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Courses Handbook 2015

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Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

ELEN6004 (v.1) Power Systems Engineering

Area: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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
Equivalent(s): 302140 (v.2) Electrical Utility Engineering 613 or any previous version
Anti Requisite(s): 12831 (v.4) Power System Analysis 301 or any previous version
AND
13543 (v.3) Power System Analysis 603 or any previous version
AND
ELEN3001 (v.1) Power System Analysis or any previous version
AND
ELEN6009 (v.1) Power System Analysis or any previous version
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 is about advanced power system engineering and consists of three modules. Module 1 is on concepts of power system grounding including grounding fundamentals; single rod and multiple rod grounding; grounding mat design; and substation grounding fundamentals. Module 2 is on concepts of power flow analysis including real and reactive power calculations; contingency calculations; Gauss-Seidel, Newton Raphson, decoupled and DC load flow methods. Module 3 is on concepts of short circuit calculations including three phase fault calculations; Symmetrical fault; symmetrical components; positive, negative and zero sequence equivalent circuits; unsymmetrical line-ground, line-line-ground, and line-line faults; and circuit breaker ratings.
Field of Education: 031301 Electrical Engineering
Result Type: Grade/Mark


Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2015 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        

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