Electrical Engineering
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ClassesandLabsTaughtbyProfessors(NotbyTeachingAssistants)
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GreatCareerOpportunities
MultipleJobOffers
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State-of-the-ArtIndustrialRoboticsLaboratory
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Theelectricalengineeringprogramcombinestopicsfromscience,mathandengineeringinordertostudytopicsthatwillenableyoutodevelopelectricalandelectronicsolutionstomeethumanneeds.Theprogramcontainsastronglaboratoryemphasiswithplentyofopportunitiestoworkonrealelectricalsystems.
- Theteachingemphasisisonpreparingyoutosolverealworldproblems.
- Youhavethreechoicesforfulfillmentofyoursenioryearexperience.Youmaypursueopportunitiesincooperativeeducation,industry-basedprojectsorresearchprojects.
- Youwillstudycircuitdesign,microprocessorprogramming,digitalelectronics,analogelectronics,electromagnetics,networkdesign,electromechanicalsystems,controlsystems,andpowerelectronics.
- Engineeringcoursesbegininyourfreshmanyear.
- Theprogramprovidesanexcellentmixoftheoryandpracticallaboratoryexperiences.
Thepathtobecominganelectricalengineerischallengingbutveryrewarding.Itinvolvescompletingafour-yearcurriculumthatisfilledwithchallengingclassesinmathematics,thephysicalsciences,and,ofcourse,engineering.AtLSSUwestrivetoequipourstudentsandtoprovidealearningenvironmentthatmaximizessuccessinboththeirstudiesandfuturecareers.
TheElectricalEngineeringbachelor’sdegreeprogramisaccreditedbytheEngineeringAccreditationCommissionofABET,http://www.abet.org
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Degree
BachelorofScience,ElectricalEngineering
Concentrations
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DigitalSystemsConcentration-ForthosethatchooseElectricalEngineeringasamajorbutstillhaveastronginterestindigitalandembeddedsystems,LSSUprovidestheDigitalSystemsConcentration.
PotentialJobs
- Designingthenextsmartphone.
- Designingandtestingthecommunicationsystemsinanautomobile.
- Designingandtestingthetrackingsystemforasolarphotovoltaicenergyconversionsystem.
- DesigningandtestingthenextIntelchiporsupercomputer.
Courses
Thisconcentrationconsistsofthefollowingcourses:
- EGEE320:DigitalDesign
- Attheheartofmostdigitalsystemsisamicrocontroller,ApplicationSpecificIntegratedCircuit(ASIC),and/orFieldProgrammableGateArray(FPGA).
- ThiscourseenablesstudentstounderstandhowFPGAsfunctionandhowtoprogramthemusingaHardwareDescriptorLanguage(HDL)andschematics.HDLsimulationsarealsoexaminedindepth.
- ThecoursealsoenablesstudentstodesignmoreadvancedcircuitsusingASICsand/orinterfaceindividualICchipswithothercircuitry.
- Itextendstheinformationfromthedigitalfundamentalscourse(EGEE125)andfocusesonmorecomplexdesignissuesusingFPGAsastheprimarytooltoimplementdesigns.
- EGEE355:MicrocontrollerSystemDesign
- Thiscourseextendstheinformationfromthefirstmicrocontrollerscourse(EGEE250)suchthatastudentwillhavecomprehensiveunderstandingofhowmicrocontrollersareutilized.Specifically,studentslearn:
- Programminginahigher-levellanguage(C)inadditiontothepreviouslylearnedassemblylanguage.
- Manyoftheremainingperipheralscommontomostmicrocontrollersandsomespecifictothe9S12susedinlab.
- Interfacingtechniquestoenablethemicrocontrollertocommunicatewithusersanditsenvironment.
- EGEE425:DigitalSignalProcessing
- Thiscourseexploreshowdigitalsignalsareprocessedinbothanaloganddigitalsystems.Thisincludesmathematicaltheorybehind:
- Theacquisitionofthesignals.
- Theprocessingofthesignals.
