关于此课程： This course familiarizes you with standards and policies of the electric utility industry, and provides you with basic vocabulary used in the business. It introduces the electric power system, from generation of the electricity all the way to the wall plug. You will learn about the segments of the system, and common components like power cables and transformers. The course is a combination of online lectures, videos, readings and discussions. This is the first course in the Energy Industry: Production, Distribution & Safety specialization that explores various facets of the power sector, and features a culminating project involving creation of a roadmap to achieve a self-established, energy-related professional goal.
此课程适用人群： This course is for individuals considering a career in the energy field (who have a high school diploma, at minimum, and basic knowledge of mathematics), and existing energy sector employees with less than three years of experience who have not completed similar training and would benefit from a course of foundational industry concepts.
制作方： University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
教学方： Ilya Grinberg, Professor
Engineering Technology
| 基本信息 | |
| 级别 | 初级 |
| 承诺学习时间 | 4 weeks, 2.5 to 5 hours/week |
| 语言 | English |
| 如何通过 | 通过所有计分作业以完成课程。 |
授课大纲
第 1 周
Basic Electricity
Electricity is a term that covers all the phenomena caused either by static electric charge or by the movement of charge (current) and the electrical and magnetic fields associated with that.
This module looks at: Nature and Effects of Electricity; Basic Electrical Properties and Simple Circuits.
6 个视频, 2 个阅读材料, 5 个练习测验
- Reading: Acknowledgements
- 视频: Basic Electricity: Concepts
- Practice Quiz: Self-Check
- 视频: Basic Electrical Properties
- Practice Quiz: Self-Check
- 视频: Simple Circuits
- Practice Quiz: Self-Check
- 视频: Ohm's Law
- Practice Quiz: Self-Check
- 视频: AC Current
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Reading: Basic Electricity (OPTIONAL) Resources
已评分: Basic Electricity
第 2 周
Generation, Transmission, & Distribution
Electrical energy is transmitted and distributed via overhead lines and underground cables operating at different voltage levels. It is necessary to mesh networks to ensure dependable supply for consumers even if individual transmission paths fail.
This module focuses on: Substations & Transformers; Generation; Transmission & Subtransmission and Distribution.
4 个视频, 1 个阅读材料, 4 个练习测验
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- 视频: Generation
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- 视频: Transmission & Subtransmission
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- 视频: Distribution
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Reading: Generation, Transmission, & Distribution (OPTIONAL) Resources
已评分: Generation, Transmission, & Distribution
第 3 周
System Design & Switching
Circuit breakers are complicated electromechanical devices and must be serviced regularly. So that work on them can be perform safely, switches are installed before and after them.
3 个视频, 1 个阅读材料, 3 个练习测验
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- 视频: Switches
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- 视频: Double-Busbar & Switching Sequence
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Reading: System Design & Switching (OPTIONAL) Resources
已评分: System Design & Switching
第 4 周
Renewable Energy & Smart Grid Technologies
Our nation’s electric power infrastructure that has served us so well for so long – also known as “the grid” – is rapidly running up against its limitations.
This module looks at Smart Grid Risks; Smart Grid, Utilities & Customers; Smart Grid & the Environment and Renewable Energy.
4 个视频, 4 个阅读材料, 4 个练习测验
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- 视频: Smart Grid, Utilities & Consumers
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- 视频: Smart Grid & the Environment
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- 视频: Renewable Energy
- Practice Quiz: Self-check
- Reading: Renewable Energy & Smart Grid Technologies (OPTIONAL) Resources
- Reading: Roadmap to Success Resources: Project Definition
- Reading: Roadmap to Success: Project Definition
- Reading: Electric Power Systems - Key Takeaways
已评分: Renewable Energy & Smart Grid Technologies
常见问题解答
运作方式
Coursework
Each course is like an interactive textbook, featuring pre-recorded videos, quizzes and projects.
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制作方
University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) team includes the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the most comprehensive public school of engineering in New York; the Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE), an engineering outreach center that supports the business community; and the Center for Educational Innovation, which elevates pedagogical advancement and improved learning. UB, a research-intensive public university, is the largest institution of the State University of New York system.
The State University of New York
The State University of New York, with 64 unique institutions, is the largest comprehensive system of higher education in the United States. Educating nearly 468,000 students in more than 7,500 degree and certificate programs both on campus and online, SUNY has nearly 3 million alumni around the globe.
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