Energy Systems and Power Electronics
Course: Electrical Engineering (E E) 303, section XL
Structure of competitive electric energy systems. Electricity markets and e-commerce. Computerized control and data acquisition for energy networks. System operation and economic optimization. Mutual inductance, transformers. Synchronous generators. Balanced three-phase circuit analysis. Network calculations and associated numerical algorithms. Two-port circuits. Voltage regulation. Resonance and power factor correction. DC and induction motors. Power electronic circuit applications to power supplies and motor drives. Electronic loads and power quality.
Prerequisite: Math 267, Phys 222. Credit or registration in E E 224 and E E 203
Computer requirements: College of Engineering distance education specifications
Dates: January 10-May 6
Date/Time: streamed live Tuesday and Thursday 8:00-9:20 a.m.
Delivery method: streaming media
Credit: 3 undergraduate or nonmajor graduate credits
Tuition: undergraduate $588, graduate $915
Delivery fee: $495 (If you drop this course, part or all of the delivery fee may be refunded dependent on the date of the drop.)
Computer fee applies--see table
Instructor: Gerald Sheble, Professor
Registration deadline: December 30
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Semiconductor Materials and Devices
Course: Electrical Engineering (E E) 332/Materials Engineering (Mat E) 332, section XL
Introduction to semiconductor material and device physics. Quantum mechanics and band theory of semiconductors. Charge carrier distributions, generation/recombination, transport properties. Physical and electrical properties and fabrication of semiconductor devices such as MOSFETs, bipolar transistors, laser diodes and LED’s.
Prerequisite: ME 231 or EE 203. Credit or registration in EE 311 or Phys 222
Computer requirements: College of Engineering distance education specifications
Dates: January 10-May 6
Date/Time: streamed live Tuesday and Thursday 12:40-2:00 p.m.
Delivery method: streaming media
Credit: 3 undergraduate or nonmajor graduate credits
Tuition: undergraduate $588, graduate $915
Delivery fee: $495 (If you drop this course, part or all of the delivery fee may be refunded dependent on the date of the drop.)
Computer fee applies--see table
Instructor: Gary Tuttle, Associate Professor
Registration deadline: December 30
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Analog and Digital VLSI Design
Course: Electrical Engineering (E E) 435/Computer Engineering (Cpr E) 435, section XL (streaming media), section XC (CD-ROM)
Semiconductor processes and fabrication, device models, physical layout, simulation, synthesis and fabrication. Design and use of analog and digital building blocks. Behavioral level descriptions of digital circuits and synthesis using standard cells.
Prerequisite: E E 334
Computer requirements: College of Engineering distance education specifications
Dates: January 10-May 6
Date/Time: streamed live Tuesday and Thursday 12:40-2:00 p.m.
Delivery method: streaming media or CD-ROM
Credit: 4 undergraduate or nonmajor graduate credits
Tuition: undergraduate $784, graduate $1220
Delivery fee: streaming media $660, CD-ROM $884 (If you drop this course, part or all of the delivery fee may be refunded dependent on the date of the drop.)
Computer fee applies--see table
Instructor: Randy Geiger, Professor
Registration deadline: December 30
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