AE 3661 - Electrical Power Quality for Buildings

3 lecture hours 2 lab hours 4 credits

Course Description
This course covers topics involving typical equipment utilizing solid state devices for power quality, such as uninterruptible power supplies, transient voltage suppressors, power line conditioners and voltage regulators. Grounding and neutral systems are studied. The student is exposed to basic electronic concepts, devices monitoring and analysis associated with this equipment. (prereq:AE 3632)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Identify various power quality disturbances by their waveform signatures and explain typical techniques for mitigating the problem
Explain the benefits associated with operating at a high power factor and make proper power factor capacitor selections
Determine the IEEE-std-519 limits for harmonic current and voltage distortion for a given power system
Perform harmonic current and voltage analysis
Specify UPS, active harmonic filters and other power quality equipment
Design a base harmonic filter
Recommend proper TVSS ratings for various equipment or applications

Prerequisites by Topic

Basic electrical systems, power and illumination calculations

Course Topics

Introduction to electrical power quality
Power sources
Power, power factor and efficiency
Power frequency disturbances and power line conditioners
Uninterruptible power supplies and standby generators
Harmonics, harmonic analysis and harmonic mitigation techniques
Grounding for safety and power quality
Transients and Transient Voltage Sure Suppressors (TVSS)
EMI disturbances and filters
Power quality audits
Power quality problem diagnosis

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Christine Brotz

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AE 3661 - Electrical Power Quality for Buildings