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SustainableEnergyConcentration
Whatissustainability?-Sustainabilityisatermthathasbeendefinedinvariousways.However,sustainabledevelopmentgenerallyreferstousingresourcesinawaythatallowsdevelopmentanddoesnotpreventfuturegenerationsfromdoingso.Thethreeareasthatareusuallyexaminedinthecontextofsustainabilityarethesocial,environmental,andeconomicimpactsofatechnology,policy,etc.Thetwofollowingdiagramseachdepicttheseareas,wherethetopdiagrampointstothegoaloftruesustainabilitybeingtheintersectionofthethreeareaswhilethebottomdiagramemphasizesthatultimatelytheeconomyispartofsocietywhichispartoftheenvironment.
Whatissustainableenergyconversion?-Energyconversionsoccureverywhere,atlargeandsmallscales.Itoccursfromavarietyofsources,someofwhicharereadilyavailableandquicklyreplenished/renewed(e.g.biomass,solar,etc.)whileothershavetakenthousandsormillionsoryearstobecometheformtheycurrentlyare(e.g.coal,oil,andnaturalgas).Sustainableconversiontriestouserenewableenergysourcesinwaysthathaveminimalenvironmental(andsocietal)impacts.
HowcanIlearnmoreaboutsustainableenergyconversion?– TheSustainableEnergyConcentrationwassetuphereatLSSUtoprovidestudentsexperienceandfoundationaltheoryinthisarea.Theregionhasuniquesetofenergyassetsinthe36MWCloverlandElectrichydroplant(see1stpictureabove)ontheSt.Mary’sriver(aswellastheClergueandCorpsofEngineers’hydrofacilitiesaswell),the60MWofsolarfarms(see3rdpictureabove)recentlyinstalledinSaultSte.Marie,ON,the189PrinceWindFarm,theEssarSteelcogenerationplant,andnumerousothers.Thecampusalsohasanumberofsmaller-scalerenewableenergyprojectssuchasIEEEbusstopwind-solarhybridsystem(see2ndpictureabove)aseriesofbuildingintegratedphotovoltaic(BIPV)andbuildingappliedphotovoltaic(BAPV)systemssponsoredby3M(seepicturebelow)thathaveutilized3MBrandCoolMirrorand3MBrandPrestigeFilms.
2013-2014LSSUSeniorProjectsTeamSolarFilmInnovations(SFI)atSolarTestingShedwithBuildingAppliedPhotoVoltaic(BAPV)Systems,Sponsoredby3M(Utilizing3MBrandPrestigeWindowFilms
SustainableEnergyConcentration-TheSustainableEnergyConcentrationdesignationiscurrentlyavailabletoElectricalEngineeringandComputerEngineeringmajors.Classesfromthelistinthissectionmayalsocountastechnicalelectivesforotherengineeringmajors–pleaseseetheengineeringdegreeinformationundertheareathatinterestsyouattheLSSUEngineering&Technologywebpageformoreinformation.
Potentialjobsinclude:
Designingandoperatingthecontrolsofatraditionalelectricalutilityand/ormicro-grid.
- Designingandtestingthenacelleofawindturbineasitoptimallytracksthewind.
- Designingandtestingtheenergysystemofanelectriccar.
