Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Be able to understand the function of power electronic appliances
• Understand the operation, characteristics and usage of modern power electronic semiconductor components
• Be able to understand scientific methods and theories compared to the semester theme and identify different types of problems
• Be able to understand and create an economic analysis for the power electronic device or system
• Be able to implement and apply practical test setups in the laboratory with power electronic devices

Skills

• Be able to analyse and design power electronic devices with associated analog or digital microprocessor based controllers
• Be able to understand power electronic interaction and impact on the environment, e.g. in drive systems with electrical machines or in relation to the impact of the electricity grid
• Have experience in design and testing of power electronic equipment via laboratory work or real measured data series
• Be able to make a cost-benefit analysis of the power electronic system
• Be able to understand practical laboratory work with power electronic devices

Competences

• Have achieved an ability to convert academic knowledge and skills in the field of power electronic devices for a practical problem and to process such a problem and be able to put this into perspective in relation to the surrounding society
• Have achieved an ability to enter into a technical and interdisciplinary cooperation in power electronic devices
• Be able to evaluate the basic economic conditions for the development and commissioning of systems or devices

Type of instruction

Problem based and project organised work in groups.

Some lectures are given in cost-benefit analysis to support the objectives in this area.

Students are introduced to entrepreneurship of the PBL model at AAU.

In this connection they are introduced to models, tools and methods applied in entrepreneurial projects.

Extent and expected workload

It is a 20 ECTS project work, and the student workload is expected to be 600 hours.

Exam

Exams

Additional information

It is permitted to write the project report in English, provided that all group members give their consent. If the project report is written in English, the oral exam must also be conducted in English.