EE 351: Energy

Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi
RM 307N
 Topics
• History of Power Systems
• Main Components of Power Systems
• Energy Resources
• Environmental impact of Energy
• Renewable Energy
• Electric Safety
 Topics
• Three-phase systems
• Power Electronics
• Transformers
• Electric Machines
• Power Plants
• Power distribution and Blackouts
• Future Energy Systems
 What is expected from you
• Learn, and don’t Memorize
• Develop Engineering judgments
• Participate and do not Fantasize

• Concentrate
• Have plenty of Patience

• Don’t become a keyboard engineer

• Have a realistic sense of achievement
 Resources
• Class textbook
“Electric Energy: An Introduction,” Second
Edition
Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi.
CRC Press
• Lectures material
• Laboratory book
• Internet and Libraries
 Office Hours
• El-Sharkawi:
– Check Class Web Site (RM 307N)
• TA:
– Check Class Web Site
 General Policy
• Individual efforts
– Problem solving HW
– Exams
• Group efforts
– Projects HW
– Labs
 Laboratory
• Prelab quiz will be given the day of the
experiment
– Objectives of the experiment

– How to perform the experiments

– What equipment you may need

• NO food or drinks are allowed in the

lab.
 Laboratory
• During the lab
– Students form lab groups of 3 per bench.
– Each member of the group must have distinctive role.
– Adhere to all safety rules.

– NEVER connect your circuit to the power source before

the TA approves your connections, settings and procedure.

– 5% of your grade is based on your ACTIVE

PARTICIPATION in the lab.
 Laboratory
• Lab reports
– One lab report per group

– Each member in the group must identify his part in the

report.
– Report must have (as a minimum) the following components:
• Objectives
• Circuit and instrumentation
• Data collected and how it is collected
• What you have learned from the experiment
• Conclusions
 Mandatory Review
• On their own, all students are
required to review Chapter 7: AC
Circuits.
• Homework on Chapter 7 is assigned
on the class web site