302142 (v.2) Electrical Utility Engineering 623

Area:

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Power Systems Stability - Modelling of system components, AVR's, governors, generators, turbines, motors, loads, exciters and stabilisers. Critical clearing time using equal area criterion, stability calculations using an interactive package, load shedding, steady state and transient stability, short-medium and long term dynamics study of system stability under network fault and disturbances. Effect of gains, damping and inertia on stability. PLC and SCADA - Introduction to programming languages, programmable logic controllers, remote monitoring systems, remote units, SCADA and software applications. Contract Administration - contract types, supply only, turn key contracts, performance guaranteed, services and maintenance, contracts, periodic supply and services. Conditions of contracts: terms of payment and security money, quality assurances, retention conditions. Special contract conditions. Penalty for violation of contracts. Tender and pre-tender negotiations. Evaluation of tenders, variations, binding contracts, bids, tender evaluation and acceptance and legal aspects in contract, dispute handling, extension and future provisions.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will gain knowledge in important aspects of utility operation, control and management. Students will gain competance in modelling, simulation and standard compliance issues in power system stability, theoretical and practical knowledge in programming in PLC and remote control technique and an introductory knowledge in the tendering and adminstration of large projects and associated regulations and concepts.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Saadat, H., 2002, 'Power System Analysis', McGraw Hill, Boston. Greenwood, A. J., 1991, 'Power System Transients', Wiley, New York. Prabha and Kundur, 'Power Systems Stability', McGraw Hill, New York. IEEE and IEE Publications. Australian Standards.

Unit Texts:

No prescribed text.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

3 x Assignments/Seminars 100%.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y