• Plant Engineers and Technicians
• Utility and Consulting Engineers
• Manfacturers and Sales Representatives 

• Components: Diodes, SCRs's, IGBT's
• Invertors and Rectifiers
• The PWM Drive

• Fundamentals
• Steady State Performance
• Dynamic Performance

• Fundamentals
• Steady State Performance
• Dynamic Performance

• Fundamentals
• Steady State Performance
• Dynamic Performance

This suite of six 0.3 CEUs or 3 PDHs or 3 CPCs courses covers the engineering fundamentals of Electric Power System Protection. System protection is concerned with fault analysis ("short circuit studies"), switchgear, sensors, the detection and removal of faults, and efficient system restoration.

This course is designed to benefit engineering personnel concerned with protection issues related to the design, planning, or operation of electrical power systems. Electric utility engineers, consultants, co-generation engineers, and independent power producers.

This course presents the analytical fundamentals required for fault analysis.

This course presents the circuit models required for fault analysis.

This course presents the analytical techniques used for system analysis.

This course presents the hardware used for system protection.

This course presents the schemes commonly used for component protection.

This course presents the schemes commonly used for line protection.

This course covers the fundamentals of electrical circuit theory, from the viewpoint of electrical power engineers and scientists. Topics covered include charge, voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, inductance, reactance, frequency, period, impedance, admittance, conductance, susceptance, power, and energy. Dc, ac, and transient circuit modes are covered. The work is extended to as polyphase circuit analysis, including wye and delta connections. The symmetrical component transformation is also treated.

This module covers the fundamentals of ac single- and three-phase circuit concepts. Fundamentals and overview; ac circuits: voltage, current, impedance, power; three phase ac circuits: wye, delta connections.

This course can be taken by itself. An understanding of the fundamentals is essential for the remaining courses, however.

This module covers the fundamentals of electrical distribution systems, including substations, transformers, circuit components and switchgear. Substations, transformers; conductors, bus work, feeders, laterals; switchgear: fuses, relays, circuit breakers, reclosers.

An understanding of the fundamentals is necessary before taking this course.

This module covers the nature of electrical lighting and motor loads, and related issues including regulation, power factor correction, and power quality issues. Load requirements: voltage regulation, power quality; lightning loads; motor loads.

An understanding of the previous course material is necessary before taking this course.

This module covers the general area of power system protection, including overcurrent and overvoltage issues; protective devices; and component protection. Overload protection; fault protection; surge protection.

An understanding of the previous course material is necessary before taking this course.

General Lighting Design addresses issues essential to the design of artificial illumination systems.

Part 1: Fundamentals of light and human vision. Lighting calculations by the point source and lumen methods.

It is strongly recommended that both parts be taken consecutively; however, in special cirumstances, students may purchase either part separately. For advice on this matter, consult either of the course instructors.

The course should be beneficial to Architects, Consulting Engineers, Plant Engineers, Technicians, Sales and Manufacturers Representatives, Contractors, and others who are concerned with the design, installation, operation, and/or maintenance of illumination systems.

General Lighting Design addresses issues essential to the design of artificial illumination systems.

Part 2: Lighting design philosophy; Light sources and Fixtures; an outdoor design example; special applications.

It is strongly recommended that both parts be taken consecutively; however, in special cirumstances, students may purchase either part separately. For advice on this matter, consult either of the course instructors.

The course should be beneficial to Architects, Consulting Engineers, Plant Engineers, Technicians, Sales and Manufacturers Representatives, Contractors, and others who are concerned with the design, installation, operation, and/or maintenance of illumination systems.

These courses are designed for engineers and scientists unfamiliar with the fundamental tools of signal processing, and/or those desiring a refresher course in the foundations of this subject. The courses are divided into four modules that cover the fundamentals of Signals and Systems theory, including the basic concepts of analog and digital signal processing. Time and frequency domain concepts will be discussed, including Fourier and Laplace methods. MatLab© programs (m files) will be provided to execute many of the required analyses. The normal mathematical background of a graduate engineer is required.