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Postgraduate Handbook 2015-2016 (archived)
Module ENGI41715: Energy Delivery and Network Integration
Department: Engineering
ENGI41715: Energy Delivery and Network Integration
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tied | 4 | 15 | Available in 2015/2016 | Durham |
Tied To
Pre-requisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combinations
- None.
Aims
- Investigate the problems and benefits associated with embedded generation and the integration of new and renewable energy into electrical networks.
Content
- Network integration, Transmission and Distribution systems, power flow, embedded generation, Offshore Networks, Electrical Network Faults, Flexible AC transmission systems.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- Understand the potential for and the limits to embedded generation growth. A1, A4.
- Knowledge of modern design and operation trends in transmission and distribution networks. A1, A3.
- Analysis of network requirements for electricity. A1, B2.
- Able to undertake the design of an embedded generation project and produce a design report. A3, B1, B2, B3, B4, B6, B11, B13.
- To be able to use a commercial power systems design software package effectively and to interpret the results and analyse them critically. B2, B3, B6, B12.
Subject-specific Skills
Key Skills
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Lectures to cover findamental power system and embedded generation theories and current practice.
- Assignment to provide the students with an appreciation of network integration issues and power flows around a modern electrical network.
- The assigment will allow an assessment of the student's understanding of power system design and operation to be assessed.
- Computer laboratory to appy the theoretical concepts and visualise power system behavious.
- Examinations to assess knowledge, understanding and application.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 19 | weekly | 1 hour | 19 | |
| Tutorials | 19 | weekly | 1 hour | 19 | |
| Preparation and Reading | 112 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination | 75% | Written examination May/June | 2 hours | 100% | |
| Assignment | 25% | Assignment, Epiphany Term | 3,000 words | 100% |
Formative Assessment
Self assessed problem sheets.
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.