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There are various course offerings on topics related to the PowerWeb. Below is a list of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) offered by PowerWeb and links to courses and academic programs offered at TU Delft related to PowerWeb topics. Massive Open Online Course(MOOCs) Business Implications of Intelligent and Integrated Energy Systems Learn how digital technologies help with the energy transition and then how to use this to develop future potential business models in various energy and energy-dependent sectors. Enroll now! Digitalisation of Intelligent and Integrated Energy Systems Learn where and how to apply intelligence to the energy grid to create a digitalized, automated, integrated and optimized energy system. The course discusses state-of-the-art digital technologies, so you are at the forefront of the power grid revolution. Enroll now! Policy and Management of Modern Energy Systems Gain insight into the technology, economics, governance and management of the energy system and its current transitions to combat climate change so you can take appropriate decisions and design feasible policies. Enroll now! Technology of Intelligent and Integrated Energy Systems Design an integrated energy system recognizing the role of intelligent use of various technologies including renewable energy sources, energy storage, electric vehicles, thermal systems and interconnected multi-carrier grids. Enroll now! Smart Grids: Modeling Learn to build a model of a smart power grid, and to diagnose the effects of disturbances from variable renewable energy resources and intelligent demand on the grid. Enroll now! Smart Grids: The Basics Understand the basics of smart grids. Learn about their heterogeneity, dynamics, control, and about security and assessment strategies. Enroll now! Minors Electrical Sustainable Energy Systems Bachelor and Master Programs BSc Electrical Engineering MSc Complex Systems Engineering and Management (energy track) MSc Electrical Engineering MSc Sustainable Energy Technology Electives Cyber Security of Power Grids System Integration Project Co-simulation of Energy Systems Electrical Power Systems of the Future Intelligent Electrical Power Grids

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The programme provides a fundamental background in modern flight control, human-machine systems, air traffic management systems, noise and climate effects, safety and air transport operations research. The Control & Operations core course programme provides a fundamental background in operations research, avionics systems, flight control and automation. The profile courses a student attends are associated with one of three sections (research groups) the student has joined. The 3 to 4 additional elective courses are chosen after consulting with the responsible track/profile coordinator. After completing the required course programme and the internship, the student performs the literature survey associated with his or her thesis. The literature survey and final thesis project are performed with the same supervisor, working on a specific project of current relevance to the field. Students are encouraged to contact prospective supervisors early, as they can aid in the selection of elective courses. All C&O students do a literature study and submit a research paper prior to graduation. Student profile The C&O student is interested in creating mathematical models of dynamic systems and processes in order to control, analyse, optimise and predict them. Such processes and systems include vehicle dynamics (e.g., fixed-wing and rotor aircraft, drones and spacecraft), operational procedures (e.g., airline & airport scheduling and maintenance) and environmental effects (e.g., noise and emissions). The C&O student has a high affinity with sustainability and possess a good understanding of physics, control theory, linear algebra, signal processing, differential equations and statistics and does not shy away from programming solutions and field testing them in laboratory and especially in real operational environments. Profiles Profile Control & Simulation Profile Sustainable Air Transport Thesis topics Example #1 Semantic Segmentation using Deep Neural Networks for MAVs Example #2 Coordinated Arrival and Departure Management More examples You can find more examples of C&O thesis topics in the TU Delft Repository More information Track overview Take a look at the track overview in the 2024-2025 study guide for more detailed information about the courses. Preferred electives Take a look at the preferred electives in the 2024-2025 study guide. Contact Send us an email if you have any questions.

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The Aerospace Structures & Materials track aims to equip you with the knowledge and practical skills to tackle the challenge of developing the next generation of solutions that address new requirements and necessities in an industrial or research environment. Learning objectives After completing the MSc Track Aerospace Structures & Materials the student will be able to: Develop design requirements for materials and structures Design lightweight structures and explain the reasoning and the physics behind the design Design a material suitable for aerospace application and explain the reasoning and the physics behind the design Analyze a structural design using Finite Element Methods Explain the manufacturing processes and their applications Select suitable manufacturing processes Manufacture a prototype Explain and predict how a design will perform over its life-time and explain how the performance can be monitored. Student profile The Aerospace Structures and Materials track is for students that have a strong affinity with structures and/or materials that are critical for expanding the boundaries of aeronautics and space applications. The ASM track challenges students to make these structures and materials more durable, lightweight and sustainable. During the MSc program, knowledge about the complete life cycle aspects of novel structures and materials, covering analysis, design, manufacturing, testing, monitoring and recycling, will be expanded with a wide range of professional and scientific skills, including advanced analytical, numerical and experimental techniques. The student can choose an area of specialization and should be eager to find creative solutions that will have an impact in the field of aerospace structures and materials. Profiles Materials and Manufacturing profile Design and Safety of Structures profile Structures for Space profile Thesis topics Example #1 A hybrid approach to implement the Digital Twin concept into a damage evolution prediction for composite structures Example #2 Bayesian Optimization for Lightweight Design of Variable Stiffness Composite Cylinder More examples You can find more examples of ASM thesis topics in the TU Delft Repository More information Track overview Take a look at the track overview in the 2024-2025 study guide for more detailed information about the courses. Preferred electives Take a look at the preferred electives in the 2024-2025 study guide. Contact Send us an email if you have any questions.

