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School of Engineering · ANU College of Systems and Society
Power systems and power electronics are central to the generation, transmission, conversion, and use of electrical energy. This course gives students an integrated introduction to both areas, from semiconductor switches in DC-DC converters to transformers, transmission lines, and large-scale power networks. Across eight modules, students study steady-state analysis of power electronic converters, equivalent circuit modelling, component losses, semiconductor devices, three-phase AC systems, transformers, transmission lines, power flow, voltage stability, faults, and reliability. The course uses a flipped classroom format with pre-recorded lectures and compulsory in-person tutorials. Assessment is supervised and conducted through tutorial questions, oral tests, and written examinations. By the end of the course, students can model practical systems, verify predictions using simulation, and justify technical decisions clearly.
Tutorial Questions (best 7 of 9)
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Oral Test 1 (Modules 1-4, 10 minutes)
Learning outcomes 1, 2
Mid-Semester Written Test (Modules 1-4, 2 hours)
Learning outcomes 1, 2
Oral Test 2 (Modules 5-8, 10 minutes)
Learning outcomes 3, 4, 6
Final Written Exam (Modules 5-8, 2 hours)
Learning outcomes 3, 4, 6
ENGN4625/6625 is a 6-unit course requiring about 120 hours of student effort across 12 weeks, or about 10 hours per week. Students spend about 4 hours per week on online mini-lectures, 2 hours per week in the scheduled class, and 4 hours per week on independent study. Independent study includes revision, assessment preparation, team coordination, and LTSpice practice. The course includes eight modules, with Power Electronics taught in the first half of semester and Power Systems in the second. Students must attend class every week from Week 1 to Week 12. Nine sessions are tutorials and three are in-person assessments. Work Integrated Learning Simulation/Virtual This course includes simulation-based work integrated learning through two LTSpice activities in Tutorial 4 and Tutorial 8. These activities reflect professional engineering practice by requiring students to verify analytical results using simulation, compare predicted and simulated values, and explain discrepancies. Physical hardware laboratories are not part of the current course, so simulation provides a practical way to develop applied professional skills. LTSpice is a widely used circuit simulation tool in power electronics. Both activities are assessed through the tutorial component and support the learning outcome on simulation as a verification tool Other Information Professional Skills Mapping: Mapping of Learning Outcomes to Assessment and Professional Competencies
N. Mohan, T. M. Undeland and W. P. Robbins, Power Electronics, Third Edition, Wiley, 2003.