| Offered at: | (G, X) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | A Maung Than Oo |
| Prerequisite: | SEE208 |
| Contact hours: | 1 hour lecture per week, 2 hours of 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
This unit covers the design and operation of electrical energy protection systems for the generation, transmission and distribution systems of electrical energy. It covers principles and types of protection systems; application of protection to generators, motors, transmission lines, transformers, busbars, and distribution; lightning impact on transmission and distribution networks; electrical studies for design of protection systems; and power system communications for protection application.
Assessment
Topic tests 30%, laboratory report 30%, 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.