Lecture Methods of Electric power systems analysis - Lesson 1: Power systems overview provide students with knowledge about electric utility: can range from quite small, such as an island, to one covering half the continent; microgrids can power smaller areas (like a campus) and can be optionally connected to the main grid; airplanes and Spaceships: reduction in weight is primary consideration; frequency is 400 Hz; ships and submarines; . | ECEN 615 Methods of Electric Power Systems Analysis Lecture 1 Power Systems Overview Prof. Tom Overbye Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Texas A amp M University overbye@ Course Mechanics In Fall 2020 ECEN 615 was suppose to be offered both live on campus and distance learning Now it is offered live via Zoom and distance learning with students from both sections able to participate synchronously from 8 to 915am Central Time Tuesday and Thursday I ll be emailing out the Zoom link to all the registered students The course has a public website as well as a private Canvas website We ll post all material on Canvas including the Zoom lectures Much material will be on the public website included the ppts of the lectures but not the Zoom recordings 1 Syllabus Material The syllabus is posted in several locations The public website is ecen-615-fall-2020 Assumed background is an undergrad power class The course will have homework and probably a project as well as two in class exams The final grade is 35 for the first exam 35 for the second exam and 30 for the homework and project The book is A. J. Wood B. G. B. Sheble Power Generation Operation and Control Third Edition Wiley 2013 ISBN-13 978- 0471790556. 2 Canvas Starting this year Texas A amp M is transitioning to a new learning management system LMS known as Canvas We ll be using Canvas for ECEN 615 this semester though I m not sure yet which features we ll be using The login for Canvas is at There is training available on the site and I think you ll find it fairly intuitive Canvas will not become active for ECEN 615 until the first day of class 3 About Me Professional Received BSEE MSEE and . all from University of Wisconsin at Madison 83 88 91 Worked for eight years as engineer for an electric utility Madison Gas amp Electric Was at UIUC from 1991 to 2016 doing teaching and doing research in the area of electric power systems Joined TAMU in January .
