Overview

This unit of study aims to provide you with the principles of energy storage systems and in-depth knowledge on the operation and implementation of energy storage system in current power system domain. The unit also covers different technologies of energy storage and hydrogen production/storage systems used in current electrical energy projects. The unit will focus on both grid connected and islanded Microgrids and explain how energy storage systems play a key role on addressing the intermittency of renewable energy components in the modern electrical networks.

Requisites

Prerequisites
EEE30002 Electrical Power Systems

AND EITHER
EEE20013 Power Protection
OR
EEE20004 Analogue Electronics 1

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Appraise relevant energy storage systems and their role in modern electrical systems (K2,K3,K5,S1,S2).
  • Analyse and evaluate charging, discharging and state of charge characteristics for different energy storage systems(K2,K3,S1,S2).
  • Analyse and reflect on the cause of efficiency losses and life-expectancy in various energy storage systems (K2,K3,S1,S2).
  • Discuss the role of electrical energy storage systems in modern smart grid and their future development trends (K2,K3,K5,S1,S2).
  • Design and simulate the energy storage system for real world application based on power quality factor and operational, financial and environmental constraints (A2,K2,K3,K5,S1,S2,S3).

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Lecture
2.00 12 weeks 24
On-campus
Class
1.00 12 weeks 12
On-campus
Lab
2.00 12 weeks 24
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
7.50 12 weeks 90
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Laboratory PracticalsIndividual/Group 20 - 30% 
PortfolioIndividual/Group 50 - 60% 1,2,3,4,5 
Test 1Individual 5 - 10% 1,2,3 
Test 2Individual 5 - 10% 1,2,3 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all ULOs to a minimum standard, an undergraduate student must have achieved:

(i) an aggregate mark of 50% or more, and(ii) at least 40% in the Portfolio.Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirement (ii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

  • Electrical energy storage
  • Fuel cells
  • Hydrogen production and storage systems
  • Advances in battery technology and other chemical storage methods
  • Super-capacitors and superconducting magnetic energy storage
  • Application of energy storage system inMicrogrids and smart grids
  • Application of modern storage system in improving the reliability and stability of the power systems.
  • Grid Integration

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.