Title :
What future distribution engineers need to learn
Author :
Venkata, S.S. ; Pahwa, Anil ; Brown, Richard E. ; Christie, Richard D.
Author_Institution :
Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS, USA
Abstract :
It is getting increasingly clear that electric distribution systems are undergoing rapid changes due to deregulation, the penetration of distributed generation and power electronics technologies, and the adoption of efficient computation, communications, and control mechanisms. The primary goal of this paper is to recommend the development of a new two-course sequence to reflect the radical changes occurring or expected to happen in the future.
Keywords :
distribution networks; educational courses; power electronics; power engineering education; communication mechanism; computation mechanism; control mechanism; deregulation; distributed generation; electric distribution systems; engineering curriculum; power electronic technology; two-course sequence; Communication system control; Control systems; Distributed computing; Distributed control; Educational institutions; Power electronics; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing; Power industry; Systems engineering and theory;
Journal_Title :
Power Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPWRS.2003.821017
