Description

When you study Energy Engineering, you can choose the specialisation Electrical Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering.

In the future, it is expected that the electrical energy production area and the network grid structure will change. More dispersed renewable generation units, such as photovoltaic (PV) systems, biomass systems and small wind turbines will be connected to the grid at the distribution level where also new loads will give interactions to the transport, thermal and gas sectors via electrical vehicles, heat pumps, electrolysers etc. 

Furthermore, there is an increasing focus on the connection of large offshore wind farms, reinforcement of the transmission grid and on more HVDC connections at the transmission level. This may offer potential financial, environmental and technical benefits, but it also presents a great number of challenges and uncertainties.

With a Master's Degree in Electrical Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering, you would be able to answer questions like:

• Should the entire high voltage network be laid in cables? How should this be done?
• How would the future distribution network be, including decentralised supply units? What control strategy would be required?
• Should the customer pay time-dependent prices to encourage adjustment of consumption patterns?
• Should the distribution network be able to run independently in the future (disconnected from the transmission network)?
• How do we control the balance between production and consumption in a future network supplied by sustainable energy sources with fluctuating production and consumption?
  
  

Career Opportunities  

Electrical energy engineers have a wide range of job opportunities. The gained knowledge enables the MSc graduates to work in project engineering, research, development and management in Danish and international industries or public institutions.

Examples of tasks you can work with:

• Electrical transmission and distribution companies such as Vattenfall, Ørsted, Energinet.dk, Seas-NVE and Eniig Energy
• Wind industry such as Vestas and Siemens Wind Power
• Power industry such as ABB and Siemens
• Other electronics companies
• Counselling companies
  
  

Admission  

Read about application and requirements of Electrical Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering (Energy Engineering).

Read about language requirements of Aalborg University

How to apply  

Student Guidance  

To find out whether the level of your foreign certificate or diploma satisfies the general entry requirements, you should contact Aalborg University directly.  

A list of the most commonly recognized exams and diplomas can be found at the Danish Agency for Higher Education

Exchange students should contact their home institution for information on application procedures and deadlines.  

Tuition

There is a tuition fee for all full-time degree students with a citizenship from outside of EU/EAA/Switzerland. Students within an exchange programme are not required to pay tuition.

For Further Information

Website for Electrical Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering (Energy Engineering).

Information from the Danish Agency for Higher Education can be located at http://en.fivu.dk/  

You will find information about the Danish assessment of foreign qualifications in Guide to diploma recognition

About the Educational System in general visit the section The Danish Higher Education System