Green Stream
Commencing in 2009, the Department of Electronic Engineering is introducing a “Green Stream” into its undergraduate teaching. The first unit to be offered is ELE3SPG, a 3rd year unit devoted to the study of Sustainable Power Generation. Students who complete this unit will be able to study Sustainable Power Management as a 4th year unit, ELE4SPM, in 2010.
Students will have access to the University’s Photovoltaic Power Station to gain hands-on practical experience with solar power generation.
ELE3SPG Sustainable Power Generation
This third year subject encompasses all aspects of zero emissions power generation. Topics covered include:
- Solar power generation.
- Wind power generation.
- Hydro-electric power generation.
- Methane generation.
- Hot rock energy sources.
- Wave energy sources.
- Grid connection technologies and issues.
Class Time: The unit requires approximately 150 hours of student effort comprising about 50% class time and 50% student study time.
Lectures: 2 lectures per week for 12 weeks
Laboratory: 3 hours per week for 12 weeks
Problem Class / Tutorial: 1 hour per week for 12 weeks.
Assessment: Assessment for the unit comprises about 4500 equivalent words.
Examination: 2 hours (60%)
Laboratory: reports totalling 1200 words (30%)
Assignments: 4 Assignments of approximately 200 words each (10%)
Pre-requisite Unit(s): ELE2PWR – Electrical Power Systems, or equivalent
ELE4PMT Sustainable Power Management
This unit deals with the management issues associated with the rapidly changing energy industry involving carbon credit trading and demand response alterations. Topics studied include:
- Network constraints.
- Government's role concerning incentives and feed in tariffs.
- Metering (Net export or Gross production).
- Carbon trading and targets.
- Embodied energy in renewable generation systems.
- Cost comparison with non-renewables.
- Progress across the world.
- Commercialisation of emerging technologies.
- Building integration (eg "solar glass" etc).
Class Time: The unit requires approximately 150 hours of student effort comprising about 35% class time and 65% student study time.
Lectures: 2 lectures per week for 12 weeks
Laboratory: 2 hours per week for 12 weeks
Problem Class / Tutorial: 1 hour per week for 6 weeks.
Assessment: assessment for the unit comprises about 4500 equivalent words.
Examination: 2 hours (60%)
Laboratory: reports totalling 1200 words (30%)
Assignments: 4 Assignments of approximately 200 words each (10%)
Pre-requisite Unit(s): ELE3SPG Sustainable Power Generation, or equivalent.
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