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power engineering

Subfield of electrical engineering, which deals with power generation, conversion, storage, transport and forwarding in electrical networks and use of electrical energy

Conceptengineering academic disciplineQ1803786

Also known as power systems engineering · electrical power engineering · power current engineering

Instance of: engineering
, academic discipline
Subclass of: technique
, electrical engineering
, energy industry

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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 and mechanical engineering.

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Uses: electrical energy
Different from: electric power
power electronics
Practiced by: power engineer
electrical engineer
Said to be the same as: power engineering

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