Qatar University Electrical Energy Education

Rashid AlammariAssociate Prof.

Dept. of Electrical Eng.Qatar Univ.

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Contents Introduction

Course Offerings

Labs

University/Industry Relationship

Recommendations

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Department of Electrical Engineering

Established in September 1980. First graduates in June 1985. 160 to 131 credit hours (1997). Substantial Equivalency- ABET accredited

(2004-2010). Total no. students: 100 Ph.D. Faculty: 14 TAs: 6

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TeachingAll engineering classrooms equipped with

the state of the art teaching aids station. (Video projector, camera ready, DVD, and wireless internet).

Course Management System (e-Blackboard)

Open Doors and Student Relationship.

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Labs Pertained to Energy Education Power Systems lab: the power systems and control

systems part of the curriculum.

Control Systems lab: the control systems a part of the curriculum

Electric Machines lab: the electric machines (transformers, motors and generators) part of the curriculum

Power Electronics lab: power electronics conversion technology and devices area.

High Voltage Lab: Elective courses in high voltage.

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Power Systems Lab

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Electric Machines Lab

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Electric Machines Lab

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High Voltage Lab

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Power Electronics Lab

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Power &

Control

Systems

Labs

support the

basic and

advanced power

and control

systems

courses.

ELEC 321 Power System

Analysis

ELEC 352 Control

Systems

ELEC 422 Advanced

Power System Analysis

ELEC 453 Advanced

Control Systems

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Electric

Machines

Basic and

advanced

electric

machines

ELEC 312 Electric

Machines

ELEC 414 Advanced

Electric Machines

ELEC 416 Selected Topics

in Electric Machines and

Drives

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Power

Electronics

Lab

Supports

power

electronics

courses

ELEC 415 Power

Electronics & Drives

Senior Design Projects

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Department Software

Matlab 2007 Department license

Multisim 9(25 set)

LabView 8.5 Department license

EDSA power system simulation

PSS power System Simulation

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Calculus I

(MATH 101) (3)

Gen. Physics for Engineering

I

Experimental Gen. Physics for

Engg I

(English Language I

(ENGL 202) (3)

Engineering

Graphics

(GENG 111) (3) Computer

Programming

Islamic Culture

(DAWA 111) (3)

Calculus II

(MATH 102) (3)

Gen. Physics for Engineering

II (PHYS 193)

General Chemistry I

Arabic Language

(ARAB 100) (3)

Free Elective

(2)

Calculus III

(MATH 211) (3)

English Language II

(

Electric Circuits

(ELEC 201) (3)

Digital Systems

Design

(

Digital

Systems

Design Lab

Electrical Engg.

Seminar

(

Mathematics-Engineering

(MATH 217) (3)

Electric Circuits II

(ELEC 202) (3)

Numerical Methods

Electric Circuits II Lab

(ELEC 203) (1)

Fundamentals of Electronics

(

Free Elective

(3)

Computer Arch. &

Electromagnetics

(ELEC 311) (3)

Signals and

Systems

Electronics

Engineering

Electronics Engineering Lab

Electric Machines Lab

(

Control systems

(ELEC 352) (3)

Communications Engineering

(

Communications Engineering Lab

ElectricMachines

Power Systems

Analysis

(

Microprocessors

(

Microprocessors

Lab

Free Elective

(3)

Prob. & Statistics for Engineers

(GENG 200) (3)

Technical Elective

(ELEC xxx) (3)

Senior Design Project I

(ELEC 498) (1)

Technical Elective

(ELEC xxx) (3)

Technical Elective (ELEC

xxx) (3)

Technical Elective

Technical Elective

(ELEC xxx) (3)

Engineering

Economics

Electrical Engineering Study Plan

Qatar University

EngineeringSkills & Ethics

(

Experimental Gen. Physics for

Engg II

Experimental Gen. Chemistry I (CHEM 103) (

Advanced Mathematics (MATH

Practical Training

(

Senior Design Project II

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Industrial Internship (Summer Training)

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Field Supervisor Evaluation (Summer Training)

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Undergraduate Students Research(Funded by QNRF-UREP) Last 3 years

Measurement and Evaluation of Magnetic Fields Exposure at Kahramaa MV/HV Power Lines and Substations.

Transient Stability Enhancement of Qatar Power Transmission System.

Design of an Electric Power Distribution System for an Industrial Plant.

Harmonics Measurement and Analysis .

Allocation of Reactive Power Reserves in the Qatar Power Systems

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Underg. Students Papers (last 3 yrs)

Optimal Load Frequency controller Design for Load Frequency Control-Application to Qatar-Saudi Arabia interconnected systems“ awarded one of the best poster in IEEE/PES T&D Confernece, Chigago 2008).

Honorable poster titled “Measurement and Evaluation of Magnetic Fields of HV Substations and Overhead Power Lines“. American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Conference, Bridgeport University, Connecticut, USA, April 2009. The poster has been ranked the 4th honourable mention out of the 10 honourable mentions posters. Over 100 posters have been presented in this ASEE Conference .

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Undergrad Students Papers (Cont’d)

“Measurement of Magnetic Fields in an Outdoor High Voltage Power Substation,” North American Power Symposium, Mississippi State University, USA, Oct 4-6, 2009.

“Allocation of Reactive Power Reserves in the Qatar Power System”, ICCP09, Muscat, Oman, Feb. 2009

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Climate Change

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Recommendation

Curriculum should not only include but emphasize Courses/topics on the following issues:

Impact of Engineering Solutions on Environment.

Energy Wastage and Recycling issues

Professional and Ethical Responsibility

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Thank you

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