

Cross-Cultural Negotiations

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Practice-oriented session
ECTS	2
type of examination	continuous assessment
Theory and key principles of intercultural communication; Harvard Negotiation concept; Introduction to negotiation and meeting moderation; Cultural specificity in international meetings and projects Practicing negotiation skills and conflict resolution in a intercultural context; Development of intercultural key competences Efficient preparation for successful negotiations; Creation of results which satisfy both parties (win-win situations); Methods and tools of meeting moderation and discussion facilitation; Role, attitude, tasks of the moderator/ discussion leader; Interventions techniques (target-review, interviewing technique, feedback technique, technique of visual discussions);

Intercultural Leadership and Management

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Practice-oriented session
ECTS	2
type of examination	continuous assessment
Basics of Intercultural Management; Intercultural decision-making and responsibility for a successful management in intercultural business situations; Specific characteristics in international and intercultural project management Leadership in an international context; Models, functions and tasks of leadership; Key competences of executives and connection between leadership and personality; The role of the executive; Enhancements of intercultural key competences

Integrative Skills

1
2
3
4

Basics of Scientific Work

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
2
-
-
-

Basics of Scientific Work

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Integrated course
ECTS	2
type of examination	continuous assessment
Developing of a hypothesis Designing of experiments Analyzing and interpretation of experimental results Discussing and concluding Structuring of text Principles of scientific writing Literature work and correct citations

Ecology for Engineers

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
3
-
-
-

Ecology for Engineers

semester	1
type	compulsory course / Seminar
ECTS	3
type of examination	continuous assessment
Knowledge of basic ecological principles and ecosystem services Energy flow and energy storage in ecosystems Energy assimilation and conversion (primary producers, secondary producers, autotrophic organisms, heterotrophic organisms, decomposers) The build-up of fossil resources by incomplete decomposition of organic material Energy assimilation and conversion (primary producers, secondary producers, autotrophic organisms, heterotrophic organisms, decomposers) Life-history strategies as a response to particular ecosystem types and their energy flows The concept of EROI (energy returned on energy invested) in natural system and in human economy Habitat fragmentation and the small population paradigm Biodiversity as a need for mankind Main goals of Nature Conservation application of these concepts in Environmental Impact Assessments for the installation and utilization of energy systems. Knowledge of environmental indicators: species richness, Shannon-Wiener diversity, Red Lists and species of the EU Habitats Directive, ecological footprint, energy balance, greenhouse gas balance, ISO 14001

Thesis

1
2
3
4

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
-
-
28

Master's Exam

semester	4
type	compulsory course / Miscellaneous
ECTS	2
type of examination	oral examination

Master's Seminar

semester	4
type	compulsory course / Seminar
ECTS	2
type of examination	continuous assessment

Master's Thesis

semester	4
type	compulsory course / Master's thesis
ECTS	24
type of examination	continuous assessment

Projects

1
2
3
4

Printed Circuit Boards

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
2
-
-

Design of Printed Circuit Boards

semester	2
type	compulsory course / Project
ECTS	2
type of examination	continuous assessment
Components and techniques for modern printed circuit boards Lay outing of electronic circuits Manufacturing of printed circuit boards Mounting technologies Soldering technologies EMC and EMI concepts Components for connecting, indicating, interacting and housing

Semester
1
2
3
4

ECTS
-
-
10
-

Project

semester	3
type	compulsory course / Problem-based Learning
ECTS	10
type of examination	continuous assessment
Students answer a scientific question taking into account the Electrical Engineering Masters programme’s subjects.

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