Undergraduate Courses

Elements of Power Systems
(EE 455)

This course provides an understanding of various power system aspects, and covers the following topics: Overview on transformers, transmission line parameter calculation and electric machines; Steady state analysis if transmission lines; Load flow analysis; Symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults; Power distribution; Power system stability; Introduction to renewable energy integration to power systems (wind, photovoltaic and fuel cell). 3 hr./wk.; 3 cr.

Entrepreneurship in Renewable Energy Systems
(EE 59894/ME 59905/CSC 59920/ECO 41250)

This highly interdisciplinary course brings together Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Business to prepare students to develop, test, and commercialize innovative ideas related to renewable energy systems. The course focuses on four major components: technical aspects of these devices; exploration of the commercialization opportunities for these devices; the introduction and cultivation of an entrepreneurial mindset to the students, empowering them to start ventures of their own; and a research component that assesses the relative amount of innovation in an entrepreneurial environment as opposed to a purely educational one.3 hr./wk.; 3 cr.

Graduate Courses

Power Systems (EE G3301)

This course provides an understanding of various advanced power system problems, and covers the following topics: introduction to smart grids; microgrid control; applications of artificial intelligence in electric power systems; renewable energy integration.3 hr./wk.; 3 cr.

Renewable Energy (EE G6910)

This interdisciplinary course provides an in-depth understanding of the global energy challenges, and an introduction to various renewable energy systems. The course specifically covers the following topics: Review on basic electric and magnetic circuits, fundamentals of electric power systems, and an overview on the electric power industry; Energy in context: global energy challenges, and the “sustainability” concept; Specific energy technologies: fossil energy, nuclear, wind, solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, biomass, tidal, fuel cells, hydropower and geothermal; Grid integration issues of renewable energy systems (with focus on wind and solar photovoltaic): microgrids, distributed generation and distributed generation economics. 3 hr./wk.; 3 cr.

Power Electronics (EE G3303)

This course provides an introduction to the design, control and operation of power electronic devices, and covers the following topics: Introduction to power electronic systems; Overview of power semiconductor switching devices; Computer simulation of power electronic converters and systems; Unidirectional and bidirectional dc-dc converters and their applications; Uncontrolled and controlled dc-ac inverters and ac-dc rectifiers; Microgrid design: an application of power electronic systems. 3 hr./wk.; 3 cr.