ELEC ENG 2102 - Electric Energy Conversion
North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2020
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General Course Information
Course Details
Course Code ELEC ENG 2102 Course Electric Energy Conversion Coordinating Unit School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Term Semester 1 Level Undergraduate Location/s North Terrace Campus Units 3 Contact Up to 7 hours per week Available for Study Abroad and Exchange N Prerequisites ELEC ENG 1100 or ELEC ENG 1101 Incompatible ELEC ENG 3021 Assessment Quiz(zes), Tutorial preparation, practicals and Written exam Course Staff
Course Coordinator: Dr Andrew Allison
Course Timetable
The full timetable of all activities for this course can be accessed from Course Planner.
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Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1 Model an electric power system, by combining the fundamental major components. 2 Describe the basic principles of DC and AC electric machines and variable-speed drives. 3 Model, and analyse the major components of an electric traction drive. 4 Analyse the performance of a DC motor or generator using its equivalent circuit. Explain its construction and operating principles, including back-E.M.F, and efficiency. 5 Analyse single and three-phase AC power circuits using phasors, to determine real and reactive power flow and demonstrate power-factor correction. 6 Analyse the performance of transformers and explain concepts of the back-E.M.F equation, saturation, and iron losses. 7 Analyse the performance of an induction machine using its equivalent circuit. Explain the operating principles, construction and the concept of slip. 8 Explain the operating principles, construction and performance of synchronous machines. 9 Develop practical skills through performing tests on electrical machines to determine their parameters and performance. Analyse and discuss experimental results in reports.
The above course learning outcomes are aligned with the Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competency Standard for the Professional Engineer.
The course is designed to develop the following Elements of Competency: 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 2.1 2.2 3.2
University Graduate Attributes
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attribute(s) specified below:
University Graduate Attribute Course Learning Outcome(s) Deep discipline knowledge
- informed and infused by cutting edge research, scaffolded throughout their program of studies
- acquired from personal interaction with research active educators, from year 1
- accredited or validated against national or international standards (for relevant programs)
1-8 Critical thinking and problem solving
- steeped in research methods and rigor
- based on empirical evidence and the scientific approach to knowledge development
- demonstrated through appropriate and relevant assessment
1-8 Teamwork and communication skills
- developed from, with, and via the SGDE
- honed through assessment and practice throughout the program of studies
- encouraged and valued in all aspects of learning
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Learning & Teaching Activities
Learning & Teaching Modes
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Learning Activities Summary
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Assessment
The University's policy on Assessment for Coursework Programs is based on the following four principles:
- Assessment must encourage and reinforce learning.
- Assessment must enable robust and fair judgements about student performance.
- Assessment practices must be fair and equitable to students and give them the opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned.
- Assessment must maintain academic standards.
Assessment Summary
* The specific due date for each assessment task will be available on MyUni.Assessment Task Weighting (%) Individual/ Group Formative/ Summative Due (week)* Hurdle criteria Learning outcomes Tutorials 5 Individual Summative Weeks 2-12 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Quiz 10 Individual Summative Week 5 1. 2. 3. On-Line quizzes 10 Individual Summative Weeks 2 to 12 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Practicals 20 Group Summative Weeks 4 to 12 Min 40% 1. 2. 4. 8. Examination 55 Individual Summative Exam Period Min 40% 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Total 100
This assessment breakdown is registered as an exemption to the University's Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy. The exemption is related to the Procedures clause(s): 1. b. 3.
This course has a hurdle requirement. Meeting the specified hurdle criteria is a requirement for passing the course.
Due to the current COVID-19 situation modified arrangements have been made to assessments to facilitate remote learning and teaching. Assessment details provided here reflect recent updates.
Practice Examination - 10% weighting
Automated On-line Quizzes - 15% weighting
Practical Exercises - 30% weighting
Examination - 45%
Practice examination: The original “in-class written quiz” will be replaced with a “practice examination”. It will be shorter than the
“real” examination, but it will contain material of a similar quality, and it will provide an formative experience for students, so that they can gauge how well they are going with this type of material. The practice examination will have a weighting of 10% for all students.
Automated on-line quizzes: There will be 6 tutorials and 6 on-line quizzes on related topics. They will be worth a total of 15% of the assessment, for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. (This has been reduced by 5%, to allow for the “practice examination quiz”.)
Practical exercises: The practical exercises will be worth 30% of the subject assessment for undergraduate students, and 25% for postgraduate students. (This reduction is to give better weightings overall, and to allow for the fact that postgraduate students have a longer examination.) A hurdle requirement of 40% applies to this part of the course.
Examinations: The examination will be worth 45%. A hurdle requirement of 40% applies to this part of the course.
Assessment Detail
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Submission
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Course Grading
Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:
M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme) Grade Mark Description FNS Fail No Submission F 1-49 Fail P 50-64 Pass C 65-74 Credit D 75-84 Distinction HD 85-100 High Distinction CN Continuing NFE No Formal Examination RP Result Pending Further details of the grades/results can be obtained from Examinations.
Grade Descriptors are available which provide a general guide to the standard of work that is expected at each grade level. More information at Assessment for Coursework Programs.
Final results for this course will be made available through Access Adelaide.
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Student Feedback
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SELTs are an important source of information to inform individual teaching practice, decisions about teaching duties, and course and program curriculum design. They enable the University to assess how effectively its learning environments and teaching practices facilitate student engagement and learning outcomes. Under the current SELT Policy (http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/101/) course SELTs are mandated and must be conducted at the conclusion of each term/semester/trimester for every course offering. Feedback on issues raised through course SELT surveys is made available to enrolled students through various resources (e.g. MyUni). In addition aggregated course SELT data is available.
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