EE 306

Electrical Power Systems

This course is an introduction to electric power systems. The topics covered include: electric energy and power, sources of electric power, AC voltage, current and power, real and reactive power and voltages, transmission line parameters, poly-phase systems, electrical and magnetic circuits, power transformers, poly-phase lines and single-phase equivalents, electromagnetic forces and loss mechanisms, synchronous generators, system analysis and protection, load flow, power electronics and converters, induction generators, DC machines.

Units: 3.0