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College of Technological Studies | Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET)
Note: All courses listed above are required for the Renewable Energy Technology specialization.
56-113, 70-110
The course starts with introduction on units of measurements, system of units, powers of ten, prefix and abbreviation. The course also introduces the basic quantities and elements of electric circuits such as voltage, current, resistance, power, energy and efficiency. Methods for calculating the DC resistance of conductors are discussed. Basic laws and theorems in electrical engineering such as finding an equivalent resistance of a network, Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's voltage and current laws (KVL and KCL) are discussed. The principle of alternating current and methods of calculating basic quantities of alternating waveforms, phasors and AC electric circuits are described. Finally, methods for calculating quantities and elements of magnetic circuits are described.
EEP-110
Students will implement knowledge acquired on DC & AC sourced circuits. They will also perform analysis using equivalent impedance and phasor diagrams. Student will learn and apply fundamental circuit analysis using mesh and nodal methods, maximum power transfer theorem, Thevenin, Norton, and Millman theorems and superposition. The concept of complex power is introduced and applied to R, RL, RC, RLC circuits. Finally, the students will acquire knowledge on polyphase systems and different three phase source and impedance configurations.
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This course focuses on electric power system fundamentals and electric power generation systems, introduction to renewable energy, types and resources. Various renewable energy sources and operation principles such as solar energy systems, wind powered systems, ocean tides, ocean waves, and geothermal will be presented. The operational principles, control, economic and environmental aspects of the renewable energy electric power generation will be discussed. Stand alone, grid connected and hybrid renewable energy systems will also be presented.
EEP-110
The first part of this course describes an introduction to magnetic circuits, transformers, electrical machines and their applications, a comprehensive study of dc generators and motors including types, terminology, operation and construction. The second part introduces the basic principle and construction of synchronous and induction machines; types, equivalent circuit, analysis, load characteristics, applications, voltage and speed regulation, power flow, torque, efficiency, and starting techniques, parallel operation of synchronous generators is also covered.
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This course covers future power systems and microgrid concepts, energy storage system requirements and generic models, energy storage in transmission and distribution systems, and storage systems in isolated power systems. Various types of energy storage systems are introduced including electromechanical storage, supercapacitors, compressed air, hydropower and pumped storage, flywheel systems, hydrogen-based storage, and batteries. System arrangements and applications including electric vehicles and uninterruptible power supplies are discussed.
EEP-115
Balanced and unbalanced three-phase circuits. Voltage, current and power calculations in three phase circuits. Transients in RL, RC and RLC circuits. Fourier series analysis, RMS and harmonic calculations for non-sinusoidal periodic waveform. Characteristics of simple electronic devices (Diodes, Transistors and Operational Amplifiers). Simple electronic circuits and their applications. Two-port circuit analysis.
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The course describes the operation principle and working of p-n junctions, a circuit model of a PV cell, PV module and PV array. The fundamentals of photoelectric conversion, commercial and emerging technology of photovoltaic (PV) material and devices, conversion efficiencies and electric characteristics of PV systems and the impact of temperature and solar insolation on PV characteristics will be covered. The course will also explore power electronics energy conversion and conditioning systems required for grid-connected and stand-alone PV systems.
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This course presents some basic features of wind energy and a brief history of wind energy systems. Fundamentals of wind energy harvesting and maximum power extracted, basic parts of wind turbines, and the wind turbine types and coefficients are also described in this course. Different types of electric machines for wind turbines applications. The course also presents different wind energy conversion systems that involves power electronic and power system discipline to interface wind power to grid connected systems.
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This course introduces control systems required for renewable energy applications. The course introduces linear systems, transfer functions, and Laplace transforms. It covers stability, feedback, and provides basic design tools for specifications of transient response. The control package including inverters and charge converters required to install renewable energy systems will be discussed. Various control techniques will be introduced to enhance the system performance such as maximum power point tracking of photovoltaic and wind systems in standalone and grid-connected applications.
