Overview

The aim of this unit is to provide an in-depth treatment of microgrids and smart grids along with their design and implementation strategies.

Requisites

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the main components of microgrids and smart grids and quantify their differences (K1, K3, S1, S3)
  • Describe the standards of operating microgrids and smart grids (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A2)
  • Describe microgrid interconnection, issues, planning, advantages and disadvantages (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A2)
  • Analyse the behaviours of Microgrids and smart grids with industry standard analysis tools. (K1, K2, K3, K4, S2, S3)
  • Solve complex power engineering problems with application of control and communication theory (K2, K3,K4, S1, S2)
  • Design energy management systems for renewable energy integrated Microgrids (K1, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3)

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Lecture
3.00 12 weeks 36
On-campus
Class
0.50 12 weeks 6
On-campus
Lab
0.50 12 weeks 6
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
8.33 12 weeks 100
TOTAL148

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Laboratory PracticalsIndividual 15 - 25% 2,3,4,6 
PortfolioIndividual/Group 30 - 45% 1,2,3,4,5,6 
QuizIndividual 30 - 50% 1,2,3,4,5 

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 overall mark for the unit of 50% or more, and(ii) at least 40% in the final exam, and(iii) at least 40% of the possible marks for the laboratory hurdleStudents who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirements (ii) and (iii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

  • Overview of Microgrids and Smart Grids
  • Components of Microgrids
  • Microgrid Standards
  • Microgrid Applications
  • Operation of Microgrids
  • Microgrids as Smart Grids
  • Smart Grid Standards
  • Control and Communication in Smart Grids
  • Energy Management in Smart Grids
  • Smart Metering
  • Smart Grid Cyber Security

Study resources

Reading materials

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