May 25, 2026  
Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2025-2026

ECSE 6120 - Power Quality


Power quality examines the causes of and solutions to electric power quality problems. Topics range from utility issues such as voltage sags, swells, and outages to consumer issues, such as harmonic distortion, and bus reliability at the equipment level. Solution methods such as implementing surge suppressors, the UPS, active filtering, and proper grounding techniques will be discussed.

Prerequisite: Prior knowledge of ECSE 6160  or ECSE 4080  

When Offered: AVAILABILITY OF INSTRUCTOR

Graded: GRADED

Credit Hours: 3