Power and Energy Systems (PES) Plan of Study

About this Area

Needed Prior Knowledge

It is recommended that incoming MSECE students interested in taking graduate-level coursework in this area have the following prior knowledge/skills:

Tools, programming languages, etc.
- MATLAB/Simulink
- Python
- Circuit simulation tools (LTspice, QSpice, PSIM, PLECS, etc.)
- Ansys/Maxwell
Undergraduate coursework:
- Energy conversion (electric machines; similar to ECE 32100)
- Power electronics (similar to ECE 31033)
- Power systems (similar to ECE 31032)
- Electromagnetics & physics (similar to PHYS 27200)
- Electrical circuits (similar to ECE 20001, ECE 20002, and ECE 27000)
- Automatic control (similar to ECE 38200)
- Signal processing (similar to ECE 43800)
- Linear algebra (similar to MA 26500)

Course Lists

Foundational courses:

Core course:
- ECE 61000, Energy Conversion (3 cr)
Math course:
- MA 51100, Linear Algebra or ECE 69500, Math for Engineering Professionals I (3 cr)
Machines and power electronics:
- ECE 51012, Electromechanics (3 cr)
  - Do not take if you have already taken ECE 61000
- ECE 61010, Time Domain Simulation and Optimization for Design (1 cr)
  - Prerequisite: MA 51100, Linear Algebra or ECE 69500, Math for Engineering Professionals I
- ECE 61014, Electromagnetic and Electromechanical Component Design (3 cr)
  - Co-requisites: ECE 51012 or ECE 61000; prerequisite: ECE 61010
- ECE 61016, Power Electronic Converters and Systems (3 cr)
  - Co-requisites: ECE 51012; prerequisite: ECE 61010
Power systems:
- ECE 51032, Computational Methods for Power System Analysis (3 cr)
- ECE 61020, Operation of Modern Power Systems (3 cr)
  - Co-requisite: ECE 580

Second core course:

ECE 60200, Lumped System Theory (3 cr)
- Prerequisite: MA 51100, Linear Algebra or ECE 69500, Math for Engineering Professionals I
ECE 60400, Electromagnetic Field Theory (3 cr)

Second math course:

MA 52700 or any other MA or STATS course.

Optional courses:

Any course listed on this page in the area of Power and Energy Systems.

Related courses outside of ECE:

ME 57500, Theory and Design of Control Systems (3 cr)
ME 52900, Sustainable Energy Options and Analysis (3 cr)
ME 59700, Distributed Energy Resources (3 cr)