Electrical engineering is a technical discipline concerned with the study, design and application of equipment, devices and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identified activity in the latter half of the 19th century after commercialization of the electric telegraph, the telephone, and electrical power generation, distribution and use.
Power engineering, also called power systems engineering, is a subfield of electrical engineering that deals with the generation, transmission, distribution and utilization of electric power, and the electrical apparatus connected to such systems. Although much of the field is concerned with the problems of three-phase AC power – the standard for large-scale power transmission and distribution across the modern world – a significant fraction of the field is concerned with the conversion between AC and DC power and the development of specialized power systems such as those used in aircraft or for electric railway networks. Power engineering draws the majority of its theoretical base from electrical engineering.
He wrote an early digital short circuit program in 1965, under a grant from Detroit Edison and IBM, for the then-new IBM 1130; for this effort, he was named Michigan’s Outstanding Young Engineer the following year.[citation needed]
A short circuit is an electrical circuit that allows a current to travel along an unintended path with no or very low electrical impedance. This results in an excessive current flowing through the circuit. The opposite of a short circuit is an "open circuit", which is an infinite resistance between two nodes. It is common to misuse "short circuit" to describe any electrical malfunction, regardless of the actual problem.
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational information technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, with operations in over 170 countries. The company began in 1911, founded in Endicott, New York, as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company (CTR) and was renamed "International Business Machines" in 1924. IBM is incorporated in New York.
The IBM 1130 Computing System, introduced in 1965, was IBM's least expensive computer at that time. A binary 16-bit machine, it was aimed at price-sensitive, computing-intensive technical markets like education and engineering, succeeding the decimal IBM 1620 in that market segment. Typical installations included a 1 megabyte disk drive that stored the operating system, compilers and object programs, with program source generated and maintained on punched cards. Fortran was the most common programming language used, but several others, including APL, were available.
Over subsequent years, he is credited with dozens of inventions and innovations for the design and simulation of electrical power systems, and is regarded as a leading authority on electrical power generation, transmission, and on-premises infrastructure.
For his lifetime achievements, he has earned many accolades throughout his career, including:
The National Society of Professional Engineers is a professional association representing licensed professional engineers in the United States. NSPE is the recognized voice and advocate of licensed Professional Engineers represented in 53 state and territorial societies and over 500 local chapters. The society is based in Alexandria, Virginia.
Wayne State University (WSU) is an American public research university located in Detroit, Michigan. It is the third largest university in Michigan. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering nearly 350 programs to more than 27,000 graduate and undergraduate students. Wayne State University, along with the University of Michigan and Michigan State University, comprise the University Research Corridor of Michigan.
At present, he remains active in the Critical Power Coalition and continues his power systems engineering work, focusing on the emerging new field of power analytics.
The Critical Power Coalition (CPC) is a non-profit consortium whose member companies include Caterpillar Inc.; Cummins Power Generation; MTU Detroit Diesel Power Generation; Digital Power Group; Eaton Corporation; Eaton Corporation/ Powerware Division; EDSA; EnerSys; EYP Mission Critical Facilities; Holder Construction; Liebert/ Emerson Electric; MGE UPS Systems; Power Management Concepts; S&C Electric Company; Siemens Energy & Automation; and Square D/Schneider Electric.
Lynn Ann Conway is an American computer scientist, electrical engineer, inventor, and transgender activist.
Mark E. Dean is an American inventor and computer engineer. He was part of the team that developed the ISA bus, and he led a design team for making a one-gigahertz computer processor chip. He holds three of nine PC patents for being the co-creator of the IBM personal computer released in 1981. In August 2011, writing in his blog, Dean stated that he now uses a tablet computer instead of a PC.
Edmund O. Schweitzer III is an electrical engineer, inventor, and founder of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL). Schweitzer launched SEL in 1982 in Pullman, Washington. Today, SEL manufacturers a wide variety of products that protect the electric power grid and industrial control systems at its three state-of-the-art U.S. manufacturing facilities in Pullman, Washington; Lewiston, Idaho; and, Lake Zurich, Illinois. SEL products and technologies are used in virtually every substation in North America and are in operation in 164 countries.
Emmett Norman Leith was a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Michigan and, with Juris Upatnieks of the University of Michigan, the co-inventor of three-dimensional holography.
Edith Clarke was the first female electrical engineer and the first female professor of electrical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. She specialized in electrical power system analysis and wrote Circuit Analysis of A-C Power Systems.
John O.G. Webster is an American electrical engineer and a founding pioneer in the field of biomedical engineering. In 2008, Professor Webster was awarded the University of Wisconsin, College of Engineering, Polygon Engineering Council Outstanding Instructor Award.
Walker Lee Cisler was a noted American engineer, business executive, and a founding member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Arogyaswami J. Paulraj is an Indian-American electrical engineer. He is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University.
Charles Concordia was a noted American electrical engineer specializing in electrical power engineering and the early history of computer hardware.
Tapan K. Datta is a Wayne State University civil engineering professor and researcher who highly specializes in transportation engineering and safety. After receiving his early schooling, undergraduate degrees, and field experience in Calcutta, India, he moved to the United States to complete his master’s and doctoral degrees. While in Detroit, MI, he worked for and later owned Goodell Grivas, Inc., a structural engineering consulting firm, and became a full-time faculty member at Wayne State University in 1973. His most notable contributions include work on the roof of Cobo Hall, in Detroit, MI, and the steel structural work done on Jacobs Field in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Datta has also claimed to be the inventor of the double-drive thru at fast food establishments. Dr. Datta also founded the Transportation Research Group at Wayne State University; this group is composed of undergraduate and graduate students that complete transportation-related research grant projects for the State of Michigan.
Franklin Herbert Westervelt was an American engineer, computer scientist, and educator at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University. Westervelt received degrees in Mathematics, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering from the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. He attained his PhD in 1961. He was a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan and an Associate Director at the U-M Computing Center. He was involved in early studies on how to use computers in engineering education.
David Keun Cheng was a Chinese-born Professor of Electrical Engineering. He was known for his work in the field of electromagnetics. His 1983 book Field and Wave Electromagnetics has been cited in more than 2000 publications and in 2016 is in the collections of about 500 libraries around the world.
The Wayne State University College of Engineering is responsible for all engineering-related programs at Wayne State University. With alumni of the college totaling over 25,000, it is one of the premier engineering colleges in Michigan along with being in the top 30% of the country. Founded in 1933, the College of Engineering has grown to include a variety of programs ranging from civil engineering, biomedical engineering, and many others. It is one of only 24 PACE partner labs in the country as well as being a leader in biomedical engineering. The College of Engineering is located in the Wayne State campus in Detroit. It is located in the College of Engineering building which is shared with the Danto Engineering Development Center. The current Dean of Engineering is Dr. Farshad Fotouhi.
Josephine Fellows Gomon was a social and political activist, mayoral secretary, labor leader and schoolteacher. She is noted for her contributions to Detroit, Michigan through city politics, civil service and activism.
Shirley Ellen Schwartz or Ellen Shirley Schwartz was a chemist and research scientist at General Motors, specializing in the study and development of industrial lubricants and automobile oil change indicator systems. She was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 1996 for her accomplishments in the field of chemistry.
Le Yi Wang (王乐一) is a professor of electrical engineering at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
Hao Ying is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2012 for his contributions to the theory and biomedical applications of fuzzy control.
James Wentworth Parker was an American mechanical engineer, president and general manager of the Detroit Edison Company, and 61st president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1942-1943.
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