Power Electronics and Drives Aalborg University

Overview

The Power Electronics and Drives programme of Aalborg University (Aalborg Campus) combines contemporary technologies with classic technologies such as power semiconductor devices, electronics, electromagnetics, digital signal processors, control theory, EMC and energy technology. This gives you an understanding of the technologies and scientific disciplines involved in electric energy conversion by means of power electronic converters and electric machines.

Studying this specialisation, you learn how to model, analyse, synthesize and develop PED systems, and you will also learn how power electronics and drives interact with externally connected components or systems.

You will work with topics such as:

• The operation, function and interaction between various components and sub-systems used in power electronic converters, electric machines and adjustable-speed drives

• Design, modelling, simulation and synthesis of power converter-based systems used for conversion of electric energy

• Design of controllers for PED systems using classical and modern control theory

• Practical implementation of controllers using e.g. digital signal processors

• Developing, construction, operation and testing power electronic converters and drives in the laboratory.

Job and Career

Energy engineers with the specialisation in Power Electronics and Drives have a wide range of job opportunities. You can work in project engineering, research, development and management in Danish and international industries or public institutions.

Examples of possible employers are in the areas of:

• Wind energy for converter and generator design such as Vestas

• Electrical drives such as Danfoss and Grundfos

• High power converters for compensation or active filters or for machine design such as ABB and Siemens

• Control of converters such as KK-electronics

• PV-systems such as Danfoss Solar Inverters

• Particle accelerators such as Danfysik

• Switch mode converters such as Bang & Olufsen

• Novel lighting such as Martin Professional.