Objectives
The MSc in Power Electronics, Machines and Drives is a new, flexible-study programme designed for UK industrially-based, part-time students. It enables you to combine traditional classroom-based study with modern web-based distance learning. The programme is provided by a consortium of the UK’s leading universities in this subject area: Birmingham, Nottingham and Newcastle. This prestigious training programme has been developed to provide an up-to-date and dynamic course in Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, and their applications. The control and conversion of electric power using solid-state techniques are now commonplace in both the domestic and industrial environments. A recent estimate suggested that over 40% of all electric power generated passes through silicon before reaching its final destination. A knowledge and understanding of the diverse disciplines encompassed by Power Electronics, Machines and Motor Drives - devices, converters, control theory and motor drive systems - is therefore essential to all power engineers. This course aims to provide a specialist education in power electronics, machines and drives techniques, covering key fundamental principles along with modern applications and current practices.
Course description
Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (MSc)
Duration: Up to 4 years
Course Content
There are four three-day courses associated with the MSc in Power Electronics, Machines and Drives. These courses are taught at the University and offer you:
Expert lecturer-led tuition
Relevant printed lecture notes and course material
A comfortable, well-equipped room for tuition
A section of example questions and design exercises to enable you to develop further understanding of the material after the course through self-guided study.
These short courses cover:
Special Drives
Induction Motor Drives
Power Quality and EMC
Control Electronics and Microprocessors
A further range of modules are available through modern, web-based distance learning.
Please note that all module details are subject to change.
After completing the taught components of the course, you will undertake a major piece of advanced independent research under the supervision of a specialist in your chosen area.
We will provide you with advice and guidance while you select and refine your area of study, and offer close supervision and support as you complete your research and your MSc.
Course Structure
The MSc in Power Electronics, Machines and Drives can be taken on a part-time basis over a period of up to 4 years. This course is for UK students only.
The course comprises a suite of 12 intensive, CPD-style, short courses or modules and a project. The programme will provide you with the flexibility to customise your learning by combining the choice of attending an intensive series of three-day short courses with distance learning, using online learning materials and tutorial support.
If you successfully complete eight short courses, you will be entitled to a Postgraduate Diploma in Power Electronics, Machines and Drives.
You will also have the option of converting this qualification to an MSc by completing a project.
Projects are usually undertaken in the learner’s work place and normally encompass tasks completed during "normal duties".
You may be interested to know that we also offer an MSc and Postgraduate Diploma in Power Electronics and Drives, which is taught at the University on a full- and part-time basis.
Key facts
The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nottingham has long been at the forefront of research and teaching in the area of Power Electronics and Drives.
The development of the programme has been funded by a £350k grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and was one of the first programmes to be funded under the new Master Training Package initiative, which is intended to enhance the provision of industrially-relevant, advanced level training in engineering and science.
The Faculty of Engineering is widely recognised as world-class - this fact is borne out by the high standard of our research and the extensive funding it attracts - overall research awards recently topped £80m.
The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nottingham has a strong reputation in both teaching and research. It achieved an excellent rating for its teaching quality rating (22/24) in 2000, and a grade of 4 in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise
