RSE4050 · Energy systems and design

Overview

Combining together the knowledge of different energy technologies, both renewable and conventional, plus the electrical transmission and distribution systems that link them and the load centres together, this unit guides you through the process of designing and modelling the Australian Electricity Market of the future. You will examine the resources available in terms of quality and variation in time and space, and how the variations correlate with demand for electricity. The role of energy storage technologies and demand-side management will also form a critical part of the modelling approach.

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Continuous assessment: 70% Final assessment: 30% This unit contains a hurdle requirement that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. describe the function of the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM), including the dispatch of power onto the grid, transmission and distribution systems, and the economics of the market
2. analyse the renewable energy resources available (wind, solar, hydro, bioenergy, geothermal)
3. analyse the costs of the variety of energy conversion technologies, both renewable and fossil fuel
4. design and execute a model of the NEM using an optimisation technique to find the least cost combination of technologies and transmission assets.

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.