Power Grid Infrastructure and Protection Systems
ELEN3003

Year 4, Sem 1 Core Enabling Knowledge and Skills Technical Competence Engineering Application Experience Practical and ‘Hands-on’ Experience Integrated Engagement with Professional Practice

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Code ELEN3003
Credits 25
Graduate Attributes

Introduction

Welcome to Power Grid Infrastructure and Protection Systems Unit,
Power Grid Infrastructure and Protection Systems provides the students with an insight into the general assets in a power system and makes a relationship between the primary and secondary assets. This unit discusses the need for protecting power systems and networks and then introduces modern contemporary electric protection schemes, techniques, and engineering practices that are in high demand in order to safeguard the safety of the public and the personnel by clearing the electrical faults from the power systems before the equipment are damaged or the people are hurt.

In addition to the theories and concepts, the unit is enriched with a wide range of practical examples based on the advanced technology of modern protection relays. The unit structure has been designed so that it paves the way for electrical/electronics engineers and graduates to get good results in job interviews, and therefore it increases their chances of establishing a potentially successful career for themselves in the power industry.

This unit has face-to-face lectures and tutorials using ilecture recordings or Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. The laboratories will be face-to-face at the power system laboratory (207.101) and software-based (ETAP) laboratory. When the lockdown occurs due to the pandemic, further details about the Lectures, Tutorials, Laboratories and Assignments will be provided.

Unit Learning Outcomes

  • 1 describe configuration of high-voltage primary circuit and low-voltage secondary circuit in power stations, GC1, GC3, GC6
  • 2 apply appropriate and safe protection methods under different power machines, operating conditions, fault mechanism, GC1, GC4, GC6
  • 3 practice engineering design skills in coordination of power system overcurrent protection by using power system analysis tool, GC1, GC2, GC3, GC6
  • 4 evaluate advanced power system protection in digitalised substation with international standard IEC61850 and renewable energy, GC1, GC3, GC4, GC5, GC6
  • 5 demonstrate effective team work to produce measured data and power protection models within limited laboratory time using industry-standard techniques and measurement equipment, GC1, GC3, GC5, GC6
  • 6 reflect and communicate on developed professional capabilities, GC1, GC3, GC4, GC6

Course Learning Outcomes

  • 2 Solve complex electrical and electronic engineering problems of industrial and societal significance through the application of discipline-specific and integrated bodies of knowledge, design and sustainability principles
  • 3 Make decisions related to the design and implementation of solutions to engineering problems in a safe, ethical and climate-responsible manner adhering to legal and professional standards and through respectful partnerships with local First Peoples and other diverse cultures as globally responsible citizens
  • 5 Select and use current and emerging technologies to develop and communicate effective and innovative engineering solutions to complex problems

Assessment Breakdown

Recent Unit Changes & Response to Student Feedback

Students are encouraged to provide feedback through student surveys (such as Insight and the annual Student Experience Survey) and interactions with teaching staff.

Listed below are some recent changes to the unit as a result of student feedback.

The unit is updated to "Power Grid Infrastructure and Protection Systems" from " Power System Protection".