This question might seem personal and of course, it is, but many of my friends are facing this problem.
I am a sophomore student and I want to do research in the field of electrical and electronic engineering. I am not quite sure about the specific field but I am finding interest in power electronics, embedded circuit and integrated circuits. But I want to know why should I be doing higher studies and research in these fields? Can somebody please tell me the future aspects of these branches? It would be very helpful for us.
Thank you in advance.
With respect to power electronics, try looking for ideas in control of islanded microgrids and see whether you develop some interest in its primary and secondary control layers. Since you are at a stage where I cannot judge your research capabilities, I will say that you need to spend some time thinking on what you can do in this area after reading the literature. If you think that your idea is worth publishing, you can write a conference paper for starters and then develop on from there.
Devices and installations of power electronics may have great importance for electric power systems especially so called FACTS (flexible alternating current transmission systems). E.g. high-voltage thyristor circuit-breakers have very little inertia (in comparison with mechanical ones) so they may be effectively used for fast and reliable switchings of high-voltage installations with no arcing effects. In other words they may be effectively used for controllable switching and electric power systems regime control.
It is extremely pleasant to see that students now have started becoming concerned about what exactly their interest in EE is ! There are two questions in your message:
i) Why should one go for higher studies/research in his/her area of interest? Advancement in Technology is a never-ending process particularly from applications point of view. So, we see a rapid change in the way how technology is making our life easier. All this fruits are as a result of envisaging and realizing novel solutions. So, to summarize:
Higher education -> (should lead to) Enhancing research expertise -> (which should ultimately map to) -> Using Technology for human welfare
ii) Future aspects of these (mentioned) branches? IMHO, future of ANY (and EVERY) branch is bright iff we have genuine interest in that particular branch. Why? Because, if I have original interest in a particular domain, I would be able to think beyond constraints. The more interest I have in an area, the broader the horizon is. Just my thoughts.
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