Electrical Engineering

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

Courses

Thisconcentrationconsistsofthefollowingcourses:

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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:

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.

SeniorProjects–RealWorldExperience AllLSSUengineeringstudentsparticipateinaseniorproject.Ourseniorprojectsspantwosemestersduringthesenioryearandareusuallysponsoredbyanindustrialcustomer.Atypicalseniorprojectteamiscomprisedoffourorfivestudentshavingvariousengineeringandengineeringtechnologymajors.Theteamworksdirectlywiththeircustomertocompletetheproject.Skillssuchasleadership,teamwork,financialbudgeting,projectmanagement,technicalwriting,presentations,anddesignreviewsarejustamongthemanysoftskillsthatarehonedthroughthisexperience.Ittrulypreparesstudentforthefutureinbothindustryandacademia. Concentrationsareavailableinthefollowingareas:

  • SustainableEnergy
  • RoboticsandAutomation
  • DigitalSystems

AminorinElectricalEngineeringisavailablefornon-engineeringstudents.

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CareerChoices

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  • Biomedical
  • Communications
  • Electromagnetics
  • EmbeddedSystems
  • HighPowerElectronics
  • ImageandVoiceProcessingandRecognition
  • Microelectronics
  • Networking
  • PowerGenerationandDistribution
  • RoboticsandAutomation

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  • Aerospace
  • Automotive
  • Chemical
  • ComputerManufacturers
  • Consulting
  • DefenseContractors
  • Manufacturing
  • NuclearPower
  • PowerDistribution
  • RenewableEnergy
  • Software
  • Transportation
SuccessAwaits

LSSUengineeringalumniaresuccessfulandengagedinmeaningfulcareersinbothMichiganandinternationally.RecentgraduatesoftheelectricalengineeringprogramhaveworkedforTenarisAlgomaTubes,EssarSteel,Pretec,Dematic,PattiEngineering,ExelNorthAmerica,andBrockSolutions.OthershavegoneonpursuegraduatedegreesatinstitutionssuchasMichiganStateUniversity,Purdue,UniversityofMichigan,UniversityofDunquerke(France),MichiganTechnologicalUniversity,andOregonStateUniversity.