Industry cooperations
The team of professors involved in the Electrical Engineering for Digital Energy master's degree program has a world class reputation for industrial-scale research in the energy and ICT sectors having cooperations, since long time, with industries operating in the fields of electrical engineering.
All of the subjects taught in this master's degree program are relevant and tailored to meet the needs of high innovation companies operating in the electrical energy sector using advanced digital technologies.
Examples of career profiles:
Specialist in electrical grids development and management
Service engineer for electric distribution, smart grids, E-mobility
Applications engineer - Digital power systems
Expert in smart grid energy dispatch
Project engineer - Renewable and energy storage systems
Electrical engineer energy analyst and energy manager
Digital services innovator in companies operating in the electrical sector
What does the Electrical engineer for Digital Energy do?
Develops systematic strategies using software for energy systems modelling, optimisation control, diagnosis and prognosis of electrical devices and systems.
Analyses and manage technical issues involved in the design and operation of electrical energy systems.
Operates with advanced electrical and digital technologies for grid infrastructure, renewable energy generation, EV charging infrastructure, residential and building integrated electrical energy systems.
Operates with Artificial Intelligence, IoT smart metering and cloud-based service tools for electrical applications.
Undertakes conceptual design and studies for interconnection and energy transactions feasibility, dispatching strategies, power network integration.
Performs analyses with static and dynamic simulations using forecasted scenarios to increase the security, interconnection and quality of the electrical system;
Develops technical solutions for the integration of renewable energy sources and storage in the grids development
Provides techno-economic feasibility studies, also based on forecasting methodologies, for power generation, transmission and distribution systems and how to integrate renewable energy (solar, wind, batteries) into the grid.
Cooperates in engineering company for developing technical solutions for digital transformation of electrical systems
Operates with supervisor system (e.g. SCADA) for remote control, for monitoring and performance evaluation of electrical systems availability, reliability and resilience.
Supports energy demanding industries to develop strategies for energy saving by means of data mining and data analysis gathered through smart monitoring systems .