ECE 427 Electric Power Systems

3 graduate credits

Instructor: Professor Bernard Lesieutre
Phone:
608/890-1883
E-mail:
lesieutre@engr.wisc.edu

Course objective:
Students will gain a mastery of computation, design and analysis techniques appropriate to industrial and utility level-three phase electric power systems.

Course description:
This course will cover electric power systems background, fundamental analysis techniques, transmission line parameters and modeling, transformer modeling, power flow analysis, economic dispatch and competitive generation pricing, basic generator modeling, introduction to power system stability and faults and system protection.

Prerequisite:
Knowledge of basic linear circuit analysis techniques (Kirchhoff's laws, nodal analysis, RLC filters), knowledge of basic Fourier and Laplace transform techniques as applied to electric circuits.

Homework:
Biweekly problem sets.

Project:
A small design project will be assigned around mid-semester, due end of semester.

Exams:
Two midterm exams and a final exam.

Computer software:
Powerworld Simulator software is used for illustrations and homework assignments. Included in textbook. MATLAB is also required. Visit this webpage for information about software availability: Tethered Software at Computer-aided Engineering. A student version of MATLAB is available for purchase. Contact the Office of Engineering Outreach for details.

Required textbook:
Power System Analysis and Design, J.D. Glover and M.S. Sarma, 4th Ed., Brooks/Cole, 2002. Complete with software.

Course homepage:
http://courses.engr.wisc.edu/ecow/get/ece/427/lesieutre/