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In this unit, you will work in a team to analyse and design electrical power and control systems by applying PSSE or equivalent industry software. You will also focus on renewables, promoting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy. On satisfactory completion, you will be able to investigate solutions for contemporary engineering problems, plan and control project work in a team environment, research current practice in this discipline, execute evidence-based decision-making, check and evaluate the validity of information, and prepare professional documentation for a project.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: ENEE13021 Power System Analysis and Design AND ENEE13019 Control Systems Analysis and Design
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 1 - 2026
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 12-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 25 hours of study per week, making a total of 300 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.
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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 In-class feedback
Students appreciated that the project in this unit provided an opportunity to learn a commercial software tool (PSSE) and to gain insight into how renewable integration projects are conducted in the real-world industry setting.
This good practice should be continued..
Feedback from Unit evaluation
Students suggested that the unit requirements were not clearly stated.
In the next offering, ensure that unit requirements are clearly articulated and communicated to students through both Moodle and during the initial lectures.
Feedback from Unit evaluation
Students suggested that more learning materials should be provided.
Review the existing learning materials available on Moodle and ensure that relevant supplementary resources are added or updated to support students' learning needs throughout the term.
Feedback from Unit evaluation
Students suggested the unit content should be reviewed to ensure its usefulness and relevance to their degree.
Conduct a thorough review of the unit’s content to ensure alignment with current industry practices and the learning outcomes of the degree. Update or replace topics and activities as needed to ensure the unit delivers relevant, practical, and discipline-specific skills that enhance graduate employability.
- Perform advanced load flow, stability, and power quality calculations using commercial software
- Tune power system controllers to obtain the desired performance
- Design power transmission infrastructure and renewable generation and storage systems for a reliable power supply
- Apply the Australian Standards, National Electricity rules and general principles of sustainable development
- Present design outcomes professionally as a report, short conference paper and presentation
- 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 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
1.4 Discernment of knowledge development and research directions within the engineering discipline. (LO: 1I 2I 3I 4I)
1.5 Knowledge of engineering design practice and contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline. (LO: 1I 2I 3I 4I)
2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools, and resources. (LO: 1I 2I 3I 4I)
3.3 Creative, innovative, and proactive demeanor. (LO: 5I 6I)
Advanced
1.1 Comprehensive, theory-based understanding of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and the engineering fundamentals applicable to the engineering discipline. (LO: 1A 2A 3A 4I)
1.2 Conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics, and computer and information sciences which underpin the engineering discipline. (LO: 1A 2A 3A 4A)
1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline. (LO: 1I 2I 3I 4A)
1.6 Understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities, and bounds of sustainable engineering practice in the specific discipline. (LO: 4A)
2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem-solving. (LO: 1I 2I 3I 4A)
2.3 Application of systematic engineering synthesis and design processes. (LO: 3A 4A)
2.4 Application of systematic approaches to the conduct and management of engineering projects. (LO: 4A)
3.2 Effective oral and written communication in professional and lay domains. (LO: 5A)
3.4 Professional use and management of information. (LO: 3A 4A)
3.5 Orderly management of self, and professional conduct. (LO: 4I 5I 6A)
3.6 Effective team membership and team leadership. (LO: 5A 6A)
Note: LO refers to the Learning Outcome number(s) which link to the competency and the levels: N – Introductory, I – Intermediate, and A - Advanced.
Refer to the Engineering Undergraduate Course Moodle site for further information on Engineers Australia's Stage 1 Competency Standard for Professional Engineers and course-level mapping information https://moodle.cqu.edu.au/course/view.php?id=1511
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1 - Online Test - 20% | ||||||
| 2 - Online Test - 20% | ||||||
| 3 - Portfolio - 60% | ||||||
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 | ||||||