Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Center for Energy and the Global Environment (Online Courses)

http://www.ceage.vt.edu/pages/research-at-ceage/courses-offered.php

Blacksburg, VA
Professor Saifur Rahman, Director
703-528-5500
srahman@vt.edu

ECE 4364 - Alternate Energy Systems
Electric energy from alternative energy sources including solar, wind, hydro, biomass, geothermal and ocean. Characteristics of direct conversion, electromechanical conversion, and storage devices used in alternative energy systems. Power system issues associated with integration of small scale energy sources into the electricity grid.

ECE 6304 - Advanced Topics in Power: Electrical Energy Infrastructures and MicrogridsIntroduction to electrical energy infrastructures and their interdependencies, focusing on electrical energy, including generation, transmission and distribution of electricity along with its control systems. Concept of Network theory and model-based vulnerability analysis (MBVA). Vulnerability assessment case studies of electric power grids, and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems. Role of emerging distributed generation technologies and cyber infrastructures to reduce risks and vulnerabilities. Distribution system analysis and microgrid operation. Distributed energy resource models, including solar photovoltaics, wind turbines and fuel cells, for electricity sector assurance. Reliability impacts of microgrids.

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