ELEC6226 Power Electronics for DC Transmission

Module Overview

The syllabus will be based upon several topics relating to the use of power semiconductors and components in power systems. The course starts with considerations of the individual power electronic devices, before moving on to their use as part of an HVDC convertor station. Finally, you will consider issues surrounding HVDC transmission links as a whole, including the relevant cable and line technologies. This will be set against the context of the changing requirements for bulk transmission of power which are affecting electrical grids around the world.

Aims & Objectives

Aims

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

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Understand the characteristics of power semiconductor devices
Know the limitations of different power converters and how they affect the design of transmission links
Design of compensating circuits for reducing harmonic distortion in current and voltage waveforms

Transferable and Generic

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Search for technical data from a wide range of sources
Write a technical and critical document on power electronic systems
Coherently present technical information for in a group interview environment

Syllabus

The syllabus will be based upon several topics relating to the use of power semiconductors in power systems.

Power semiconductor devices:

Review of devices – field effect and bipolar.
A study of high voltage and high current devices. Their input and output characteristics.
Gate drive circuits and their limitations and effects of turn-on and turn-off characteristics.
Thermal models and the cooling of devices.
Experimental circuit protection.
Series and parallel operation

Six pulse power convertors

Naturally commutated three phase convertors.
Bi-directional power conversion.
Electronic synchronisation to a supply

Harmonic analysis of current waveforms:

Twelve pulse power convertors
Star delta phase shift using two six-pulse convertors
Harmonic reduction of power waveforms
Study harmonics in common power convertor waveforms
Regulations for power supplies
Simulation of typical power waveforms
Investigation of power compensation circuits and their analysis

HVDC Transmission Systems:

Benefits of using HVDC links
Overview of links in operation
OHL vs Cable
Paper vs Polymeric Cable technology
Requirements for multi-point transmission grids

Learning & Teaching

Learning & teaching methods

Combination of lectures, drop-in tutorial sessions for technical discussion and directed independent study.

Activity	Description	Hours
Lecture	Approximately 5 lectures of material per coursework component	20
Tutorial		10

Assessment

Assessment methods

Method	Hours	Percentage contribution
Essay Assignment Report (3000 words) on the characteristics of power semiconductor devices used for a given HVDC converter application	-	50%
Group report and presentation on the design of an HVDC Transmission link against a given application.	-	50%

Referral Method: By set coursework assignment(s)

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ELEC6224 Advanced Electrical Materials

Module Overview

This module build upon material covered in earlier parts of the course and to concentrate on organic materials and the potential in providing novel solutions to demanding engineering problems. It concentrates on the response of these materials to applied fields and includes: charge transport thropugh disordered materials; advanced dielectrics; conducting polymers; liquid crysyals and liquid crystal polymers. The assessment activities are designed to provide scope for students to refine their organizational and team working abilities through the completion of two assignments that require both technical expertise and a range of transferrable skills

Aims & Objectives

Aims

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

The arrangement of electrons in atoms, molecules and solids, as exemplified by current generation high voltage insulation systems, conducting polymers and liquid crystals.
How electronic structure leads to materials with different macroscopic properties.
The way in which different material characteristics are exploited to drive emerging technologies.

Subject Specific Intellectual

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Demonstrate a systematic understanding of knowledge, and a critical awareness of current problems and/or new insights, much of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of advanced materials research.
Review, consolidate, extend and apply your knowledge and understanding.
Solve problems encountered during the course of conducting a mini- project relating either to (a) charge transport dynamics within an insulating polymer or (b) molecular engineering as a strategy to high strength/high modulus materials.
Select, summarise and survey a group of related research articles relating either to (a) the fundamentals/applications of molecular engineering as a means of producing novel mechanical systems or (b) the importance of space charge in high voltage insulation systems.
Analyse and critically evaluate cross-disciplinary results obtained from a range of sources.

Transferable and Generic

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Study independently in order to gain specialist knowledge.
Organise your time to meet defined objectives.
Work efficiently and effectively as a team.
Work collectively and independently to manage tasks to completion through effective planning, implementation, reading and other research and critical evaluation.
Present and explain technical work, both verbally and in written form.
Communicate advanced information and concepts in writing.

Subject Specific Practical

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Frame appropriate questions to achieve a solution to a problem and generate a solution to that problem.
Undertake practical work in order to obtain data pertinent to a defined task.
Demonstrate an appreciation of risk and safe laboratory practice.
Record your work accurately.
Employ library facilities, the World Wide Web, the Web of Knowledge and related data bases to review specified topics and extract data pertinent to an unfamiliar problem.

