CQUniversity Unit Profile
ENEE14007 Electrical Machines and Drives Applications
Electrical Machines and Drives Applications
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General Information

Overview

In this project based learning unit, you will analyse and design systems and components that convert electrical energy into mechanical energy. You will investigate the construction and operational characteristics of various DC and AC electrical machines, analyse machine protection and control schemes and select and specify machines for particular applications. Furthermore, you will learn about components and materials for electrical machines, and use power electronics to optimise the performance of energy conversion. You are expected to learn and work individually and in teams to complete projects, to develop interpersonal and technical communication skills and to prepare professional documentation, including problem solutions, electrical designs and project reports. Distance education students are required to have access to a computer, to make frequent use of the Internet, and are required to participate in Residential School activities.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 4
Credit Points: 12
Student Contribution Band: 8
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.25

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite: (ENEG12004 Engineering Design & Management Planning OR ENEG12002 Engineering Design OR ENEG12007 Design & Project Management ) AND ENEE12015 Electrical Power Engineering

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 - 2020

Bundaberg
Cairns
Gladstone
Mackay
Mixed Mode
Rockhampton

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).

Residential Schools

This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.

Class and Assessment Overview

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

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. Written Assessment
Weighting: 15%
2. Written Assessment
Weighting: 15%
3. Practical and Written Assessment
Weighting: 15%
4. Written Assessment
Weighting: 40%
5. Online Quiz(zes)
Weighting: 15%

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.

Previous Student Feedback

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

Feedback

Students found the team project very useful which helped them to learn how to use the unit concept in real world applications.

Recommendation

This good practice will be continued.

Feedback from Unit evaluation

Feedback

Students found the theory taught in this unit very useful which helped them to perform better in practical situations at work.

Recommendation

This good practice will be continued.

Feedback from Unit evaluation

Feedback

Students pointed out the need for a reasonable time gap between the delivery of the knowledge required for the assignments and the assignments deadlines.

Recommendation

A reasonable time gap will be considered between the delivery of the knowledge required for doing each assignment and the assignment deadline.

Feedback from Unit evaluation

Feedback

Students pointed out the need for more hints on how the team project report should be constructed.

Recommendation

More instruction will be provided for the writing of the team project report.

Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  1. Compare and explain features of DC and AC electrical machines
  2. Design and justify innovative electrical drive systems for industrial applications
  3. Apply protection and control schemes for electrical drives
  4. Apply power electronic devices and circuits for optimising energy conversion in electrical drive system applications
  5. Create professional documentation of the design, analysis process and solutions using electrical terminology, symbols and diagrams
  6. Work collaboratively in a team to produce high quality outputs.

The learning outcomes are linked to Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies.

Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes
N/A Level
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Professional Level
Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Written Assessment - 15%
2 - Written Assessment - 15%
3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 15%
4 - Written Assessment - 40%
5 - Online Quiz(zes) - 15%

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

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes

Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Written Assessment - 15%
2 - Written Assessment - 15%
3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 15%
4 - Written Assessment - 40%
5 - Online Quiz(zes) - 15%
Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks

Prescribed

Electrical machines, drives and power systems

6th edn - new international edition (2013)
Authors: Wildi, T
Pearson Education
Upper Saddle River Upper Saddle River , NJ , USA
Binding: Paperback

Additional Textbook Information

If you prefer to study with a paper copy, they are available at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code). eBooks are available at the publisher's website.

IT Resources

You will need access to the following IT resources:
  • CQUniversity Student Email
  • Internet
  • Unit Website (Moodle)
Referencing Style

All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)

For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.

Teaching Contacts
Kianoush Emami Unit Coordinator
k.emami@cqu.edu.au
Schedule
Week 1 Begin Date: 13 Jul 2020

Module/Topic

Fundamentals of Electrical Machines

Chapter

Scan read Chapter 1, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 as revision. 