EEP-115
This course describes the principles of analog electrical instruments and errors in measurements. The course classifies the electrical instruments and their functions based on the instrument's structure: d'Arsonval meter movement, moving iron movement, Electrodynamometer movement, and induction. The course covers a wide range of electrical instruments: ammeters, voltmeters, ohmmeters, multi-meters, watt-hour meter, Wheatstone and Kelvin Bridges, and the megger.
EEP-110
This course describes the principle of power electronics, its switching nature, the characteristics of different switching devices such as power diode, bipolar junction transistor, and thyristor. It also contains the basic types of converter topologies such as ac-dc rectifiers, dc-dc choppers, dc-ac inverters, and ac-ac voltage controllers. The study of these converters includes; circuit topology, circuit waveforms, principle of operation, performance parameters, methods of control, and applications.
30-101, 70-110
This course introduces an introduction to the power system structure. Various types of generating plants, overhead transmission system components and parameters are introduced. The course covers symmetrical short circuit current calculations, basics of power system protection. Protective relays, circuit breakers and protection schemes such as over current, earth leakage and differential protections are also introduced. Generators and motors protective schemes are discussed in detail.
EEM-260
In this second computer applications course, students will build on their software knowledge from the first course to plan, simulate, analyze, or graphically represent the design, operation, or control of a specific process in fields of electrical machines or power systems. Emphasis will apply on existing real-world systems with a choice of one or two projects to be worked on throughout the length of the semester.
67-105
Matrix Algebra, Rational Functions, Partial fractions, Simple Laplace transform and its inverse. Differential Equations solution using Laplace transforms. DC and AC response of an RLC circuits, analysis of non-sinusoidal waveform, harmonic spectrum analysis, opening and closing circuit breakers in power systems.
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Continuous and expanded growth of the share of renewables in centralized and decentralized grids requires an effective approach to grid management, making full use of "smart grids" and "smart grid technologies". Existing grid systems already incorporate elements of smart functionality, but this is mostly used to balance supply and demand. Smart grids incorporate information and communications technology into every aspect of electricity generation, delivery and consumption in order to minimize environmental impact, enhance markets, improve reliability and service, and reduce costs and improve efficiency.
EEP-220, EEP-212 (Co-current)
This course describes aspects related to; Installation, commission maintenance of small scale PV and wind turbine. The course gives students an understanding of how these two systems operate and how to select best installation condition. Inspections and maintenance in accordance with manufacturer's specifications and standards such as inverter maintenance, maintenance components of medium-voltage systems, repair of equipment and major components defects (gearbox exchange) will be covered.
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Conventional electrical power systems of land, sea, air, and space vehicles are detailed along with the scope for improvement are introduced in this course. New electrical loads and advanced distribution system architectures of electric and hybrid electric vehicles are presented. Current trends in the vehicular industry, such as 42V automotive systems and more electric aircraft, are explained. The course covers different automotive power systems including conventional automobiles, electric cars, electric and hybrid electric vehicles and control strategies. Applications of fuel cells and modeling techniques for energy storage devices including batteries and renewable energy systems will be also covered.
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This course focuses on biomass and fuel cell technologies. The first part includes the development of biomass technologies. Topics covered includes, biomass sources and classification, chemical composition and properties of biomass, energy plantations, preparation of biomass, size reduction, briquetting of loose biomass, drying, storage and handling of biomass. The second part of the course focuses on fuel cells. Fuel cell performance characteristics – current/voltage, voltage efficiency and power density, ohmic resistance, mass transfer effects–membrane electrode assembly components, fuel cell stack will be discussed in this course.
Accomplishment of 24 Major credits
This course is intended to improve student's skills in designing renewable energy technologies for solving practical problems or designing new smart components. The students are required to prepare a project to solve practical case study related to renewable energy systems. They should present a report containing the engineering applicable solutions to the renewable energy systems in a clearly explained way. Project planning, implementation presentation and reporting should be an integral part of these projects.
