SEE416 - Electrical Systems Protection
| Year: | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Offering information: | Available from 2026 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | Nil |
| Prerequisite: | SEE332 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | SEE716 |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester 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, 1 x 2 hour online practical experience (laboratory) per week. |
Content
SEE416 provides knowledge and understanding on different advanced protection principles including overcurrent protection, differential protection, distance protection and protection coordination. Protection is an integral part of the electrical system to ensure safe operation and reliable power delivery. All electrical equipment in the power grid including generation, transmission, distribution network and loads are vulnerable to faults if not appropriate protection measures are applied. Renewable energy based solar and wind power plants are adding additional challenges to the existing protection system. Faults in any section of electrical systems and/or failure of any protection equipment may incur huge technical and financial burden. In this unit students will be engaged in testing protection coordination using industry grade simulation tool to evaluate their learning on protection for generators, motors, transformers, transmission lines. Additional protections for solar PV and wind power plants will be explored aligning with international and Australian standards. This advanced knowledge on protection systems design will help developing effective protection mechanisms for electricity networks enriched with renewable energy sources.
Hurdle requirement
To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit students must achieve a minimum of 50% in each of AT1 (problem solving tasks) and AT2 (practical reports).
Unit Fee Information
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