Syllabus

Charge Transport in Disordered Materials

Review of electrical conduction in solids - band theory and periodic structures.
Charge transport in disordered systems, hopping transport, traps and space-charge.

Polymeric Cable Insulation

Review of polymeric materials; the structural elements within polymeric materials.
The structure and chemistry of current generation polymeric cable insulation.
The Pulsed Electro-acoustic technique for measuring space charge.
Nanodielectrics and next generation materials.

Conducting Polymers

Molecular structure and delocalisation.
Charge carriers and doping.
Applications of conducting polymers
Photovoltaics and nanoparticles.

Liquid Crystals: Electro-optic and Mechanical Materials

The molecular basis of liquid crystallinity: nematic, smectic, cholesteric and discotic structures.
Thermotropic and lyotropic systems; monodomain and polydomain structures.
Liquid crystals and light.
Main-chain liquid crystal polymers as high performance mechanical materials.
Side-chain liquid crystal polymers as novel actuator materials: artificial muscles.

Learning & Teaching

Learning & teaching methods

The topics covered in this module are all related and provide an introduction to the fundamentals and applications of advanced electrical materials. The assessment methods are designed to apply the underlying concepts provided in lectures and require you to review, consolidate, extend and apply this knowledge and understanding in the form of a mini-project and a critical review.

Activity	Description	Hours
Lecture	Lectures covering the core material.	12
Tutorial	Dedicated feedback session.	1

Assessment

Assessment methods

Method	Hours	Percentage contribution
Research Review of 3000 words	-	50%
Mini-project	-	50%

Referral Method: By set coursework assignment(s)

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ELEC3222 Computer Networks

Module Overview

The aims of this module are:

To provide an introduction to modern computer networks and the Internet; To describe network architectures and principles;
To describe the components and layers of the TCP/IP network model used on the Internet;
To describe emerging network technologies and security issues;
To give experience in designing and building embedded network devices; To expose students to networking standards.

Aims & Objectives

Aims

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

understand the architecture and components of computer networks
understand issues regarding the security of modern computer networks

Transferable and Generic

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

interpret standardisation documents

Subject Specific Practical

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

design and analyse embedded networked devices and systems

Syllabus

Network architectures and principles Layered networking models (e.g. TCP/IP)
Physical networks and their design Wireless networks
Data link layer (e.g. Ethernet, Wi-Fi)
Network layer (e.g. IP networking, addressing, routing, QoS, multicast) Transport layer (e.g. TCP and UDP)
Application layer
Standardisation of communication protocols
Principles of network security
Emerging network technologies
Networking for constrained embedded devices
Development environments for constrained embedded devices and networks

Learning & Teaching

Learning & teaching methods

Activity	Description	Hours
Lecture		24
Tutorial		12
Specialist Lab		9

Assessment

Assessment methods

Laboratory sessions are scheduled in the labs on level 2 of the Zepler building
Length of each session: 3 hours
Number of sessions completed by each student: 3
Max number of students per session: unlimited
Demonstrator:student ratio: 1:12
Preferred teaching weeks: 3 to 5

Method	Hours	Percentage contribution
Computer networking coursework working in small groups but assessed individually	-	40%
Exam	hours	60%

Referral Method: By examination

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COMP6236 Software Engineering and Cyber Security

Module Overview

This module focuses on both theoretical and practical perspectives in the development of software systems, exploring secure software design and development methods, and software analysis and reverse engineering. It therefore explores aspects of software engineering that are directly applicable cyber security.

The aims of the module at a high level are to:

Explore common threats to the secure operation of software systems
Give students knowledge of secure software development best practices
Understand the importance of formal methods and software testing
Give students exposure to software system analysis and reverse engineering

This module is compulsory for students taking the MSc in Cyber Security.

Aims & Objectives

Aims

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

Common issues affecting the security of software systems
Best practices for secure software development
Applying formal methods and software testing
Software analysis and reverse engineering
Issues of privacy and trust for software design

Subject Specific Intellectual

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Describe specific methods for exploiting software systems

Transferable and Generic

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Apply secure software development principles to a range of application domains

Subject Specific Practical

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Understand basic C programs, x86 Architecture, Memory Allocation and Assembly Language.
Build more secure software systems and applications
Undertake basic reverse engineering of software

Syllabus

The syllabus includes the following topics:

Understanding software threats and hazards
Privacy and trust issues in software system design
Security by design
Security models, and principles of secure computing
Managing secure software design and development
Software development lifecycle
Formal methods approaches
Software testing
Static/dynamic analysis of software systems
Reverse engineering

Learning & Teaching

Learning & teaching methods

The module will be delivered through up to 24 lectures, which will include at least two regular lectures each week, in addition to tutorial and practical sessions.