Accomplishment of 35 Major credits
In this training course the student is introduced to the practical and industrial parts of electrical engineering. The student is trained in at least one location and participates in the activities performed by the staff in the location. This "hands on" experience is essential for the student to gain an experience about the areas where electrical engineering is being applied.
Department of Electrical Engineering Technology
College of Technological Studies | Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET)
CDC Form CDC13 Course Catalog | Renewable Energy Technology Specialization
College of Technological Studies | Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET)
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The basics of electrical engineering are introduced including principles of voltage, current, resistance, inductance, capacitance, power, energy and efficiency. Students will identify, analyze (KVL and KCL) and solve series and parallel circuits. The principle of capacitance and inductance are laid out including function and equivalent series parallel combinations. Students are introduced to alternating current and methods of calculating basic quantities of alternating waveforms, including phasor notation.
EEP-110
Students will implement knowledge acquired in EEP-110 on AC sourced circuits. They will perform analysis using equivalent impedance and phasor diagram. Students learn and apply fundamental circuit analysis using mesh and nodal methods and theorems such as superposition, Thevenin's and Norton's theorems, maximum power transfer and Millman's theorem. The concept of complex power is introduced and applied to R, RL, RC, RLC circuits. Students acquire knowledge on polyphase systems and different three phase source and impedance configurations.
EEP-110
Magnetic fields and relationships, and magnetic circuits. Principles of DC machines; generators and motors: construction; equivalent circuit; performance characteristics; applications, parallel operation, starting and speed control of dc motors. Transformer theory; types, construction, equivalent circuit, and performance.
EEP-115
This course focuses on basic concepts of single phase and three phase power systems. Students will focus on synchronous generator and transformer circuit models, calculation of power transmission line parameters: R, L and C; introduction to line models, and per unit system.
EEP-110
This course covers methods of wiring used in buildings. The course will enable the student to read and understand wiring diagrams in order to implement and troubleshoot electrical circuits. Topics include: regulations, safety precautions, electrical wiring symbols, earthing, simple design of electrical distribution and lighting system, load calculations, and protective devices.
EEM-123
This course covers principles of three-phase and single-phase induction motors, and synchronous machines. Topics include construction, equivalent circuit, performance characteristics, applications, starting and speed control methods for induction and synchronous machines.
EEP-175
This course covers design and installation of electrical systems in buildings including load calculations, conductor sizing, protective device coordination, and grounding systems. Students will learn to read and interpret electrical drawings and specifications.
EEP-115
This course covers: Power flow analysis using Gauss-Seidel method and Newton-Raphson (NR) method (including decoupled and fast decoupled NR). Balanced faults, symmetrical components and unbalanced faults. Load characteristics for electrical distribution systems, primary and secondary distribution schemes, voltage drop and regulation as well as power loss calculation.
EEM-161
This course covers modern operation of electric power systems including power system structure, operation aspects, transmission system performance, load flow problems, economic load dispatching, unit commitment of thermal power units, reactive power compensation, and frequency control.
EEM-123
This course covers power transformer theory, construction, and performance, connection to networks, testing and maintenance. Substation earthing systems, layout and bus bar schemes, insulators, surge arrestors, and protection systems are covered. Construction, performance and cooling systems of underground cables are covered. Cable parameters; calculations of insulation resistance; cable capacitance and ampacity; electrical and thermal characteristics; methods of laying, fault location and troubleshooting; cable joints, terminations, and earthing; and safety principles are demonstrated.
EEM-161
This course covers symmetrical components, balanced and unbalanced faults as well as main components of protection systems, such as fuses and relays. Protection schemes such as over-current, directional, differential and distance schemes are demonstrated. Generators, motors, transformers, bus bars, and transmission lines protection are explained. Testing and maintenance of protective relays are covered.
EEP-110, 56-113
This course covers: Safety principles and precautions, high voltage generation (AC, DC and impulse) and their applications, corona, high voltage measurements and testing methods, and insulation: application, coordination, arc extinction, breakdown and nondestructive testing. Classification, construction and maintenance of circuit breakers are demonstrated.
