& Introductions Information for Stage 1 Students March 2016 UCD School of and Scoil na hinnealtóireachta Leictrí agus Leictreonaí UCD Professor Tom Brazil Rebekah Murphy fourth year BE student, electronic engineering Katie Wall final year student, electrical energy engineering Colm Ó Faoláin final year student, electronic & computer eng. Brian Mulkeen lecturer, electronic engineering programme coordinator, E&E engineering 2 UCD Pathways DN150 Why Choose /? Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Programme Decision Point 1 Biomedical Chemical & Bioprocess Civil & Mechanical Decision Point 2 BSc Master of 2 years specialised study Work experience Entry requirement Stage 4 Bachelor of BE For 2015 entrants Interesting and exciting field technology is changing all the time making possible new products, new systems you have an opportunity to be part of that! Broad field specialise further later within degree programme (more on this later ) after graduation where you work, what you do Difficult field? depends on your aptitude and interests relies heavily on maths design, analysis, etc computer use as tool, solve complex problems also write software, design hardware 4 1
Electricity as a form of energy for heat, light, transport, machines, etc. Electricity generation renewable and other Electricity transport - national and international electricity grid is critical infrastructure in 21 st century machines, electrical installations in every building, domestic, commercial, industrial Usually large scale, high power 5 Electricity for information computers storing and processing information telecommunications moving information entertainment delivering content, gaming Electricity for control electronic controls in aircraft, cars, washing machines often hidden, now becoming connected Usually low power less is better? 6 E&E Stage 2 E&E Stage 3 Stage 2 Stage 3 Solid-State s Computer Digital s & Circuits Multivariable Calculus Circuits Electromagnetics Energy Systems Statistics & Probability Choose one of: Applied Dynamics Communication Systems Fundamentals of / both areas build on the same principles start to apply knowledge to real-world problems lots of lab work, mostly in groups of two Core modules: Multivariable Calculus 2 Circuit Theory Computer Science for Eng. 2 Signals & Systems Electromagnetic Waves Analogue s Signal Processing Modelling and Simulation Specialise further: or by choosing two option modules More complex topics, but more interesting still plenty of laboratory & computer work Opportunities for study abroad & Choose two of: Machines Power Systems Digital System Design Communication Theory 7 one semester or both 8 2
Study Abroad Usually in Stage 3 arranged through UCD International Need GPA at least 3.0 higher for some same for all students 2012-13: 4 students Connecticut, San Diego, Melbourne, Munich 2013-14: 11 students Connecticut, California, Texas, Washington, Valencia, Lausanne, Montreal, Melbourne 2014-15: 11 students California, Maryland, Purdue, Texas, Montreal, Melbourne, Ningbo, Singapore 2015-16: 18 students USA (13), Australia, Canada, China (2), Singapore 9 Decision at end of Stage 3 Continue towards BE (bachelor of engineering) four years in total traditional qualification for professional engineer Enter (master of engineering) programme two years specialised study (five years total) including work placement various options available entry requirement GPA 2.8 or better fees required Option to graduate with BSc ( Science) not professional qualification for work, further study in another area or programme elsewhere 10 Choices Choices Stage 2 Stage 3 Energy Stage 2 Stage 3 & Computer Elec. Eng. Energy Systems Elec. Eng. Biomedical with Business with Business BE BE BSc BSc Other options possible these are the obvious paths in UCD at present Other options possible these are the obvious paths in UCD at present 11 12 3
BE - Core Modules BE Project (15 credit) Control Theory Power System Operation Power s & Drives High Voltage & Protection Systems Power System Design Professional (Management) Choose 3 options: Renewable Energy Systems Entrepreneurship in Eng. Power s Technology Power System Dynamics Optimisation Techniques Power System Stability Energy Economics & Policy Applications of Power s 13 BE - Core Modules BE Project (15 credit) Control Theory RF s Wireless Systems Digital Communications Professional (Management) Choose 4 options Analogue IC Design Digital & Embedded Sys. Processor Design Photonic Entrepreneurship in Eng. Professional (Finance) Power s Technology Advanced Signal Processing Solid-State s 2 Mixed-Signal ICs Neural 14 Programmes Scholarships Two years of specialised study in chosen field making five years in total includes work placement includes major project at Master level (20-25 credit) Entry requirement based on stages 2 and 3, weighted by factors 3 and 7 minimum GPA 2.8 (equivalent to C grade) Tuition fees currently 7200 per year for EU students may be able to pay for last year only Work Placement 2 options: 30 credit, 6-7 months, January - August 10 credit, summer only UCD will arrange 15 Industry wants more graduates so wants to encourage more students willing to offer incentives! Analog Devices Ireland 2000 to one 3 rd -year student continuing to BE or & Computer Eng. 2000 to one student in 4 th year, Elec.&Comp. 2000 for best final result in Elec.&Comp. Intel Ireland 3000 to each of 4 students with best Stage-3 GPA entering & Computer Terms and Conditions 16 4
Simultaneous Low Data Rate Communications and Wireless Power Transfer as an Enabler for the Internet of Things By Rebekah Murphy 4 th Year UCD School of and Scoil na hinnealtóireachta Leictrí agus Leictreonaí UCD BE Final Year Project Exchange to McGill University, Montreal. 5
The road so far 1 st year Decision to study E&E 2 nd year Decision to specialise in 3 rd year Decision to do 3+2 year degree 4 th year Modules & placement in EirGrid 5 th year Modules & Project with EirGrid Katie Wall Energy Student 6
2 nd Year Decision & modules 3 rd Year Decision Specialised in more modules Electromagnetic Waves Circuit Theory Power System Modelling & Simulation Machines 4 th Year - Internship Intern with Energy Systems Analysis team High Performing Wind Farm Analysis 2014 Wind Profile Development NCC & Power Station visits Advanced Planning Project 1.00 0.90 0.80 0.70 0.60 0.50 0.40 0.30 0.20 0.10 0.00 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 Hours 5 th Year Project What next? Application of Probabilistic Planning to the Irish & Northern Irish Power System 7
Why? Practical side Colm Ó Faoláin & Computer Broad choice Jobs always a demand UCD School of and Scoil na hinnealtóireachta Leictrí agus Leictreonaí UCD Study Abroad University of Connecticut and Computer transferrable worldwide CV Becoming more commonplace Chartered Engineer Work Placement 8
Work Placement Project Cyclist Collision Prevention System For In-Car Deployment RFID based Radio Frequency Identification Android Programming, Bluetooth, Circuit Theory, Electromagnetics, Communication Theory Quark Design Team 8 months IOT (Internet of Things) & Wearable Technology Pre-Si Verification team Digital System Design & Digital Embedded Systems Modules in UCD & Computer Energy using electricity for control, communication, entertainment, computing, etc. Work at many different levels IC design analogue & digital system design at various scales algorithms, signal processing Traditional focus on hardware but most hardware now involves computer embedded processor or linked to processor often linked to Internet so computer and software side important 35 Power system and smart grid sectors Many challenging areas Power system analysis & design Power electronics applications Sustainable power systems Smart grid communication architectures Electricity market operations Real-world, global revolution Diverse generation & demand-side technologies Stability & economic operation of future power systems 36 9