EE336: Fundamentals of Energy Systems

Spring 2018
Lecture: M/W 3:30 PM-4:50 PM
Instructor: HyungSeon Oh E-mail: hso1@buffalo.edu

TEXTBOOK:
Energy, Environment, and Climate, 3rd Ed., by R. Wolfson
Matrix Computation, 4th Ed., by G. Golub and C. Van Loan
Power System Analysis, 1st Ed., by J. Grainger

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE: Throughout the semester, we learn energy demand,

sources, and the delivery process over grids.

OFFICE HOURS
HyungSeon Oh: T 01:00-03:00 PM (230E Davis Hall)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Homework: A problem set may be assigned every week, and the due is on Monday.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Students are encouraged to share ideas in solving homework

questions. Students must not copy any part of someone else’s homework including from other
students, external sources, and internet, etc. This course complies the academic integrity outline
at http://academicintegrity.buffalo.edu/index.php.

CLASS POLICY & RESOLUTION: No late submission will be graded except for family
emergency and health issues with a doctor’s note.

GRADING POLICY: Weighting for the course grade: Homework 5N%, and Final (100 – 5N)%.
N stands for the number of Homework
Final: closed-book, only calculator allowed

TOPICS COVERED:
Energy, Environment, and Climate, 3rd Ed., by R. Wolfson:
Energy consumption and sources, Chapter 1 – 11
Matrix Computation, 4th Ed., by G. Golub and C. Van Loan:
Linear algebra, Chapter 1 – 3
Power System Analysis, 1st Ed., by J. Grainger
Basic concepts, Power flow equation and algorithm, Chapter 1, 9, 13

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