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EAS 140 Engineering Solutions Lecture 21 Electrical Engineering Alternatives in the Profession “War of the Currents” Due to the availability of cheap power – Niagara Falls • Electrochemical Industry – Carburundum Co. – Union Carbide Co. – Buffalo • grain handling/ processing • iron foundries • machine shops – hairpins to airplanes Presently New York State Power Authority – 2.5 million Kilowatts – ~3.3 million horsepower Chemical Civil Computer Industrial Electrical Mechanical What is EE?? – Electrical Engineering Movement of • electrons • photons – Current technology to do this • superconductivity • fiber optics • microwaves – Why is this case study applicable? • Fossil fuels running out • demands of society to be “electrified” Chemical Civil Computer Industrial Electrical Mechanical Applications Applications to today's world –Computers • distribution of power the same • the load scales • major difference is operate at low voltage. Chemical Civil Computer Industrial Electrical Mechanical Key Industries that Employ EE’s Telecommunications Energy and Electric Power Computers Semiconductor Design and Fabrication Aerospace Bio-Engineering Manufacturing Services and Other Professions Education and R&D Transportation and Automotive Chemical Civil Computer Industrial Electrical Mechanical Jobs EE’s Do Design and develop Automatic Control Systems to: – Aircraft and Spacecraft Guidance Systems – Automotive and Chemical Processes – Improve Medical Respirators and Medicine Injection Machines Design and Develop Digital Products – Computers – Games Chemical Civil Computer Industrial Electrical Mechanical Jobs EE’s do Apply Electromagnetics – Lasers – Fiber Optic Systems – Wireless Communications – RADAR Communications and Signal Processing – Satellite Communications – RADAR, SONAR – LAN - Internet - Web communications – Ultrasound Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Chemical Civil Computer Industrial Electrical Mechanical Jobs EE’s do Electrical Power –Generation –Distribution –Transmission • Energy Management • Design Equipment and Systems Chemical Civil Computer Industrial Electrical Mechanical Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Electrical Engineering – Extremely broad • electrical engineering –includes electronics • electronics engineering –excludes »power generation/transmission »electric motors »electrical systems for building and civic use IEEE – Largest engineering society • 35 sub-fields – regular periodicals published Chemical Civil Computer Industrial Electrical Mechanical US Department of Labor Starting Salary Offers for 2001 Discipline B.S. M.S. Ph.D Aerospace Chemical Civil $47,000 $51,000 $40,000 $57,000 $57,000 $44,000 $70,000 $74,000 $61,000 Electrical Industrial Mechanical $48,400 $47,000 $48,000 $60,500 $56,000 $56,500 $70,900 $62,000 $70,000 Chemical Civil Computer Industrial Electrical Mechanical