Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The module is based on knowledge achieved when studying the 1st semester on the Master of Science in Sustainable Energy Engineering with specialisation in Offshore Energy Systems or similar.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Have knowledge and comprehension within the design, analysis and modelling of offshore energy systems or subsystems with complex dynamics and elements with linear and non-linear behaviour using digital platforms
• Have knowledge and comprehension within test design and iterate the modelling and identification of components used in offshore energy systems
• Have knowledge and comprehension within modelling of offshore energy systems based on physics as well as data in the form of stochastic systems or processes

Skills

• Be able to judge the usefulness of the used different scientific methods for the analysis, modelling, and verification of offshore energy systems and/or components
• Be able to verify the analytical and numerical approaches by means of simple laboratory experiments or real measured data series
• Be able to professionally communicate scientific results by means of a technical report and oral presentation

Competences

• Be able to control the working and development process within the project theme and be able to develop new solutions within offshore energy systems
• Independently be able to define and analyse scientific problems for offshore energy systems and subsystems, and based on this be able to make and state the reasons for decisions made, for instance with respect to their influences on the environment
• Independently be able to continue own development in competence and specialisation

Type of instruction

Problem based project organised work in groups. The students focus on proficient project leadership and management when finding their technical solution. The project can be made in cooperation with external partners and the project can be a disciplinary project, a cross- disciplinary project or part of a multi-disciplinary project, where several groups from one or more departments work with different parts of a larger project. 

Project work including supervision may be supplemented with lectures, workshops, presentation seminars, consultant meetings regarding PBL content, laboratory tests, etc.

The project should be based on a mechanical, electrical, process system, etc. used in the offshore energy area. The set-up system should be analysed, and models and simulations of the system are to be made. Different methods are to be applied to find the parameters of the system. The set-up models should be verified by experimental test either directly on a real offshore system or on a model or parts of the scaled systems set up in the laboratory.

The project work is documented in a project report with maximum extend according to §19.

The project report must include a section/chapter with reflections on the PBL process and project management.

Extent and expected workload

Since it is a 15 ECTS project module, the work load is expected to be 450 hours for the student

Exam

Exams