UNSW Handbook Course - Electric Energy 1

Electric Energy 1 - ELEC3005


	Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
	School: School of Electrical Eng and Telecommunications
	Contact: Grantham,Colin
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	Contact Hours per Week: 5
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: ELEC2015
	Offered: Session One
	Fee Band: 2

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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