Events and Submissions/Topic


Week 2 Begin Date: 20 Jul 2020

Module/Topic

DC Machines

Chapter

Chapter 4 and Chapter 5

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 3 Begin Date: 27 Jul 2020

Module/Topic

Induction (AC) Machines

Chapter

Chapter 13, Chapter 14 and Chapter 18

Events and Submissions/Topic

Online Quiz Part 1 opens Week 3 Monday (27 Jul 2020) 9:00 am AEST and closes Week 3 Sunday (2 Aug 2020) 11:45 pm AEST 


Week 4 Begin Date: 03 Aug 2020

Module/Topic

Induction (AC) Machines

Chapter

Chapter 13, Chapter 14 and Chapter 18

Events and Submissions/Topic


Week 5 Begin Date: 10 Aug 2020

Module/Topic

Synchronous (AC) Machines

Chapter

Chapter 16, Chapter 17

Events and Submissions/Topic

Vacation Week Begin Date: 17 Aug 2020

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 6 Begin Date: 24 Aug 2020

Module/Topic

Synchronous (AC) Machines

Chapter

Chapter 16, Chapter 17

Events and Submissions/Topic

Online Quiz Part 2 opens Week 6 Monday (24 Aug 2020) 9:00 am AEST and closes Week 6 Sunday (30 Aug 2020) 11:45 pm AEST


Assignment 1 Due: Week 6 Monday (24 Aug 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 7 Begin Date: 31 Aug 2020

Module/Topic

Fundamentals in Protection and Control of Electrical Machines

Chapter

Chapter 20

Events and Submissions/Topic

Residential school of this unit will be delivered online from 31 Aug  until 2 SEP 2020.


Week 8 Begin Date: 07 Sep 2020

Module/Topic

Power Electronics and Power Converters

Chapter

Chapter 21

Events and Submissions/Topic


Week 9 Begin Date: 14 Sep 2020

Module/Topic

Electronic Control of DC machines

Chapter

Chapter 22

Events and Submissions/Topic

Online Quiz Part 3 opens Week 9 Monday (14 Sep 2020) 9:00 am AEST and closes Week 9 Sunday (20 Sep 2020) 11:45 pm AEST

Week 10 Begin Date: 21 Sep 2020

Module/Topic

Electronic Control of AC machines

Chapter

Chapter 23

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assignment 2 Due: Week 10 Friday (25 Sept 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 11 Begin Date: 28 Sep 2020

Module/Topic

Unconventional and Special Machines

Chapter

Chapter 19

Events and Submissions/Topic

Laboratory/Residential School and Lab Reports Due: Week 11 Friday (2 Oct 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 12 Begin Date: 05 Oct 2020

Module/Topic

Reflection and completion and submission of Team project report

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Online Quiz Part 4 opens Week 12 Monday (5 Oct 2020) 9:00 am AEST and closes Week 12 Sunday (11 Oct 2020) 11:45 pm AEST


Team Project Due: Week 12 Friday (9 Oct 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Review/Exam Week Begin Date: 12 Oct 2020

Module/Topic

Reflection and completion of online quiz

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Exam Week Begin Date: 19 Oct 2020

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Assessment Tasks

1 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Assignment 1

Task Description

This compulsory assessment will have 6 - 8 numerical problems where students are expected to workout answers and present their working demonstrating logical steps of calculations. The questions will cover their learning during Weeks 01 till Week 05. The questions of this assignment will be published in Moodle site in the beginning of the term.


Assessment Due Date

Week 6 Monday (24 Aug 2020) 11:45 pm AEST

To be submitted as WORD or PDF file to course Website, one submission per student


Return Date to Students

Week 8 Monday (7 Sept 2020)

Feedback given through course website in Moodle


Weighting
15%

Minimum mark or grade
Minimum mark or grade - In order to pass, students must score more than 50% out of the allocated marks for this assignment

Assessment Criteria

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. 10% of the total marks for this assignment are based on accuracy and correct results, including:


  • Correct application of maths and arithmetic
  • Answers clearly identified
  • Correct results

In addition, the assignment as a whole will be assessed against the following criteria:

Evidence of correct procedures (50% of the total marks for the assignment)

  • All necessary steps in analysis are present on correct order
  • Clear presentation of mathematical and arithmetical working linking given details of the problem to the results obtained.
  • Evidence of checking results (mathematical, graphical, logic-common sense)

Evidence of understanding of the topic (30% of the total marks for the assignment)

  • Explanation of choices made in the analysis (why is procedure required, why this particular procedure)
  • Interpretation of results, eg limitations, direction of vectors

Professional presentation (10% of the total marks for the assignment)


  • The work (job) is clearly identified (problem, date, analyst)
  • Clear statement of each problem and its details and requirements
  • Logical layout of analysis
  • Appropriate use of diagrams, clear diagrams
  • Correct use of terminology, conventions
  • Clear English in the explanation of procedure and interpretation of results.

