Hello,
I'm currently enrolled in my last M.S. Renewable Energies & Intelligent Networks trimester before I need to work on my master thesis. My prior degree is a B.E. in Applied Computer & Communication Technology (focus: Software Engineering) and an A.S. in Computer Engineering Technology. I'm looking for some master thesis topic suggestions in the area of Smart Grids which would ideally prepare me for (an engineering) remote job in the field. We had to take a class called automation which covered some topics about smart grids and we had to program using PLC and I enjoyed it. As I'm unfamiliar with all of the smart grid topics that would lead to my goal, I would like your opinions about suitable topics for my master thesis. Btw: Assuming that most remote jobs are probably programming related, I have to note that while I've had a lot of java programming classes, I'm not very interested in it but would prefer PLC, C, Embedded Systems or similar.
There is also a project we need to work on which can be part of our master thesis. For this topic, I would like to connect a few electrical devices (loads and generators) in an electrical circuit and create a program algorithm which decides when to store energy in a battery, when to switch off electrical devices or when to feed back excessive energy to the grid. I'd also welcome some ideas for that.
Finally, I'm wondering which types of remote jobs exist for engineers that are not software engineering?
Thank you.
The following paper may help you
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336985325_Challenges_and_Recommended_Technologies_for_the_Industrial_Internet_of_Things_A_Comprehensive_Review
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/346060936_Data_Reduction_Model_for_Balancing_Indexing_and_Securing_Resources_in_the_Internet_of_Things_Applications
(1) Connecting building, building-integrated renewables and waste energy and mobility sectors. Think beyond e-cars, e.g. commercial micromobility docks, or even public transport on larger scale.
(2) Design commercial entities that are like ESCO-s for the carbon market. The upcoming ETS expansion will include buildings and mobility fuels, dig into how it works and come up with a model that can reap the benefits.
(3) Thermal smart grids, 5th generation district heating/cooling microgrids. In general, cooling is less well researced, even though cooling demands are on the rise in many countries.
(4) Pogram energy communities, which can have a lots of use-cases (For more info: Article Energy Modelling as a Trigger for Energy Communities: A Join...
(5) Virtual power plants
(6) Modelling, predicting, and tracking multiple benefits, co-benefits, and trade-offs. Basically expand the data model for your smart grid beyond the field of energy (occupant behaviour, health, productivity, economic output, biodiversity, etc.).
(7) Positive energy districts, which requires multiple, mutually reinforcing interventions and objectives to juggle from demand reudction, efficiency, production, and energy flexibility (the above point can be applied to a PED case for exmaple). Article An Evaluation Framework for Sustainable Plus Energy Neighbou...
(8) Integrate smart contracts and actuators as a signaling framework for peers in a community under sustainable transition.
There is a lot of incredibly cool topics to explore. Whatever I you choose, I suggest to explore and try to operationalize a human dimension and beyond-energy implications; try to embed your design in a commercial or public use-case; and prototype a lot, make stuff that can be shown, and use it as a portfolio, to present yourself.
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