Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Appreciation of overhead line and underground cable technology applicable to long distance DC transmission, using both LCC and VSC technologies
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Understand the characteristics of power semiconductor devices
- Design of compensating circuits for reducing harmonic distortion in current and voltage waveforms
- Know the limitations of different power converters and how they affect the design of transmission links
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Coherently present technical information for in a group interview environment
- Write a technical and critical document on power electronic systems
- Search for technical data from a wide range of sources
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Wider reading or practice | 33 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 10 |
Follow-up work | 10 |
Lecture | 20 |
Tutorial | 10 |
Completion of assessment task | 67 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Rashid, M H (2014). Power electronics : circuits, devices, and applications. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall,.
Acha, E, (2002). Power electronic control in electrical systems. Oxford ; Boston: Newnes.
Chappell P H (2013). An introduction to power electronics. Artech House.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Continuous Assessment | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Set Task | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External