Overview

The Electric Power Engineering group at Luleå University of Technology has a global reputation on power quality (the interaction between the grid and customers or equipment connected to the grid) and on the way in which new equipment affects the grid.

Objectives

The main drivers behind the research and education in this group are:

Contribute to solving the new challenges faced by the electric power system: the integration of renewable electricity production, energy-efficient forms of electricity consumption, increasing demand for transport capacity with short lead times.
Enhancing and maintaining the existing knowledge, even when subjects are temporarily out of fashion.
Contributing to the knowledge frontier by publishing in world-leading journals and presenting at world-leading conferences.
Spreading results from the research to non-academic stakeholders, like power industry, and by being a bridge between academia (theory) and industry (practice).

Programme Structure

Research projects include:

Integrated asset management for lighting in public libraries through digital twins
Hosting capacity for new production and consumption of northern Sweden's transmission network
Digital urban development
Smart asphalts and concrete for wireless charging of electrical vehicles
Hydrogen, energy system and infrastructure in Northern Scandinavia and Finland − pre-study
Flexibility pricing and economic incentives on supporting the electricity network
Methods for estimating the hosting capacity
Measurement method for frequencies below 150 kHz for approval of railway vehicles
Sustainable and flexible use of electricity for the future
Fast track education on electric power engineering

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Luleå, Sweden

Disciplines

Electrical Engineering View 8 other PhDs in Electrical Engineering in Sweden

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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90

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Other requirements

General requirements

An applicant meets the general entry requirements for doctoral (third-cycle) studies if he or she has been awarded a Master’s (second-cycle) qualification, has satisfied the requirements for courses comprising at least 240 credits, of which at least 60 second-cycle credits, or has acquired substantially equivalent knowledge in another way, in Sweden or elsewhere.

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Tuition Fees

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EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Additional Details

If you are a citizen of a country within the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you are not required to pay application or tuition fees to study in Sweden.

Living costs

Luleå

Sweden

6830 - 11280 SEK / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.