This is a 12-credit hour (4 courses) Graduate Certificate in Power and Energy Processing. This certificate program addresses the power industry increased needs for engineers with power and energy processing expertise. It will prepare engineers to the challenges faced by the power industry with a multidisciplinary approach. It will also expose students for state-of-the-art academic topics for those who are interested in advanced degrees such as Masters and PhD.
The certificate is a Purdue School of Engineering and Technology certificate, only offered at IUPUI. Upon completion of all requirements, the certificate will be reflected on the transcript.
This certificate program addresses industry's increased needs for engineers with power and energy expertise. It will prepare engineers to face the challenges of the power and electronics industry.
The specific learning outcomes, skills, and competencies students will learn after completing the certificate program are the ability to describe, model, control and simulate the main elements of the current and future electrical power grid,which includes but not limited to: magnetic energy conversion devices, power electronics, and energy storage devices.
At lease three courses from the major list of classes and at most one course from minor list of classes as described below:
Major courses:
- ECE 42700: Power Electronics
- ECE 52700: Advanced Power Electronics Converters
- ECE 53200: Computational Methods for Power System Analysis
- ECE 59500: Smart Grid
- ECE 61000: Energy Conversion
Minor courses:
- ME 50104: Powertrain Integration
- ME 57500: Theory and Design of Control Systems
- ME 59700: Energy Storage Devices and Systems
- ECE 60200: Lumped System Theory
For more information regarding course requirements, application process, and certificate completion requirement, please contact ecegrad@iupui.edu.
