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Electrical & Computer Engineering - Power Engineering Courses ECEP 501 Power System Analysis 3.0 Credits Core course. Covers modeling of power systems, including: symmetrical components, transmission lines, transformers, per-unit values and oneline diagrams. Introduces power flow. Required of first-year power majors; equivalent undergraduate credits may be substituted. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit ECEP 502 Computer Analysis of Power Systems 3.0 Credits Core course. Covers digital computation methods, including load flow, fault, and transient stability problems. Required of first-year power engineering majors. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 501 [Min Grade: C] ECEP 503 Synchronous Machine Modeling 3.0 Credits Core course. Covers two-reaction theory, Park's synchronous machine models, modeling of the synchronous machine excitation and governor systems, and the effects on power system stability. Required of first-year power engineering majors. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 502 [Min Grade: C] ECEP 601 Modeling & Analysis of Power Distribution Systems 3.0 Credits Modeling and Analysis of Power Distribution Systems. Introduction to power distribution system; balanced and unbalanced systems, component and load modeling, radial and weakly meshed topologies; algorithms for unbalanced power flow studies including radial and general structure solver. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 501 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently) ECEP 602 Power Distribution Automation and Control 3.0 Credits Power Distribution Automation and Control. Focuses on distribution management systems and their application: including optimizing network operation -capacitor placement and control, network reconfiguration, service restoration. Modern solution technology will be addresses. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 502 [Min Grade: C] (Can be taken Concurrently) ECEP 603 Service and Power Quality in Distribution Systems 3.0 Credits Service and Power Quality in Distribution Systems. Focus power distribution systems: service and power quality assessment including stat estimation, voltage quality, trouble call analysis, service restoration, component and system reliability assessment. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit ECEP 610 Power System Dynamics 3.0 Credits Covers system parameters and dynamics, swing equation and solutions for two-machine and multimachine systems, equal area criterion, computer solution techniques, system effects due to dynamic behavior of particular system components, and load characteristics. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 503 [Min Grade: C] ECEP 611 Power System Security 3.0 Credits Covers contingency analysis, including operating and security constraints and network sensitivities; corrective dispatch using linear programming; and state estimation, including network observability, detection, and identification of bad data. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 610 [Min Grade: C] ECEP 612 Economic Operation of Power Systems 3.0 Credits Covers unit characteristics and economic operation, including transmission loss coefficients, general loss formula, and automatic economic load dispatch. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 501 [Min Grade: C] ECEP 613 Advanced Power System Design 3.0 Credits Covers components, functions, application, and performance; relative cost and scaling parameters; overall planning problem considering presentworth and cost-benefit principles; system reliability; intersystem pooling; and growth. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit ECEP 614 Power System Dynamic Security 3.0 Credits Covers power system small signal stability and voltage stability modeling, analysis and simulation and its use in power system dynamic security assessment. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 610 [Min Grade: C] ECEP 641 Protective Relaying 3.0 Credits Covers relay principles and types, instrumentation of system parameters, relay characteristics and response, system component protection, solidstate relaying, underfrequency relays, and load shedding. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 503 [Min Grade: C] ECEP 642 Protective Relay Laboratory 3.0 Credits Covers electromechanical and static relays. Emphasizes application based on observed performance. Includes testing. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 641 [Min Grade: C] ECEP 643 Solid State Protective Relaying 3.0 Credits Covers solid-state protective relays as applied to power system stability and protection, including comparisons with electromechanical relays. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 641 [Min Grade: C] ECEP 661 High Voltage High Power Phenomena 3.0 Credits Covers corona, corona losses, electromagnetic noise, dielectric strength, lightning, impulse testing and safety practices, elements of high-power circuit interruption, circuit and physical phenomena, and circuit breakers. