SEE213 - Distributed Renewable Generation System

Year:

2025 unit information

Offering information:

Available at the Burwood (Melbourne) campus from 2026

Enrolment modes: Trimester 2: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Prerequisite:

SIT194 and one unit from SEJ102 or SEE103

Corequisite:

One of SEE010 or SEJ010

Incompatible with:

SEE208

Study commitment

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Scheduled learning activities - campus

1 x 1 hour seminar per week, 4 x 2 hour practical experience (laboratories) per trimester.

Scheduled learning activities - online

Online independent and collaborative learning including a 1 x 1 hour seminar per week and 4 x 2 hour practical experience (laboratories) per trimester.

Content

SEE213 covers in detail the commonly featured distributed renewable energy resources (DERs) such as Solar PV systems, Energy storage systems, Wind energy systems, Hydrogen Fuel Cell systems, etc. in the modern power grid. Completion of this unit will allow the students to gain a thorough understanding of the characteristics, sizing, and operating principles, as well as the grid integration of modern distributed renewable energy resources. This unit will allow students to develop hands-on experience in understanding the unique characteristics each distributed renewable energy sources and guide them to design renewable energy based distributed generation systems . The conceptual knowledge developed through this unit will help students to design mechanisms that can ensure safe, efficient and reliable operation of distributed renewable energy-based modern power system networks.

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