SEE716 - Electrical Systems Protection

Unit details

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2022 unit information

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Last updated: 4 March 2022

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

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Typical study commitment:

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

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1 hour seminar per week, 1 x 2 hour practical laboratory per week.

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 1 hour seminar per week, 1 x 2 hour online practical laboratory per week. Online independent and collaborative learning as outlined on the unit site. Students have the option to attend and participate in practical laboratories for this unit at scheduled sessions on multiple days during the trimester.

Content

This unit covers the design and operation of electrical systems protection schemes for the generation, transmission and distribution systems of electrical energy. It covers advanced principles and types of protection systems, and their application to the protection of generators, motors, transformers, and electrical system communications for protection application.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Apply principles of protection to design and implement protection systems for power networks under different network conditions.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO2

Collect and analyse data to monitor network conditions and to identify faults and abnormalities in power systems.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Use of computer-assisted applications to complete electrical systems protection activities.

GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO4

Develop systematic approaches to manage protection equipment for power networks.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Topic tests Two 90-minute written in-class/online tests 40% (2 x 20%) Weeks 6 and 11
Laboratory reports Two written reports 30% (2 x 15%) Scheduled submission date
Project report Written report 30% Week 12

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Hurdle requirement

To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must achieve a minimum of 50% in the laboratory reports and a mark of at least 40% in the combined topic tests.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SEE716 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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