Smart Grid Technologies.

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of smart electric power grids, including definition, design criteria, and technology. Smart grid can be defined as the application of information processing and communications to the power grid. This course will provide insight into a smart grid’s many aspects such as distributed energy, energy storage, transmission and distribution automation, microgrids, demand response, renewable energy sources, data analytics, and cyber security. Learn how to optimize smart grids so they are cost effective and efficient, how to increase grid reliability, and how to measure performance through data analytics. This course builds an understanding of key smart grid technologies both from a utility and customer perspective. Prerequisite: EE 305 – Fundamentals of Power Systems.