| Semester 1, 2022 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Engineering |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: ELE1801 or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS
Overview
Modern society cannot function without a reliable supply of electricity. However, an electrical power system that is completely free from failure is neither economically justifiable nor technically feasible. A power system or some part of the power system will, under certain abnormal circumstances, become faulted and as a result cease to operate as intended. A protection system, in the event of a fault, is required to maintain safety of personnel and members of the public, minimize damage to the power system, minimize interruption of supply and help maintain quality of supply. This course will help students develop the skills needed to design and carry out performance analysis of protection systems.
In this course the fundamental concepts, principles and methodologies associated with power system fault analysis and commonly used protection schemes shall be analysed and studied. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have an understanding of key power system protection performance and operational concepts as well as how these system are implemented within a practical power network.
Course learning outcomes
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Explain the principle of operation of components used for implementing protection systems;
- Identify the key factors that influence the design of typical protection systems;
- Carry out quantitative analysis of the performance of typical protection systems;
- Devise protection schemes that are appropriate for particular applications.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Basic concepts: Power system fundamentals; Per unit quantities | 3.00 |
| 2. | Basic Concepts: Power system protection concepts and principles, Symmetrical components; fault calculations | 20.00 |
| 3. | Instrument transformers | 15.00 |
| 4. | Line overcurrent protection | 15.00 |
| 5. | Distance and communications based protection schemes | 15.00 |
| 6. | Protection of power transformers | 15.00 |
| 7. | Bus protection | 5.00 |
| 8. | Protection of reactors and capacitors | 5.00 |
| 9. | Protection of Rotating Machines | 7.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
(available online through USQ鈥檚 Library.)
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiz | No | 10 | 1 |
| Report | No | 30 | 2 |
| Model (theoretical) | No | 30 | 2,3,4 |
| Viva voce | No | 30 | 2,3,4 |