Grading and Passing Requirement for Unit

• In order to pass this Unit a student must obtain a mark of 50 or more for the Unit (i.e. obtain a passing grade P, CR, D, or HD).
• For further details about grading, please refer below in the policies and procedures section.
• If you receive special consideration for the oral presentation and demonstration of the Project, a supplementary conventional exam will be scheduled by the faculty during a supplementary exam period, typically about 3 to 4 weeks after the normal exam period. By making a special consideration application for the oral presentation and demonstration of the Project you are declaring yourself available for a conventional exam during the supplementary examination period and will not be eligible for a second special consideration approval based on pre-existing commitments. Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to applying. Approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.

Late Assessment Submission Penalty 

• Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark of the task) will be applied for each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of '0' will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern. 

  For any late submission of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, please apply for Special Consideration.  

Assessments where Late Submissions will be accepted 

• In this unit, late submissions will be accepted as follows: 

           Practical Assignment – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies 

           Pre-Class Quiz & Mid-Term Quiz - NO, unless Special Consideration is Granted 

           Project Assessment – YES, Standard Late Penalty applies 

Special Consideration

The Special Consideration Policy aims to support students who have been impacted by short-term circumstances or events that are serious, unavoidable and significantly disruptive, and which may affect their performance in assessment. If you experience circumstances or events that affect your ability to complete the assessments in this unit on time, please inform the convenor and submit a Special Consideration request through ask.mq.edu.au.

UNIT WEBSITE 

• The iLearn website for this unit can be found at: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/login/  
  • Note! All information and communications relevant to this Unit will be via the iLearn website.

TEXTBOOK

• Design of Smart Power Grid Renewable Energy Systems, 3rd Edition, , by A. Keyhani, Wiley, 2019. (Digital ).

• Protection of Electricity Distribution Networks, 3nd edition, by Juan M. Gers, Edward J. Holmes, IET Power and Energy Series 47, 2011, (Digital).

  • Note! Links will be provided to the Digital version of the text books in iLearn.

  • Remark: All students are expected to have access to both textbooks.

LECTORIALS

• Unit guide ELCT4001 Smart Power Grids

•  Lectorials are a combination of traditional lecture and tutorial teaching modes and are designed to improve student engagement.

• The Lectorials are organised in a flipped classroom fashion.

• Prior to Lectorials

  • Links to reading materials, brief videos and/or lecture notes are posted in iLearn each week.

  • Students are expected to read any posted notes or materials, try to solve any given examples, and watch any videos prior to attending the Lectorials.

  • 'Pre-class' mini quizzes to assess the basic understanding of smart power grids and the fundamental of power system protection and design.

• During Lectorials

  • Brief discussion sessions on fundamental principles.

  •  Plenty of practical examples.

  • Interactive problem solving involving students.

LABORATORIES

• PC Lab activities take place once a week (Weeks 3-7) according to the Unit schedule.

  • Note! Students must enrol in one of the available weekly Lab sessions.

• Lecture materials, Tutorial Questions, Laboratory Instruction Manuals, will be uploaded to iLearn.

•  Interactive PC Labs use DigSilent Power Factory software platform to assist with the Lab experiments.

On-campus activities commence in Week 2. Students should contact the Unit convenor as soon as possible if they are unable to get back to campus in time.

PROJECTS

• Project activities take place once a week (Weeks 8-13) according to the Unit schedule.

• The team Project is the core component of this Unit. The Projects cover practical aspects of smart power grids.

• Students are required to form teams and choose one project topic from a given list of projects.

  All Project activities are performed in teams;

TECHNOLOGY

• The laboratory work will rely on the use of hardware and DigSilent Power Factory software platform.

• The software platform are available through Web browser and/or Faculty Lab PCs.

• The Project work will rely on the use of DigSilent Power Factory software platform.

  •  The software can be used on dedicated Lab PCs.

COMMUNICATIONS

• Students are reminded the University will communicate all official notices by email to official MQ student's account. Students should read their @student.mq.edu.au email regularly or forward it to an account they check regularly.

  • All announcements and other communications regarding this Unit will be via iLearn.

WEB RESOURCES

• DigSilent Power Factory support: 
  • https://www.digsilent.de/en/

For details, please refer to the Unit Schedule on the ELEC8202 iLearn webpage.