ECE 6601PDPower System Components and Modeling
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Engineering
ECE 6601PD as listed in the Winter 2026 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.
Discuss in detail the basic structure, functional characteristics and protection schemes of the main components that make up a powers system, in particular generators, transformers, transmission lines, cables, loads, HVDC and FACTS controllers. Understand the modelling and simulation of these components for detailed electromagnetic transients analyses, as well as phasor models for power flow and stability studies.
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