Overview

The aim of this unit is to provide an in-depth treatment of microgrids and smart grids along with their design and implementation strategies.

Requisites

Prerequisites
EEE40016 Design of Smart Power Grids

Rule

200 Credit Points

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the main components of microgrids and smart grids and quantify their differences (K1, K3, S1, S3)
  • Describe the standards of operating microgrids and smart grids (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A2)
  • Describe microgrid interconnection, issues, planning, advantages and disadvantages (K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A2)
  • Analyse the behaviours of Microgrids and smart grids with industry standard analysis tools. (K1, K2, K3, K4, S2, S3)
  • Solve complex power engineering problems with application of control and communication theory (K2, K3,K4, S1, S2)
  • Design energy management systems for renewable energy integrated Microgrids (K1, K3, K4, S1, S2, S3)

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Lecture		3.00 12 weeks 36
On-campus
Class		0.50 12 weeks 6
On-campus
Lab		0.50 12 weeks 6
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		8.33 12 weeks 100
TOTAL148

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Laboratory PracticalsIndividual 15 - 25% 2,3,4,6 
PortfolioIndividual/Group 30 - 45% 1,2,3,4,5,6 
QuizIndividual 30 - 50% 1,2,3,4,5 

Hurdle

As the minimum requirements of assessment to pass a unit and meet all Unit Learning Outcomes to a minimum standard, a student must achieve:

(i) an overall mark for the unit of 50% or more, and
(ii) at least 40% in the final assessment, and
(iii) at least 40% of the possible marks for the laboratory hurdle

Students who do not successfully achieve hurdle requirements (ii) and (iii) will receive a maximum of 45% as the total mark for the unit.

Content

  • Overview of Microgrids and Smart Grids
  • Components of Microgrids
  • Microgrid Standards
  • Microgrid Applications
  • Operation of Microgrids
  • Microgrids as Smart Grids
  • Smart Grid Standards
  • Control and Communication in Smart Grids
  • Energy Management in Smart Grids
  • Smart Metering
  • Smart Grid Cyber Security

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.