What is Power Engineering?

Power engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering and pertains to generating, transmitting, distributing and utilizing electrical power while also catering to the devices (electrical), which are used in above stated processes; generators, motors and transformers.

Power Engineering Sub Disciplines

Power Engineering has been divided into the following:

Generation
Transmission
Distribution
Utilization
Transformers
Electric generators
Electric Motors
Power Electronics

Top Power Engineering Universities

The top three ranked universities when it comes to Power Engineering are as follows:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University
University of Cambridge

Power Engineering Associations

There are a myriad of associations pertaining to Power Engineering but we shall list only three:

ASOPE
IEEE-PES
NAPE

Being a Power Engineer

Being a power engineer will require you to have a complete understanding of three phase AC power and to be also well versed in the conversion between AC and DC power. You will be working to develop power systems specifically for aircraft, railway networks and other complex systems. Most of all; you would be facing challenges related to critical power, energy infrastructure and systems and to be able to deal with them, you will have to be a team player and be able to take important decisions.