EEP-200
In this field training course, students receive intensive training in industrial locations such as power generation stations, substations, and transmission facilities. Students gain practical experience in operation, troubleshooting, and testing of various electrical power equipment.
EEP-115
This course describes the principles of analog electrical instruments and errors in measurements. It classifies electrical instruments and their functions based on structure: d'Arsonval meter movement, moving iron movement, electrodynamometer movement, and induction. Covers ammeters, voltmeters, ohmmeters, multi-meters, single-phase watt-hour meter, Wheatstone and Kelvin Bridges, and the megger.
EEP-115
Balanced and unbalanced three-phase circuits. Voltage, current and power calculations in three phase circuits. Transients in RL, RC and RLC circuits. Fourier series analysis, RMS and harmonic calculations for non-sinusoidal periodic waveform. Characteristics of simple electronic devices. Two-port circuit analysis.
EEP-115
This course describes the principle of power electronics, its switching nature, the characteristics of different switching devices such as power diode, bipolar junction transistor, and thyristor. It contains the basic types of converter topologies such as ac-dc rectifiers, dc-dc choppers, dc-ac inverters, and ac-ac voltage controllers.
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This course covers implementation of computer software in solving different problems in electrical engineering, such as: solving electrical circuit analysis, power system analysis and electrical machines analysis. Software utilized are: Excel spreadsheets, PSIM power electronics simulation, and introduction to Matlab and Simulink.
EEM-161
Power system analysis problems and their possible solution techniques. Calculating network transmission losses and solution techniques of the load flow problem. Economic dispatch of thermal units. Advanced topics in power system stability.
EEM-161
This course covers different types of energy sources, types of generating power stations. Topics include: electric energy sources, fossil and nuclear fuels, loads and load curves, types of plants and plant selection, thermal power plants, hydroelectric plants, nuclear power stations, diesel and gas turbine plants, power plant economics, and new energy sources (MHD, solar, wind, geothermal).
Department of Electrical Engineering Technology
College of Technological Studies | Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET)
CDC Form CDC13 Course Catalog | Power Transmission & Distribution Technology Specialization
College of Technological Studies | Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET)
EEP-110, 56-113
The first part of this course describes the basic principles and construction of dc machines; types, armature winding, and EMF equation. A comprehensive study of dc generators and motors includes; types, equivalent circuit, analysis, load characteristics, applications, voltage and speed regulation, power flow, torque, efficiency, and starting techniques. The second part describes the basic principle and construction of synchronous machines; types, speed and frequency, armature winding, EMF equation, distribution factor, pitch factor, and flux density harmonics. A comprehensive study of synchronous generators and motors includes; equivalent circuit, phasor diagrams, voltage regulation, speed regulation, power flow, torque, efficiency, and graphical representation using electrical load diagram.
EEP-110
This course covers methods of wiring used in buildings. The course will enable the student to read and understand wiring diagrams in order to implement and troubleshoot electrical circuits. Topics include: regulations, safety precautions, electrical wiring symbols, earthing, simple design of electrical distribution and lighting system, load calculations, and protective devices. Upon completion, the student should be able to install a complete wiring system including conduits, wires, meters, main and sub-main distribution boards, fuses, sockets, light fittings, and other devices used in building installations.
EEP-115
Covering both theoretical and practical aspects of electric transformers. Transformers classifications, construction, methods of cooling (liquid-type and dry-type), and connections are all discussed. Special purpose transformers, e.g. induction furnace transformers, auto-transformers and rectifier transformers are also introduced. The theory of operation, protection and transformers testing are also outlined.
EEP-115
This course describes the basic principle and construction of three-phase induction motors; types, speed slip. A comprehensive study includes; equivalent circuit, analysis, power flow, efficiency, developed torque, maximum torque, maximum power, and maximum efficiency. Determination of motor parameters, speed control, and starting techniques are included. Standard classes of three-phase induction motors and their characteristics and applications are mentioned. Single-phase induction motor study includes: types, construction, equivalent circuit, analysis, power flow, torque, efficiency, starting techniques, and applications.
