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E C E 427

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS

3 credits.

The electric power industry, operation of power systems, load flow, fault calculations, economic dispatch, general technical problems of electric power networks.

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Requisites: E C E 330 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Calculate basic quantities in three-phase power systems, including instantaneous, active and reactive power Audience: Undergraduate 2. Construct and solve the power flow equations for steady-state operation of power systems using single-phase equivalent systems and per unit analysis Audience: Undergraduate 3. Use the method of symmetric components to analyze fault conditions Audience: Undergraduate 4. With a team, complete a power system design project on sustainable energy systems and effectively communicate the results Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze the causes of and solutions for the sustainability challenge of affordable and clean energy Audience: Undergraduate 6. Analyze sustainability issues and/or practices using a systems-based approach Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Calculate basic quantities in three-phase power systems, including instantaneous, active and reactive power Audience: Undergraduate 2. Construct and solve the power flow equations for steady-state operation of power systems using single-phase equivalent systems and per unit analysis Audience: Undergraduate 3. Use the method of symmetric components to analyze fault conditions Audience: Undergraduate 4. With a team, complete a power system design project on sustainable energy systems and effectively communicate the results Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze the causes of and solutions for the sustainability challenge of affordable and clean energy Audience: Undergraduate 6. Analyze sustainability issues and/or practices using a systems-based approach Audience: Undergraduate

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