Abstract

The rapid changes in the business aspects of the electricity industry are making it necessary for engineers to communicate more frequently and more effectively with nontechnical people. With the heightened interest in electric power and energy systems, a broad range of "nonpower" people has expressed a need for a primer on power engineering fundamentals presented in a nontechnical manner. In response, the IEEE Power Engineering Society sponsored the preparation of such a course targeted towards the "business professional." The first offering of this course was in July 2002 as part of the IEEE PES Summer Meeting in Chicago. Power System Basics for Business Professionals was developed to improve the communication process by providing business professionals with a basic level of understanding of terminology and fundamental issues. This tutorial article provides an overview of the scope of the course.

Department(s)

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Comments

Techtorial

Keywords and Phrases

IEEE PES Summer Meeting; IEEE Power Engineering Society; Power System Basics for Business Professionals; Communication Process; Course; Educational Courses; Electric Power Systems; Electricity Industry Business Aspects; Energy Systems; Nonpower People; Nontechnical People; Power Engineering Education; Power Engineering Fundamentals; Power Systems; Terminology

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1540-7977

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2003 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2003

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