Operation of Power Systems
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 60 Hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2024 teaching periods
| Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
Admission to a postgraduate engineering courseAims and objectives
This unit of study aims to introduce you to power system stability, power system controls, economic dispatch, protection systems and the principles of fault analysis, both symmetrical and unsymmetrical.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Perform symmetrical and unsymmetrical fault analyse using the method of symmetrical components. (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7)
2. Design protection schemes for power system components. (K2, K3, K6, S1, S2, S3, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7)
3. Develop models for power system components for transient stability analysis and apply extended equal area criterion for general one-machine-infinite-bus systems. (K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7)
4. Analyse automatic generation control techniques and perform contingency analysis using sensitivity and load flow methods. (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7)
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Perform symmetrical and unsymmetrical fault analyse using the method of symmetrical components. (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7)
2. Design protection schemes for power system components. (K2, K3, K6, S1, S2, S3, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7)
3. Develop models for power system components for transient stability analysis and apply extended equal area criterion for general one-machine-infinite-bus systems. (K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7)
4. Analyse automatic generation control techniques and perform contingency analysis using sensitivity and load flow methods. (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7)
5. Write computer programs and solve economic load dispatch problems. (K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7)
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Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
*Scheduled face to face: Lectures (36 hours), Tutorials (12 hours), Laboratory Work (12 hours)
*Scheduled synchronous online learning events: N/A
Non-scheduled online learning events and activities: N/A
Other non-scheduled learning events and activities including independent study (approx. 90 hours)
*Scheduled synchronous online learning events: N/A
Non-scheduled online learning events and activities: N/A
Other non-scheduled learning events and activities including independent study (approx. 90 hours)
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Examination | Individual | 60% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Assignment | Individual | 15% | 1,2,3 |
| Laboratory | Individual and group | 25% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Minimum requirements to pass this unit
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass the unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) An aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
(ii) at least 40% in the final exam, and
(iii) must complete all lab work.
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirements (ii) and (iii) will receive a maximum of 44% as the total mark for the unit and will not be eligible for a conceded pass.
As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass the unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:
(i) An aggregate mark of 50% or more, and
(ii) at least 40% in the final exam, and
(iii) must complete all lab work.
Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirements (ii) and (iii) will receive a maximum of 44% as the total mark for the unit and will not be eligible for a conceded pass.
Content
• Symmetrical Faults
• Unsymmetrical Faults
• Protection Systems
• Power System Stability
• Power System Controls and Economic Dispatch
• Renewal Energy and Smart Grids
• Unsymmetrical Faults
• Protection Systems
• Power System Stability
• Power System Controls and Economic Dispatch
• Renewal Energy and Smart Grids
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.