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit ECEP 671 AC-DC and DC-AC Power Electronic Converters 3.0 Credits AC-DC and DC-AC Power Electronic Converters. Study of basic power electronic converter circuits: diode and phase controlled rectifiers and inverters; switch-mode converters. Applications to DC and AC power supplies. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 501 [Min Grade: C] or ECEP 601 [Min Grade: C] ECEP 672 Power Electronic Experiments: Hardware and Software 3.0 Credits Hardware and Software Lab-Intensive course. Additional lectures on: Study of DC-DC switch-mode converters; Study of power electronic circuitry in residential, industrial and electric utility applications; Optimizing utility interfaces with power electronic systems. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 671 [Min Grade: C] ECEP 673 Power Electronic Applications 3.0 Credits Electric Utility Applications with emphasis on DC Transmission, Optimizing the Utility interface. Resonant converters. Fundamentals of motor drives and their controls: induction, DC, synchronous and specialized motors. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 671 [Min Grade: C] ECEP 697 Research in Power Engineering 1.0-12.0 Credit Research in power engineering. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit ECEP 699 Supervised Study in Power Engineering 0.0-9.0 Credits Supervised study in power engineering. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit ECEP 801 Advanced Topics in Power Systems I 0.5-9.0 Credits Discusses the latest innovations, theories, and methodologies for the design, planning, and operation of power systems. Requires students to read and discuss technical articles published in the IEEE Transactions on pas, the Journal of Electric Energy and Systems, and other publications. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit ECEP 802 Advanced Topics in Power Systems II 3.0 Credits Continues ECEP 801. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit ECEP 803 Advanced Topics in Power Systems III 3.0 Credits Continues ECEP 802. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
ECEP 821 Load Forecasting & Probability Methods 3.0 Credits Reviews probability methods. Covers probabilistic generation and load models; forecasting methodologies; load classification and characterization; energy and peak demand forecasting; weather-and non-weather-sensitive forecast; and annual, monthly, weekly, and daily forecast. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 610 [Min Grade: C] ECEP 822 Power System Planning 3.0 Credits Covers deterministic planning, including automated transmission system expansion planning and network sensitivities, and probabilistic planning, including generation and load models, generation cost analysis, production costing, and energy production cost models for budgeting and planning. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 821 [Min Grade: C] ECEP 823 Power System Reliability 3.0 Credits Covers basic reliability concepts, including probabilistic generation and load models, loss of load probability (LOLP), static and spinning generatingcapacity reliability, transmission system reliability, and composite system and interconnected system reliability. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit Prerequisites: ECEP 822 [Min Grade: C] ECEP 890 Advanced Special Topics in Power Engineering 1.0-9.0 Credit Covers advanced special topics of interest to students and faculty. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit ECEP 898 Master's Thesis Power Engineering 1.0-12.0 Credit Master's thesis in power engineering. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit ECEP 997 Dissertation Research in Power Engineering 1.0-12.0 Credit Graded Ph.D. dissertation in power engineering. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit ECEP 998 Ph.D. Dissertation in Power Engineering 1.0-12.0 Credit Ph.D. dissertation in power engineering. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit ECEP I599 Independent Study in ECEP 0.0-12.0 Credits Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit ECEP I699 Independent Study in ECEP 0.0-12.0 Credits Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit ECEP I799 Independent Study in ECEP 0.0-12.0 Credits Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit ECEP I899 Independent Study in ECEP 0.0-12.0 Credits Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit ECEP I999 Independent Study in ECEP 0.0-12.0 Credits Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit ECEP T580 Special Topics in ECEP 0.0-12.0 Credits Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit ECEP T680 Special Topics in ECEP 0.0-12.0 Credits Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit ECEP T780 Special Topics in ECEP 0.0-12.0 Credits Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit ECEP T880 Special Topics in ECEP 0.0-12.0 Credits Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit ECEP T980 Special Topics in ECEP 0.0-12.0 Credits Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study. College/Department: College of Engineering Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit Drexel University Copyright 2018 All rights reserved. Updated June 2016 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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