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UTILITY APPLICATION OF POWER ELECTRONICS

ECE 714
Course Description

Power electronic application to utility systems is a rapidly growing field with major impact on the industry. Covers material on HVDC transmission, energy storage systems, renewable sources, static compensators, and flexible ac transmission systems.

Prerequisties

ECE 412 , ECE 427 , and graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

3

Offered

Occasionally

Grade Point Average
3.58

-7.31% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

0.73% from Historical

A Rate
58.33%

-32.35% from Historical

Class Size
12

21.74% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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