SEE308 - Electrical Machines and Drives
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Offering information: | Available at the Burwood (Melbourne) campus from 2027 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Prerequisite: | SEE207 or SEE210 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| 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, 1 x 2 hour practical experience (laboratory) per week. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online | Online independent and collaborative learning including a 1 x 1 hour seminar per week. Students are required to attend and participate in project and practical experience (laboratory) based activities at the Waurn Ponds (Geelong) Campus for the scheduled sessions during the trimester intensive activities as detailed in the unit site. |
Content
This unit aims to provide students with principles of magnetic circuits, transformers, characteristics of electrical machines and drives with their power electronics fundamentals which are all used for many industrial applications such as utility power system, power plants, industrial processes as well as renewable energy systems such as solar and wind power generation and electric vehicle applications. This unit will also introduce variable speed motor drives and associated power electronic converters. This unit helps develop advanced knowledge and hands-on experience in designing power system components to ensure reliable and efficient network operation with the integration of renewable energy sources.
Hurdle requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must achieve a mark of at least 40% in the problem solving online tests (AT1) and a mark of at least 50% in the Team project report (AT3).
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