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    Quick Facts

    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

    Certificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
    yesCoursera

    The fees for the course Electric Industry Operations and Markets is -

    HeadAmount in INR
    Course FeesRs. 2,699

     


    What you will learn

    After completing the Electric Industry Operations and Markets online certification, students will become familiar with the operation and marketing strategies practised 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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