Undergraduate Courses
ECE-P 331 Electromechanical Energy Conversion
(prerequisites: ECE-S 214, ECE-E 311)
Principles of electromechanical energy conversion; performance of transformers and rotating machines; development of equivalent circuits; measurement of operating characteristics and the parameters of equivalent circuits. 3-2-4
ECE-P 411 Power Systems I
(prerequisite: ECE-E 312, ECE-P 331)
Elements of engineering theory and practice for the transmission of electric energy in a power system network. Transmission line parameters and their evaluations; models of short, medium, and long transmission lines; steady-state load-flow studies; real power/frequency control and reactive power/voltage controls. 3-0-3
ECE-P 412 Power Systems II
(prerequisite: ECE-P 411)
Power system transients: symmetrical components; economic loading of power systems; faults on synchronous machines; short-circuit studies; transient stability analysis. 3-2-4
ECE-P 413 Power Systems III
(prerequisite: ECE-P 412 or permission of instructor)
Details of planning and design of major electrical power systems with emphasis on economic, statistical, and technical considerations. 3-0-3
ECE-P 431 Advanced Electromagnetic Energy Conversion I
(prerequisite: ECE-P 331)
Theory and operation of alternating current machinery with special emphasis on design alternatives and the effects of design on performance; construction of machine models from laboratory measurements. 3-4-4
ECE-P 432 Advanced Electromagnetic Energy Conversion II
(prerequisite: ECE-P 431)
Dynamic behavior and transient phenomena of rotating machines and the mathematical models used to describe them; generalized machine theory; measurement of parameters for the mathematical models; measurement of dynamic and transient behavior. 3-4-4
ECE-P 441 Protective Relaying
(prerequisite: ECE-P 412)
Operating principles of electromechanical and static relays; fault clearance; protection of individual parts of a power systems. 2-2-3
ECE-P 451 Power Electronics I
(prerequisite: ECE-E 322)
Study of basic power electronic converter circuits: diode and phase-controlled rectifiers and inverters; switch-mode converters. Applications to DC and AC power supply systems. 3-0-3
ECE-P 490 Power Electronics II (Special Topics in Power Systems)
(prerequisite: ECE-P 451)
Set of hardware and software laboratory experiments. Study of DC-DC switch-mode converters. Study of power electronic circuitry in residential, industrial and electric utility applications. Optimizing utility interfaces with power electronic systems. 2-2-3
ECE-P 461 High-Voltage Laboratory
(prerequisite: ECE-P 411 or consent of instructor)
Students perform four "basic" experiments to become familiar with high-voltage techniques and then do a high-voltage design project of their own choosing. 0-4-1
ECE-P 471 Power Seminar I
Discussion of current developments in power system operation and research. Major concentration is on present and future energy sources. 1-0-1/2
ECE-P 472 Power Seminar II
Discussion of current developments in power system operation and research. Major concentration is on generating stations, transmission lines, and substations. 1-0-1/2
ECE-P 473 Power Seminar III
Discussion of current development of current developments in power system operation and research. Major concentration is on generating stations, transmission lines, and substations. 1-0-1/2
ECE-P 490 Special Topics in Power Systems
(prerequisite: departmental approval)
Special courses offered because of particular student or faculty interest. Variable
Graduate Courses
ECE-P 501 Power System Analysis
(core course; prerequisite: graduate standing)
Modeling power systems: transmission lines, per-unit values, one-line diagrams; symmetrical components; power system fault analysis and introduction to load flow and transient stability studies. Required of first-year power majors; equivalent undergraduate credits may be substituted. 3-0-3
ECE-P 502 Computer Analysis in Power Systems
(core course; prerequisite: ECE-P 501 or equivalent)
Digital computation methods; load flow, fault and transient stability problems. Required of first-year power engineering majors. 3-0-3
ECE-P 503 Synchronous Machine Modeling
(core course; prerequisite: ECE-P 502)
Two-reaction theory; Park's synchronous machine models; modeling of the synchronous machine excitation and governor systems; the effect of excitation and governor control on power system stability. Required of first-year power engineering majors. 3-0-3
ECE-P 611 Power System Security
Contingency analysis: operating and security constraints, network sensitivities. Corrective dispatch using linear programming. State estimation: network observability, detection, and identification of bad data. 3-0-3
ECE-P 612 Economic Operation of Power Systems
Unit characteristics and economic operation; transmission loss coefficients; general loss formula; automatic economic load dispatch. 3-0-3
ECE-P 613 Advanced Power System Design
Components, functions, application, and performance; relative cost and scaling parameter; overall planning problem considering present-worth and cost-benefit principles; system reliability, intersystem pooling growth. 3-0-3
ECE-P 641 Protective Relaying
(prerequisite: ECE-P 503)
Relay principles and types, characteristics and response, system component protection, solid-state relaying, underfrequency relays, load shedding. 3-0-3
ECE-P 642 Protective Relaying Laboratory
(prerequisite: ECE-P 641)
Electromechanical and static relays. Emphasis on application based on observed performance. Testing. 2-2-3
ECE-P 643 Solid State Protective Relaying
(prerequisite: ECE-P 641)
Solid-state protective relays as applied to power system stability and protection. Comparisons with electromechanical relays.
