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Overview

This is a six units of credit course with six contact hours per week – three lecture hours, one tutorial hour, and two laboratory hours. Power systems are being transformed in two significant ways.  Firstly, the devices used for the power generation are changing and secondly, the interconnection of these … For more content click the Read More button below. This course will cover the essentials of smart grid analysis, dynamics of the renewable resources-based generators, different grid formations, and the underlying communications and computation technology. The practical focus of this course is to study analysis and design tools to form a flexible grid for a few residential units or a remote military base. Handbook Entry Fundamentals of power system analysis; Fundamentals of Synchronous machines; Voltage and Angle Stability; Solar generation devices and control; Wind generation devices and control; Energy storage devices and control; Smart metering; Demand response; Big data analytics; Communications & Computing for smart grids; SCADA and Cybersecurity for smart grids; Microgrids.

Delivery

In-person - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

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Course Outline

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ZEIT4218 Course Outline

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