ENG455: Operation and Control of Power Systems

This unit studies the fundamental concepts associated with the operation and control of power systems. These concepts include reactive power compensation, economic dispatch, power flows and optimal load flow, stability and protection. A core element of this unit is a significant team project that is carried out under the direction and guidance of consulting professional engineers.

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	ENG267 Control Systems and Process Dynamics; Co-requisite ENG347 Electromechanical Energy Conversion, ENG348 Power Transmission and Distribution Networks. Co-requisite ENG349 Power Electronic Converters and Systems.
Notes	Summer Offering: enrolment only by permission of the Engineering Academic Chair.
School	School of Engineering and Energy
Unit Coordinator	Dr Gregory Crebbin Position: Senior Lecturer E-mail: G.Crebbin@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Physical Sciences Room 3.025C Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 7592
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Gregory Crebbin Senior Lecturer (G.Crebbin@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 7592 Murdoch Campus Physical Sciences Room 3.025C 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)