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EE40246: Energy management systems and power system protection

[Page last updated: 04 August 2021]

Academic Year: 2021/2
Owning Department/School: Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
Credits: 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 120
Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Period:
Semester 1
Assessment Summary: EX 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Examination (EX 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Aims: To provide students with an insight and an understanding of energy management systems and power system protection.

Learning Outcomes: After completing this module, students should be able to:
Describe the major components of a modern energy management system (EMS); Describe key functions in the economic operation and control of modern power systems, including security assessment and mitigation against potential threats; Describe how a power system network may be divided into manageable units suitable for protection; Design protection schemes.

Skills: Application of information, techniques and methods to the operation and dynamic control of an electrical energy system in order to deliver an affordable, sustainable and secure electrical supply.

Content: Modern power system operation and control: overview; generation planning, scheduling and control; security of supply.

Basic concepts of power system protection: overview; overcurrent protection: differential protection.

Programme availability:

EE40246 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
  • UEEE-AFM12 : MEng(Hons) Electrical Power Engineering (Year 4)
  • UEEE-AKM12 : MEng(Hons) Electrical Power Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)

EE40246 is Optional on the following programmes:

Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
  • UEEE-AFM01 : MEng(Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Year 4)
  • UEEE-AKM01 : MEng(Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)
  • UEXX-AFM02 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Year 4)
  • UEXX-AKM02 : MEng(Hons) Integrated Mechanical and Electrical Engineering with Year long work placement (Year 5)

Notes:

  • This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2021/22.
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