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ELE3807 Power Systems Analysis

Semester 1, 2020 Online
Short Description: Power Systems Analysis
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department : School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Student contribution band : Band 2
ASCED code : 031301 - Electrical Engineering
Grading basis : Graded

Staffing

Examiner:

Synopsis

Engineers designing and managing electrical power networks need to be familiar with the mathematical tools and the computer based techniques which are commonly used to analyse, operate and monitor such systems. The course deals with fault level calculation, power flow, power system stability and economic operation.

Objectives

The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, students should be able to:

  1. use software packages for design and analysis of electrical power networks and investigate typical case study problems;
  2. specify the requirements of electric supply system facilities and their operational details;
  3. develop computer based tools for specific applications in power system analysis, design and operation.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Basic concepts: Per unit quantities, single line diagrams 10.00
2. Circuit models for transformers, synchronous machines and transmission lines 20.00
3. Network analysis using the Nodal Admittance Matrix 10.00
4. Network analysis using the Bus Impedance Matrix 10.00
5. Power flow determination using the Gauss-Seidel and the Newton-Raphson methods 10.00
6. Fault level calculations using symmetrical components 15.00
7. Economic dispatch and unit commitment 10.00
8. Power system stability 15.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=01&subject1=ELE3807)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

Grainger JJ & Stevenson 1994, Power System Analysis, McGraw Hill.

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Glover, JD, Sarma, MS & Overbye TJ 2016, Power system analysis and design, 6th edn, Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, Pacific Grove, CA.
Grainger JJ & Stevenson WD 1994, Power system analysis, McGraw-Hill, New York.
Gross, CA 1986, Power system analysis, 2nd edn, Wiley, New York.
Kusic, GL 2009, Computer-aided power systems analysis, 2nd edn, CRC, Boca Raton, FL.
Nasar, SA & Trutt, FC 1998, Electric power systems, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Weedy, BM & Cory, BJ 2012, Electric power systems, 5th edn, Wiley, New York.

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Assessments 30.00
Directed 精东传媒app 87.00
Examinations 2.00
Private 精东传媒app 36.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Objectives Assessed Notes
ASSIGNMENT 1 200 20 14 Apr 2020 1,3
ASSIGNMENT 2 200 20 21 May 2020 1,2,3
Online Exam 600 60 End S1 1,2,3 (see note 1)

Notes
  1. This will be an open examination. Students will be provided further instruction regarding the exam by their course examiner via 精东传媒appDesk. The examination date will be available via UConnect when the official examination timetable has been released.

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students' responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    To satisfactorily complete an assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks or a grade of at least C-. Students do not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to be awarded a passing grade in this course. Refer to Statement 4 below for the requirements to receive a passing grade in this course.

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

    Requirements after S1 2020:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course (i.e. the Primary Hurdle), and have satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), i.e. the end of semester examination by achieving at least 40% of the weighted marks available for that assessment item.

    Supplementary assessment may be offered where a student has undertaken all of the required summative assessment items and has passed the Primary Hurdle but failed to satisfy the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised), or has satisfied the Secondary Hurdle (Supervised) but failed to achieve a passing Final Grade by 5% or less of the total weighted Marks.

    To be awarded a passing grade for a supplementary assessment item (if applicable), a student must achieve at least 50% of the available marks for the supplementary assessment item as per the Assessment Procedure (point 4.4.2).

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the weighted aggregate of the marks (or grades) obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.

  6. Examination information:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: An Open Examination is one in which candidates may have access to any printed or written material and a calculator during the examination.

    Requirements after S1 2020:
    In a Closed Examination candidates are allowed to bring only writing and drawing instruments into the examination.

  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S1 2020 are: The details regarding deferred/supplementary examinations will be communicated at a later date.

    Requirements after S1 2020:
    Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period.

  8. 精东传媒app Student Policies:
    Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene 精东传媒app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .

Assessment notes

  1. Students must familiarise themselves with the USQ Assessment Procedures (.

  2. Referencing in Assignments must comply with the Harvard (AGPS) referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The Harvard (APGS) style to be used is defined by the USQ library鈥檚 referencing guide. These policies can be found at

Date printed 9 October 2020