Master in Renewable Energy in Electrical Systems

This Master's Degree consists of 60 credits spread across a two terms course, 24 ECTS in the first term and 24 the second one. Out of the total credits, 12 are from the Master's Thesis.

Formative Complements *

Subjects	ECTS	TYPE	Language
Structure, analysis and operation of electrical systems	2	FC

Changes pending approval for the 2023-2024 academic year¹

¹ If the modifications are not approved, the curriculum to be taught will be the current plan (2022-2023 academic year).

* Formative Complements: must be taken by those students who are in possession of any other university degree than those listed in the requirements for access to the master's degree.

C) Compulsory: 42 ECTS

E) Elective Course: 6 ECTS

Master's Thesis: 12 ECT

course Programs

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GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

☛ First year offered: 2012

• Information about Master´s Degree
• Verification Report
• External evaluation and Monitoring Reports

QUALITY INDICATORS

☛ Master's Degree indicators

☛ Labour insertion indicators

PROGRAMME’S QUALITY ASSURANCE

The Academic Committee of the Master’s programme complies with the SGIC-UC3M and it is responsible for the follow-up, analysis, review, assessment and quality of the program, it contributes with proposals to improve the program and produces the “Memoria Académica de Titulación” (Programme Report).

• Academic Committee

FACULTY AND COURSE PLAN

☛ Curriculum subjects and their faculty

Graduate Profile and Competences

• Graduate profile and competences

Application

The request is made electronically through our application. Before starting the admission process, please, read the following information:

• Documentation that must be uploaded to the on line application
• Calendar and general information about admission 
• Follow the step-by-step instructions in the application for admission

Requirements

The following candidates may be admitted to the Master's Degree in Renewable Energy in Power Systems:

• Graduates with Bachelor's Degrees in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Industrial and Automation, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Technology or Energy Engineering.
• Graduates with the Ingeniero Industrial degree (four or five-year course depending if taken before or after the changes implemented by the Bologna Process).
• Graduates with the Ingeniero Técnico Industrial degree (three-year course) in Electrics, Industrial Electronics and Mechanics.

Candidates who hold any other university degree may be admitted to this Master's Degree but additional formative complements could be required. The academic authorities will establish specific admission conditions for students who do not fit the descriptions given above.

FORMATIVE COMPLEMENTS

The Formative Complements on Structure, analysis and operation of power systems (2 ECTS) is aimed at students who have been admitted to the master's degree in possession of an engineering or science degree, which does not correspond to any of those indicated in the specific requirements for access to the master's degree, and in whom a lack of the necessary knowledge in electrical engineering can be detected in their training.

The dates and schedules of the Formative Complements can be consulted here.

Admission criteria

Student selection will be based on each applicant's CV Specifically we will consider:

* B2 according to Common European Framework

In the event that the course is oversubscribed due to high demand, personal interviews with candidates may be conducted

Language requirements

Check the general language requirements required to study a Master’s at UC3M, depending on whether it is in Spanish, English or bilingual.

students with foreign university degrees

Once admitted to the Master’s, students with university degrees issued by a higher education institution belonging to an educational system outside the EHEA, must provide, for enrolment, the diploma, legalized by diplomatic procedures or by means of The Hague Apostille. They must also submit the transcript of records, with the grade point average, duly legalized.

More information about Legalization of Foreign Documents.

If needed, documents must be accompanied by an official sworn translation into Spanish.

TUITION FEES*

Reservation fee: €450 

• it will be paid once the student receives notification of admission to the master’s, and deducted from the first tuition payment
• the reservation fee will only be refunded if the master program is cancelled

60 ECTS in the first academic year:

• EU students: €4,800 (€80/ECTS credit)
• Non EU students: €7,200 (€120/ECTS credit)

✎│Tuition fees
 

NOTE: the indicated public prices do not include in any case, neither the ECTS corresponding to the Formative Complements that the student must take (only master's degrees with previous Formative Complements), nor the cost of issuing the master’s degree certificate.
 

