Electrical Power Systems Safety
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 48
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2024 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
This unit of study aims to introduce electrical safety standards, fundamentals of electrical safety, earthing systems and electrical insulation under high voltage. The protection measures of overvoltage, residual voltages and leak current in power systems is also provided. Furthermore, the application of electrical safety in special locations and installations is discussed.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this Unit should be able to:
Students who successfully complete this Unit should be able to:
1. Apply fundamental concepts of electrical safety to identify safety issues in power systems. (K1, K3, S1, S2)
2. Appreciate safe measures and protection devices in an environment that may contain potential electrical hazards. (K1, K3, S1)
3. Collect and analyse experimental data, interpret results, formulate conclusions and generate laboratory reports .(K1, K2, S1, A2)
4. Use computer simulation tools to analyse electrical field strength in high voltage systems leading to the proper selection of insulation materials. (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2)
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Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Lectures (36 hours), Tutorials (12 hours), Lab Work (12 hours)
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Examination | Individual | 50-60% | 1,2,3,4 |
Laboratory work and Reports | Group | 30-45% | 1,2,3,4 |
Assignment | Individual | 5-10% | 1,2 |
Minimum Requirements to pass this unit will be made available in the complete Unit Outline available to students when unit is offered.
Content
- Electrical safety standards
- Fundamentals of electrical safety
- Earth arrangement
- Earth electrodes, protective conductors and equipotential bonding conductors
- Safety against over-voltages and residual voltages
- Protection, selection of protective devices and testing electrical safety,
- Application of electrical safety in special locations and installations
- Electrical insulation and electric stress calculation
- High voltage testing and insulation assessment
- Insulation Materials and dielectric properties
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.