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Electric Power Course 1: Basics

Architect Training Course
This 1-hour online course covers the history of the development of electric power systems in the United States and their growth, contributions of key people, and the technological changes that have occurred over time. Emphasis is placed in providing an understanding of electricity and what it is, the reason our systems are three phase, AC and DC circuits, and why power flows. This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end.

This course is one of a series of three, successively entitled:
  1. Electric Power: Really Basic Stuff About Electricity
  2. Electric Power: Grids, Control Areas, & VARs
  3. Electric Power: Transfers & the New Structure of the Industry

This particular course, the first of the three, covers electricityÆs early history and growth, the nature of electricity, DC and AC circuits, and what makes power flow.

At the conclusion of this course, the student will:

  • Understand the fundamentals of electric power production, transmission, and distribution.
  • Be familiar with the history of the development of electric power systems in the U.S.

Course Level: Fundamental

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