EECS 4460 - Power Systems Management Course Syllabus
Credits/Contact Hours
3 credit hours & 3 hours webinar interaction
Textbook
R Shively et.al., “Understanding Today’s Electricity Business”, Enerdynamics, ISBN: 978-0-9741744-1 (textbook is not required, lectures prepared by instructor)
Course Information
An advanced study of management and operation of today’s power system. Included are
historical developments, utility and operational costs and economics, power generation
alternatives, fuel alternatives, renewable applications, transmission and distribution
practices, and a discussion of current issues, both in the U.S. and abroad.
Prerequisite: EECS 3320 Circuits 2 or equivalent
Elective course for EE program.
Specific Goals - Student Learning Objectives (SLOs)
- Understand the development of the power system
- Understand fundamentals of utility economics for the power system and power generation alternatives.
- Analyze customer demand and costs, including generation dispatch operation and costs.
- Understand current international perspectives on the development of foreign power systems
- Understand utility business trends and current issues.
Outcomes 1,2,6 and 7 apply, supported by SLO’s 1-5
Topics
- Development of the U.S. power system.
- Utility business structures and economics.
- Customer demand and considerations.
- Power generation alternatives, including renewables.
- Environmental considerations.
- Electric public policy issues in the U.S., including cyber and physical security.
- International power systems.
- Future of the electric system: smart grid, digital, and cybersecurity.
- Current events.