1. Keeping the Lights On Prof Paul Lewin*, Dr Liwei Hao and Dr Justin Steele-Davies

2. Introduction Electrical Power Engineering Industry –Loss of expertise –Significant future change in infrastructure –Significant recruitment of Graduates –Limited electrical power content in degree courses Clear need for resources to assist in upskilling the current/future workforce and also to provide materials for use within HEI degree programmes

3. Current Progress Cable Circuit Design Transformers and Switchgear Outdoor Insulation Transmission and Distribution Systems Renewable Energy Conventional and Nuclear Generation HVDC Network Analysis Energy Storage Plus one from:

4. Cable Circuit Design Each work package is 40 hours (minimum) No.Student hourstotal Guide to module and learning objectives10.5 Lecture (30mins) slides to accompany lectures62126 – 8 lectures in each module Objective tests60.53 5 – 8 questions: multiple choice, true/false, numerical calculation, matching, short answer Virtual experiment133 Introduction, interactive experiment and quiz Work sheets224 Original and well-designed expanded questions Supporting text and examples6*16ELEC modules lecture notes Examination question sheets6*16ELEC modules exam papers Recommended text and web links6*16Library and internet resources Total student time40.5

5. New simulations and experiments http://ve.soton.ac.uk/ves/phasor.html http://ve.soton.ac.uk/ves/electronics.html Re – designed the style sheets for the demonstration site

6. Issues and Barriers Staff turn over –Training takes time –Getting to know the staff –eLearning staff have lots of projects Academic Staff buy-in –Some keen, others required insentives Creative Commons

7. Pathways to Impact National Grid –Two level approach; Training management team and Asset Engineers –Feedback from a NG foundation engineer in his 2 nd year –Don’t like creative commons! Electricity Alliance –Mot Macdonald meeting several avenues of collaboration. –Competency auditing, (Opportunity for cross integration) –Distance learning

9. Pathways to Impact Development of resources seen to be of great benefit to existing UoS Courses; –MSc in Energy and Sustainability with Electrical Power Engineering –Huge increase in size of cohort (40+ 2011/12) –Materials also available for Power Academy students – improve their knowledge prior to summer placements Papers planned for submission to the IJEEE Material being developed for Malaysia EEE degree –Sustainability of work

10. Pathways to Impact; spin-off activity Development of High Voltage Laboratory Induction materials –Health and Safety –Laboratory Organisation and Rules Use of ‘virtual experiment’ approach to develop specific training for experiments –Large scale: 1 MV Impulse Generator –Fragile and/or expensive: Spectrometers

11. Ensuring Sustainability Locally: –Increased buy-in that output is very useful –Wider use of technology HEIs: –Actively encourage use of materials Industry: –Flexible approach to content in order to meet specific needs. –Will seek funding in order to develop additional modules (Mott Macdonald)