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ENG421: Renewable Energy Systems Engineering

This unit covers the design, commissioning and testing of standalone and grid-connected renewable energy systems. Topics: categories of standalone systems, simulation and system design, component sizing, housings and layout, cabling, earthing, commissioning, testing, monitoring, safety and standards; specification, design, impact, cost and performance of grid-connected systems; relevant power system issues; power conditioning for grid applications. The unit will develop a thorough understanding of entire integrated systems as well as providing practical experience with working physical systems.

Points

4

Enrolment Options

Murdoch: S1-internal, SUM-internal

Contact Time

Lectures: 2 hours per week; workshops: 1 hour per week; laboratories: 3 hours per week.

Prerequisites

ENG352 Energy Supply Systems, ENG351 Renewable Energy Design Workshop.

Notes

Summer Offering: enrolment only with permission of the Engineering Academic Chair.

School

School of Engineering and Energy

Unit Coordinator

Dr Martina Calais

  • Position:
Senior Lecturer Engineering
  • E-mail:
M.Calais@murdoch.edu.au
  • Location:
Murdoch Campus
Physical Sciences
Room 2.036
  • Phone:
    Prefix: +618
9360 7628
Unit Contacts
Contact Phone
Prefix: +618
Location
Teaching Period(s)
Dr Martina Calais
Senior Lecturer Engineering
(M.Calais@murdoch.edu.au)
9360 7628 Murdoch Campus
Physical Sciences
Room 2.036
MURDOCH S1: Internal
(15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)
 
MURDOCH SUM: Internal
(30/11/2009 - 05/02/2010)
 
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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations:

APMISIN

Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore)

CEJTOKYO

Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo)

JKURASHIKI

NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan)

KDUPG

KDU College (Penang, Malaysia)

KDUPJ

KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia)

SGP-REPOLY

Republic Polytechnic (Singapore)

SMANUFED

Singapore Manufacturing Federation

ZHENGZHOU

Zhengzhou University (China)