Undergraduate Course: Power Engineering 2 (SCEE08008)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering | 
College | College of Science and Engineering | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 10 | 
ECTS Credits | 5 | 
 
 
| Summary | This is an introduction course to the techniques and equipment used in the generation, transmission, distribution and utilisation of electrical power.  It gives a basic understanding of how a power system operates and the problems facing electricity utilities. The design and main operating features of different types of motors and generators are also covered. | 
 
| Course description | 
    
    Introduction to Electrical Circuits 
Introduction to Power Systems 
Electrical Safety & Wiring 
Phasor Representation of AC Signals 
AC Power 
Complex Impedances 
Real & Reactive Power 
Three Phase Systems 
An introduction on electrical machines and transformers 
Synchronous Machines 
 
Laboratory: 
One 3-hour laboratory, wiring and testing a motor control panel. 
    
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
		| High Demand Course? | 
		Yes | 
     
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Quota:  None | 
 
| Course Start | 
Semester 1 | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
16/09/2024 | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
100
(
 Lecture Hours 33,
 Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
 Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 3,
 Formative Assessment Hours 1,
 Summative Assessment Hours 1.5,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
49 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
100% written examination. 
Any student who does not attend and perform satisfactorily on the Power Engineering 2 laboratory is deemed to have failed the course, as it tests Competency regarding important safety aspects of power engineering. 
 
The School has a 40% Rule for this course, whereby you must achieve a minimum of 40% in coursework and 40% in written exam components, as well as an overall mark of 40% to pass a course. If you fail a course you will be required to resit it. You are only required to resit components which have been failed. | 
 
| Feedback | 
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| Exam Information | 
 
    | Exam Diet | 
    Paper Name | 
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Power Engineering 2 | 120 |  |  | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Power Engineering 2 | 120 |  |  
 
Learning Outcomes 
    On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
    
        - Have a basic understanding of the operation of large electrical power systems, and their main constituent components.
 - Understand the operating principles of several different types of electrical machine.
 - Be able to perform basic calculations on electrical power systems and machines, while appreciating the limitations of such calculations.
 - Have an appreciation of safe practice in the design and construction of electrical power circuits.
 
     
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Reading List 
Electric Machinery Fundamentals, Stephen 
edition, McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 9780071151559 |   
 
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Paul Judge 
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Course secretary | Ms Brunori  Viola 
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687 
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