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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Master's programme Digital Energy Solutions 2026W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the essential physical principles governing electrical circuits and their components.
- Explain the concepts of electrical energy and power, including real power, reactive power, apparent power, and power factor.
- Analyse and apply the fundamental principles of DC, AC, and multi-phase circuits in practical contexts.
- Apply essential calculation methods to solve problems in DC, AC, and multi-phase circuit-analysis.
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
- Apply fundamental laws and methods: Use Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, and network theorems to solve circuit problems (k3)
- Perform power calculations: Calculate real, reactive, and apparent power, as well as determine and improve the power factor in AC systems (k3, k6)
- Analyse circuit behaviour: Evaluate the performance of circuits under steady-state conditions (k3, k5)
- Model and simplify circuits: Represent complex circuits using Thevenin/Norton equivalents or other reduction techniques to facilitate analysis (k3)
- Work with multiphase systems: Analyse star and delta connections, balance and unbalance conditions, and calculate voltages, currents, and power in three-phase networks (k3, k5)
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- Fundamental physical principles of electric currents and voltages: Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, linear and nonlinear circuit elements.
- Concepts of electrical power: Definition and distinction of real power, reactive power, apparent power, and power factor.
- Characteristics of DC and AC systems: Time dependence, frequency, phase relations, and RMS values.
- Understanding of multiphase systems: Three-phase circuits, star (Y) and delta (Δ) connections, power calculation in multiphase networks.
- Methods of circuit analysis: Node-voltage method, mesh-current method, superposition theorem, Thevenin and Norton equivalents.
- Knowledge of basic circuit components: Resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers, and their frequency-dependent behavior.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Final exam (schriftlich)
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| Methods |
Lecture, discussion, course material, exercise examples
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
Slides, lecture notes
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| Changing subject? |
No |
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