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Flight Performance and Propulsion (FPP) offers a tailored educational programme organized in two profiles: one focused on flight performance , which covers the domains of aircraft design and design methodologies, and one specific to propulsion and power . The two profiles include different sets of mandatory courses that deepen students’ knowledge in the respective fields. Next to that, a set of common courses is offered to provide the fundamental knowledge necessary to the integration of the aircraft with the propulsion system. These core courses include Aircraft Aerodynamics, Aero Engine Technology, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Multidisciplinary Design Optimisation. Student profile The ideal FPP student has a passion for aircraft design and/or propulsion and their integration, wants to make an impact on future sustainable aviation, has a multidisciplinary mind, is able to go in depth without losing control of the big picture, has solid understanding of flight physics, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics, is strong in mathematics and has good programming skills, is proactive and can work independently. Optionally the student is interested in performing experimental work in some of our world class facilities, which include wind tunnels, combustion rigs with laser diagnostics, and manufacturing labs to build sub-scaled aircraft prototypes. Profiles Flight Performance profile Propulsion & Power profile Thesis topics Example #1 Evaluation of the overall installation penalty of aero-engines for single aisle aircraft Example #2 Fuel Tank Integration for Hydrogen Airliners More examples You can find more examples of FPP thesis topics in the TU Delft Repository More information Track overview Take a look at the track overview in the 2024-2025 study guide for more detailed information about the courses. Preferred electives Take a look at the preferred electives in the 2024-2025 study guide. Contact Send us an email if you have any questions.

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Students Amos Yusuf, Mick Dam & Bas Brouwer winners of Mekel Prize 2024

Master students Amos Yusuf, from the ME faculty (Mick Dam, from the EEMCS faculty and graduate Bas Brouwer have won the Mekel Prize 2024 for the best extra scientific activity at TU Delft: the development of an initiative that brings master students into the classroom teaching sciences to the younger generations. The prize was ceremonially awarded by prof Tim van den Hagen on 13 November after the Van Hasselt Lecture at the Prinsenhof, Delft. They received a statue of Professor Jan Mekel and 1.500,- to spend on their project. Insights into climate change are being openly doubted. Funding for important educational efforts and research are being withdrawn. Short clips – so called “reels” – on Youtube and TikTok threaten to simplify complex political and social problems. AI fakes befuddle what is true and what is not. The voices of science that contribute to those discussion with modesty, careful argument and scepticism, are drowned in noise. This poses a threat for universities like TU Delft, who strive to increase student numbers, who benefit from diverse student populations and aim to pass on their knowledge and scientific virtues to the next generation. It is, therefore, alarming that student enrolments to Bachelor and Master Programs at TU Delft have declined in the past year. Students in front of the class The project is aimed to make the sciences more appealing to the next generation. They have identified the problem that students tend miss out on the opportunity of entering a higher education trajectory in the Beta sciences – because they have a wrong picture of such education. In their mind, they depict it as boring and dry. In his pilot lecture at the Stanislas VMBO in Delft, Amos Yusuf has successfully challenged this image. He shared his enthusiasm for the field of robotics and presented himself as a positive role model to the pupils. And in return the excitement of the high school students is palpable in the videos and pictures from the day. The spark of science fills their eyes. Bas Brouwer Mick Dam are the founders of NUVO – the platform that facilitates the engagement of Master Students in high school education in Delft Their efforts offer TU Delft Master Students a valuable learning moment: By sharing insights from their fields with pupils at high school in an educational setting, our students can find identify their own misunderstandings of their subject, learn to speak in front of non-scientific audiences and peak into education as a work field they themselves might not have considered. An extraordinary commitment According to the Mekel jury, the project scored well on all the criteria (risk mitigation, inclusiveness, transparency and societal relevance). However, it was the extraordinary commitment of Amos who was fully immersed during his Master Project and the efforts of Brouwer and Dam that brought together teaching and research which is integral to academic culture that made the project stand out. About the Mekel Prize The Mekel Prize will be awarded to the most socially responsible research project or extra-scientific activity (e.g. founding of an NGO or organization, an initiative or realization of an event or other impactful project) by an employee or group of employees of TU Delft – projects that showcase in an outstanding fashion that they have been committed from the beginning to relevant moral and societal values and have been aware of and tried to mitigate as much as possible in innovative ways the risks involved in their research. The award recognizes such efforts and wants to encourage the responsible development of science and technology at TU Delft in the future. For furthermore information About the project: https://www.de-nuvo.nl/video-robotica-pilot/ About the Mekel Prize: https://www.tudelft.nl/en/tpm/our-faculty/departments/values-technology-and-innovation/sections/ethics-philosophy-of-technology/mekel-prize

New catheter technology promises safer and more efficient treatment of blood vessels

