Courses

Renewable energy · Introductory

Wind Energy Essentials

11 modules Slides Video

Interdisciplinary seminar on the complete wind-energy project lifecycle, from wind-resource assessment and project development through turbine foundations, electrical conversion, plant design, controls, structural reliability, aerodynamics and acoustics, radar compatibility, protection, and grid integration. Eleven lectures by university and industry specialists connect wind-turbine physics and engineering with project development, operations, power markets, and electric-grid requirements.

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Power systems · Introductory

Power System Protection

22 modules Slides Video

Introductory treatment of protective-relaying theory and practical application for electric-power systems. The course develops protection zones, primary and backup schemes, instrument-transformer behavior, symmetrical-component fault analysis, equipment modeling, and relay applications for buses, transformers, transmission lines, shunt equipment, distribution feeders, generators, and motors, including breaker-failure protection, automatic reclosing, and restoration.

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Workshops

NSF-Sponsored Workshop Courses — Summer 2019

Jul 17, 2019 – Aug 16, 2019 Online

This NSF-sponsored online workshop introduced faculty to six graduate-level electric-power courses developed by their course creators through Office of Naval Research support. Participants could review and adopt complete CUSP course materials in power systems, power electronics, electric drives, and finite-element machine design.

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Teaching Electric Energy Courses to Rejuvenate Electric Power Curriculum

Aug 7, 2020 Online

Join faculty nationwide for a focused workshop showcasing ONR-funded, CUSP-hosted courses in power electronics, machines & drives, and power systems. Explore ultra-low-cost, digitally controlled online laboratories with remote access for teaching and research, plus options for online MS delivery. Hear from leaders at NSF, ONR, IEEE PES, NAE, and partner universities—and leave with ready-to-adopt curricula and lab resources.

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NSF-Sponsored ECE Department Heads and Faculty Online Workshop: Dissemination of Electric Power Courses/Laboratories Developed through ONR Funding

Mar 8, 2021 Online

This NSF-sponsored online workshop for ECE department heads and faculty shares a three-prong approach to strengthening electric power engineering education: (1) creating a pipeline of high school graduates into ECE programs through two pipeline courses focused on climate solutions, (2) facilitating teaching of senior/graduate-level courses in power systems, power electronics, and electric machines/drives using freely downloadable course materials hosted by CUSP, and (3) providing hands-on education using extremely low-cost ONR-funded hardware laboratories that can also be accessed remotely.

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