| Semester 1, 2023 Toowoomba On-campus | |
| Units : | 1 |
| School or Department : | School of Engineering |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
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Overview
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.
Course learning outcomes
- Use software packages for design and analysis of electrical power networks and investigate typical case study problems;
- Specify the requirements of electric supply system facilities and their operational details;
- 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
Grainger JJ & Stevenson 1994, Power System Analysis, McGraw Hill.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Problem Solving 1 | No | 30 | 1,2,3 |
| Presentation (ind, grp, mltmd) | No | 20 | |
| Problem Solving 2 | No | 30 | 1,2,3 |
| Interview | No | 20 | 1,2,3 |