Counts as:

• EE Elective
• CMPE Selective - Special Content

Experimental Course Offered:

Summer 2025

Campus/Online:

Online only

Requisites:

ECE 32100 and (PHYS 27200 or PHYS 24100 or PHYS 25100 or PHYS 26100) and (MA 26200 or MA 26600 or MA 36600)

Requisites by Topic:

Electromechanical Motion Devices

Catalog Description:

This course is an introduction to the concepts of data communications, cybersecurity, and information privacy on a smart-grid environment. Understanding the differences between power grid employed worldwide since the end of the 19th century and the new power grid system with distributed energy sources, this course outlines the key issues involved in enhancing: the distribution system, engaging electricity demand and utility regulation. Students will learn the main challenges and solutions to mitigate the issues associated with the integration of variable energy resources, transmission expansion and the impact of distributed generation and electric vehicles.

Learning Outcomes:

1. an understanding of both: (1) the conventional power grid system, which includes its generation, transmission and distribution; and (2) the new power grid system with distributed energy sources along the transmission and distribution lines. [1]
2. an ability to develop analytical models to describe different components on both traditional and the smart grid systems. [1]
3. an ability to design and specify renewable energy systems (e.g., solar and wind energy sources) as well as storage devices (e.g., batteries) connected to the smart grid . [1]
4. ability to design a microgrid to meet current needs with appropriate consideration of environmental and economic factors . [3]
5. an understanding of load flow analysis of power grids. [1]
6. an understanding of the main data communications standards . [1]
7. an understanding of the cybersecurity vulnerabilities and understand the risks of an attack on the grid . [1]

Lecture Outline:

Assessment Method:

Exams and Homework