57 courses with the subject ECEP, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ECEP 352Electric Motor Control Principles4.0
Introduces machinery principles, magnetic circuits, three-phase circuits, the electrical and economic structure of the power industry, ac and dc machine fundamentals, and power electronic converters and their interfaces with electric motors. Some or all pre-requisites may be taken as either a pre-requisite or co-requisite. Please see the department for more information.
Covers principles of power engineering, including the electrical and economic structure of the power industry (distribution, subtransmission, and bulk transmission levels; environmental issues; the electrical system analysis; the thermal system analysis; links between electromechanics and thermodynamics; and safety issues). Some or all pre-requisites may be taken as either a pre-requisite or co-requisite. Please see the department for more information.
This course introduces the student to the fundamental topic of nuclear engineering. This course should be the first course for students interested in the nuclear engineering minor, as all of the topics will be discussed in greater detail in other courses. Topics include atomic and nuclear structure, binding energy, reaction kinetics and energetics, and radioactive decay.
Introduction to Renewable Energy is an undergraduate survey course for engineers, scientists and others interested in energy systems and applications. The course introduces students to the mix of current major electric power sources and the pressures that are forcing a transition to renewable sources. Wind and solar energy will be studied in detail, with others as time allows. Course culminates with an integrating off-grid energy system design.
Introduces students to atomic and nuclear physics, radiation interaction with matter, components of nuclear reactors, neutron diffusion and moderation, nuclear reactor theory, and heat removal from nuclear reactors.
Introduces students to the design of nuclear power plants. Topics covered include electrical transmission, non-nuclear related equipment, fluid flow, heat transfer, thermodynamics, heat exchangers, pump, valves, piping and nuclear reactor design. Course includes a final project which is the design of a nuclear power plant.
Introduces the fundamental scientific, technical, social and ethical issues in nuclear engineering; nuclear reactions and readiation, radiation protection and control, nuclear energy production and utilization, nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear fuel cycle, nuclear materials, controlled fusion and thermonuclear plasma systems, basics of plasma physics and plasma chemistry, nuclear waste management, nuclear reactor safety, analysis of severe nuclear accidents, risk assessment and related issues of engineering ethics.
ECEP 406Introduction to Radiation Health Principles3.0
This course is intended to impart radiation safety knowledge to the nuclear engineering student. A fundamental knowledge of radiation safety is critical for all nuclear engineers.
Covers steady state generator, transformer and transmission line modeling used for balanced steady state power system analysis including three-phase to single-phase model conversion, per-unit analysis, generator and line loadability, transformer and transmission line voltage regulation and reactive compensation.
Covers y-bus based analysis of power systems including steady-state power-flow models and algorithms, economic dispatch of power generation, load-frequency control and introduction to transient stability analysis including time-domain simulation and equal area criterion.
Covers Z-bus-based analysis of power systems including symmetrical component networks of generators, transformers, transmission lines and loads, symmetrical and unbalanced three-phase bus and line faults, and an introduction to power system protection.
ECEP 421Modeling and Analysis of Electric Power Distribution Systems3.0
Introduction to power distribution systems; balanced and unbalanced systems, component and load modeling, radial and weekly meshed topologies; algorithms for unbalanced power studies including radial and general structure solver.
ECEP 422Power Distribution Automation and Control3.0
Focuses on distribution management systems and their application: including optimizing network operation - capacitor placement and control, network reconfiguration, service restoration. Modern solution technologies are addressed.
ECEP 423Service and Power Quality Distribution Systems3.0
Focus on power distribution systems: service and power quality assessment including stat estimation, voltage quality, trouble call analysis, service restoration, component and system reliability assessment.
ECEP 431Advanced Electromagnetic Energy Conversion I4.0
Covers theory and operation of alternating current machinery, with emphasis on design alternatives and the effects of design on performance. Includes construction of machine models from laboratory measurements.
ECEP 432Advanced Electromagnetic Energy Conversion II4.0
Covers dynamic behavior and transient phenomena of rotating machines and the mathematical models used to describe them, generalized machine theory, measurement of parameters for the mathematical models, and measurement of dynamic and transient behavior.
Covers operating principles of electromechanical and static relays, fault clearance, and protection of individual parts of a power system. Some or all pre-requisites may be taken as either a pre-requisite or co-requisite. Please see the department for more information.
Fundamentals of power electronics that include waveforms, basic power switch properties and magnetic circuits. Introduction to basic power electronic converter circuits: diode and phase-controlled rectifies and inverters; switch-mode converters. Applications to DC and AC power supply systems.
