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Two Unique Power Systems Courses from the
University of Minnesota

#1 Understanding Modern Power Grid: August 13-14, 2013

University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Online and in-person (your choice): course recordings available to all registrants

Instructor: Professor Ned Mohan (click here for a brief Bio)
Prerequisites: Junior-level courses towards a BSEE degree
Reference Textbook: Electric Power Systems - A First Course (www.wiley.com/college/mohan)
Slides in PDF: Downloadable free-of-cost from CUSP™: www.cusp.umn.edu (click on Power Systems)

Register Online   (http://register.cce.umn.edu/Course.pl?sect_key=187544)
Certificate of Completion and 1.3 CEUs (or 13 PDHs) upon passing 50% of the online quizzes and above 50% grade in the online Exam - $975
1.3 CEUs (or 13 PDHs) upon passing above 50% in the online quizzes - $450

Course Outline
Overview of Power System, Review of Basic Concepts, Electric Energy and the Environment, Modeling of Transmission Lines, Power Flow Calculations, Transformers, HVDC Systems, Distribution Systems, Loads and Power Quality, Synchronous Generators, Voltage Stability, Transient Stability, Control of Interconnected Power Systems, Transmission Line Faults, Transient Over-voltages, Insulation Coordination, Surge Protection

#2 Power Systems Protection and Relaying: August 15-16, 2013

University of Minnesota Twin Cities Campus, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Online and in-person (your choice): course recordings available to all registrants

Instructor: Mr. Pratap Mysore (click here for a brief Bio)
Prerequisites: Knowledge of material covered in Power Systems Basics course
Reference Textbooks: Freely downloadable from the internet

Register Online   (http://register.cce.umn.edu/Course.pl?sect_key=187545)
Certificate of Completion and 1.3 CEUs (or 13 PDHs) upon passing 50% of the online quizzes and above 50% grade in the online Exam - $975
1.3 CEUs (or 13 PDHs) upon passing above 50% in the online quizzes - $450

Course Outline
Protection fundamentals - Zones of Protection, Instrument Transformers, Mathematical Tools, Bus Protection, Transformer Protection, Transmission Line Protection, Distribution Feeder Protection, Shunt Reactor/Capacitor Protection, Rotating Machinery Protection

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Participants who register for a course and successfully complete it will receive 1.3 CEUs and a Certificate of Completion for that course. Those who register just for CEUs will receive CEUs after successfully passing the quizzes. One CEU is defined as 10 contact hours of participation in an organized continuing education program. A CEU certificate will be sent to each participant after the conference. A permanent record of CEUs earned will be maintained by the University of Minnesota Office of Admissions and Records Transcript Office.

Instructions for Accessing Your Course

The online course environment will be held in Moodle

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Before logging in and accessing the modules, please review the technical requirements

Log in to the Online Course

  1. Visit Moodle
  2. In the upper right hand corner, click "Login", and login with your Internet ID (use the email address and password that you set up to register for the course online)
  3. Your course will appear in the body of the page. Click the course name to enter the modules

Past Highlights

 

Faculty Workshop - February 2013 - The workshop on "Electric Energy Systems Curriculum for Sustainability" was held from February 7 to 10 at Napa, California. More details here.

Faculty Workshop - February 2012 - The workshop on "Electric Energy Systems Curriculum for Sustainability" was held from February 2 to 5 at Napa, California. More details here.

ONR-NSF Faculty Workshop - August 2011- ONR-NSF Sponsored Faculty Development Workshop (August 10-13, Minneapolis, Minnesota). More details here.

Faculty Workshop - February 2011 - The workshop on Reforming Electric Energy Systems Curriculum was held from February 4 to 5 at Napa, California. More details here.