Each year, more than 200 million catheters are used worldwide to treat vascular diseases, including heart disease and artery stenosis. When navigating into blood vessels, friction between the catheter and the vessel wall can cause major complications. With a new innovative catheter technology, Mostafa Atalla and colleagues can change the friction from having grip to completely slippery with the flick of a switch. Their design improves the safety and efficiency of endovascular procedures. The findings have been published in IEEE. Catheter with variable friction The prototype of the new catheter features advanced friction control modules to precisely control the friction between the catheter and the vessel wall. The friction is modulated via ultrasonic vibrations, which overpressure the thin fluid layer. This innovative variable friction technology makes it possible to switch between low friction for smooth navigation through the vessel and high friction for optimal stability during the procedure. In a proof-of-concept, Atalla and his team show that the prototype significantly reduces friction, averaging 60% on rigid surfaces and 11% on soft surfaces. Experiments on animal aortic tissue confirm the promising results of this technology and its potential for medical applications. Fully assembled catheters The researchers tested the prototype during friction experiments on different tissue types. They are also investigating how the technology can be applied to other procedures, such as bowel interventions. More information Publicatie DOI : 10.1109/TMRB.2024.3464672 Toward Variable-Friction Catheters Using Ultrasonic Lubrication | IEEE Journals & Magazine | IEEE Xplore Mostafa Atalla: m.a.a.atalla@tudelft.nl Aimee Sakes: a.sakes@tudelft.nl Michaël Wiertlewski: m.wiertlewski@tudelft.nl Would you like to know more and/or attend a demonstration of the prototype please contact me: Fien Bosman, press officer Health TU Delft: f.j.bosman@tudelft.nl/ 0624953733

A key solution to grid congestion

On behalf of the TU Delft PowerWeb Institute, researchers Kenneth Brunninx and Simon Tindemans are handing over a Position Paper to the Dutch Parliament on 14 November 2024, with a possible solution to the major grid capacity problems that are increasingly cropping up in the Netherlands. The Netherlands is unlikely to meet the 2030 climate targets, and one of the reasons for this is that large industry cannot switch to electricity fast enough, partly because of increasingly frequent problems around grid capacity and grid congestion. In all likelihood, those problems will actually increase this decade before they can decrease, the researchers argue. The solution offered by the TU Delft PowerWeb Institute researchers is the ‘flexible backstop’. With a flexible backstop, the current capacity of the power grid can be used more efficiently without sacrificing safety or reliability. A flexible backstop is a safety mechanism that automatically and quickly reduces the amount of electricity that an electric unit can draw from the grid (an electric charging station or a heat pump) or deliver (a PV installation). It is a small device connected or built into an electrical unit, such as a charging station or heat pump, that ‘communicates’ with the distribution network operator. In case of extreme stress on the network, the network operator sends a signal to the device to limit the amount of power. Germany recently introduced a similar system with electric charging stations. The backstop would be activated only in periods of acute congestion problems and could help prevent the last resort measure, which is cutting off electricity to users. ‘Upgrading the electricity network remains essential, but in practice it will take years. So there is a need for short-term solutions that can be integrated into long-term planning. We, the members of the TU Delft PowerWeb Institute, call on the government, network operators and regulator to explore the flexible backstop as an additional grid security measure,’ they said. The entire Paper can be read here . Kenneth Brunninx Associate Professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Governance and Management, where he uses quantitative models to evaluate energy policy and market design with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions. Simon Tindemans is Associate Professor in the Intelligent Electrical Power Grids group at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science. His research interests include uncertainty and risk management for power grids. TU Delft PowerWeb Institute is a community of researchers who are investigating how to make renewable energy systems reliable, future proof and accessible to everyone.

25 year celebration of formal collaboration between Delft University of Technology and the University of Campinas

On 25 October 2024 we celebrated 25 years of formal collaboration between Delft University of Technology and the University of Campinas. What began as a project to exchange some students in chemical engineering has now grown to a multifaceted and broad academic collaboration which accumulated into 24 joint research projects (>20 M Euro); 16 advanced courses and 15 Doctors with a Dual Degree PhD. Patricia Osseweijer, TU Delft Ambassador Brazil explained, “We are proud to show and reflect on this special day the added value we created resulting from our joint activities. The lessons we learned demonstrate that especially continuity of funds and availability for exchanges has contributed to joint motivation and building trust which created strong relations. This is the foundation for academic creativity and high-level achievements.” The program presented showcases of Dual Degree projects; research activities and education. It discussed the future objectives and new fields of attention and agree on the next steps to maintain and strengthen the foundation of strong relations. Telma Franco, Professor UNICAMP shared that “joint education and research has substantially benefitted the students, we see that back in the jobs they landed in,” while UNICAMP’s Professor Gustavo Paim Valenca confirmed that “we are keen to extend our collaboration to more engineering disciplines to contribute jointly to global challenges” Luuk van der Wielen highlighted that “UNICAMP and TU Delft provide valuable complementary expertise as well as infrastructures to accelerate research and innovation. Especially our joint efforts in public private partnerships brings great assets” To ensure our future activities both University Boards have launched a unique joint program for international academic leadership. This unique 7-month program will accommodate 12 young professors, 6 from each university. The programme began on 4 November 2024 in Delft, The Netherlands.