About this programme
Master in Power Electronics and Drives, Specialisation of Energy Engineering is a Master's Degree programme at Aalborg University in Aalborg, taught in English. It runs for 2 years. The register gives Aalborg as the campus town. It lists the degree as Master (2 years). Aalborg University is a research university in North Denmark.
How it compares
Master in Power Electronics and Drives, Specialisation of Energy Engineering is one of 19 English-taught Energy & Renewable Engineering programmes at Master's Degree level in the register, offered by 2 institutions. 15 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland; this programme lists EUR 7,455 a year. 14 are recorded as free for EU, EEA and Swiss students.
What you will study
This specialisation sits inside Aalborg University's Master's in Energy Engineering. You spend two years on how electric energy is converted efficiently and intelligently, using power electronics and electric machines. The programme is taught in English.
What you study
The syllabus is built around four things. First, a detailed understanding of how the components and sub-systems inside power electronic converters, electric machines and adjustable-speed drives work and interact. Second, the knowledge to design, model, simulate and synthesise power converter-based systems for electric energy conversion. Third, controller design for these systems using classical and modern control theory. Fourth, putting controllers into practice, for example on digital signal processors.
The teaching mixes established technologies with newer ones: power semiconductor devices, electronics, electro-magnetics, digital signal processors, control theory, EMC and energy technology. The themes go deeper into the disciplines behind electric energy conversion with converters and machines.
Experimental work is central. A large laboratory lets you build and test prototypes of electronic systems and electric machines, and there are facilities for testing power electronic components, converters and high power systems. You should expect to develop, construct, operate and test converters and drives yourself.
Admission, language and next steps
Entry requirements and the application procedure are set by Aalborg University, and you should contact the university directly to check whether your foreign certificate or diploma meets the general entry requirements. The programme is taught in English, and Aalborg University has its own language requirements, which you should read on the university's pages. A list of commonly recognised exams and diplomas is available from the Danish Agency for Higher Education.
Students with citizenship outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland pay a tuition fee set by the institution. Students within an exchange programme do not pay tuition. If you are an exchange student, contact your home institution about application procedures and deadlines.
Job opportunities after graduating
- Converter and generator design for wind energy
- Electrical drives
- High power converters for compensation, active filters or machine design
- Control of converters
- PV systems
- Particle accelerators
- Switch mode converters
- Novel lighting
- Project engineering, research, development and management in industry or public institutions
Before you apply
Master’s applications go straight to Aalborg University, not through optagelse.dk, and the institution sets its own deadline. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, residence permits and housing.
Facts on this page come from the Study in Denmark register, the official portal of the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science. Fees are in euros as the institution lists them. "Not recorded" means the register has no figure, not that the programme is free. Always confirm requirements, fees and deadlines with the institution.
Quick answers
Is Master in Power Electronics and Drives, Specialisation of Energy Engineering taught in English?
Yes. The Study in Denmark register lists it as an English-taught programme at Aalborg University. Only English-taught degree programmes are in the register.
How long does it take?
The register records 2 years of study. Confirm the study load in ECTS credits with Aalborg University.
Where is it taught?
The register lists Aalborg as the campus town for this programme at Aalborg University.
How do I apply?
Master’s applications go straight to the institution, not through optagelse.dk. Aalborg University sets its own deadline.
What does it cost?
Students from outside the EU, the EEA and Switzerland pay EUR 7,455 a year, as Aalborg University lists it. For students from the EU, the EEA and Switzerland the record shows no tuition fee. Fees are in euros as the institution lists them.
Is this programme officially listed?
It comes from the Study in Denmark register, the official portal of the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science at studyindenmark.dk. The programme page at Aalborg University is linked from this page so you can compare.