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PEC594: Energy Management

A study of the efficient use of energy in buildings, factories and transport systems; techniques for measuring and monitoring energy use; approaches to optimising the performance of electrical appliances and systems; design principles to minimise energy use in buildings and devices and an assessment of the relative costs of energy conservation and energy production in various applications. The unit will include an energy audit and a project report on the results and conclusions.

Related Unit Codes:

Points

4

Enrolment Options

Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external, S2-external, Y-external

Contact Time

Lectures/tutorials: 3 hours per week (internal students only).

Prerequisites

Enrolment in the Postgraduate Certificate in Energy Studies, Postgraduate Diploma in Energy and the Environment, Postgraduate Diploma in Energy Studies, Master of Science in Renewable Energy or Master of Science in Environmental Architecture.
Recommended: M492/PEC492/PEC592 Energy in Society and knowledge of physics equivalent to PEC120 General Physics or PEC152 Principles of Physics or a final scaled score of 60% or more in TEE Physics.
Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.

Exclusions

Notes

PgCertEnSt, PgDipEnSt and MSc (Renewable Energy) students should enrol in the higher-level code for this unit.

School

School of Engineering and Energy

Unit Coordinator

Dr Jonathan Whale

  • Position:
Lecturer
  • E-mail:
J.Whale@murdoch.edu.au
  • Location:
Murdoch Campus
RISE Transportable 4
Room 1.001A
  • Phone:
    Prefix: +618
9360 7235
Unit Contacts
Contact Phone
Prefix: +618
Location
Teaching Period(s)
Dr Jonathan Whale
Lecturer
(J.Whale@murdoch.edu.au)
9360 7235 Murdoch Campus
RISE Transportable 4
Room 1.001A
MURDOCH S1: Internal
(15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)
 
MURDOCH S1: External
(15/02/2010 - 11/06/2010)
 
MURDOCH S2: External
(02/08/2010 - 26/11/2010)
 
MURDOCH Y: External
(15/02/2010 - 26/11/2010)
 
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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)