This course is captured on streaming video and is therefore available for distance-education on WebCt. On-campus students will also have access to the streaming video 1 week after the class.

Prerequisite knowledge:

·         calculus-based circuit analysis methods,

·         power flow modeling and analysis, and 

·         basic probability theory at the undergraduate level

Assignments: There are 4 different types of activities in which you will be involved.

1.  HW: There will be daily readings and also problem sets. You are expected to do all reading and all problem sets.

2.  Exams: We will have a mid-term exam and a final exam. Both exams will be in-class exams. 

3.  Final exam: The final exam will be a 2 hour written exam with cumulative coverage.

4.  Project: Each student is required to complete a special project. I will give you a list of projects. You may select one of the topics yourself or you may propose a topic to me. I am amenable to project proposals that might be of benefit to your work or to your research. You must propose a topic to me and identify objectives, to which I will agree or I will make a counter-proposal for you. The final outcome of the project will be a written report. 

Grading: Course grades will be assigned based on the following weightings.

• Midterm exam (25% each),

• Final exam (25%),

• Project report (25%),

• HW (25%).

Class operation: I will e-mail, post to the website, or bring hardcopies of “class-notes” in advance of class. I suggest that you check the web site just before class and print any updates that you find there.

Some useful references (please ask me for them before recalling from Library): 

·   R. Billinton and R. Allan, “Reliability Evaluation of Engineering Systems,” Plenum Press, New York, 1992.

·   R. Billinton, R. Allan, L. Salvaderi, editors, “Applied Reliability Assessment in Electric Power Systems,” IEEE Press,  1991.

·   R. Billinton and R. Allan, “Reliability Evaluation of Power Systems,” second edition, Plenum Press, 1996.

·   R. Billinton and W. Li, “Reliability Assessment of Electric Power Systems using Monte Carlo Methods,” Plenum Press, 1994.

·   J. Endrenyi, “Reliability Modeling in Electric Power Systems,” John Wiley, 1978.

·   “Power System Reliability Evaluation,” IEEE Tutorial Course 82 EHO 195-8-PWR, 1982, IEEE.

·   P. Anderson, “Power System Protection,” 1996 unpublished review copy.

·   M. Modarres, M. Kaminskiy, and V. Krivsov, “Reliability Engineering and Risk Analysis, A Practical Guide,” Marcel Dekker, Inc. New York, 1999.

·   W. Blischke and D. Murthy, “Reliability: Modeling, Prediction, and Optimization,” John Wiley, New York, 2000.

·   S. Ross, “Introduction to Probability Models,” Academic Press, New York, 1972.

·   L. Bain and M. Engelhardt, “Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics,” Duxbury Press, Belmont, California, 1992.

·   Papoulis, “Probability, Random Variables, and Stochastic Processes,” McGraw-Hill, New York, 1984.

·   Various papers.