Diploma exams

List of exam topics – first-cycle studies

1. Series and parallel resonance
2. Transient states in R, L, and C circuits
3. Electric and magnetic fields – basic concepts and units
4. Methods of speed control of induction motors
5. Starting of induction motors
6. Classification of electric motors
7. Tariffs in the power industry
8. Classification of generating units
9. Economic analysis in the power industry
10. Demand for power and energy
11. Energy market
12. Earth-fault protection of medium-voltage lines
13. Basic operating principle and selection of settings for distance protection of high-voltage lines
14. Selection of protection systems for HV/MV and MV/LV transformers
15. Characteristics of power system protection devices
16. Measurement systems used for supplying protection systems in medium-voltage networks
17. Automatic reclosing and automatic transfer switching
18. Electric light sources – classification
19. Lighting design
20. Methods of installation of electrical systems
21. Selection of conductors in electrical installations
22. Overload and short-circuit protection in electrical installations
23. Installation switches
24. Acceptance and periodic testing of electrical installations
25. Protection against electric shock in low-voltage electrical installations
26. Power measurement in three-phase systems
27. Parameters characterising power quality
28. Parameters and equivalent circuit of a high-voltage line
29. Voltage drops in the power network
30. Voltage regulation in power networks
31. Supporting structures and conductors of overhead power lines
32. Short circuits in power networks
33. Pumped-storage power plants
34. Renewable energy sources
35. Selection of high-voltage switchgear
36. Power and energy losses
37. Reactive power compensation
38. Structure and configurations of power substations

List of examination topics – second-cycle studies

1. Causes of poor power supply quality and methods of improvement
2. Parameters describing power quality
3. Models of power lines and transformers
4. Power and energy losses
5. Parallel operation of transformers
6. Tasks performed by the Control and Supervision System
7. Data transmission technologies used in the power industry
8. Functions performed by station and bay controllers used in telecontrol systems
9. Disturbance recording in the power system
10. Authorisations for the operation and supervision of electrical equipment – rules for granting them
11. Authorisations to perform independent functions in construction engineering (“building licences”) – types of licences, rules and process of granting them, and qualification and education requirements
12. Principles of protection against electric shock in systems up to 1 kV
13. Principles of protection against electric shock in systems above 1 kV
14. Organisation of safe work in the power industry – responsible personnel, their qualifications and duties, work performed without an order, and work performed on the basis of written and oral orders
15. Live working on power equipment and in power networks
16. Testing and measurements of insulation condition (factors affecting insulation condition, insulation condition indicators, voltage tests, resistance measurements, and dissipation factor measurements)
17. Fault location in cable lines
18. Operational testing of medium-voltage switchgear bays (measurements of current transformers, voltage transformers, and circuit breaker testing)
19. Operational testing and measurements of transformers
20. Classification of power system protection and automation systems. Give examples.
21. Protection of high-voltage power lines
22. Protection against phase-to-phase faults in medium-voltage power lines
23. Methods of implementing earth-fault protection of medium-voltage power lines depending on the neutral grounding method of the network
24. Differential protection of transformers
25. The role of the Buchholz relay in transformer protection
26. Protection against phase-to-phase and interturn faults in electric motors
27. Explain the phenomenon of distance measurement distortion in distance protection systems
28. Types of buses occurring in power flow analysis problems (state variables, constraints, and roles they perform in the analysed system)
29. Interconnection diagrams of symmetrical component circuits depending on the type of short circuit
30. Cycles of power plants and combined heat and power plants, including the turbine types and system configurations used
31. Methods of increasing the efficiency of cycles in power plants and combined heat and power plants
32. Energy conversion and losses in the process of electricity generation
33. Operating range of an extraction-condensing turboset (Schneider diagram)
34. Types of water turbines used in hydropower engineering
35. Characteristics and principle of operation of a pumped-storage power plant
36. Tariffs in the power industry
37. The TPA principle
38. Balancing market and power exchange

Topics of diploma theses – academic year 2025/2026

Sample Topics of Completed Diploma Theses

The attachment contains a list of diploma theses (engineering and master's theses) defended in the Department of Power Engineering in the years 2007-2012. We encourage all future diploma students to read it.