• ECE 4250: Internship/Co-op

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Planned, career-related work experience in industry. Students must register with USU Co-op Office and have program approved by the ECE co-op advisor. Written report required. Prerequisite/Restriction: Professional standing. Repeatable for credit. Pass/Fail only. Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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• ECE 4650: Optics I

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students learn the mathematics of wave motion, electromagnetic theory of light, light propagation, geometrical optics, and superposition of waves. Additional coursework is required for those enrolled in the graduate-level course. Prerequisite/Restriction: PHYS 2710, MATH 2210, MATH 2250; or ECE 3870. Cross-listed as: PHYS 4650 Dual-listed as: ECE 6650
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• ECE 4820: Engineering Design I

  1.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students work on individual or team engineering project proposal development. Interdisciplinary projects are strongly encouraged. A written project proposal is required. Prerequisite: ECE 3410 ECE 3710 ECE 3810 Admission to the Professional Engineering Program Co-requisite: ECE 4830 Corequisite:    ECE 4830
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• ECE 4830: Engineering Communications I

  1.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students learn professional engineering project proposal writing methods, including budget development and project scheduling (Gantt) charts. Students also learn how to write project progress reports. Prerequisite: ECE 3410 ECE 3710 ECE 3810 Admission to the Professional Engineering Program Co-requisite: ECE 4820 or capstone course. Corequisite:    ECE 4820
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• ECE 4840: Engineering Design II

  2.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Design, development, and testing of the engineering project proposed in ECE 4820. Interdisciplinary projects strongly encouraged. Design and test plans required. Prerequisite/Restriction: ECE 4820 or capstone course, Professional Program status. Corequisite: ECE 4850 Corequisite:    ECE 4850
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  This course is a general education course.

• ECE 4850: Engineering Communications II

  1.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Includes professional engineering project reports, oral design reviews, presentation graphics, and project presentation. Prerequisite: ECE 4830, Professional Program status. Co-requisite: ECE 4840 Corequisite:    ECE 4840
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  This course is a general education course.

• ECE 5110: Fundamentals of Electric Power Systems

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students learn the structure of electric power systems, including power system components, three-phase circuits and power flow analysis, analysis of magnetic circuits, single- and three- phase transformers, transmission line modeling, principles of energy and power conversion, and modeling and analysis of dc and ac synchronous motors and generators. Prerequisite: ECE 2250 or graduate standing
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• ECE 5120: Introduction to Power Electronics

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students study power electronics including steady-state modeling, conduction and switching losses, semiconductor power switches, converter transfer functions, topologies and dynamics, negative feedback, closed-loop transfer functions, controller stability and phase margin, regulator design, and basic magnetics theory and inductor design procedures. Cross list: ECE 6120 Prerequisites: ECE 3410 and ECE 3620 or graduate standing
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• ECE 5150: Power Electronics for Electric Drive Vehicles

  3.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  This course introduces the design and control of power converters in electric drive vehicles. It covers detailed analysis, modeling, and design of major system components. Additional coursework is required for those enrolled in the graduate-level course. Prerequisite: ECE 3410, ECE 3620, ECE 3870 or graduate standing. Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Fall
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• ECE 5160: Electric Vehicle Design Laboratory

  4.00 Credits

  Utah State University

  
  Students receive practical, hands-on experience working with a 500W electric bike powertrain. Labs cover modeling, characterization, design, and fabrication, and culminate in e-bike system integration and demonstration. Additional coursework is required for those enrolled in the graduate-level course. Prerequisite: ECE 3710 or graduate standing,ECE 5150/6150, or instructor permission Semester(s) Traditionally Offered: Spring
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