Thefollowingcoursesarecurrentlypartofthesustainableenergyconcentration:
EGEE330–Electro-MechanicalSystemsEECoreRequirement,CETechnicalElectiveOption
Astudyofthreephasecircuits,electro-mechanicalenergyconversion,transformers,ACandDCmachines,motordrives,andcontrolledconverters.Thelaboratoryactivitiesincludeplanningandconductingtestsofelectricalmachines,andsimulationwithphysicalmodelingsoftware.Prerequisite:EGEE210withaCorbettergrade,EGNR140,andMATH152.(3lecturehours,3labhours)4credits
EGEE411–PowerDistribution/Transmission
EETechElectiveRequirement,CETechElectiveOption
Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontotheanalysisanddesignofsystemsthatcarryelectricalpowerfromthepointofgenerationtothepointofuse.Topicsincludemathematicsandtechniquesofpowerflowanalysis,ground-faultanalysis,transientstabilityanalysis,analysisoflargepowersystemnetworks,andtheuseofpowersystemsimulationsoftware.Prerequisites:MATH152,EGEE210,andEGEE280.(3lecturehours,0labhours)3credits
EGEE475–PowerElectronics
EECoreRequirement,CETechnicalElectiveOption
Thiscourseprovidesanintroductiontoelectricalpowerprocessing.Thegeneraltopicsincludevariouselectronicpowerswitchingcircuitsincluding:AC-DCrectifiers,DC-DCconvertersandDC-ACinverters.Additionaltopicsincludeapplicationsofpowerswitchingcircuitsaswellascharacteristicsofpowersemiconductordevices.Prerequisites:EGEE280,EGEE370,andMATH251.(3lecturehours,3labhours)4credits
EGNR261–EnergySystems/Sustainability
CE&EETechElectiveRequirement(Lecture&Lab)
Thecourseprovidesanintroductiontoenergyconversionsystemsanddiscussesissuesrelatedtothesustainabilityofeachsystem.Topicsincludebasicenergydefinitions,traditionalenergyresourcesandreasonsforpursuingalternativeenergyresources,renewableandnonrenewableenergyresources,energystorage,andelectricalgridintegration.Topicsalsoincludepolicyaswellassocial,economic,andenvironmentalsustainabilityissuesastheyrelatetoenergyconversion.Prerequisite:MATH102orequivalent.(3lecturehours,0labhours)3credits
EGNR361–EnergySystems/SustainabilityLab(0lecturehours,3labhours)1credit
EGNR362–VehicleEnergySystemsCE&EETechnicalElectiveOption
Anintroductiontovehiclepowertrainenergysystemsandbothbatteryandfuelcellelectric/hybridsystems.Othertopicsincludevehicledriveprofilecalculations,torqueandspeedcoupling,andsafetyconsiderations.Vehicletopicsalsoincludecars,trucks,andoff-roadhybridsystems.LaboratoryactivitiesincludeCANandothercommunicationandinformationsystems,andvehicleperformanceanalysisandsimulationsusingExcel.Simulink,andCANoe.Labactivitiesincludeusingthechassisvehicledynamometerwithexternalinstrumentation,CANandOBD-baseddataacquisition.Prerequisites:(PHYS221orPHYS231),(EGEE210orEGET110)andpre/corequisite:EGNR265.(2lecturehours,3labhours)3credits
EGME337–ThermodynamicsEETechnicalElectiveOption
Astudyofthetheoryandapplicationsofthermodynamics.Topicscoveredinclude:thermodynamicproperties,heat,work,FirstandSecondLawsofthermodynamics,entropy,powerandrefrigerationcycles,gasmixtures,andanintroductiontotransporttheory.Prerequisites:MATH152,orMATH112andEGMT332.(4lecturehours,0labhours)4credits
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HearaboutourElectrical EngineeringProgram!
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SeniorProjects
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WorkCloselywithFacultyinSmallClasses
SinceatypicalLSSUengineeringclasshasabout15students,youwillhavethechancetoworkcloselywithyourinstructors,notgraduatestudents,allofwhomarefull-timeteachingfacultymembers.Thesmallclasssizealsopromotesinteractioninthelectureandthelaboratorywithotherstudentsandwithyourinstructor.
Hands-OnExperience
Recognizingthatlearningcomesthroughdoingaswellaslistening,allLSSUengineeringprogramsaredesignedtoincludeasignificantamountofengineeringpracticealongtheway.Thecoreofelectricalengineeringcurriculumcontains18engineeringcoursesofwhich13containalaboratorycomponent.Additionally,mosttechnicalelectivecoursescontainlaboratorycomponents.Manyoftheselaboratoryactivitiesincludeacapstoneproject.Thismeansthatyouwillhaveampleopportunitytolearnthroughexperience.
Whiletheemphasisintheelectricalengineeringcurriculumistoprovideasolidbackgroundinallrelatedareas,itdoescontainelectro-mechanicalsystemsandcontrolsystems,twocoursesnottypicallyfoundinotheruniversitycorescourses.Bothofthesecoursesareimportantinprovidingunderstandforotherareaslikerobotics,electricvehicles,andautomation.Additionally,theelectricalengineeringcurriculumhasthreeconcentrationsthatallowstudentstotailortheirstudy.TheseincludeSustainableEnergy,DigitalSystems,andRobotics.