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Master’s in High Power for HPC/UPS and Fast Charging: Redundancy

Online master's programme of 1,900 hours in high power for HPC/UPS and fast charging — redundancy, cooling and reliability. 12 modules covering availability and reliability, redundant topologies, infrastructure classification, quantitative reliability analysis, UPS and fast-charging redundancy, protection and selectivity, mechanical and thermal redundancy, commissioning, operation and maintenance, and resilience and business continuity, with an assigned technical tutor.

Duration12–14 months
ModeOnline
LanguageEnglish
Start datesSet by the faculty
AwardSEIUM Institute diploma
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Master’s in High Power for HPC/UPS and Fast Charging: Redundancy — studying from Australia

Electronics and embedded systems underpin a wide range of Australian industries, including defence, mining automation, medical devices and consumer technology. The telecommunications sector is significant, with ongoing investment in fibre, mobile networks and satellite communications for remote regions. Research organisations such as CSIRO and university groups contribute to advances in sensing, communications and signal processing. Engineers typically work on hardware design, firmware development, testing and certification. Employers include telecommunications carriers, defence contractors, instrumentation companies and product manufacturers.

Fees for Australia: A$12,600 (AUD), with instalments and employer sponsorship available.

Relevant bodies in Australia

  • Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
  • Engineers Australia
  • Standards Australia
  • Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman

Typical roles

  • Embedded Systems Engineer
  • Electronics Design Engineer
  • Firmware Engineer
  • Telecommunications Engineer

Questions from Australia

Is this qualification recognised for electronics engineering in Australia?

SEIUM's qualifications are private and not official state degrees, and they are not accredited by Engineers Australia or the Australian Communications and Media Authority. Recognition for electronics and telecom roles generally depends on accredited degrees, licences and experience. Employers or the relevant body make the final decision.

Which Australian employers hire embedded and telecom engineers?

Australia has telecommunications carriers, defence electronics firms, medical device makers, mining technology companies and IoT developers. Employers mostly assess your hands-on skills, project record and certifications. Ask prospective employers whether they would consider a private online qualification.

Can I study this part-time while working, and how is it supported?

The courses are 100% online and taught in English, so you can study from anywhere in Australia without needing a student visa. Specialist courses take 300 hours, diplomas 800 and master's 1,900. Each student has an assigned technical tutor, fees are payable in instalments, and employer sponsorship may be possible.

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Learning outcomes

What you will be able to do

01

Quantify the reliability and availability of electrical systems.

02

Design redundant topologies suited to each need.

03

Apply Tier and EN 50600 classifications.

04

Analyse reliability with fault trees and Markov models.

05

Ensure redundancy in UPS, charging and cooling.

06

Plan commissioning tests and concurrent operation.

07

Develop resilience and business continuity plans.

Profile

Who it's for

  • Electrical reliability engineers.
  • Critical facilities design engineers.
  • Data centre operations managers.
  • Commissioning engineers.
  • Business continuity consultants.
  • Protection engineers.
  • Engineering or science graduates looking to move into data centres.
Standards & tools

What you'll work with

  • EN 50600-2-2 (data centre power distribution)
  • ANSI/TIA-942 (data centre telecommunications infrastructure)
  • IEC 61078 (reliability block diagrams)
  • IEC 61025 (fault tree analysis)
  • IEC 62040-3 (UPS performance and test requirements)
  • ISO 22301 (business continuity management)
  • Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2 — cybersecurity)
  • Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 (AFIR — alternative fuels infrastructure)
  • ETAP
  • ReliaSoft BlockSim
  • Isograph Reliability Workbench
  • EcoStruxure Power
  • MATLAB
Syllabus

