Curriculum
Power Engineering Courses (EE)
| Number | Name | Credits | Prerequisites | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361 | Electrical Power Systems | 3 | E E 321 with a C or better; E E 331 with a C or better; certified major in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering. | Power system hardware; transformers, and electromechanical machinery; introduction to power system operation. |
| 362 [M] | Power System Laboratory I | 3 (1-6) | E E 262 with a C or better; E E 352 with a C or better; concurrent enrollment in E E 361; concurrent enrollment in E E 341; certified major in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering. | Experiments in simulation, modeling, transformers, rotating machines, and transmission lines. |
| 439 | Critical Infrastructure Security: The Emerging Smart Grid | 3 | Senior standing. | Smart electric grid, communication networks, distributed computing, fault tolerant computing, cyber security, analyzing interdependencies between the smart grid components, smart grid standards and protocols. (Crosslisted course offered as E E 439, CPT S 439). |
| 483 | Electric Energy Distribution Systems | V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; Cumulative maximum 6 hours | Fundamentals of distribution systems engineering; distribution system modeling and analysis; distribution load flow and analysis; voltage regulation; recent advances in distribution automation | |
| 486 | Power Electronics | 3 | E E 311 with a C or better; E E 321 with a C or better; certified major in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering. | Analysis and modeling of power-electronics based converters, steady state operation, converter topologies, nonideal effects; power supplies; applications. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students. |
| 489 | Introduction to Control Systems | 3 | E E 341 with a C or better or concurrent enrollment; certified major in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering. | State variable models, system response, stability analysis, root locus analysis and design; frequency-response and state-space analysis and design. |
| 491 | Performance of Power Systems | 3 | E E 361 with a C or better; E E 362 with a C or better; STAT 360 with a C or better or STAT 443 with a C or better; certified major in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering. | Static and dynamic behavior of power systems, powerflow, and economic considerations. |
| 492 | Renewable Energy Sources | 3 (2-3) | E E 361 with a C or better; E E 362 with a C or better; STAT 360 with a C or better or STAT 443 with a C or better; certified major in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering. | Renewable energy resources, wind energy, fuel cells, solar cells and modules, stand-alone and grid-connected PV system design. |
| 493 | Protection of Power Systems I | 3 | E E 361 with a C or better; certified major in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering. | Analysis and equipment fundamentals of power system protection; symmetrical components, fault calculations; fuses; and relays including burden calculations. |
| 494 | Protective Relay Labs | 3 (1-6) | E E 361 with a C or better; E E 493 with a C or better or concurrent enrollment; certified major in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering. | Experiments and measurements of protective relay equipment under test, simulated fault and fault conditions. |
| 495 | Internship in Electrical Industry | V 2-4 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 8 hours. | Electrical Engineering major; by permission only. | Students work full time on engineering assignments in approved industries. S, F grading. |
| 511 | Protection of Power Systems II | 3 | Protection of electrical equipment as related to electric power systems with emphasis on digital algorithms. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students. | |
| 521 | Analysis of Power Systems | 3 | E E 491 | Concepts and practices of modern power engineering, including steady-state and dynamic analysis, economics and control design. |
| 522 | High Voltage Engineering | 3 | High voltage engineering concepts and techniques that facilitate design, research, and development of modern electric power apparatus and interconnected components. | |
| 523 | Power Systems Stability and Control | 3 | Dynamic analysis of interconnected electric power system; modeling of synchronous generators, loads and transmission network; small-signal stability and transient stability analysis; dynamic stability controls. | |
| 525 | Power System Applications of Power Electronics | 3 | E E 521 | Power electronic converters in modern power systems, FACTS devices, HVDC, compensation; microgrids and integration renewable energy resources; modeling and control. |
| 526 | High Voltage Overhead Transmission Lines | 3 | Graduate standing in Electrical Engineering. | Electrical analysis, performance, and design of high voltage transmission lines; power capacity, electromagnetic environment, electromagnetic compatibility, measurements, grounding. |
| 536 | Power Systems Economics and Electricity Markets | 3 | Economic dispatch and optimal power flow; electricity market; short-term load forecasting; electricity price forecasting; price-based unit commitment; arbitrage in electricity markets; market power analysis. | |
| 581 | Advanced Topics in Power Systems | V 2-3 May be repeated for credit; cumulative maximum 6 hours. | E E 521 | Power system operations including AGC, economic dispatch and security; power system dynamics; intelligent systems applications. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students. |
| 582 | Power Systems Design | V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; Cooperative; Open to UI degree-seeking students | Substation design, substation grounding system design and neutral grounding; short circuit calculation based on IEC and ANSI/IEEE standards; ARC flash hazard calculations; substation automation; insulation coordination and transient analysis; renewable energy grid integration. | |
| 582 | Reliability Assessment of Complex Systems | V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; Cooperative; Open to UI degree-seeking students | Analytical methods for reliability calculation; simulation-based methods; power system reliability; generation capacity planning; distribution system reliability; reliability vs. resilience | |
| 582.01 | Power Quality Analysis | V 1-3 May be repeated for credit; Cooperative; Open to UI degree-seeking students | Power quality - definitions, standards, classifications, voltage sag and swell phenomenon, capacitor switching transients, power system harmonics, distributed energy resources integration |