ELEC 3602

Electrical Power Systems

0.5 credit · Undergraduate

The electric power system. Components: power transformers and connections, transmission lines. Analysis: balanced and unbalanced three-phase systems, symmetrical components, load flow, FACTS. Operation: frequency and voltage control, steady state and transient stability, fault protection. Distribution systems: utility, residential, commercial. Electrical safety: code, grounding/bonding.

2026

Topics

PA 1 2 3
PA 2 6 7
PA 4 14 15
PA 6 24 25

Readings

Power System Analysis and Design Textbook Edition: 6th Textbook Author: J. Duncan Glover, Mulukutla Sarma, Thomas Overbye Textbook Publisher: Thomson-Engineering
Textbook Author: J. Duncan Glover, Mulukutla Sarma, Thomas Overbye Textbook Publisher: Thomson-Engineering The ISBN number: ISBN-10: 1305632133 ISBN-13: 978-1305632134
by contact the Registrar’s office. Consult Section 4.3 of the University Calendar.

Prerequisites & course information

Also listed as ELEC 4602 . Prerequisite(s): ELEC 2602 . Lectures three hours a week, problem analysis two hours a week.

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
Electrical Power Systems ↗2026