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Power System Equipment - ELEC4611
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Electrical Eng and Telecommunications
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.ee.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prereq: ELEC3105
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Power transformers, instrument transformers, rotating machines, cables and overhead lines, circuit interrupters (fuses, surge arresters, circuit breakers). Insulating materials used in power equipment, dielectric properties. Electric stress calculation, field grading. Thermal rating of major equipment. Electrodynamic forces in power equipment. Overcurrent, overvoltage, harmonics: causes and effects on equipment operation. High-voltage measurement and testing. Condition monitoring and insulation assessment. Electrical safety: earthing systems for equipment and personnel protection. Utilisation of electrical energy (e.g. lighting and industrial heating).

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