Power Quality and Condition Monitoring

Undergraduate | 2026

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ENGE X410
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Course ID
206617
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Mawson Lakes, Adelaide City Campus East
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Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course owner
School of Elec and Mech Eng
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Course level
4
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
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Yes
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Single course enrolment
Yes

Course overview

This course will address power quality issues and condition monitoring techniques used in electrical and industrial systems. A brief overview of power systems and three-phase machines will be given, and the course will cover various issues under two major sections. Power Quality: Electromagnetic interference and interactions in energy systems, types of power quality issues, regulations, standards, prevention techniques, measurements and analysis and real-time tests. Condition Monitoring: importance, types and features of faults, test methods, sensors and measurement techniques, traditional and advanced diagnostic methods, case studies and real-time tests.

  • Power Quality 
  • Condition Monitoring

Course learning outcomes

  • Explain the importance of power quality and discuss the classification, causes and effects of power quality issues.
  • Analyse power quality issues including fault currents, voltage dips, harmonics and unbalanced voltages with comparison against appropriate standards.
  • Explain the importance of condition monitoring, and the construction and operation of electric machines.
  • Explain how sensor signals and analysis approaches can be used for condition monitoring of induction machines, synchronous machines and transformers.
  • Develop practical skills working in groups, using voltage, current, flux and vibration sensors, processing signals to obtain frequency spectra and analysing the results for power quality and condition monitoring testing.

Prerequisite(s)

  • must have completed ENGEX300 Electrical Machines

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

N/A

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