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Advanced Power Systems

Course No. ECE 09.402.02 and ECE 09.504.02
Spring 2007

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Course Schedule,
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Meeting Times and Place:

	Day	Time	Room
Lectures	Mondays	4.45 -7.15 PM	Rowan 202
Tours	Fridays	Noon - 4.45 PM	Field Trips

Course Description:

This is a foundational course in the engineering, design, construction, operation and key theoretical principles of Advanced Electric Power Systems (modern generation technologies, fuel cells, photovoltaic systems, wind energy technologies).  The course includes such topics as:

Basic Electric & Magnetic Circuits (1, 2)

Electric Fundamentals, Infrastructure and Today’s Industry (2, 3)

Distributed Generation and Resources (4)

Fuel Cell Technologies (4)

Engineering Economics of Power Technologies (5)

Wind Turbine Generation Technology (6)

The Solar Resource

PV Fundamentals (8)

System Design (9)

Instructional Objectives:

By the end of this course, the student should –

• have a firm understanding of how advanced electric power systems are designed, constructed and operate
• understand the technology options for providing clean electricity to society
• know the theoretical basis for the design and operation of advanced electric power systems
  
  
  

Semester Hours: 3

Prerequisites: Computer Science and Programming (0704.103)

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