Internship / Graduation Programme in Electrical Engineering

IA Groep is looking for an intern/graduating student in Electrical Engineering

Would you like to work on developments in electrical engineering from generation, distribution through to purchase, including security features? You will find all of these challenges at IA Elektrotechniek! We also offer you a proper chance to secure a permanent job after graduation, guidance from experienced students at higher professional education level and various study options.

Start date: To be discussed
Level: Higher professional education (Dutch: HBO)
Field of study: Electrical Engineering
Internship allowance: Subject to negotiation
Type of internship: Work experience internship

What will you have to do?

We will offer you various projects within your graduation programme. Below you will find a selection of possibilities.

1. Connection Solar panel farm

The energy transition leads to the development of solar panel farms for the large-scale generation of solar energy.

A solar panel farm is made up of the following main electrical components:

• PV panels (arrays);
• Inverters;
• Transformers;
• Low and medium voltage distribution boards;
• Low and medium voltage cabling (AC and DC).

IA Groep designs solar parks including the connection to the medium voltage grid.

The aim of the graduation assignment is to develop a state-of-the-art connection for solar parks that serves as a blueprint for future designs by IA Groep.

The assignment includes:

• Fundamental operation of PV panel, inverter and transformer;
• Choice of components including substantiation and calculation (settings);
• Operation simulation (Vision, Matlab);
• Elaboration of a modular connection (AutoCad, EPlan).

2. Design electrical installations – offshore platform wind energy

The energy transition leads to the development of offshore wind farms for the large-scale generation of wind energy.

An offshore wind farm is made up of the following main electrical components:

• Wind turbines (arrays) connected to an offshore platform;
• Offshore platform with transformers and distributors.

A sea cable transports the generated wind energy from the offshore platform to land. On land, the sea cable is connected to the national high-voltage grid by means of (a field on) a high-voltage substation. IA Groep designs high-voltage installations for offshore platform builders (contractors) and national network operators.

The aim of the graduation assignment is to design the electrical installations on an offshore platform that are suitable for connecting wind turbines at sea and transporting the electrical energy to land (Image courtesy of TenneT).

The assignment includes:

• Fundamental operation of windmill, transformer, distributor and sea cable;
• Choice of components including substantiation and calculation (settings);
• Operation simulation (Vision, Matlab);
• Elaboration of a modular high-voltage field (AutoCad, EPlan).

3. Design of the protection of a power plant 

A power plant consists of the following main electrical components:

• Generator;
• Generator switch;
• Transformer (step-up).

IA Groep designs power stations including the connection to the high-voltage grid.

The aim of the graduation assignment is to develop state-of-the-art protection for the generator and transformer that serve as a blueprint for future designs by IA Groep.

The assignment includes:

• Fundamental operation of generator, generator switch and transformer;
• Choice of protections including substantiation and calculation (settings);
• Simulation of the functioning of the protections (Vision, Matlab);
• Elaboration of a security panel (AutoCad, EPlan).

4. Design of a connection for an offshore wind farm

The energy transition leads to the development of offshore wind farms for the large-scale generation of wind energy.

An offshore wind farm is made up of the following main electrical components:

• Wind turbines (arrays) connected to an offshore platform;
• Offshore platform with transformers and distributors.

The assignment includes:

• Fundamental operation of windmill, transformer, distributor, sea cable and high-voltage field;
• Choice of components including substantiation and calculation (settings);
• Operation simulation (Vision, Matlab);
• Elaboration of a modular high-voltage field (AutoCad, EPlan).

5. Design of earth networks for high-voltage stations

A high-voltage station is equipped with an (underground) earth network. The purpose of this earth network is to be able to safely divert the short-circuit currents in the event of a short circuit and to limit the step and contact voltages.

When designing a new high-voltage substation or one to be renovated, it is necessary to ensure that the design and implementation of the (existing) earth network provides a safe (working) environment for people, animals and installations at the high-voltage substation and in its immediate vicinity.

IA Groep designs high-voltage substations for national and regional network operators.

The purpose of this assignment is to build up in-depth (specialist) knowledge of the design of earth networks for high-voltage substations and to select a suitable software package for IA Groep with which the required earth network calculations can be made.

The assignment includes:

• Study of (inter)national norms and standards related to earth networks for high-voltage substations;
• Study into the Dutch TSO (transmission system operator, TenneT) requirements and design regulations with regard to the design of earth networks for high-voltage substations in the Netherlands;
• Simulation and calculations of a ground network for an existing high-voltage substation, both manually and with software packages already available on the market;
• Drawing up a report with starting points, an overview of norms/standards, manual and automatic calculations, (generated) results, a practice-oriented design, etc.;
• Writing a recommendation for the software package to be implemented by IA Groep with which future design assignments for earth networks for high-voltage substations can be carried out.

6. Design process automation drinking water production location

A drinking water production location usually consists of the following main process installations:

• Extraction;
• Purification:
  • Filtration and optional:
• Aeration and degassing;
• Softening;
• Distribution;
• And the (optional) auxiliary processes such as:
  • Base creation;
  • Rinse water processing and sludge treatment;
  • Chemical installations;
  • Cleaning installation.

IA Groep designs drinking water production locations for the national drinking water companies (Vitens, Evides and Oasen).

The aim of the graduation assignment is to draw up a process automation design (hardware) and to develop a control plan in which the functional operation of the main process installations is described in such a way that a system integrator is able to achieve the control installation (hardware and software).

The assignment includes:

• Understanding the fundamental operation of the process on the basis of process technology description, PFD (process flow diagram) and PIDs (process and instrumentation diagrams);
• Studying and applying the applicable process automation standard (hardware and software);
• Design of the hardware configuration (PLC/SCADA system, network diagram);
• Elaboration of (part of) the control plan.

Do none of these assignments appear suitable?
Due to the diversity of our clients / projects, we can also look for something else that match your wishes.

Interested?

To discuss the various options, please contact Gerard Bremer: 026-3844488. You can apply via: vacatures@iagroep.com.

If your desired assignment is not listed here: due to the wide range of assignments and customers that the IA Group has, there is always a fun and instructive assignment to be formulated within your area of interest. You can also contact us for this.