Course Title: Protection and High Voltage Engineering

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Protection and High Voltage Engineering

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
EEET2273	City Campus	Undergraduate	125H Electrical & Computer Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2006, Sem 2 2007, Sem 2 2008, Sem 2 2009, Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015
EEET2273	City Campus	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024
EEET2305	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	125H Electrical & Computer Engineering	Face-to-Face	Offsh1 14, Offsh1 15, Offsh3 15, Offsh3 16
EEET2336	City Campus	Postgraduate	125H Electrical & Computer Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 2 2010, Sem 2 2011, Sem 2 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 1 2015
EEET2336	City Campus	Postgraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
EEET2305	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFSe22017 (VE16)
EEET2305	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFSep2018 (VE18)
EEET2305	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFSep2020 (VE25)
EEET2305	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFSep2021 (VE24)
EEET2305	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFSep2022 (VE29)
EEET2305	SHAPE, VTC	Undergraduate	172H School of Engineering	Face-to-Face	OFFSep2024 (VE33)

Course Coordinator: Dr Tariq Nazir

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3

Course Coordinator Email: tariq.nazir@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Availability: Email for appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

You are required to have passed EEET2106 Power System Analysis and Control or completed equivalent studies.

You must be able to model and analyse large power systems including transmission lines for steady state and transient conditions. You must be able to undertake fault analysis and modelling of balanced and unbalanced conditions. You must know the basics of earthing and protection for distribution systems and installations.

Knowledge of electromagnetic theory is an advantage.

Course Description

This course explores various aspects of the design and operation of modern power systems. The focus will be on the area of Protection in Power Systems and High Voltage Engineering. In the laboratory classes, you will work with some state-of-the-art equipment used in industry for protection and measurement in power systems.

The course will introduce students to the principle of high voltage test system in AC, DC and impulse voltages, breakdown mechanism in solid and gas insulating medium and non-intrusive test methods to evaluate the performance of electrical insulation system. In addition, we will introduce topics such as protection system using overcurrent relay, distance relay and directional relay.

Please note that if you take this course for a bachelor honours program, your overall mark in this course will be one of the course marks that will be used to calculate the weighted average mark (WAM) that will determine your award level. (This applies to students who commence enrolment in a bachelor honours program from 1 January 2016 onward. See the WAM information web page for more information.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

At undergraduate level this course develops the following Program Learning Outcomes for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours): 

     1.3 In-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the engineering discipline.

     2.1 Application of established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving.

     2.2 Fluent application of engineering techniques, tools and resources.

At postgraduate level this course develops the following Program Learning Outcomes for the Master of Engineering:

     • High levels of technical competence in the field

On completion of this course you should be able to:

1. Design a simple protection system for a section of a power system, such as a feeder, a transformer or a motor using various protection schemes.
2. Select appropriate hardware for certain applications in power system protection and high voltage engineering.
3. Describe the principles of the generation and measurement of high voltage AC, DC and impulse voltages.
4. Describe the fundamentals of breakdown mechanism in solid and gases at high voltages.

Overview of Learning Activities

The learning activities in this course include study of theoretical principles, problem solving and laboratory work.

You are expected to participate with the pre-recorded lectures and tutorials, work on your laboratory assignments in groups and study individually.

Learning materials and important references will be made available on Blackboard.

Overview of Learning Resources

You will be able to access course information and learning materials through RMIT University’s online systems.

Lists of relevant reference texts, resources in the library and freely accessible Internet sites will be provided.

You will also use state-of-the-art laboratory equipment and computer software within the School during project and assignment work.

Overview of Assessment

This course has no hurdle requirements.

Your understanding of the theoretical principles and your ability to solve theoretical problems in the area covered by this course will be assessed through the quiz and tests. Your laboratory work will be assessed on the basis of your laboratory reports.

Assessment tasks

Assessment Task 1: Formative Quiz (Two in total)
Weighting: 20%
This assessment task supports CLOs 2, 3 & 4

Assessment Task 2: Mid-Semester Test
Weighting: 20%
This assessment task supports CLOs 2, 3 & 4

Assessment Task 3: End-of-Semester Test
Weighting: 30%
This assessment task supports CLOs 2, 3 & 4
This will be a time limited test that may be taken any time within a specified time window. 

Assessment Task 4: Laboratory Exercises (Four exercises in total)
Weighting: 30%
This assessment task supports CLO 1, 2, 3 & 4