EECE325 Fundamentals of Energy Systems + Lab (EECE326)

 Dr. Charles Kim

 

Week EECE325 -  Lecture (MW 11:40 - 1:00 pm & M 1:10 - 2pm) [4 crs] Resources for EECE325 EECE326 - Lab (M 3:10 - 5:00pm)      [1 cr] Resources for EEC326
  Syllabus   Syllabus
 
Wk 1 - Jan 9
M:  Class Kick-off
W: CH2- Electric Power  (Lecture Note)
  Lab Kick-Off
 
Wk 2 - Jan 16 M: MLK Holiday

W: CH2- continued (2 Phasor Systems)
Link to Smath Studio & Link to LTspice
Link to a good tutorial for Smath
Link to a good tutorial for LTspice

 
Wk 3 - Jan 23 M: CH2- continued ( Instantaneous power p(t) and complex power (S) )

W: CH2-continued ( Power factor and Phasor analysis examples )

HW#1  :  Phasor (due (M) Feb 6)
Lab 1 -- Introduction and Lab Equipment

Wk 4 - Jan 30 M: CH2-continued (Three-phase system  )

W: CH2-continued ( Per-Phase Analysis)

Pre-Lab2

Lab 2 -- Single-Phase System with RLC load:


Wk 5 - Feb 6 M: Ch2-continued ( Examples)

W: Ch2- continued (More examples & Home electricity)
  Pre-Lab3

Lab 3 -- Three-Phase System Real and Reactive Power
 
Wk 6 - Feb 13 lecture notes  3-1 and 3-2

M: CH3-1 Power Industry (video lecture [1:6:25]) &
      CH3-2A Material Balance I (video lecture [33:45]

W
: CH3-2B Material Balance II (video lecture [28:41])

HW#2 :  3-phase power system (due (W) Feb 22)


Pre-Lab4

Lab 4 -- Power Flow and Voltage Regulation of Transmission Line
 
Wk 7 - Feb 20 M: President's Day Holiday

W: CH3-3 Heating Value

HW#3: Material Balance (due (W) Mar 1)    
Wk 8 - Feb 27 M: CH3-4 Electricity Generation Cost

W: CH3-5 Generation Mix and Economic Dispatch.
  Pre-Lab5

Lab 5 -- Phase Angle and Voltage Drop between Sender and Receiver
 
Wk 9 - Mar 6 Spring Break      
Wk 10 - Mar 13  
M: CH3-6 Carbon Reduction Approaches
Technical essay writing assignment
  

W: CH6-1 Wind Power System
HW#4: Generation Cost and Generation Mix (No submission.  Practice only)


mid-term Exam *in-class in-person  
Wk 11 - Mar 20 M: EXAM 1 *in-class in-person


W: CH6-1 Wind Power System


Techical Essay Assignment (due (W) April 5)



Link to "How to write technical essay well" lecture [54:58]  

Pre-Lab6

Lab 6 --  Power Flow Between Two Sources
 
wk 12- Mar 27
M:  CH6-2 Power in the Wind
W: CH6-3 Average Power and Wind Turbine Efficiency


Pre-Lab7    
Handout - Chapman Section 5.1-5.8

Lab 7 -- Synchronous Generator

 
Wk 13 - Apr 3
M: CH6-4 Energy Generation Calculation by Spec and CF  + Wind Turbine Economics 

W: CH7-1 Solar Resources  and Sun Position

HW#5 Wind Power and Wind Power Economics (due (M) April 10)


Pre-Lab 8 

Handout - Chapman (Selected Sections of Chapter 7)

Video Lecture on Induction Machine

Lab 8 -- Induction Machine 

 

Lab9 -- HOMER - Quickstart











Wk 14 - Apr 10 M: CH7-2 Solar Radiation on Collector Surface 

W: Review for Wind Power

Wk 15 - Apr 17 M: EXAM #2: in-person in-class

W: CH7-3 Average Daily Insolation, Peak-Sun, and PV Energy Calculation  -- Average daily insolation calculation example
       

EXAM2 Review - Video[21:14]

HW6 Radiation on PV panel (due(M) May 1)

NREL5607-Solar Radiation Data Manual  (Data Table for selected cities starts at page 14)
Lab 10 Micro power system design I
Wk 16 - Apr 24 M: CH8 PV cell materials and PV equivalent circuit
W: CH8 - continued
ExtraCredit [Due (F) May 5)

Lecture on MPPT (maximum power point tracking) - video [47:26]
Lab 11 Micro power system design II Lab 11 Report submission due: (T) May 2  8:00pm
Wk 17 - May 2 Final Exam  Week : EXAM #3: in-person in class.  (W) May 3 @ 11:40pm - 2:00pm  
Final Exam Week: Final Exam - in-class in-person
Final Exam (M) May 1 @3:00pm
    
    
 
 

 

 

 

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