Power track courses are taken with the completion of prerequisites. These courses are usually taken with junior standing (see the link to 4 year curriculum here to see how these courses apply to Power Track)
Power Curriculum
Number | Name | Credits | Prerequisites | Description |
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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. |