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.
The MSc Electrical Technology for Sustainable and Renewable Energy Systems is taught on a full-time basis over one year.
This course is operated on a modular basis and consists of two semesters during which you will follow a series of taught modules (worth 120 credits), followed by a 60-credit research project undertaken during the summer period.
You will be taught using the latest advances in teaching methods and electronic resources, as well as small-group and individual tuition.
Tutors provide feedback on assignments. Our objective is to help you develop the confidence to work as a professional academic, at ease with the conventions of the discipline, and ready to tackle any area of research in Electronic Technology for Sustainable and Renewable Energy Systems.
In the early stages of your project dissertation, your supervisor will read through and comment on your draft work. The project dissertation itself comprises a significant piece of your own research.
We also offer a Postgraduate Diploma Electrical Technology for Sustainable and Renewable Energy.
This module will examine the various sources of renewable energy suitable for use in buildings. It will concentrate on wind, water, waste heat, solar, geothermal and bio-mass as potential sources of energy and investigate the contribution they can make to a building's energy requirement, the technology used to harness them and limitations associated with their use.
This module will examine aspects of performance analysis and system design/sizing of renewable energy systems for building integration. The course provides opportunities to gain experience in issues of technology selection, system design, installation and performance analysis of a range of renewable energy systems. The module will emphasize on solar energy technologies (photovoltaic and solar thermal systrems) and small scale wind turbines.
The course will cover aspects of weather data resource/collection, system performance analysis, system design parameters, design/simulation tools and field evaluation of these technologies.
The objective of this module is to examine Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technology including large, mini and small-scale systems. The module will include topics on prime movers technology used in different types of CHP schemes (steam, gas, CCGT, IC, Stirling engine, and Fuel cells) and associated electric generators/alternators, and control devices. Operation and performance of each CHP scheme (large scale CHP, District heating, mini-CHP for large buildings, and micro-CHP for single dwellings) will also be covered. Assessment of economical feasibility and sizing of a mini-CHP and/or micro-CHP system will be demonstrated in the form of a mini-project to assess economical viability of such schemes.