Overview
In this unit, you will model basic electrical power system components using simplified linear equivalent circuits, explain the relationship between power and energy, and calculate power and energy in electrical power networks. You will review electric and magnetic fields and explain their application in power transformers and generation. You will discuss generation, transmission, and distribution of electrical energy. You will apply problem-solving techniques in the analysis of balanced three-phase power circuits using per-unit methodology. You will discuss electrical distribution system components and configurations and apply appropriate mathematical tools to the analysis of power systems. You are expected to use appropriate electrical engineering language in context and to document the process of modeling and analysis. You will present the information, communicate, work, and learn, both individually and in teams, in a professional manner. In this unit, you must complete compulsory practical activities. Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Moodle site for proposed dates.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisites: ENAE12013 Electrical Components and Circuit Analysis or ENEE12014 Electrical Circuit Analysis.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2024
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of 'pass' in order to pass the unit. If any 'pass/fail' tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully ('pass' grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the 'assessment task' section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure - International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback - Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Unit evaluation.
Students appreciated the lecturer for this unit was very cooperative, knowledgeable, and encouraged with a positive learning atmosphere.
Continue this good practice for student success.
Feedback from Unit evaluation.
Students appreciated that the Quizzes were good and helped maintain attention to the subject material.
Continue this good practice.
Feedback from Unit evaluation and individual discussion.
Students mentioned that the simulation software (MATLAB) to evaluate solar cell configurations took a bit longer time to understand the software. Requested a tutorial on this software.
Should provide a tutorial on this software (MATLAB).
- Analyse single and three-phase power networks using relevant problem-solving techniques including per-unit methodology
- Explain the application of the electric and magnetic fields in power transformers and power generation
- Discuss generation, transmission, and distribution system components including renewable energy generation and integration
- Use laboratory procedures and appropriate simulation tools for the analysis of power systems
- Present the process of power system modeling and analysis professionally
- Communicate, work, and learn, both individually and in teams, in a professional manner.
The Learning Outcomes for this unit are linked with the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standards for Professional Engineers in the areas of 1. Knowledge and Skill Base, 2. Engineering Application Ability and 3. Professional and Personal Attributes at the following levels:
Intermediate
Advanced
1.5 Knowledge of engineering design practice and contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline. (LO: 3A 4N )
Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for further information on the Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers and course level mapping information
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 2 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20% | ||||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||
| 4 - Online Test - 40% | ||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||||
Textbooks
Electrical Machines, Drives, and Power Systems
Edition: 6th (2014)
Authors: Theodore Wildi
Pearson Education Limited
Upper Saddle River Upper Saddle River , NJ , USA
ISBN: 9781292024585
Binding: Hardcover
Power System Analysis and Design SI
Edition: 6th (2016)
Authors: Glover, G, Overbye, T & Sarma, M
Cengage Learning
Boston Boston , MA , USA
ISBN: 9781305636187
Binding: Hardcover
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
n.das@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to Electrical Power Systems
Chapter
Chapter 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Electrical Power Measurement and Three Phase Circuits
Chapter
Chapter 7, Chapter 8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Transformers – Ideal to Practical
Chapter
Chapter 9, Chapter 10
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz Part 1 (Open from 22 July 2024 Due by 11.59 pm AEST - 28 July 2024).
Module/Topic
Per-Unit system methodology
Chapter
Chapter 10
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Special and Three-Phase Transformers
Chapter
Chapter 11, Chapter 12
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Residential school option 1: Labs in this unit will be held in Bundaberg, Gladstone and Mackay campuses from 12th till 14th (Mon. Tue. Wed.) August 2024. Online/Mixed Mode students may opt to attend in any campus depending on convenience.
Module/Topic
Generation of Electrical Energy
Chapter
Chapter 24 & IEEE PES AND CIGRE Reports
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz Part 2 (Open from 19 August 2024. Due by 11.59 pm AEST - 25 August 2024).
Residential school option 2: Labs in this unit will be held in Cairns and Rockhampton campuses from 21st till 23rd (Wed. Thu. Fri.) August 2024. Online/Mixed Mode students may opt to attend in any campus depending on convenience.
Module/Topic
Renewable Energy and Storage System Overview & Transmission of Electrical Energy
Chapter
Chapter 25 & IEEE PES AND CIGRE Reports
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Transmission Line Models
Chapter
Chapter 25
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Transmission Line Models & Distribution of Electrical Energy
Chapter
Chapter 25 and Chapter 26
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz Part 3 (Open from 9 September 2024. Due by 11.59 pm AEST - 15 September 2024).
Module/Topic
Distribution of Electrical Energy & Direct-Current Transmission
Chapter
Chapter 26 & Chapter 28
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Direct-Current Transmission & Costing of Electricity and Electricity Supply Industry
Chapter
Chapter 28 & Chapter 27
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Unit Revision
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Quiz Part 4 (Open from 30 Sep. 2024. Due by 11.59 pm AEST - 6 Oct. 2024).
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
End of Term Online Test (Date and time will be notified later).
Students may require MATLAB/Simulink in order to complete Assignment 1. MATLAB/Simulink can be installed free of charge by logging into Mathworks website through an account created using the CQUni email ID.
=== Important Information =====
Online Test: This unit ENEE12015 has no formal Examination. It has an End of Term "Online Test" between Week 13 and 14 (Examination Weeks). The date and time will be announced in due course.
Online Test Conditions: Closed Book.
Res School: Residential school in different campuses are subject to the enrollment of student numbers. It will be notified the students via Moodle. Students can contact to the UC directly via email.
