EE478/578: Power System Engineering
Graduate/Undergraduate Course, Clarkson University, Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2026
Role: Teaching Assistant Semester: Spring 2026
During this course, students learn three-phase circuit systems, transmission line and transformer models, per unit systems, power transfer equations, symmetrical components, and fault current calculation. Computer analysis methods for power systems using PowerWorld Simulator. The course provides solid fundamentals for advanced power system analysis and control.
Course Topics
| Topic | Lecture Details |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Power Systems | Power systems development, trend with climate change, and power grid decarbonization |
| Fundamentals | Phasors, real and reactive power, network equations, three-phase |
| Transformers | Ideal & practical transformer, equivalent circuit, per unit system connections |
| Transmission Line Parameters | Resistance, inductance and capacitance, conductor bundling, electric field |
| Transmission Lines: Steady-State Operation | Short, medium, and long line models, reactive compensation |
| Power Flows | Various methods for power flow study, computer simulation method |
| Symmetrical Faults | Series R-L circuit, three-phase short circuit, bus impedance matrix |
| Symmetrical Component | Derivation and use of symmetrical components for system modeling |
| Fault Current Calculation | Symmetrical networks for fault analysis |