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Course Number: EE385/ECE485 |
Course: Power Generation & Distribution |
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Course Time: Thursdays
6:30 - 9pm |
Course Location: BNW 133 |
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Schedule: 1/22/2026
- 5/7/2026 |
Final
Exam: 5/7/2026 at 6:30 pm |
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Instructor:
Jeffrey N. Denenberg |
Hours: M 2:00-3:00 and R 5:30-6:00 pm BNWGR33, |
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Zoom Office: 710
293 2408 |
Google Voice: 203-513-9427 |
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Email: jdenenberg@fairfield.edu |
Both emails are
checked regularly but use ieee.org when I’m out of my office |
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DoctorD’s Web site: |
This
course considers the generation and distribution of electrical power to large
areas. Three-phase networks are described in detail, including both generators
and loads. Methods of modeling distribution systems by per-unit parameters are
covered, along with power factor correction methods. Fault detection and
lightning protection methods are also described. Some economic aspects of power
generation and distribution are presented. (Prerequisite: EE 221) Three
credits.
Learning
Outcomes
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No. |
Outcome |
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1 |
Students will understand society’s need for reliable,
inexpensive and environmentally friendly electrical power and how to design a
system to provide it. |
Knowledge, Application, & Synthesis |
a, c, e, f, h, j, k |
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2 |
Student will be able to analyze electric
motors and generators. |
Analysis
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a, e, k |
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Students
will be able to model transmission lines and use these models to analyze
power flow in power systems. |
Application,
Analysis |
a, c, e, k |
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4 |
Students
will be able to analyze, and design, balanced polyphase systems that includes
generators, transformers, transmission lines and loads. |
Analysis, Synthesis |
a, c, e, k |
Class Grade Distribution – Updated after each Quiz/Exam
Session
Recordings: EE385-ECE485-Recorded-Sessions-Spring-2026.pdf
Text:
Electric Machinery and Power System Fundamentals,
Steven Chapman, 2002, Wiley, ISBN: 978-0-072-29135-3,
errata, Author's
Files
References:
Electric Power
Systems: A First Course, Ned Mohan, 2012,
Wiley (Notes/videos)
Electric Machines
and Drives: A First Course, Ned
Mohan,
2012, Wiley (Notes/videos)
Prof. A.K. Sinha, IIT Kharagpur, A full set of Power
System Lecture Videos
Prof. Krishna Vasudevan, IIT Madras, Videos on Modelling/Analysis
of Electric Machines
Software:
MatLab, Student or Professional Ed. (The Math Works)
or Octave (MatLab Clone)
MatLab Tutorial by B. Aliane
LTSpice, (Free from Linear Technology, or Multisim, (National Instruments)
LTSpice Tutorial, Multisim Tutorial
Grade
allocation:
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Quizzes
(Best 5 of 8 count) |
50% |
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Quiz
Review Exam |
25% |
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Comprehensive
Final Exam |
25% |
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Total |
100% |
Course Schedule:
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Week |
Topic |
Text |
Homework |
Lecture Notes |
Videos |
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1/22 |
1 |
Get
ahead in your reading 1.1-1.4,
1-6, 1.9, 1.10, 1.18 |
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1/29 |
Three-Phase
Circuits and Magnetics |
2 |
2.1-2.3 |
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2/5 |
Quiz 1 (on Fundamentals) |
3 |
3.1-3.4,3.6-3.8 |
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2/12 |
Quiz 2 (on 3-Phase Power) Transformers (cont.) |
3 |
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2/17 |
Tuesday is Monday |
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2/19 |
AC Machine Fundamentals |
4 |
4.2-4.6 |
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2/26 |
Quiz 3 (on Transformers/per Unit) Synchronous Machines |
5 |
5.1-5.3,
5.15-5.16 |
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3/5 |
Quiz
4 (on AC Machine Fundamentals) Induction
Motors |
7 |
7-2, 7-4, 7-6 |
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3/8 – 3/14 |
Spring Break – No Classes |
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3/19 |
Quiz
5 (on Synchronous Machines) DC
Motors |
8 |
8-1, 8-3, 8-10 |
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3/26 |
Quiz
7 (on Induction Machines) Transmission
Lines |
9 |
9-1, 9-3, 9-11 |
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4/2 – 4/6 |
Easter Break – No Classes |
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4/8 |
Wednesday is Monday |
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4/9 |
Quiz
8 (on DC Machines) Transmission
Lines (cont.) |
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4/16 |
Quiz
9 (on Transmission lines) Course
Review |
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4/23 |
Quiz
Review Exam |
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4/30 - 5/1 - Reading Days – No
classes |
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5/7 |
Final
Exam (comprehensive) at 6:30 PM |
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Finals Week 5/2 – 5/8 |
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*
Professor Ned Mohan’s lecture
notes for his text “Electric Power Systems: A First Course”
** Professor Gleb V. Tcheslavski’s
Lecture Notes for Chapman, “Electric Machine and Power System Fundamentals”
*** Professor Ned Mohan’s videos for his
text “Electric Machines and Drives: A First Course”
CLASS EXPECTATIONS
I.
TEACHER
Distribute
syllabus.
Review
the material described in the syllabus.
Explain
material.
Identify
alternate reading assignments or books that clarify the material.
Relate
material to "real world" situations when possible.
Answer
questions.
Be
available to discuss problems.
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Google Voice: |
(203) 513-9427 |
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Email: |
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Personal Zoom Office |
710 293 2408 |
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Home Page: |
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Class Office Hours: |
As noted above M, R |
Be
receptive to new ideas.
Announce
business/class conflicts in advance.
Make
up missed classes, but classes are never cancelled as they will be done
on-line.
Prepare
and administer exams.
Grade
fairly.
Assign
appropriate home problems.
Homework
policy – reviewed in class, Quizzes cover the HW topics
II.
STUDENT
Be familiar with the
prerequisite material as well as the Computer Tools and Tutorials:
Use of MATLAB
Use of Multisim and/or Ltspice
Ask
questions and stay current.
Study
the material described in the syllabus. Preferably before it covered in class
and do some of the problems with answers in the back of each assigned chapter.
Complete
the assigned homework.
Obtain
class notes and homework if a class is missed.
View Professor’s lecture video on that week’s topic(s)
Use
the library and the Internet to obtain supplemental material.
Prepare
for quizzes/exams.
Ask
for help
from me (I have office hours) and/or your fellow students.
III. Disability
If you have a documented disability and wish to
discuss academic accommodations, please contact: David Ryan-Soderlund at
Academic and Disability Support Services (203) 254-4000, x2615, or email
drsoderlund@mail.fairfield.edu, and notify the course instructor within the
first two weeks of the semester.
Student Use of AI
Careful
use of AI to investigate topic of this course is encouraged but note that AI
does not always produce correct information. Use of AI to help with Quizzes/Exams
is not permitted.
Remote Students
Students
should attend all lectures in person, but this course allows remote access when
required due to illness or travel. The
course lecture notes and supplementary videos are accessible via links in this
syllabus and via Blackboard. If you are
attending remotely, you can submit scanned copies of quizzes via email.