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Electrical Engineering Fundamentals for the Non-Electrical Engineer - Circuits Through Systems

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This course is for mechanical engineers and other non-electrical engineers and technicians who want to begin the journey to proficiency in embedded electrical and power systems development.
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RA00049

Fundamentals of Power Electronics

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Power electronics is the application of solid-state electronics for the control and conversion of electric power, and is present in most electronic devices. In this course, you will receive an introduction to this emerging and rapidly growing field.
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Discipline: Electrical
RA01185

Interconnection of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) to Utility Systems

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The past few years have seen an exponential growth in distributed energy resources. This has created new challenges due to Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) being connected to a grid that was not designed for this purpose. This course addresses these challenges and give you the tools that will help in planning and interconnecting DERs to the grid.
Discipline: Electrical
RA01586

Permanent Magnet Machines and Drives Principles, Design and Applications

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Learn about the current applications and future trends of permanent magnet AC machines, review the principles of permanent magnet ac machines, and examine key techniques and tools for designing permanent magnet ac machines. This course will provide you with the skills to control PM machines, including the principles of field orientation, direct torque control, current regulators, and flux weakening. Study the performance of self-sensing control methods for permanent magnet AC machines and learn about the fault modes as well as the proper techniques for minimizing their impact on drive performance.
Discipline: Electrical
RA01084

Power Electronics Design Boot Camp Electrical, Thermal, EMI, Reliability, and New Devices

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Power electronics is a critical technology that requires multi-disciplinary design knowledge. This course will teach you how to develop competitive products utilizing many core disciplines needed for power electronic design.
Discipline: Electrical
RA01448

Transmission and Wholesale Markets School

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In this course, you will learn how transmission services are priced in a competitive market, how to evaluate transmission expansion alternatives, and study the price of reactive power. Upon completion of this course, you will be better prepared to make more cost-effective decisions for your organization’s power systems.
Discipline: Electrical
RA00051

Understanding Medium-Voltage Switchgear

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Proper switchgear design and operation is fundamental to safe and reliable medium-voltage (MV) electrical distribution systems. This class is designed to give medium-voltage engineers, designers, specifiers, owners, and operators the tools they need to better understand these valuable system assets. Through a combination of lectures and practical exercises, you'll increase your awareness of switchgear types, applications, layouts, ratings, and protection and control systems.
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Discipline: Electrical
RA01628
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