Focus on education- “Smart” Electric Power Systems 101: an employer''s perspective

摘要

From the early days of Edison and Westinghouse, the educational institutions have played catch up with the developments in the electric energy industry. In those early years, the terms Electrical Engineering and Power Systems Engineering were used synonymously. Over the past two decades, the number of colleges and universities offering graduate degree programs in Electric Power Systems has dwindled, resulting in a shortage of entry level power system engineers.