Referencing of authoritative sources of equations and data



Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
To be submitted online through course website in Moodle

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Compare and explain features of DC and AC electrical machines
  • Design and justify innovative electrical drive systems for industrial applications
  • Apply protection and control schemes for electrical drives
  • Create professional documentation of the design, analysis process and solutions using electrical terminology, symbols and diagrams


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Information Technology Competence

2 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Assignment 2

Task Description

This compulsory assessment will have 6 - 8 numerical problems where students are expected to workout answers and present their working demonstrating logical steps of calculations. The questions will cover their learning during Weeks 06 till Week 10. The questions of this assignment will be published in Moodle site in the beginning of the term.


Assessment Due Date

Week 10 Friday (25 Sept 2020) 11:45 pm AEST

To be submitted as WORD or PDF file to course Website, one submission per student


Return Date to Students

Week 12 Friday (9 Oct 2020)

Feedback given through course website in Moodle


Weighting
15%

Minimum mark or grade
Minimum mark or grade - In order to pass, students must score more than 50% out of the allocated marks for this assignment

Assessment Criteria

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. 10% of the total marks for this assignment are based on accuracy and correct results, including:


  • Correct application of maths and arithmetic
  • Answers clearly identified
  • Correct results

In addition, the assignment as a whole will be assessed against the following criteria:

Evidence of correct procedures (50% of the total marks for the assignment)

  • All necessary steps in analysis are present on correct order
  • Clear presentation of mathematical and arithmetical working linking given details of the problem to the results obtained.
  • Evidence of checking results (mathematical, graphical, logic-common sense)

Evidence of understanding of the topic (30% of the total marks for the assignment)

  • Explanation of choices made in the analysis (why is procedure required, why this particular procedure)
  • Interpretation of results, eg limitations, direction of vectors

Professional presentation (10% of the total marks for the assignment)


  • The work (job) is clearly identified (problem, date, analyst)
  • Clear statement of each problem and its details and requirements
  • Logical layout of analysis
  • Appropriate use of diagrams, clear diagrams
  • Correct use of terminology, conventions
  • Clear English in the explanation of procedure and interpretation of results.
  • Referencing of authoritative sources of equations and data


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
To be submitted online through course website in Moodle

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Compare and explain features of DC and AC electrical machines
  • Design and justify innovative electrical drive systems for industrial applications
  • Apply protection and control schemes for electrical drives
  • Create professional documentation of the design, analysis process and solutions using electrical terminology, symbols and diagrams


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Information Technology Competence

3 Practical and Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Laboratory/Residential School and Lab Reports

Task Description

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:
  1. On-campus students will have scheduled 3-hour laboratory session per Week in the term and these will be conducted online through ZOOM in T2-2020 and attendance in those sessions is compulsory for all on-campus students. Please check the class time table for the information about the scheduled session.
  2. All distance students must attend the compulsory residential school held through ZOOM in T2-2020. The dates for this residential school are the same as the residential school dates mentioned in the handbook
  3. 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.


Assessment Due Date

Week 11 Friday (2 Oct 2020) 11:45 pm AEST

Submit to the link in the course website in Moodle as a WORD or PDF file. one submission per student


Return Date to Students

Review/Exam Week Friday (16 Oct 2020)

Feedback given through course website in Moodle


Weighting
15%

Minimum mark or grade
Minimum mark or grade - In order to pass, students must score more than 50% out of the allocated marks for this assignment

Assessment Criteria

Marking of the team reports will be done according to the following criteria.


