Advanced Power Systems

Course No. 0909-402-01 and 0909-504-01

Spring 2005


Tentative Course Schedule

NOTE: Last Update was 2 May 2005

Week

(date)

Topic

Text Chapters 

   Information 

Week 1
(Jan 24)

Course Introduction 
Basic Electric & Magnetic Circuits

1,2

Lecture 1

Lecture 1 - GW

Assignment 1

Week 2 
(Jan 31)

Electric Power System Fundamentals
Infrastructure and Today’s Industry

2,3

Lecture 2

Assignment 2

Week 3
(Feb 7)

Current Generation Technology

Distributed Generation and Resources

3, 4

Lecture 3
Assignment 3

Week 4
(Feb 14)

PEM Fuel Cells 
Guest Lecturer: Dr. Krishan Bhatia

4

Lecture 4

Week 5
(Feb 21)

Current Generation Technology

Distributed Generation and Resources

3,4

Lecture 5
Assignment 4

Week 6
(Feb 28)

Snow Day – CLASS CANCELLED

 

 

Week 8
(Mar 7)

Engineering Economics of Adv Power Technologies

5

Lecture 6

Assignment 5

Week 9
(Mar 14-18)

Spring Break - NO CLASSES

 

 

Monday
March 21

Midterm Examination (1-1/4 hour Exam)
6:15 PM – until Rowan Hall Room 104

 

 

Week 10
(Mar 21)

Wind Turbine Technology  (4.45-6.00)

6

Lecture 7

Assignment 6

Week 11
(Mar 28)

The Solar Resources

PV Fundamentals 

7, 8

Lecture 8

Assignment 7

Week 12
(Apr 4)

PV System Design

 9

Lecture 9

Assignment 8

Week 13
(Apr 11)

Field Trip #1 
12-kV Feeder Walk

 

Field Trip Form #1

Week 14
(Apr 18)

All Final Project Reports Are Due

Project Presentations

 

 

Week 15
(Apr 25)

Project Presentations

 

 

Week 17
( May 2)

Project Presentations

Field Trip #2 - EIRC PV System

 

Field Trip Form #2

Week 17
( May 9)

Project Presentations

 

 

 


 
 

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