ECEP 452Experimental Study of Power Electronic Converters3.0
Experimental study of common power electronic converters: diode rectifiers, phase-controlled rectifies, switch-mode inverters. Both hardware and software studies. Additional lectures on: Study of DC-DC switch-mode converters.
ECEP 453Applications of Power Electronic Converters3.0
Provides a first look at various power electronic applications in residential, commercial and industrial sites. Examples include utility application such as static var compensators (SVC), thyristor switch capacitors (TSC), high voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission systems among others. In addition, fundamentals of motor drives and their controls are covered. Examples include induction, DC synchronous and specialized motors.
Requires students to perform four basic experiments to become familiar with high-voltage techniques and then do a high-voltage design project of their own choosing.
Covers design of grid-connected and battery backup grid-connected photovoltaic systems. Both electrical and mechanical aspects are included. Topics include system components (solar cells, charge controllers, maximum power point trackers, inverters, etc.), system economics, computer and web-based design aids, electrical codes and standards, externalities of PV systems.
Core course. Covers modeling of power systems, including: symmetrical components, transmission lines, transformers, per-unit values and one-line diagrams. Introduces power flow. Required of first-year power majors; equivalent undergraduate credits may be substituted.
Core course. Covers digital computation methods, including load flow, fault, and transient stability problems. Required of first-year power engineering majors.
Core course. Covers two-reaction theory, Park's synchronous machine models, modeling of the synchronous machine excitation and governor systems, and the effects on power system stability. Required of first-year power engineering majors.
ECEP 601Modeling & Analysis of Power Distribution Systems3.0
Modeling and Analysis of Power Distribution Systems. Introduction to power distribution system; balanced and unbalanced systems, component and load modeling, radial and weakly meshed topologies; algorithms for unbalanced power flow studies including radial and general structure solver.
ECEP 602Power Distribution Automation and Control3.0
Power Distribution Automation and Control. Focuses on distribution management systems and their application: including optimizing network operation -capacitor placement and control, network reconfiguration, service restoration. Modern solution technology will be addresses.
ECEP 603Service and Power Quality in Distribution Systems3.0
Service and Power Quality in Distribution Systems. Focus power distribution systems: service and power quality assessment including stat estimation, voltage quality, trouble call analysis, service restoration, component and system reliability assessment.
Covers system parameters and dynamics, swing equation and solutions for two-machine and multimachine systems, equal area criterion, computer solution techniques, system effects due to dynamic behavior of particular system components, and load characteristics.
Covers contingency analysis, including operating and security constraints and network sensitivities; corrective dispatch using linear programming; and state estimation, including network observability, detection, and identification of bad data.
Covers unit characteristics and economic operation, including transmission loss coefficients, general loss formula, and automatic economic load dispatch.
Covers components, functions, application, and performance; relative cost and scaling parameters; overall planning problem considering present-worth and cost-benefit principles; system reliability; intersystem pooling; and growth.
Covers power system small signal stability and voltage stability modeling, analysis and simulation and its use in power system dynamic security assessment.
Covers relay principles and types, instrumentation of system parameters, relay characteristics and response, system component protection, solid-state relaying, underfrequency relays, and load shedding.
ECEP 671AC-DC and DC-AC Power Electronic Converters3.0
AC-DC and DC-AC Power Electronic Converters. Study of basic power electronic converter circuits: diode and phase controlled rectifiers and inverters; switch-mode converters. Applications to DC and AC power supplies.
ECEP 672Power Electronic Experiments: Hardware and Software3.0
Hardware and Software Lab-Intensive course. Additional lectures on: Study of DC-DC switch-mode converters; Study of power electronic circuitry in residential, industrial and electric utility applications; Optimizing utility interfaces with power electronic systems.
Electric Utility Applications with emphasis on DC Transmission, Optimizing the Utility interface. Resonant converters. Fundamentals of motor drives and their controls: induction, DC, synchronous and specialized motors.
Discusses the latest innovations, theories, and methodologies for the design, planning, and operation of power systems. Requires students to read and discuss technical articles published in the IEEE Transactions on pas, the Journal of Electric Energy and Systems, and other publications.
Reviews probability methods. Covers probabilistic generation and load models; forecasting methodologies; load classification and characterization; energy and peak demand forecasting; weather-and non-weather-sensitive forecast; and annual, monthly, weekly, and daily forecast.
Covers deterministic planning, including automated transmission system expansion planning and network sensitivities, and probabilistic planning, including generation and load models, generation cost analysis, production costing, and energy production cost models for budgeting and planning.
Covers basic reliability concepts, including probabilistic generation and load models, loss of load probability (LOLP), static and spinning generating-capacity reliability, transmission system reliability, and composite system and interconnected system reliability.
