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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Course Overview

Electric Industry Operations and Markets certification course have been designed by Duke University and instructed by Lincoln Pratson - Gendell Professor of Environment & Energy which is presented by Coursera for students who are looking for a program that could explain to them the core activities that the electric Industry executes to bring electricity to customers. Electric Industry Operations and Markets online course teaches students about how power is consumed and offers constant feedback on how it is transmitted and generated.

Electric Industry Operations and Markets online classes begin with the fundamental principles of electricity and explain the processes involved with electricity generation, electricity transmission, and electricity distribution. With this course, students will be taught about topics like electromagnetism, electric systems, laws governing electricity, and costs as well as will be taught about different types of electric markets and how they function to distribute and transmit electricity to meet demand.

The Highlights

  • Shareable certificate of completion
  • Self-paced course
  • 8 hours effort
  • 100% online content
  • Flexible deadlines

Programme Offerings

  • English video lectures with multiple subtitles
  • 100% online content
  • Learning resources
  • Graded Assignments
  • Practice Exercises
  • Accessible on mobile devices

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 2250yesCoursera

What you will learn

After completing the Electric Industry Operations and Markets online certification, students will become familiar with the operation and marketing strategies practiced in the electricity industry and electric market. Students will explore the concepts of electricity including current, voltage, charge, resistance, electric power, electromagnetism, ohm’s law, electric energy, electric load, electric system, and circuit model. Students will learn about the functionalities of transformers in the distribution and transmission of electricity. Students also learn about the laws that govern electric operations involving costing, and pricing as well as will learn about the process of renewable electricity generation.


Who it is for


The Syllabus

Videos
  • Course Introduction
  • Electric Industry Overview
  • What Electricity Is
  • Charge, Current, Voltage, and Resistance
  • Electric Power, Electric Energy, and Ohm's Law
  • A Circuit Model of the Electric System
  • Electromagnetism
  • Power Plants
  • Capacity Factor
  • How a Transformer Works
  • Transmitting and Distributing Electricity
  • Power Line Loss
  • Electric System Basics in Buildings
  • Lamp to Plant
  • Daily and Seasonal Variations in Electric Load
Practice exercises
  • Industry Overview
  • Generation
  • Transmission & Distribution
  • Load

Videos
  • Managing Supply to Meet Demand
  • The Need for Different Power Plants
  • Levelized Cost of Electricity
  • Retail Pricing of Electricity
  • The Need for Regulation
  • Who Regulates What
  • Major Federal Regulation
  • Existing Electric Market Structures
  • Ideal Economic Dispatch
  • Generator Selling price
  • Actual Economic Dispatch
  • Relationship Between Wholesale and Retail Prices8m
  • Impact of Fuel Prices
  • Impact of Government Regulations
  • Impact of Government Incentivies
  • Growth in Renewable Electricity Generation
Practice exercises
  • System Management
  • Regulation
  • Markets
  • External Market Forces

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