ENEE14005 - Capstone Power and Control Design

General Information

Unit Synopsis

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

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 12
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.25
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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2025

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
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).

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.

Assessment Tasks

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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%).

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Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 16.67% response rate.

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.

Source: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
Students appreciated how technically informative this unit is for future job requirements.
Recommendation
This good practice should be maintained.
Action Taken
This good practice was continued.
Source: In Class Feedback
Feedback
Students appreciated the use of commercial power system software in this unit.
Recommendation
This good practice should be maintained.
Action Taken
This good practice was continued.
Source: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
Students requested introducing a summary for adding each sub-model of synchronous generator in lecture notes.
Recommendation
Effects of each model, e.g., exciter, and governor on power systems should be summarised in future lectures.
Action Taken
The effect of controllers in synchronous generators was thoroughly discussed in lectures to ensure that students had a clear understanding of each generator sub-model.
Source: Unit Coordinator
Feedback
Questions of two online quizzes can be further revised to assess students' knowledge about sub-models of synchronous generators.
Recommendation
Quiz questions should be added or some existing questions should be modified to assess students knowledge about sub-models of synchronous generators.
Action Taken
The questions in the online quizzes were thoroughly reviewed and revised for clarity, and now effectively assess students' knowledge of the sub-models.
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students appreciated the unit coordinator's excellence in engaging them during lectures and even in recorded sessions.
Recommendation
This good practice should be continued.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE
Feedback
Students found that although the marking rubric was detailed, it did not align well with the project description.
Recommendation
The marking rubrics for the progress report, presentation, and final report should be reviewed to ensure they are fully aligned with the project description and clarify the unit requirements.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Unit coordinator’s reflection
Feedback
Students felt that the learning materials provided were insufficient to cover the knowledge and skills required for this unit.
Recommendation
The current learning resources and unit materials should be reviewed, and additional resources should be provided to enhance students' knowledge.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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