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Electric Power Engineering

Electric Power Engineering. The Electric Power System Challenges Ahead Career Areas Studies. Dependably generate, transport, and distribute electric power to consumers One of the most complex machines ever built. The Electric Power System. Electric Power Generation. Hydroelectric

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Electric Power Engineering

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  1. Electric Power Engineering • The Electric Power System • Challenges Ahead • Career Areas • Studies

  2. Dependably generate, transport, and distribute electric power to consumers One of the most complex machines ever built The Electric Power System

  3. Electric Power Generation • Hydroelectric • Thermal (coal, nuclear, biomass) • Combustion Turbine • Wind, Solar, Geothermal, Tidal

  4. Electric Power Transmission

  5. Electric Power Distribution • Safe, economical electricity at homes and businesses, even in rural areas

  6. Electric Power Energizes: • Comfort • Entertainment • Public Safety • Communication • Transportation • Education • Industry • Medicine

  7. Challenges in US Electric Power • ‘Traditional’ Growth: New plants, lines, and substations • Conversion from fossil fuels • Conversion to electric personal transportation • Secure communications • Complex system identification, modeling, and control

  8. Challenges in US Electric Power • Multi-discipline technical approach • Multiple technical generations in existing applications • Demographics

  9. Renewable Portfolio Standard: 20% by 2030 • Plants: Add 16 MW/yr, not 4 MW/yr • Grid: Move power from wind zones to load centers • Smarts: Monitor, control dynamic generation, loads

  10. Electric Power Industry Employers • Utilities • Power Producers • Manufacturers/ Vendors • Bulk Power Consumers • Consultants & Engineers

  11. Possible Job Titles • Substation Electrical Engineer • Protection Engineer • SCADA/Communications Engineer • Project Manager • System Planner • Vendor Applications Engineer

  12. Choices in Studies and Coursework • Fundamental EE Curriculum • Electric Machines, Lines, Protection, Electromagnetic Modeling Options • Statics, Dynamics, Thermo • Engineering Economics • Coops & Internships • FE Exam • Writing & Speaking Skills

  13. Questions?

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