Class Syllabus:

First undergraduate class on power and energy systems. Broad introduction to all aspects of how power systems functions, including generation and transmission of electrical energy, power electronics, wind and solar, and electrical machines and drives. For more complete information on the requirements and expectation of the class, see syllabus.

This website is used for most of the materials posted in this class. The Canvas Site is only used for posting grades and homework submission.

Class: Tuesday, Thursday, 2:30pm-4:20pm, MGH 241. This class is not recorded. On May 16th, the class is in MGH 389 (MGH 241 will be used for undergraduate student research showcase).
Instructor: Baosen Zhang, zhangbao@uw.edu, Office: ECE M310.
Labs: Labs start in the third week of class.
TA: Wenqi Cui, wenqicui@uw.edu; Ling Zhang, lzhang18@uw.edu; Jiayi Li, ljy9712@uw.edu

Office Hours:

  1. My office hours: Wednesday, 1:30pm to 2:30pm, ECE M310
  2. TA office hours: Wedensday and Friday, 4:30pm to 5:30pm, ECE 431
  3. You’re welcome to schedule other times by emailing one of us.

Note:

  1. There is no required textbook for this class. The book “Electrical Energy: An Introduction”, by Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi is a good reference.
  2. I will try to respond to emails within 24 hours. Remember, the TAs often reply much faster than I do.

Structure:

  1. There will be weekly homework assignments. Late homework would not be accepted without prior permission from the instructor.
  2. Grade distribution: homework 25%, labs 25%, exams 50%

Midterm and Finals:

  1. Midterm, Apr 30th. Exam is posted, due May 1st at 7am. Submit to CANVAS Take home exam, you may use books, your notes, computers,… You may not communicate with other students. The lecture from 2:30 to 4:30 will act as an office hour, and you can come to MGH 241 to ask questions. Solution
  2. Final, June 4th. Exam is posted, due at 11:59pm on June 4th. Submit to CANVAS Take home exam, you may use books, your notes, computers,… You may not communicate with other students. The regularly scheduled exam time from 4:30 to 6:30 will act as an office hour, and you can come to MGH 241 to ask questions. Solution

Schedule of Classes:

  1. Introduction, History of Power Systems, slide
  2. Phasor Analysis, slide, power calculations
  3. Power Electronics, slide
  4. Energy Resources, slide; Solar Energy, slide
  5. Wind Energy, slide
  6. Hydro, slide
  7. Three Phase, slide
  8. Synchronous Machines, slide
  9. Transformers, slide
  10. Induction Motor, slide
  11. Blackouts, slide

Labs:

Lab groups are determined once the class starts, including starting times for each group.

Lab Manuals:

  1. Lab introduction: Lab Syllabus, Lab Rules
  2. Lab 1 material. Reports are due 1 week after the lab. Submit to CANVAS.
  3. Lab 2 material
  4. Lab 3 material

You can find recorded videos about these labs on Youtube, feel free to watch them to familiarize yourself with the labs.

Homework Assignments:

  1. Homework 1, due Apr 5th at 11:59pm. Submit at CANVAS. Solution
  2. Homework 2, due Apr 14th at 11:59pm. Submit at CANVAS. Solution
  3. Homework 3, due Apr 19th at 11:59pm. Submit at CANVAS. Solution
  4. Homework 4, due Apr 26th at 11:59pm. Submit at CANVAS. Solution
  5. Homework 5, due May 10th at 11:59pm. Submit at CANVAS. Solution
  6. Homework 6, due May 17th at 11:59pm. Submit at CANVAS. Solution
  7. Homeowrk 7, due May 24th at 11:59pm. Submit at CANVAS. Solution
  8. Homework 8, due May 31st at 11:59pm. Submit at CANVAS, Solution

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For other course policies, please see the syllabus.