Restructuring Power Engineering Education to Meet New Challenges

重构电力工程教育迎接新挑战

• 批准号: 9619306
• 负责人: Badrul Chowdhury
• 金额: $ 21.58万
• 依托单位: University of Wyoming
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-05-01 至 2001-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9619306&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Restructuring; Power; Engineering; Education; Meet

ECS-9619306 Chowdhury Changes in the utility operating structure, increased competition in a deregulated environment, lower margins of stability and constrained expansion plans are all trends that point to future developments that should provide ample challenge for engineers throughout the industry, On the other hand, advances in power electronics, computer science and microprocessor technology are opening doors for power engineers to provide practical solutions to problems. Expanded automation of transmission and distribution systems will be an important key to making the best use of utility resources in the future. The development of semiconductor devices for high voltage, high current applications, the so-called second silicon revolution, is already bringing about fundamental changes in industrial equipment and utility networks, The intent of the proposed project is to steer the power engineering curriculum to meet these new challenges. The overall objectives are to form a coalition of industry practitioners and academic personnel to examine long-term educational needs in the power engineering discipline. The plans will include (1) curriculum changes to incorporate changing trends in the industry, (2) new educational tools, such as simulators and innovative software for computation and visualization, (3) computer-aided laboratory exercises, (4) computer-enhanced classroom lectures, (5) creating active learning environment by introducing concepts of learning-by-doing, (6) involving the community colleges in distance courses, and (7) involving high schools students in summer programs. We firmly believe that there is a need to teach more breadth of topics and spread the topics in power engineering over a number of courses outside of the core power courses. Learning can be enhanced if the application of a specific concept ties sub-disciplines of electrical engineering together. We need the cooperation of industry representatives who can guide us to implement progra ms that are practical and useful. The deliverables in this project will include software that are appropriate for student use in labs and classroom; the design of a simulator for studying the performance of FACTS devices; and the methodology of the course restructuring process.

ECS-9619306乔杜里 公用事业运营结构的变化、放松管制环境中的竞争加剧、稳定性利润率降低以及扩张计划受到限制，这些都是指向未来的趋势。 另一方面，电力电子技术、计算机科学和微处理器技术的进步为电力工程师提供了解决问题的实用方案。 输电和配电系统自动化的扩展将是未来最佳利用公用事业资源的重要关键。 高电压、高功率半导体器件的发展 目前的应用，所谓的第二次硅革命，已经带来了 工业设备和公用事业网络的根本变化，拟议项目的目的是引导电力工程课程，以满足这些新的挑战。 总体目标是形成一个行业从业人员和学术人员的联盟，以研究电力工程学科的长期教育需求。 这些计划将包括（1）课程改革， 结合行业不断变化的趋势，（2）新的教育工具，如模拟器， 创新的计算和可视化软件，（3）计算机辅助实验室练习，（4）计算机增强课堂讲座，（5）通过引入边做边学的概念创造积极的学习环境，（6）让社区学院参与远程课程，（7）让高中学生参与暑期课程。 我们坚信，有必要教授更广泛的主题，并在核心电力课程之外的一些课程中传播电力工程的主题。 如果一个特定概念的应用将电气工程的子学科联系在一起，学习可以得到加强。 我们需要工业界代表的合作，他们可以指导我们实施切实可行的计划。 该项目的交付成果将包括适合学生在实验室和课堂上使用的软件;用于研究FACTS设备性能的模拟器的设计;以及课程重组过程的方法。