REPORT BY US COURSE SUPERVISOR OF THE ELECTROBRAS POWER EDUCATION PROJECT FOR 10 ENGINEERS IN GROUP 3 OF CESE

PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADVANCED EDUCATION IN ELECTRIC POWER ENGINEERING FOR SOLVING MODERN PROBLEMS OF ADVANCED ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS. THE ENTIRE GROUP QUALIFIED FOR THE RPI MASTER OF ENGINEERING DEGREE, AND 8 WERE ELECTED TO MEMBERSHIP IN THE ELECTRIC ENGINEERING HONOR SOCIETY. INSTRUCTION INCLUDED TOURS OF GENERAL ELECTRIC MOTOR,TRANSMISSION,& GENERATOR SHOPS,EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE"S ULTRA-HIGH VOLTAGE PROJECT,NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CO SUBSTATIONS,CONSOLIDATED EDISON FACILITIES,3 INSTALLATIONS IN CANADA,& FOUR OTHER LOCATIONS. A ONE-WEEK COURSE(JUNE 15-19) AT LEEDS & NORTHRUP CO FOLLOWED THE RPI COURSES,AS DID TRAINING(JUNE-AUG) IN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AS APPLIED TO ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS IN THE ENGINEERING OFFICE OF 6 ELECTRIC POWER UTILITY ORGANIZATIONS. STUDENT EVALUATORS INDICATED THAT THE COURSES WERE USEFUL; SOME WERE JUDGED VERY GOOD. PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE MENTION WAS ACCORDED THE TRAINING IN COMPUTER APPLICATION AND THE COURSE IN SURGE PHENOMENA IN POWER ENGINEERING. THE COURSE IN POWER ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS WAS CONSIDERED TOO ELEMENTARY. MORE RELEVANT INFORMATION WAS RECOMMENDED ON HYDRAULIC AND MIXED SYSTEMS IN THE COURSE ON POWER GENERATION OPERATION AND CONTROL,AS WAS EMPHASIS ON STABILITY IN THE POWER SYSTEM ANALYSIS II COURSE. COURSES IN ATOMIC INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT AND IN ENGINEERING ECONOMICS MET WITH SOME CRITICISM,PARTLY DUE TO LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES. THE LEEDS & NORTHRUP PRACTICAL TRAINING IN POWER-FREQUENCY CONTROL WAS FOUND EXCELLENT AND 2-3 DAYS" EXTENSION WAS RECOMMENDED. TRAINING FOR 2 ENGINEERS AT THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION IN DENVER WAS FOUND LESS USEFUL,AND DISCONTINUANCE OF THIS OPTION WAS RECOMMENDED.