GEG4554

Industrial power applications

W R Perera

6 points · 52 lecture hours and 26 tutorial, laboratory and seminar hours · Full-year subject · Gippsland · Prerequisites: GEG3413, GEG3453

Objectives The student is expected to acquire knowledge in industrial drives, power generation, quality, aspects of energy management and current issues in power engineering.

Synopsis Energy management, protection, tariffs, harmonic elimination, supply quality consideration. Industrial drives: different topologies, invertors, PWM and other techniques for improving output quality, DC-dc converters.

Assessment Examinations: 70% · Laboratory: 20%· Assignments, seminars and work visits: 20%

Recommended texts

AS3000 Wiring rules
Mohan N and others Power electronics converters, applications and design Power Engineering Journal IEE(UK), Wiley, 1989
Power Engineering Journal IEE (UK)

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