Power Quality and Reliability of University Campus Equipment - Industry and Academic Partnership Program

One area where universities and industry can partner is in the area of power systems reliability and quality curriculum development. Industry can provide the necessary industrial experiences and the academia can offer the theory to support the industrial practices. The purpose of the program was to develop a curriculum in reliability of electrical facilities at Prairie View A&M University through academic-industrial partnership. A new course in reliability analysis of electrical facilities was introduced and taught. Topics that were covered in the course include: reliability and probabilistic theory, Monte Carlo simulations, preventive and predictive maintenance management systems, power generation, transmission and distribution networks, power quality, and field study. The course included demonstrations, inspections and testing of equipment in four buildings at Prairie View A&M University campus. Instructors from Prairie View A&M University and University of Texas at Arlington collaborated with engineers at electrical protection and control to complete this work