Master of Engineering in Power Electronics and Drives is a 2 year post graduation degree which can be pursued by aspirants who hold a graduation in the field or its allied field. Aspirants who will complete this Masters degree in Power Electronics and Drives can be very well assured of a bright career as well as future ahead.

Advantages or benefits of Master of Engineering in Power Electronics and Drives

Aspirants who complete this degree can get placed in reputed organizations that too in respectable positions.

These graduates can undergo numerous certification courses which will be an added benefit to their career.

They can opt for various higher studies as well which will reflect positively in their career aspects.

Good remuneration is also being offered for Master of Engineering in Power Electronics and Drives graduates.

Eligibility required for Master of Engineering in Power Electronics and Drives

Aspirants who hold a Bachelor of Technology or Bachelor of Engineering degree from any recognized University can apply for this course.

The aspirants should hold an aggregate of at least 50% in the graduation level so as to apply for this degree in reputed institutions.

Some Universities screen students on the basis of the score obtained in the entrance exams conducted by the concerned University or boards.

Admission Procedure of Master of Engineering in Power Electronics and Drives

The admission in most of the institutions is based on the score in the entrance exams organized by concerned board or Universities. Application forms of these entrance exams can be collected via the official website of the University. The fees details and also procedures of admission are also published in the concerned website. The fees to be paid will differ depending on one’s category.

Higher studies after Master of Engineering in Power Electronics and Drives

Master of Engineering in Power Electronics and Drives graduates can opt for different higher studies in various disciplines. Doctor of Philosophy degree can be pursued by those aspirants who wish to enter into the field of research. Master of Business Administration course can be chosen by those aspirants who wish to engage in managerial positions in reputed firms.

Colleges offering Master of Engineering in Power Electronics and Drives

• A.C College of Engineering and Technology
• Aarupadai Veedu Institute of Technology
• Adhiparasakthi Engineering College
• Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology
• Anna University
• Jerusalem College of Engineering
• K.S. Rangasamy College of Technology
• Karpagam University
• Karunya University
• Madha Engineering College
• Hindustan University
• J.J College of Engineering and Technology
• P.D.A College of Engineering
• P.S.G College of Technology
• Rajalaxmi Engineering Technology
• S.S.N College of Engineering
• Sethu Institute of Technology
• St. Joseph’s College of Engineering
• St. Peter’s University
• University College of Engineering
• Vinayaka Missions University
• Thapar University

Course Curriculum of Master of Engineering in Power Electronics and Drives

Semester 1

• Applied Mathematics
• Linear and Non Linear Systems Theory
• Computer Aided Design Of Power Electronic Circuits
• Analysis of Power Converters
• Analysis of Electrical Machines
• Elective-I Practical
• Electrical Machines Lab
• Power Electronics Simulation Laboratory

Semester 2

• Advanced Power
• Semiconductor Devices
• Advanced Electric Drives and Control
• Microcontroller and DSP Based System Design
• Switched Mode Power Conversion
• Elective-II
• Elective-III Practical
• Power Electronics & Drives Laboratory
• Technical Report Preparation and Presentation

Semester 3

• Elective-IV
• Elective-V
• Elective-VI
• Practical
• Project Work - Phase I

Semester 4

• Project Work - Phase II

Elective 1

• High Voltage Direct Current Transmission
• Non Conventional Energy Sources
• Digital Signal Processing

Elective 2

• Finite Element Analysis
• Flexible AC Transmission System
• Advanced Microprocessor & Microcontroller Design

Elective 3

• Digital Instrumentation
• Computational Intelligent Techniques
• Computer Aided Design of Electrical Drives

Elective 4

• Special Electrical Machines
• DSP Controller for Power Electronics Application
• Object Oriented Programming and their application to Electrical Engineering

Elective 5

• Operating Systems
• Computer Communication and Networks
• VLSI Design

Elective 6

• Energy auditing, Conservation & Management
• Applications of MEMS Technology
• Virtual Instrumentation Systems

Text books of Master of Engineering in Power Electronics and Drives

• Higher Mathematics for Engineering & Science by M.K.Venkataraman
• Operations Research by P.K.Gupta
• Engineering Mathematics by Kandasamy
• Probability, Statistics & Random Processes by T.Veerarajan
• Modern Control System Theory by M. Gopal
• Fundamentals of Linear State Space Systems by John S. Bay
• Modern Control Systems by D. Roy Choudhury
• Modern Control Theory by Z. Bubnicki
• Simulation of Power Electronic Circuits using PSPICE by Rashid.M
• Computer Aided Analysis of Power Electronic systems by Rajagopalan
• Microseism, Spice and circuit analysis by John Keown
• Power Electronics: concepts, application s and design by Ned Mohan
• Thyristorised power controllers by Dubey G.K
• Power Electronics Circuits, Devices and Applications by Rashid M.H
• Thyristor DC Drives by Sen P.C
• Electric Motor Drives, Modeling, Analysis and Control by R.Krishnan
• Electromechanical Energy Conversion by Samuel Seely
• Electric Machinery by A.E, Fitzgerald, Charles Kingsley, Jr, and Stephan D, Umanx
• Power Electronics – Devices, Drivers, Applications and passive components by B.W. Williams
• Design with PIC Microcontrollers by John B.Peatman
• DSP based electromechanical motion control by Hamid A.Toliyat
• Power Electronic Circuit by Issa Batarseh
• Elements of Power Electronics by Philip T Krein
• Direct Current Transmission by Kimbark E.X
• Analysis of Electric Machinery and Drive Systems by Paul C.Krause, OlegWasyzczuk, Scott S, Sudhoff
• High Voltage Direct Current Converters and Systems by Kory
• High Voltage Direct Current Power Transmission by Adamson and Hingorani N.G
• Digital Signal Processors architecture, Programming and Applications by B.Venkatramani & M.Bhaskar
• Digital Signal Processing by A.V. Oppenheim and R.W.Schafer
• Theory and Application of Digital Signal Processing by Rabiner and Gold
• Digital Signal Processing by S.Salivahanan, A.Vallavaraj and C.Gnanapriya
• Applications of Static Converters in Power System by V.K.Sood
• Digital Instrumentation by Bouwens, A.J
• Measurement System, Application & Design by Doebelin
• Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and Genetic Algorithms by S.Rajasekaran and G.A.V.Pai

Jobs and Career after Master of Engineering in Power Electronics and Drives

Job Types

• Engineer
• Designer
• Consultant
• Banker
• Professor
• Technologist
• Manufacturer
• Supervisor
• Technical Manager

Employment Areas

• Civil services
• Software Engineering
• Defense services
• Hardware Manufacturing
• Indian Railways
• Aviation industry
• Telecommunication
• Power sector
• Home Appliance and VLSI design
• Chemicals sector
• Automobile industry
• Rubber plantations
• Planning sector
• Implementation sector
• Supervision units
• Maintenance units

Remuneration after Master of Engineering in Power Electronics and Drives

Public sector firms offer a remuneration of around Rs.24000/- per month for Master of Engineering in Power Electronics and Drives graduates. Private sector firms offer a remuneration of around Rs.35000/- per month for Master of Engineering in Power Electronics and Drives graduates. Companies abroad will offer them remuneration up to Rs.150000/- per month. Experienced hands with good knowledge and also skills in the field will be offered much more.