The tutorial and practical sessions are designed to support students and prepare them to take the assignment.

Lecture - 24 hours per semester
Tutorial - 6 hours per semester
Computer Lab - 6 hours per semester

Activity	Description	Hours
Lecture	Regular lectures	24
Tutorial	Tutorial sessions	6
Computer Lab	Computing labs	6

Assessment

Assessment methods

Method	Hours	Percentage contribution
The coursework will be focused on a practical application of the taught material, on the topic of building more secure software systems and applications, and/or undertaking basic reverse engineering of software. The coursework may therefore be a single piece of work, or one split into two parts covering each aspect.	-	30%
Exam	120 mins hours	70%

Referral Method: By examination

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COMP6235 Foundations of Data Science

Module Overview

To introduce the fundamentals of data science, including basic terminology and concepts, core models and algorithms, current technology landscape, and application scenarios.
To give an overview of key technologies used in data collection, curation, processing, integration, analysis, and visualization, applied to different kinds of data
To introduce a basic data scientist toolkit that can be applied to build data-driven applications, and develop more advanced data-science techniques.

Aims & Objectives

Aims

Aim

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Become a proficient data scientist and practitioner

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

Key concepts in data science, including tools, approaches, and application scenarios
Topics in data collection, sampling, quality assessment and repair
Topics in statistical analysis and machine learning
Topics in data processing at scale, including large-scale data management and stream processing
State-of-the-art tools to build data-science applications for different types of data, including text and CSV data

Subject Specific Intellectual

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Understand and apply the fundamental concepts and techniques in data science

Subject Specific Practical

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Solve real-world data-science problems and build applications in this space

Syllabus

The course will introduce students to the data scientist toolkit and the underlying core concepts. It will cover the full technical pipeline from data collection (sampling methods, crawling) to processing and basic notions of statistical analysis and visualization. The module will also include advanced topics in high-performance computing, including non-relational databases, stream processing, and MapReduce. By taking this course the students will be provided with the basic toolkit to work with data (CSV, R, Google Refine, Linked Data, D3). To support these learning objectives, the coursework will include exercises and a group project in which students will use existing open data sets and build their own application.

The course will cover the following concepts:

Fundamentals and core terminology
Technology pipeline and methods
Application scenarios and state of the art
Data collection (sampling, crawling)
Data quality and curation methods (assessment framework, statistical analysis, manual and crowdsourcing techniques)
Data analytics (statistical modeling, basic concepts, experiment design, pitfalls, R)
Data interpretation and use (visualization techniques, pitfalls, D3)
High-performance computing (parallel databases, MapReduce, Hadoop, NoSQL, stream processing)
Cloud computing (principles, architectures, existing technologies such as Microsoft Azure)

Learning & Teaching

Learning & teaching methods

Lectures, invited talks, tutorials as well as coursework (group project, exercises).

Activity	Description	Hours
Lecture	Lectures and demonstrations of material, invited talks	12
Tutorial	Guided walkthroughs	21
Tutorial	Optional tutorials based on feedback from students	3

Assessment

Assessment methods

Method	Hours	Percentage contribution
Data collection, processing and management (MongoDB)	-	15%
Statistics with R	-	15%
Group project: Build your own data science app	-	70%%

Referral Method: By set coursework assignment(s)

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ELEC2222 Circuits and Transmission

Module Overview

The module aims to provide a detailed understanding of more advanced topics in circuit theory, in particular developing a good understanding of the fundamental theory of power, three phase circuits and transmission lines for both high and low frequency applications.

Aims & Objectives

Aims

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

Three phase systems for power systems
Transmission line theory for both high and low frequency applications

Transferable and Generic

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Gain experience of analytical and numerical modelling at appropriate detail for application.

Subject Specific Practical

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Gain practical experience of three phase systems
Gain practical experience of transmission lines

Syllabus

Network Topology: Definitions: trees, links, loops, cuts etc; conversion of circuits to branches and loops etc and the possible variations for any given circuit; expansion of Kirchhoffs laws in cuts and loops; formation of current branch matrices and the relationships I = C.i and V = A.B; determination of admittance and impedance matrices; methods of solutions (including revision of matrix algebra).

Three-phase: Unbalanced mesh and four-wire star circuits; unbalanced three-wire star circuits; solution by Millman's theorem, star-delta transform and graphical methods; symmetrical components and use in solving unbalanced systems; positive, negative and zero sequence networks; use of two-wattmeter method on balanced and unbalanced systems for kW and kVAr measurement.

