13543 (v.2) Power Systems 603


Area: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 5.0
 
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Lecture: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s): 306882 (v.1) Power Systems 503 or any previous version
 
Syllabus: Power line representation - single line diagram, per unit system for single phase circuits, per unit system for three phase circuits. Transmission line representation - AC vs DC transmission, standard transmission voltages, series impedance calculation (resistance, inductances and capacitances), short - long line models (A, B, C, D constants), efficiency and voltage regulations, series and shunt compensations. Power flow calculations - review of real, reactive and apparent power, Gauss-Seidel load flow method, decoupled load flow method, contingency calculations, DC load flow. Three phase fault calculations - symmetrical fault, symmetrical components, positive, negative and zero sequence equivalent circuits, unsymmetrical faults (L-G, L-L-G, L-L faults),circuit breaker ratings.
 
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Field of Education: 31301 Electrical Engineering
Funding Cluster: 08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2005 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially
Online
Internal
refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully
Online
refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External