Graduate Catalog 2022-2023

ELEN 6380 Distributed Power Generation

Examine renewable energy technologies and their capacity to generate electric energy. Determine interconnection Prerequisites of renewable energy systems into the power grid. Identify benefits and limitations of distributed power generation. Classify and model small generating systems such as fuel cells, solar cells, micro-turbines, wind and gas turbines. Analyze fault conditions, reactive power support and power quality issues.

Credits

3