1. Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi RM 307N
EE 351: Energy
Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi
RM 307N

2. Topics History of Power Systems Main Components of Power Systems
Energy Resources
Environmental impact of Energy
Renewable Energy
Electric Safety

3. Topics Three-phase systems Power Electronics Transformers
Electric Machines
Power Plants
Power distribution and Blackouts
Future Energy Systems

4. What is expected from you
Learn, and don’t Memorize
Develop Engineering judgments
Participate and do not Fantasize
Concentrate
Have plenty of Patience
Don’t become a keyboard engineer
Have a realistic sense of achievement

5. Resources Class textbook Lectures material Laboratory book
“Electric Energy: An Introduction,” Second Edition
Mohamed A. El-Sharkawi.
CRC Press
Lectures material
Laboratory book
Internet and Libraries

6. Office Hours El-Sharkawi: TA: Check Class Web Site (RM 307N)

7. General Policy Individual efforts Problem solving HW Exams
Group efforts
Projects HW
Labs

8. Laboratory NO food or drinks are allowed in the lab.
Prelab quiz will be given the day of the experiment
Objectives of the experiment
How to perform the experiments
What equipment you may need
NO food or drinks are allowed in the lab.

9. Laboratory
During the lab
Students form lab groups of 3 per bench.
Each member of the group must have distinctive role.
Adhere to all safety rules.
NEVER connect your circuit to the power source before the TA approves your connections, settings and procedure.
5% of your grade is based on your ACTIVE PARTICIPATION in the lab.

10. Laboratory Lab reports One lab report per group
Each member in the group must identify his part in the report.
Report must have (as a minimum) the following components:
Objectives
Circuit and instrumentation
Data collected and how it is collected
What you have learned from the experiment
Conclusions

11. Mandatory Review
On their own, all students are required to review Chapter 7: AC Circuits.
Homework on Chapter 7 is assigned on the class web site