ECE-P 661 High-Voltage, High-Power Phenomena
Corona, corona losses, electromagnetic noise, dielectric strength, lightning, impulse testing and safety practices; elements of high-power circuit interruption, circuit and physical phenomena, circuit breakers. 3-0-3
ECE-P 662 Power Electronics I
(prerequisite: ECE-E 322)
Study of basic power electronic converter circuits: diode and phase-controlled rectifiers and inverters; switch-mode converters. Applications to DC and AC power supply systems. 3-0-3
ECE-P 690 Power Electronics II (Special Topics in Power Engineering)
(prerequisite: ECE-P 451)
Set of hardware and software laboratory experiments. Study of DC-DC switch-mode converters. Study of power electronic circuitry in residential, industrial and electric utility applications. Optimizing utility interfaces with power electronic systems. 2-2-3
ECE-P 663 Power Electronics III (Special Topics in Power Systems)
(prerequisite: ECE-P 490 Power Electronics II)
Fundamentals of motor drives and their controls: induction, DC, synchronous and specialized motors. Resonant converters. Semiconductor physics of power electronic devices. Passive devices used in power electronic converters. 3-0-3
ECE-P 690 Special Topics in Power Engineering
(prerequisite: approval of graduate adviser) 2-12 credits/term
ECE-P 697 Research in Power Engineering
(prerequisite: approval of graduate adviser) 2-12 credits/term
ECE-P 699 Supervised Study in Power Engineering
(prerequisite: approval of graduate adviser) 2-12 credits/term
ECE-P 801, ECE-P 802, ECE-P 803 Advanced Topics in Power Systems I, II, III
(prerequisite: advanced graduate standing)
Discussion of the latest innovations, theories, and methodologies for the design, planning, and operation of power systems. Students read and discuss technical articles published in the IEEE Transaction on PAS, journal of Electrical Energy and Systems, etc. 3-0-3 each
ECE-P 821 Load Forecasting and Probability Methods
(prerequisite: ECE-P 610)
Review of probability methods. Probabilistic generation and load models. Forecasting methodologies. Load classification and characterization. Energy and peak demand forecasting. Weather- and non-weather-sensitive forecast. Annual, monthly, weekly, and daily forecast. 3-0-3
ECE-P 822 Power System Planning
(prerequisite: ECE-P 821)
Deterministic: automated transmission system expansion planning; network sensitivities; var planning. Probabilistic: generation and load models; generation cost analysis; production costing; energy production cost models for budgeting and planning. 3-0-3
ECE-P 823 Power System Reliability
(prerequisite: ECE-P 822)
Basic reliability concepts. Probabilistic generation and load models. LOIP-loss of load probability. Static and spinning generating-capacity reliability. Composite system and interconnected system reliability. 3-0-3
ECE-P 891 Advanced Topics in Power Engineering
(prerequisite: approval of graduate adviser) 2-12 credits/term
ECE-P 998 Ph.D. Dissertation in Power Engineering
(prerequisite: approval of graduate adviser) 2-12 credits/term
