Clarkson Power Area Graduate Course Offerings
7/15/2016
EE 530 High Voltage Techniques and Measurements
Generation of high-voltage AC, DC and impulse. High-voltage dielectric loss measurements.
Discharge measurements. High-voltage insulation problems. (Even Falls)
EE 531 Power System Planning
Long-term planning will identify a financially viable and physically feasible mix of resources,
including traditional generation and transmission sources as well as advanced techniques such as
renewable generation, demand response, and the microgrid, to enhance the overall reliability of
power systems. This course will introduce the students generation and transmission expansion
planning of a vertically integrated utility and in a competitive market. (Even falls)
EE 532 Advanced Electric Machines and Drives
Development of state models of conventional and electronically controlled electric machinery and
drive systems. Use of linear transformations in the development of dynamic models of synchronous,
induction, permanent magnet, and other rotating machinery, as well as electronically controlled
drive systems. Study of the dynamic and transient characteristics of these machinery and drive
systems by computer-aided methods. Study of the effects of electronic power conditioning and
associated harmonics on the design of these machinery systems, including nonlinearities.
Prerequisite: EE 331 Energy Conversion or equivalent. (Even Springs)
EE 533 Operation and Control of Electric Power Systems
Course topics include: modeling of generators and transmission networks; security-constrained
economic dispatch and security-constrained unit commitment formulations (linear programming
and mixed-integer programming) and methodologies (dynamic programming, Lagrangian relaxation,
and Benders decomposition); market clearing under different time scales; locational marginal price.
Prerequisite: EE 333 Power Systems Engineering or equivalent. (see Note below)
EE 534 Market Operation of Power Systems
Recent blackouts in the US and throughout the world provide a growing evidence that certain
actions are urgently needed to ensure that the electricity sector will continue to provide reliable and
affordable energy to its customers. This course will introduce the students to a comprehensive
simulation and scheduling tool that is indispensable for operating the system economically and
securely under the restructured environment. Students will have an in-depth understanding of
Security-constrained Unit Commitment. Topics include modeling of units, MILP-based unit
commitment, shifter factors and Benders Decomposition based transmission security checking, and
impacts of various uncertainties.
Prerequisite: EE 333 Power System Engineering or equivalent (see Note below)
EE 535 Power System Reliability
Power System Reliability will take a close look at modern electric power systems from the
generation/transmission/distribution capacity planning ( "adequacy") point of view. The main topics
will include the application of probability theory to power systems including generating capacity,
loss of load expectation, expected energy not supplied, interruption frequency indices, interruption
duration indices, and service availability indices. Course will cover the computational techniques for
above probabilistic metrics of power system reliability. Commercial reliability software will be
introduced into the class to help students get hands on experiences on industry power system
reliability study. (Even Falls)
EE 536 - Advanced Topics in Energy Power Systems
This course is designed to discuss advanced topics in emerging power systems. In particular, this
course will cover various issues related to the Microgrid. This course will discuss concepts, technical
features, operational and management issues, economic viability and market participation in
deregulated environment of Microgrid with the presence of significant distributed energy resources
(DER).
Prerequisite: EE331 Energy Conversion. (see Note below)
EE 537 Power System Protection
Power system fault performance, protective system goals, fault sensing and protection algorithms.
Applications to generator, transformer, bus transmission line, and distribution line protection.
Distributed generation and the connection to the grid. (Odd Springs)
Prerequisite: EE 333, or knowledge of symmetrical components and fault current calculations
EE 539 Dielectrics
Dielectric properties of materials and polarization models. Complex permittivity and relaxation
spectra. Electrical breakdown in gases, liquids and solids. (Odd Falls)
EE 554 Deregulated Power Systems
Deregulated Power Systems will take a close look at the restructuring of electric power systems and
discuss the major differences between regulated and restructured power systems. The main topics
will include the application of locational based marginal prices for electricity market clearing and
contractual transmission rights for transmission pricing to hedge the financial risks. Course will cover
the mathematical formulation and optimization based computational techniques for above market
clearing mechanisms. The computations will be explained via MATLAB routines. Students are
encouraged to develop a basic understanding of MATLAB during the course. The assignments will be
easiest to implement in MATLAB, although other computing environments may be used. (Odd Falls)
NOTE: It is planned to rotate the offering of EE 533, EE 534 or EE 536 in the spring semesters.