| Courses |
ECS643U/ECS720P – Power Electronics (brief syllabus): Power Electronics is becoming increasingly important as an interface for electrical conversion and improving power efficiency and reliability in applications like electric vehicles, renewable energy sources, industrial automation, and the power transmission in the main electrical grid or smart grid. This module provides fundamental knowledge of a power electronic system including power switching semiconductors (Power diodes, Thyristors, MOSFETs, IGBTs), and modern wide-bandgap power devices with Silicon-carbide and Gallium Nitride; power conversion circuits (rectifiers, inverters, dc-dc & ac-ac converters); power factor correction, and pulse-width modulation (PWM) techniques. The module is focused on the analysis, design and control of power electronic circuits including the simulation and modelling techniques of such circuits in software like Matlab/Simulink, and PLECS.
ECS649U/ECS790P – Electrical Machines and Systems (brief syllabus): The electrical machines and their efficiency are crucial to several green technology applications including electric transport, wind turbine generators, and a range of innovative electrical appliances like Dyson products. This module introduces the principals of electromechanical energy conversion, and AC/DC electrical machinery including motors, generators and transformers. The module describes the structure and operation of dc machines, asynchronous (induction) machines and synchronous machines. The module includes the understanding of the design of power electronic drive/control system of electrical machines to achieve high efficiency and reliability in electro-mechanical conversion. The module also provides an introduction to the principles of the electrical supply system (generation, transmission and distribution), especially the modern technologies like smart grids, microgrids and high-voltage DC (HVDC) lines.
| Modules Feedback and Evaluation |
| Module | Year | Module evaluation* | Assessment |
| Power Electronics | 2021-22 | UG: 4.27 out of 5 PG: 4.25 out of 5 |
Coursework (100%): 4x MATLAB + 1 Lab |
| 2020-21 | UG: 4.46 out of 5 PG: 4.69 out of 5 |
Coursework (100%): 4x MATLAB + 1 Lab |
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| 2019-20 | UG: 4.67 out of 5 PG: 3.81 out of 5 |
– Final exam(80%), – Laboratory (20%) |
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| 2018-19 | PG: 4 out of 5 | – Final exam(80%), – Laboratory(20%) |
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| 2017-18 | UG: 3.5 out of 5 PG: 3 out of 5 |
– Final exam(80%), – Laboratory(20%) |
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| Electrical Machines and Systems | 2021-22 | UG: 3.69 out of 5 PG: 4.17 out of 5 |
Coursework (100%): 4x MATLAB + 1 Lab |
| 2020-21 | UG: 4.17 out of 5 PG: 4.2 out of 5 |
Coursework (100%): 4x MATLAB + 1 Lab |
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| 2018-19 | UG: 3.53 out of 5 PG: 3.57 out of 5 |
– Final exam (75%), – Laboratory(25%) |
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| 2017-18 | UG: 3.4 out of 5 PG: 5 out of 5 |
– Final exam (75%), – Laboratory(25%) |
*average score among 14 questions in the module questionnaire for undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) students.
Sample UG Project reports:
– One of the best Final year undergraduate project in EE program is the project done by Hariras Tongayi on the “Design of Hyperloop Prototype with Motor-drive & Control System”. The Pdf of the project is here.
– Another best Final year project by my UG students in EE program is the project done by Raymond Zhen on “Battery Embedded Energy Storage System for Stabilisation of Renewable Energy in PSMG Wind Turbine”. The Pdf of his final report is here. For those students who like to find out the best format for the interim report, I also leave his interim report as well as his project definition.
Sample MSc project reports:
– One of the best Final MSc project dissertation paper is done by Mr Chia-Yu Lee on “Security and Trust in IoT Data Streams using Tangle Distributed Ledger and Node-RED Technology”. I leave the dissertation paper here. We do encourage MSc students to publish in technical journals or conferences based on their dissertation.