Undergraduate Course: Power Engineering 2 (SCEE08008)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | School (School of Engineering) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course introduces students to the techniques and equipment used in the generation, transmission, distribution and utilisation of electrical power, and gives a basic understanding of how a power system operates and the problems facing electricity utilities. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
| Course Start Date |
12/01/2015 |
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 9,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
64 )
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| Additional Notes |
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 1:30 | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student should:
1. Appreciate the operation of the UK grid system, and be aware of its main constituent components.
2. Understand the difference between real, reactive and apparent power.
3. Be able to perform power factor correction calculations.
4. Be able to analyse balanced and unbalanced three phase circuits.
5. Understand how a real transformer departs from the ideal, and know what each component in the transformer equivalent circuit represents.
6. Be able to perform basic transformer design calculations.
7. Be able to explain how a rotating magnetic field is produced in the stator of a three phase ac machine.
8. Understand how a three phase ac machines operate. Be able to perform basic calculations on ac machine operation using the equivalent circuit.
9. Understand the operation of a dc motor, and be able to perform calculations on its behaviour.
10. Understand how to wire to professional standards, and safely test, a small motor control panel. |
Assessment Information
100% written examination.
Any student who does not attend and perform satisfactorily on
the Power Engineering 2 laboratory is deemed to have failed
the course, as it tests competency regarding important safety
aspects of power engineering. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Lectures
L1-3 Introduction to Power Systems
L4-5 Phasors and RLC Circuits
L6-8 Active and Reactive Power, Power Factor
L9-10 Three Phase Systems
L11-12 Introduction to Electromagnetics, Transformers
L13-14 Synchronous Machines
L15-16 Induction Machines
L17-18 DC Motors
L19-22 Low Voltage Systems
Tutorials:
One every two teaching weeks
Laboratory
One 3-hour laboratory
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Electric Machinery Fundamentals, Stephen
edition, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 9780071151559 |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Ewen Macpherson
Tel: (0131 6)50 5601
Email: Ewen.Macpherson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Lucy Davie
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: Lucy.Davie@ed.ac.uk |
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