12 modules

  1. 1.1Reliability, availability and maintainability concepts
  2. 1.2MTBF, MTTR and availability
  3. 1.3Nines of availability
  4. 1.4Single points of failure
  5. 1.5The cost of downtime
  6. 1.6Critical loads in HPC and charging
  7. 1.7Electrical failure modes
  8. 1.8Component reliability
  9. 1.9Reliability databases
  10. 1.10Case study: cost of an outage in an HPC centre
  1. 2.1N, N+1 and 2N redundancy
  2. 2.22N+1 redundancy
  3. 2.3Distributed redundant systems
  4. 2.4Catcher redundancy
  5. 2.5Block redundant
  6. 2.6Dual-corded equipment
  7. 2.7Static transfer switches (STS)
  8. 2.8Cost-availability comparison
  9. 2.9Common design errors
  10. 2.10Lab: comparison of topologies using block diagrams
  1. 3.1Uptime Institute Tiers
  2. 3.2Concurrent maintainability
  3. 3.3Fault tolerance
  4. 3.4EN 50600 and availability classes
  5. 3.5ANSI/TIA-942
  6. 3.6Design certification
  7. 3.7Facility certification
  8. 3.8Operational sustainability
  9. 3.9Compliance audits
  10. 3.10Practical: Tier assessment of a design
  1. 4.1Reliability block diagrams
  2. 4.2Fault trees
  3. 4.3Markov chains
  4. 4.4Repair models
  5. 4.5Monte Carlo simulation
  6. 4.6Common-cause failures
  7. 4.7Importance analysis
  8. 4.8ReliaSoft tools
  9. 4.9Validation with field data
  10. 4.10Lab: fault tree of a 2N system
  1. 5.1Redundant parallel UPS
  2. 5.2Hot-swap modules
  3. 5.3String-based batteries
  4. 5.4Rectifier redundancy
  5. 5.5Bypass and maintenance
  6. 5.6Source synchronisation
  7. 5.7UPS control failures
  8. 5.8Redundancy testing
  9. 5.9Discharge tests
  10. 5.10Practical: maintenance strategy without shutdown
  1. 6.1Redundant power modules
  2. 6.2Dynamic power sharing
  3. 6.3Graceful degradation
  4. 6.4Charging hubs with storage
  5. 6.5Dual grid connection
  6. 6.6Availability required by AFIR
  7. 6.7Remote charger supervision
  8. 6.8Predictive maintenance of chargers
  9. 6.9Uptime indicators
  10. 6.10Case study: design of a hub with 99% availability
  1. 7.1Protection coordination
  2. 7.2Total and partial selectivity
  3. 7.3Differential protection
  4. 7.4Breaker failure
  5. 7.5Internal arcing and its containment
  6. 7.6Protection of transfers
  7. 7.7Studies with ETAP
  8. 7.8Protection testing
  9. 7.9Settings documentation
  10. 7.10Lab: selectivity study
  1. 8.1N+1 cooling
  2. 8.2Redundant pumps and chillers
  3. 8.3Ring water loops
  4. 8.4Thermal storage
  5. 8.5Cooling failure and response time
  6. 8.6Redundant HPC liquid cooling
  7. 8.7Redundant controls
  8. 8.8Electrical-mechanical interdependencies
  9. 8.9Failure testing
  10. 8.10Practical: failure analysis of a chiller
  1. 9.1Commissioning levels
  2. 9.2Factory acceptance tests
  3. 9.3Integrated systems testing
  4. 9.4Grid failure tests
  5. 9.5Load banks
  6. 9.6Pull-the-plug tests
  7. 9.7Test documentation
  8. 9.8Issue management
  9. 9.9Client acceptance
  10. 9.10Workshop: IST test script
  1. 10.1MOP, SOP and EOP procedures
  2. 10.2Concurrent maintenance
  3. 10.3Change management
  4. 10.4Operator training
  5. 10.5Human error and its prevention
  6. 10.6Monitoring and alarms
  7. 10.7Incident analysis
  8. 10.8Operational indicators
  9. 10.9Spare parts management
  10. 10.10Case study: root cause analysis of an outage
  1. 11.1External and climate risks
  2. 11.2Cybersecurity of electrical systems
  3. 11.3ISO 22301 business continuity
  4. 11.4NIS2 Directive
  5. 11.5Resilience of critical entities
  6. 11.6Emergency plans
  7. 11.7Geographic redundancy
  8. 11.8Insurance and risk
  9. 11.9Drills
  10. 11.10Practical: continuity plan for a charging centre
  1. 12.1Availability requirements
  2. 12.2Proposed topology
  3. 12.3Reliability analysis
  4. 12.4Protection design
  5. 12.5Thermal redundancy
  6. 12.6Test plan
  7. 12.7Operating procedures
  8. 12.8Cost-availability analysis
  9. 12.9Master's Thesis report
  10. 12.10Master's Thesis: defence before a panel
Methodology, software & labs

How you'll learn

100% online learning on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. There are no fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within the intake, so you can combine it with work.

Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is ETAP, ReliaSoft BlockSim, Isograph Reliability Workbench, EcoStruxure Power and MATLAB, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Testing is studied through real procedures: integrated systems testing, load bank tests and grid failure drills. Assessment is continuous by module, plus the final Master's Thesis.

Standards covered: EN 50600-2-2, ANSI/TIA-942, IEC 61078, IEC 61025, IEC 62040-3, ISO 22301, Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2), Regulation (EU) 2023/1804 (AFIR).

Assigned technical tutor:every module ends with a deliverable that your tutor marks individually.
Standards-based learning:guided reading of EN 50600-2-2, ANSI/TIA-942 and IEC 61078 applied to real cases, not as a theoretical annex.
Industry software:ETAP, ReliaSoft BlockSim, Isograph Reliability Workbench, EcoStruxure Power and MATLAB, in free, academic or evaluation versions.
Master's Thesis with defence:a redundant critical power design, from availability requirements and topology to reliability analysis, protection, test plan and cost-availability analysis, defended before a panel.
Flexible format:100% online, no fixed timetables, compatible with full-time work.
Capstone project

Build it end to end

Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.

Availability requirements
Define availability requirements and propose a redundant topology.
Reliability analysis
Quantify reliability with block diagrams, fault trees or Markov models.
Protection and thermal redundancy
Design protection selectivity and thermal redundancy.
Test plan and procedures
Prepare the commissioning test plan and operating procedures.
Master's Thesis
A redundant power design with its cost-availability analysis, defended before a panel.
Career opportunities

Where this takes you

Electrical reliability engineerCritical facilities design engineerData centre operations managerCommissioning engineerBusiness continuity consultantProtection engineer
Admissions & scholarships

Requirements

  • University degree in engineering, science or architecture, or equivalent demonstrable professional experience.
  • Internet connection and a computer able to run the programme software.
  • English sufficient to read technical standards.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

The programme totals 1,900 hours over 12–14 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.

You work with ETAP, ReliaSoft BlockSim, Isograph Reliability Workbench, EcoStruxure Power and MATLAB, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.

A SEIUM Institute diploma, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the Master's Thesis. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.

Yes. Modules passed in a course or postgraduate diploma in the same area are recognised in the higher programme. Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.

A degree in engineering, science or architecture (or equivalent professional experience), a computer able to run the software and English sufficient to read technical standards.

Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.

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