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* Current prices for the 22/23 academic year, pending approval by the Community of Madrid for the 23/24 academic year.

Additional information

• You may enrol on the master’s degree after completing the admission process and receiving formal confirmation of your acceptance.
• When performing the enrolment you can choose between Full-time enrolment or Part-time enrolment.
• The email address provided upon enrolment will be used for formal communications; students are therefore kindly requested to check their mail regularly.
• Pursuant to the regulations of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, a student failing to pay any part of the fees will not be admitted and the enrolment process will be terminated. In cases of cancellation of enrolment due to non-payment, the University may demand the payment of the pending amounts for enrolment in previous academic courses as a prior condition of enrolment.
  No diploma or certificate will be issued if a student has any outstanding payments.

✎│Enrolment master’s programmes

✎│ECTS credits recognition

Best Practices and Regulations

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• Student disciplinary system
• Ethical code
• Enrollment and permanence rules
• Master's degree access rules
• Master's Thesis rules
• Rules for credits recognition

Graduates should be able to conduct and evaluate renewable energy projects, especially with regard to the electricity-related elements included. They should be able to collaborate with companies and organizations in activities to develop new products and technology. They should also be able to determine the economic and technical viability of renewable energy projects, taking into account the law, regulations and the general regulatory environment.

The curriculum makes these routes to employment available through the selection of appropriate elective subjects to complement the usual specific training for this Master's Degree. However there is no specific group of subjects (pathways, elective blocks, etc.) given that the Master's qualification in itself is already specific enough.

The goal of this Master's Degree is to produce graduates who are employable in industry and it has been designed to include a special focus on collaboration in this sector. This collaboration is mainly directed in three ways:

• Professional participants from industry within the Master's Degree's teaching staff.
• The chance to work on the Master's Thesis in an industry context, supervised by professionals.
• Industry scholarships for students

The Master's Thesis is the culmination of the course and it is intended to expand on the students' ability to produce original work on one of the degree's topics, in which the acquired knowledge will be synthesized. Students will also work on presentation skills and how to defend their work and the conclusions they draw. One-to-one supervision is offered for the Master's Thesis.

As part of the Master's Thesis, almost all the assignments are carried out in companies and agencies outside the university where students can become familiar with a different context and broaden their knowledge through practically-focused work, meaning an introduction to the activities they will undertake when they enter the world of work. One-to-one supervision is also offered for these tasks.

External examples of Master's Theses:

• Control of energy storage devices in electrical networks
• Development of home automation systems for increased energy efficiency
• Review of models for estimating and predicting direct normal irradiance.
• LSO testing procedures of representative series generation for solar thermal power plant simulation.
• The impact of uncertainty on solar radiation measurements for the production of solar thermal power plants
• Characterization of the Levelized Electric Cost of a typical hybrid FV-Wind system for rural electrification in Latin America.
• Characterization and implementation of the Levelized Electric Cost of a typical SMH system for rural electrification in Latin America.
• Characterization and implementation of a GIS for improvement the integration of PV panels in urban areas.
• Energy evaluation and wind farm design
• Comparative study on PE between the performance analysis parameters of different technologies.
• Proposed methodology for calculating power loss and performance analysis of wind farms in accordance with IEC rules 12 and 26.
• Design of the connection to of an offshore wind farm's to the high voltage electric grids in A.C.
• Design of an isolated, hybrid or supported PV module solar system for single-family homes.
• Study of modeling systems for solar radiation.
• Study of network integration for a multi-megawatt photovoltaic plant (> 10MW)
• Follow-up study of a circular solar power heliostat array based around a central receptor tower
• A limited-motion heliostat design for a central receptor tower.
• Prospective study of smart grids
• Analysis of wind turbines' critical variables when breakages and serious failures occur.
• Control panels for managing renewable power generation
• Analysis of start-up and cut-in speeds for different wind turbine technologies.