Program Overview

Certificate in Power Engineering

Overview

This program provides power engineers with a solid foundation in the design and analysis of large-scale power systems and state-of-the-art power conversion systems, including power systems control, power electronics, motor drives, design of fault-tolerant systems, power markets, and fundamentals of power system operation and planning.

Curriculum

• Required Courses:
  • Select a minimum of one course from the following:
    • ECE 411: Power Electronics (4 credit hours)
    • ECE 418: Power System Analysis (3-4 credit hours)
    • ECE 419: Power Systems Analysis with Laboratory
    • ECE 420: Analytical Methods for Power System Economics and Cybersecurity (3 credit hours)
• Elective Courses:
  • Select a minimum of three courses from the following:
    • ECE 411: Power Electronics (4 credit hours)
    • ECE 418: Power System Analysis (3-4 credit hours)
    • ECE 419: Power Systems Analysis with Laboratory
    • ECE 420: Analytical Methods for Power System Economics and Cybersecurity (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 512: Hybrid Electric Vehicle Drives (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 523: Fundamentals of Semiconductor Devices (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 533: Robust Control (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 537: Next Generation Smart Grid (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 538: Renewable Energies (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 539: Computer Aided Design of Electric Machines (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 540: Reliability Theory and System Implementation (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 548: Energy Harvesting (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 549: Motion Control Systems Dynamics (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 550: Power Electronic Dynamics and Control (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 551: Advanced Power Electronics (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 552: Adjustable Speed Drives (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 553: Power System Planning (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 554: Power System Relaying (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 555: Power Market Operations (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 556: Power Market Economics and Security (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 557: Fault-Tolerant Power Systems (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 558: Power System Reliability (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 559: High Voltage Power Transmission (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 560: Power Systems Dynamics and Stability (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 561: Deregulated Power Systems (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 562: Power System Transaction Management (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 563: Artificial Intelligence in Smart Grid (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 564: Control and Operation of Electric Power Systems (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 579: Operations and Planning and Distributed Power Grid (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 580: Elements of Sustainable Energy (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 581: Elements of Smart Grid (3 credit hours)
    • ECE 582: Microgrid Design and Operation (3 credit hours)