Power Plants

Catalog description

An introduction to industrial electric power generation and distribution. Students will learn about the different types of electric generating plants: steam cycle, combined cycle, gas turbine, diesel, and hydraulic. The electric power grid in North America will be introduced along with new distribution technologies such as smart grid and high voltage DC. Environmental impacts of all generation processes will be discussed. Regulations and economic aspects of the industry will also be a topic in this course. Field trips to generating plants will be a required part of this course.