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ELEC 433 Energy and Power Systems Units: 3.50
Energy resources and electric power generation with particular emphasis on renewable energy systems such as solar, wind, and biomass; review of balanced and unbalanced 3-phase systems; review of per-unit systems; real and reactive power, sequence networks and unsymmetrical analysis; transmission line parameters; basic system models; steady state performance; network calculations; power flow solutions; symmetrical components; fault studies; short circuit analysis; economic dispatch; introduction to power system stability, operating strategies and control; modern power systems and power converters; DC/AC and AC/DC conversion; and introduction to DC transmission.
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.5)
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.5)
Requirements: Prerequisites: ELEC 333
Corequisites:
Exclusions:
Offering Term: F
CEAB Units:
Mathematics 0
Natural Sciences 0
Complementary Studies 0
Engineering Science 24
Engineering Design 18
Offering Faculty: Smith Engineering
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Describe the fundamentals of energy resources and distributed energy conversion, power systems modeling and matrix manipulations related to power systems, modern power systems and power electronics converters, DC/AC, AC/DC converters and DC transmission.
- Describe optimization methods in power systems operations; economic dispatch, optimal power flow.
- Perform load flow analyses, symmetrical component calculations, and analyze balanced and unbalanced three-phase systems, single and three phase transformers, balanced and unbalanced faults.
- Using software, carry out the preliminary design and analysis of the different aspects in the power systems.