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302142 (v.2) Electrical Utility Engineering 623
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
3.0 |
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** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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Lecture: |
1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
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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 - PLC and SCADA Design- Introduction to PLC's, PLC programming languages, Simple PLC controllers, Introduction to SCADA, Simple SCADA system design. 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. |
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** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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Field of Education: |
31300 Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Technology (Narrow Grouping) |
HECS Band (if applicable): |
2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: |
Informational |
Result Type: |
Grade/Mark |
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Availability |
Year |
Location |
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Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 1 |
Y |
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2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 2 |
Y |
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Area External |
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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