Unit details
SEE207 - Power Engineering Design
| Offered at: | (G, X) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | A Maung Than Oo |
| Prerequisite: | SEE103 and SIT194 |
| Contact hours: | 1 x 1 hour lecture per week, 3 hours laboratory and project work per week. Compulsory on campus attendance requirement for all students either at scheduled sessions on multiple days during the trimester or on a single scheduled day during Week 9. Typically on-campus (G) enrolled students will attend the compulsory activities for this unit at scheduled sessions on multiple days during the trimester and off-campus (X) enrolled students will attend the compulsory activities for this unit on a single scheduled day during Week 9. |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
The areas covered in this unit will include: Basic concepts used in power system analysis, i.e.: complex power, power factor, three-phase circuits, balanced three-phase power, per-unit system. Transformer theories that include working principle of power transformer, equivalent circuit, performance, auto-transformers, three-phase transformer connections. Electrical generation, distribution and transmission system . Introduction to power electronics that includes power semiconductor diodes, rectifiers, power transistors, thyristor, switching of power electrical circuits, AC-DC, DC-AC, and DC-DC conversions. The students will also be involved in a project on power generation design.
Assessment
Assignment 20%, laboratory report 20%, project presentation 20%, final examination 40%. To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must achieve an overall mark of at least 40% in the examination and compulsory attendance is required by all students to unit-specific activities at the Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus. These unit-specific activities may be undertaken either at scheduled sessions on multiple days during the trimester or during a single day of unit-specific activities scheduled during Week 9.
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $1076 | $1076 | $3483 | $3503 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
