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Virginia Tech

MINE-4654: Mine Power Systems and Automation

Description: Fundamentals of electrical theory. Circuit elements, calculations and network analysis. Components and design of mine power systems. Motors, cables, load flow analyses, transmission and distribution. Electrical safety. U.S. mine-specific regulation, intrinsic safety and permissibility. Applications in mine systems automation via programmable logic control. Basic ladder logic routines.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: MATH-2214

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 3

Average GPA: 3.17 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 35.25%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.49%

Chad M Sechrist202330.7%38.4%15.3%7.7%0.0%7.7%3.001
Daza Manuel J Barros202144.4%33.4%5.6%11.2%2.8%2.8%3.061
Wencai Zhang202263.9%25.0%5.6%5.6%0.0%0.0%3.461

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