1 Written Assessment
Written Assessment will constitute a number of questions (usually 5 to 8), similar to the unit tutorial questions, on the topics covered in the first 10 weeks of the term's work. They will require the calculation of electrical quantities pertaining to various electrical circuits in power engineering. The assessment may also have a simulation project. The assignment will be made available in Moodle by the time the unit website becomes active. Please submit as a single word/PDF file together with any simulation models/ codes as requested.
Week 11 Monday (23 Sept 2024) 11:59 pm AEST
Review/Exam Week Monday (7 Oct 2024)
Marked Assignment will be returned for student's feedback within two weeks of the due date.
Each question in this assignment will be assessed separately for the criterion accuracy and correct results and given a mark from zero to 20 marks.
1) Correct procedure and steps toward correct solutions: 50%; 2) Correct answers and units: 30%; and 3) Professional presentation and layout: 20%.
In addition, the assignment as a whole will be assessed against the following criteria:
- All necessary steps in the analysis are presented in correct order.
- Clear presentation of mathematical and arithmetical works.
- Explanation of choices made in the analysis.
- Interpretation of results.
- Appropriate use of diagram, clear diagrams.
- Correct use of terminology.
- Analyse single and three-phase power networks using relevant problem-solving techniques including per-unit methodology
- Explain the application of the electric and magnetic fields in power transformers and power generation
- Discuss generation, transmission, and distribution system components including renewable energy generation and integration
- Present the process of power system modeling and analysis professionally
- Communicate, work, and learn, both individually and in teams, in a professional manner.
2 Online Quiz(zes)
The On-line Quiz (with several Multiple Choice Questions - MCQs) will generally be in the form of problems that require simple calculations to find the correct answer. Students are expected to work individually. To ensure continuous engagement of the students with the learning of this unit, the quiz has been separated into 4 parts and distributed over the 12-week term as indicated in the unit schedule. Each part of the quiz will test the students on the unit content covered in each quarter. More information on this will be provided through the unit Moodle site. Each part of the online quiz will be open on the Unit Moodle Website 5-6 clear working days prior to the respective due dates. The online quiz will randomly draw questions from a pre-designed question bank for each individual student. This will be a time-limited assignment and more details will be made available to the students through Moodle site. Marks of all four parts of the quiz will be added and scaled to a score out of 20 to be added to the unit total.
4
Other
Please see the weekly schedule for information about due dates for the 4 quizzes.
Students will know their marks after completing each quiz.
Each correct answer of the online quiz will receive full marks assigned for the particular question. The allotted marks will be visualized for the students when they access each of the quizzes. Marks of all four parts of the online quiz will be added and scaled to a score out of 20 to be added to the unit total.
- Part 1 - Open during week 3
- Part 2 - Open during week 6
- Part 3 - Open during week 9
- Part 4 - Open during week 12
- Analyse single and three-phase power networks using relevant problem-solving techniques including per-unit methodology
- Explain the application of the electric and magnetic fields in power transformers and power generation
3 Practical and Written Assessment
Students will be formed into teams of generally 2-3 members for this assessment item. The laboratory experiments will be conducted in the following manner:
- Both on-campus students and Online/Mixed Mode students will have scheduled laboratory blocks in 5 CQUniversity campuses (Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay and Cairns). Students can enroll to complete the laboratory experiments in any of those campuses.
- Please check the class time table for the information about the scheduled sessions.
- All students will submit team laboratory reports for this assessment. More information on the experiments and lab sheets will be made available on the unit Moodle site.
Week 10 Monday (16 Sept 2024) 11:59 pm AEST
Submit to the link in Week 10 of the unit website in Moodle as a WORD/PDF file. This is a Team Submission (i.e. one report per team).
Week 12 Monday (30 Sept 2024)
Marked report will be returned for student's feedback within two weeks of the due date.
- Correct procedure and steps towards collecting data from the experiments: 55%.
- Correct computations, answers and units: 20%.
- Proper use of reference 10%.
- Professional presentation and layout of the report: 15%.
- Use laboratory procedures and appropriate simulation tools for the analysis of power systems
- Present the process of power system modeling and analysis professionally
- Communicate, work, and learn, both individually and in teams, in a professional manner.
4 Online Test
This Online Test will be conducted via/through a ZOOM session and students will have to provide written answers to some questions similar to past examination questions in this unit.
- Online Test will be time scheduled and will take place for everyone at the same time.
- Each student stays home with a device (preferably a laptop) essentially having a camera through which we can watch the student in a ZOOM session during the Online Test (please make sure you have a device with these requirements functioning).
- That ZOOM link needs to be connected throughout the Online Test.
- The Online Test paper will be loaded to the Moodle so that students only can access it during Online Test period.
- The student uses blank A4 papers (single side) to write answers.
- At the end of the Online Test, student (he/she) first takes photos of all written pages and email the UC.
- Later student (he/she) scan the pages and upload to Moodle within a specified time at the end of Online Test.
- Online Test date and time will be within the standard examination period for Term 2, 2024.
This will be held in the examination week. The exact date and time of the Online Test will be notified later.
Outcomes will be published with the grade certification.
- Correct procedure and steps toward correct solutions: 60%
- Correct answers and units: 20%
- Professional presentation and layout: 20%
- Discuss generation, transmission, and distribution system components including renewable energy generation and integration
- Use laboratory procedures and appropriate simulation tools for the analysis of power systems
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Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
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What is a breach of academic integrity?
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A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
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