  • The accuracy and relevance of information
  • Application of knowledge
  • Language and grammar used in answering questions
  • Proper referencing of sources of information
  • Inclusion of all relevant Equations, images, data and tables, and the quality of presentation and layout.
  • The marking scheme will be published in Moodle site together with Laboratory instruction sheets.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
Submit to the link in the course website in Moodle as a WORD or PDF file.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Compare and explain features of DC and AC electrical machines
  • Design and justify innovative electrical drive systems for industrial applications
  • Apply power electronic devices and circuits for optimising energy conversion in electrical drive system applications
  • Create professional documentation of the design, analysis process and solutions using electrical terminology, symbols and diagrams
  • Work collaboratively in a team to produce high quality outputs.


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Team Work
  • Information Technology Competence
  • Cross Cultural Competence
  • Ethical practice

4 Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Team Project

Task Description

This compulsory assessment item is the project component of the unit. Students will carry out this in teams. Complete details of an Electrical machines and drive system design project will be provided in unit Moodle site in the beginning of the term. Students will be carrying out the project in teams through out the term and submit a professionally done team report. The project is carried out by the teams like a team of electrical engineering consulting engineers. It requires the student teams to submit an expression of interest before a specified deadline communicated to the students through Moodle site at the early stages of the term. Afterwards, the teams are supposed to attend a debriefing meeting in the mid-way of the project execution. Final reports that must be prepared as one submission per team are expected before the deadline specified below.


Assessment Due Date

Week 12 Friday (9 Oct 2020) 11:45 pm AEST

Submit to the link in the course website in Moodle as a WORD or PDF file. one submission per student


Return Date to Students

Exam Week Friday (23 Oct 2020)

Feedback given through course website in Moodle after 2 weeks from the submission deadline


Weighting
40%

Minimum mark or grade
Minimum mark or grade - In order to pass, students must score more than 50% out of the allocated marks for this assignment

Assessment Criteria

Marks for the project will be given based on the quality of each project activity; i.e. Expression of interest, debriefing meeting, project report. The marking schemes for each of those will be published in the Moodle site.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
Submit to the link in the course website in Moodle as a WORD or PDF file.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Compare and explain features of DC and AC electrical machines
  • Design and justify innovative electrical drive systems for industrial applications
  • Apply protection and control schemes for electrical drives
  • Apply power electronic devices and circuits for optimising energy conversion in electrical drive system applications
  • Create professional documentation of the design, analysis process and solutions using electrical terminology, symbols and diagrams
  • Work collaboratively in a team to produce high quality outputs.


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Team Work
  • Information Technology Competence
  • Cross Cultural Competence
  • Ethical practice

5 Online Quiz(zes)

Assessment Title
Online Quiz

Task Description

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 to 4 parts and distributed over the 12 week term as indicated in the unit schedule. Each part of the quiz will cover 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 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 for the students through Moodle site. Marks of all 4 parts of the quiz will be added and scaled to a score out of 15 to be added to the unit total.

Students are expected to submit the working for the questions through submission links provided in Moodle site for each of the quarterly quizzes.


Number of Quizzes

4


Frequency of Quizzes


Assessment Due Date

Please see the weekly schedule for information about due dates for the 4 quizes


Return Date to Students

Students will know their marks immediately after completing each quiz.


Weighting
15%

Minimum mark or grade
Minimum mark or grade - In order to pass, students must score more than 50% out of the allocated marks for this assignment

Assessment Criteria

This quiz will be setup as 4 parts distributed over the 12 week term as below:

Part 1 - Open during Week 3

Part 2 - Open during Week 6

Part 3 - Open during Week 9

Part 4 - Open during Week 12

Each correct answer to a question will carry 1 mark. Marks of all 4 parts of the quiz will be added and scaled to a score out of 15 to be added to the unit total.


Referencing Style

Submission
Online

Submission Instructions
Complete the online quiz through the links provided in Moodle site.

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Compare and explain features of DC and AC electrical machines
  • Apply protection and control schemes for electrical drives
  • Apply power electronic devices and circuits for optimising energy conversion in electrical drive system applications


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Information Technology Competence

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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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