May 30, 2026  
Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026

ECSE 4180 - Industrial Power System Design


Industrial power system design considerations: planning (safety, reliability, simplicity, maintenance, flexibility, cost), voltages (control, selection, effects of variation), protection (devices, limitations, requirements, coordination, testing), fault calculations, grounding (static and lightning protection, earth connections), power factor control and effects, switching and voltage transformation, instruments and meters, cable construction and installation, busways.

Prerequisite: ECSE 2110 

When Offered: AVAILABILITY OF INSTRUCTOR

Graded: GRADED

Credit Hours: 3