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Electric Energy 1 - ELEC3005
Students studying

 
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: 5
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: ELEC2015
 
 
Equivalent: ELEC3105
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Introduction to energy systems; three-phase circuits, overview of electricity generation, transmission, distribution storage and utilisation. Transformers: equivalent circuit, elimination of harmonics. Thermal rating of equipment. Electrical machines: fundamentals and applications of DC and AC machines. Small electrical machines. Introduction to power electronics: single- and three-phase switching of electrical power. Heat generation in and effects on electrical equipment. Insulation systems and deterioration, mathematical model of heat source and risk. Heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation. Dynamic temperature behaviour and intermittent ratings of equipment.

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