Qatar University Electrical Energy Education Associate Prof. Dept. of Electrical Eng. Qatar Univ. Tuesday, December 15, 2009 1
Contents Introduction Course Offerings Labs University/Industry Relationship Recommendations 2
Department of Electrical Engineering Established in September 1980. First graduates in June 1985. 160 to 131 credit hours (1997). Substantial Equivalency- ABET accredited (2004-2010). Total no. students: 100 Ph.D. Faculty: 14 TAs: 6 3
Teaching All engineering classrooms equipped with the state of the art teaching aids station. (Video projector, camera ready, DVD, and wireless internet). Course Management System (e-blackboard) Open Doors and Student Relationship. 4
Labs Pertained to Energy Education Power Systems lab: the power systems and control systems part of the curriculum. Control Systems lab: the control systems a part of the curriculum Electric Machines lab: the electric machines (transformers, motors and generators) part of the curriculum Power Electronics lab: power electronics conversion technology and devices area. High Voltage Lab: Elective courses in high voltage. 5
Power Systems Lab 6
Electric Machines Lab 7
Electric Machines Lab 8
High Voltage Lab 9
Power Electronics Lab 10
Power & Control Systems Labs support the basic and advanced power and control systems courses. ELEC 321 Power System Analysis ELEC 352 Control Systems ELEC 422 Advanced Power System Analysis ELEC 453 Advanced Control Systems 11
Electric Machines Basic and advanced electric machines ELEC 312 Electric Machines ELEC 414 Advanced Electric Machines ELEC 416 Selected Topics in Electric Machines and Drives 12
Power Electronics Lab Supports power electronics courses ELEC 415 Power Electronics & Drives Senior Design Projects 13
Department Software Matlab 2007 Department license Multisim 9(25 set) LabView 8.5 Department license EDSA power system simulation PSS power System Simulation 14
Qatar University Electrical Engineering Study Plan Islamic Culture (DAWA 111) (3) Free Elective (3) Senior Design Project II Technical Elective Technical Elective (ELEC xxx) (3) Technical Elective (ELEC xxx) (3) Free Elective (3) Power Systems Analysis ( Practical Training ( Communications Engineering Lab Senior Design Project I (ELEC 498) (1) Communications Engineering ( Technical Elective (ELEC xxx) (3) Control systems (ELEC 352) (3) Technical Elective (ELEC xxx) (3) Electromagnetics (ELEC 311) (3) Engineering Economics Numerical Methods Microprocesso rs ( Microprocess ors Lab Electronics Engineering Electronics Engineering Lab Signals and Systems Electric Machines Electric Machines Lab ( Advanced Mathematic s (MATH Computer Arch. & Digital Systems Design ( Fundamentals of Electronics Digital Systems Design Lab ( Electrical Engg. Seminar ( Electric Circuits II Lab (ELEC 203) (1) Experimental Gen. Physics for Engg II Electric Circuits II (ELEC 202) (3) Gen. Physics for Engineering II (PHYS 193) Mathematics- Engineering (MATH 217) (3) Electric Circuits (ELEC 201) (3) Prob. & Statistics for Engineers (GENG 200) (3) Calculus III (MATH 211) (3) English Language II ( English Language I (ENGL 202) (3) Experimental Gen. Chemistry I (CHEM 103) ( General Chemistry I Arabic Language Free Elective (ARAB 100) (3) (2) Experimental Gen. Physics for Engg I ( Engineering Skills & Ethics Gen. Physics for Engineering I Engineering Graphics (GENG 111) Calculus (3) I Computer (MATH 101) (3) Calculus II (MATH 102) (3) Programming 15
Industrial Internship (Summer Training) 16
Field Supervisor Evaluation (Summer Training) 17
Undergraduate Students Research (Funded by QNRF-UREP) Last 3 years Measurement and Evaluation of Magnetic Fields Exposure at Kahramaa MV/HV Power Lines and Substations. Transient Stability Enhancement of Qatar Power Transmission System. Design of an Electric Power Distribution System for an Industrial Plant. Harmonics Measurement and Analysis. Allocation of Reactive Power Reserves in the Qatar Power Systems 18
Underg. Students Papers (last 3 yrs) Optimal Load Frequency controller Design for Load Frequency Control-Application to Qatar-Saudi Arabia interconnected systems awarded one of the best poster in IEEE/PES T&D Confernece, Chigago 2008). Honorable poster titled Measurement and Evaluation of Magnetic Fields of HV Substations and Overhead Power Lines. American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Bridgeport University, Connecticut, USA, April 2009. The poster has been ranked the 4 th honourable mention out of the 10 honourable mentions posters. Over 100 posters have been presented in this ASEE Conference. 19
Undergrad Students Papers (Cont d) Measurement of Magnetic Fields in an Outdoor High Voltage Power Substation, North American Power Symposium, Mississippi State University, USA, Oct 4-6, 2009. Allocation of Reactive Power Reserves in the Qatar Power System, ICCP09, Muscat, Oman, Feb. 2009 20
Climate Change 21
Recommendation Curriculum should not only include but emphasize Courses/topics on the following issues: Impact of Engineering Solutions on Environment. Energy Wastage and Recycling issues Professional and Ethical Responsibility 22
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