EEP-115
This course describes the principle of power electronics, its switching nature, the characteristics of different switching devices such as power diode, bipolar junction transistor, and thyristor. It contains the basic types of converter topologies such as ac-dc rectifiers, dc-dc choppers, dc-ac inverters, and ac-ac voltage controllers. The study includes; circuit topology, circuit waveforms, principle of operation, performance parameters, methods of control, and applications.
EEM-260, 76-106
This course describes the principle of electrical drive systems, their types, elements, characteristics, performance parameters, and applications. Single-phase dc drive systems, three-phase dc drive, three-phase induction motors drive systems, DC chopper drive systems, braking systems (dynamic braking and regenerative braking). Introduction to UPS systems; types, characteristics, performance parameters, specifications, and applications. Batteries; types, characteristics, specifications, troubleshooting, and applications.
EEM-237
The first part describes the basic principles of electrical control circuits; types and components, starting, speed control, reversing and breaking control techniques, automatic voltage regulator. The second part provides students with opportunity of designing, wiring, checking and troubleshooting some electro-mechanical control systems.
EEM-237
This course presents the basic concepts of automation engineering by programmable logic controllers and its applications in electrical machines. Number systems, basic logic circuits, construction of PLC, timers, registers, counters, ladder diagram, statement list and induction motor control by PLC will be presented.
EEP-115
A brief classification of special electric machines. Various types of special purpose electric machines including universal motor, permanent magnet motor, reluctance motor, brushless DC motor, stepper motors, linear induction motor and hysteresis motor are presented. The construction, operation, characteristics and applications of each machine are described.
EEP-115
This course introduces a brief introduction to the power system structure. The various types of generating plants as well as the overhead transmission system components and parameters are presented. The course introduces symmetrical short circuit current calculations, the basic idea of power system protection and the main components of the protection system such as relays, circuit breakers are presented in detail. Protection schemes such as over current, earth leakage and differential protections are also introduced.
EEM-200
In this second field training, usually taken in the final semester, students receive intensive training in two or three industrial locations. Typical training locations are: power generation stations, central workshops and pumping stations. In addition to learning the operation of many electrical equipment, the student gains practical experience and performs troubleshooting and testing for various electrical equipment.
EEP-115
Control systems; open- and closed-loop, continuous and discontinuous systems, feedback, block diagrams, transfer function, and servomechanism. Effect of feedback on gain, stability, input resistance, output resistance, distortion. Control motors; DC, two-phase, and taco-generators. Time response of first and second order systems. Transducers and error detectors. System response to different inputs using Laplace transform. Applications: frequency control, voltage control, speed control of DC motors, and position control.
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This course introduces students to the basic concepts and devices used in digital electronics. Topics include the binary number system and conversions between systems. The course covers principles in Boolean algebra and the design of combinational and sequential circuits with implementation at logic circuit level.
30 Major Credits
The Project may be implemented in any major field: Power circuits, Power system protection, Installation, etc. The output may be a novel circuit or reproduction of any electric device with available components. Selection of an appropriate engineering technology project for design and development. The majority of work is spent in the laboratory researching, designing, prototyping, debugging and fabricating the project. Requirements include oral and written report on the project.
EEP-260
This course covers topics related to modern operation of electric power systems. General background of power system structure and operation aspects is introduced. The performance of transmission system is discussed, followed by formulation and solution of the basic load flow problem. Economic load dispatching and unit commitment of thermal power units is covered. Theory of reactive power compensation and frequency control aspects is presented.
EEP-284
In this second computer applications course, students will build on their software knowledge from the first course to plan, simulate, analyze, or graphically represent the design, operation, or control of a specific process in fields of electrical machines or power systems. Emphasis will apply on existing real-world systems with a choice of one or two projects to be worked on throughout the length of the semester.
Department of Electrical Engineering Technology
College of Technological Studies | Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET)
CDC Form CDC13 Course Catalog | Electrical Machines Technology Specialization
