302145 (v.2) Electrical Utility Engineering 634
| Area: | Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
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| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.5 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | This unit on selected topics in electrical utility engineering consists of three modules. The contents are mostly delivered by industry experts to educate the students with real world applications of the theories. Module 1 is on concepts of the electricity industry deregulation and restructuring including independence power producers, generators, distributors and transmission systems; transmission after access and wheeling; ancillary services; bidding strategies in the new market; reliability and risk management;, planning in the new deregulated environment; choice of service, energy exchanges and settlement services; retail providers, electricity pricing and metering; emerging technology. Module 2 is on HV cables including cable design and commissioning; cable types; electrostatic stresses in single core cables; multicore cables; low voltage cables; cable current carrying capacity; grading of cable insulation; electrical characteristics of cables; cable thermal models; capacity calculations; cable testings; and fault finding techniques. Module 3 is on concepts of project management including engineering project management fundamentals; life cycle; project evaluation and risks; contingency; budget; depreciation; return on investments; and economic feasibility. |
| Field of Education: | 031301 Electrical Engineering |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
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| 2014 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
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