Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Electrical Engineering - Power Systems Engineering] From Boise State University

Power systems engineering is a subdiscipline within electrical engineering that is concerned with the generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical energy. Power engineers typically work for electric utilities companies and plan and design new power plants, transmission lines and distribution substations. They may work in planning departments where they plan new equipment and transmission lines and run scenarios on how to prevent or react during emergencies following the outage of a major generation or transmission component. Power engineers also work for consulting engineering firms that design distribution systems for industrial and commercial buildings. They can also be employed in the automotive and aviation industries.A related aspect of electrical engineering is power electronics.? This emphasis area is focused on the processing and control of electrical energy from one form to another. For example, power electronics engineers design switch-mode power supplies, choppers, inverters, and uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) for computers. They also design the power processing units and their low-level electronic controls in DC and AC motor drives. Other applications of power electronics in power systems include high-voltage DC systems (HVDC) and flexible AC transmission systems (FACTS) devices for electric power control.