Two Port Networks: ABCD parameters; Simple transmission networks: series impedance, shunt admittance, half T and half Pi network, T and Pi networks, ideal and actual transformer, pure mutual inductance; ABCD relation for a passive network; Output in terms of input; Evaluation of ABCD parameters from short circuit and open circuit tests; ABCD parameters for symmetrical lattice; Networks in parallel; The loaded two port network; Image impedances and matching a resistive load to a generator; Image impedance in terms of Z_sc and Z_oc; Insertion loss ratio; Propagation coefficient; Per-unit system;

Transmission line theory as applied to power transmission and communications: Definition of short, medium and long lines and their simulation with discrete elements; solution of T and Pi networks, with appropriate phasor diagrams, ABCD constants. Lossy and lossless line models. Telegraphist's equations, relation to the wave equation. Voltage standing waves on a lossless line; Standing waves of current on a lossless line. Impedance, Admittance and Smith Chart. Stub matching and stub filters; Voltage surges; Reflection coefficient; Pulses on transmission lines, signal transfer. Distortion free conditions. Special cases: quarter and half wave length lines, matched impedances, short and open terminations.

Electromagentic background. Field analysis of transmission lines; Telegraphers Equation derived from Field Analysis for the coaxial line.

Rigorous solution for uniformly distributed constants (in both the time and frequency domains); reflected and incident values, propagation constant, attenuation and phase constants, surge/characteristic impedance; algebraic and hyperbolic equations with ABCD comparison of the latter with Pi networks. Stepped transmission lines. Impact of transposition. Application of sequence networks.

Examples: Coaxial cable, stripline, microstrip; balanced lines: twisted pairs, star quad and waveguides.

Learning & Teaching

Learning & teaching methods

Activity	Description	Hours
Lecture		36
Tutorial		12
Specialist Lab		9

Assessment

Assessment methods

Method	Hours	Percentage contribution
Labs on 3 phase, transmission lines and fibre amplifiers	-	15%
Numerical and analytical project on co-axial cable transmission line	-	20%
Exam	2 hours	65%

Referral Method: By examination

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ELEC2221 Digital Systems and Signal Processing

Module Overview

To introduce techniques of designing robust, testable sequential digital systems, writing and debugging synthesisable modules in a hardware description language (SystemVerilog) and verifying the functionality of those modules by simulation. To provide practical experience in the design and diagnosis of sequential digital systems. To introduce concepts of stochastic signals, and to develop understanding of sampling, quantisation and coding in a signal processing setting oriented towards communications.

Aims & Objectives

Aims

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

Sequential digital system design for implementation in CPLDs and FPGAs,
The principles of Design for Test and apply them in practice
Stochastic signals and their signal processing in communication systems, including sampling, quantisation and coding.

Subject Specific Intellectual

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Describe state machines of moderate complexity in SystemVerilog, simulate and synthesise into hardware
Design testbenches to verify your design
Build and debug a digital circuit
Develop CPLD and FPGA implementations of combinational and sequential digital systems
Develop working knowledge of state-of-the-art commercial software tools for digital system design
Understand the the characteristics of stochastic signals and the ideas of sampling, quantisation and coding within the context of communications signals
Create a digital representation of an analogue signal, which is suitable for use in communication systems.
Compress the digital representation of an analogue signal and protect it from transmission errors.

Transferable and Generic

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Present results of design work in a formal report.
Address novel design challenges by choosing appropriate analysis and design methods.

Syllabus

Communications part (14 lectures):

Characterisation of Stochastic Signals

Probability and cumulative density functions (PDF / CDF), auto- and cross-correlation, power spectral density, stochastic quantities and filtering

Sampling and Quantisation:

Analogue-to-digital conversion
Sampling: Nyquist criterion, frequency domain
Aliasing
Baseband and bandpass sampling
Quantisation and signal-to-noise ratio
Digital-to-analogue conversion
Reconstruction filtering

Source and channel coding

Digits (22 lectures):

Analysis and Design of Synchronous State Machines
RTL synthesis of standard Combinational and Sequential Building Blocks
Introduction to SystemVerilog assertion-based verification
Software tools for CPLD and FPGA synthesis
Implementation of Basic Microprocessor-Core Blocks:

Registers, ALU, SRAM, IO ports, Instruction Decoder
Synthesis of a simplified MIPS microprocessor on FPGA

Design for Testability

Testing combinational and sequential digital systems
Boundary Scan
Build-in self-test

Learning & Teaching

Learning & teaching methods

Activity	Description	Hours
Lecture	Standard lectures	36
Tutorial	Feedback sessions and tutorials.	12
Specialist Lab	Structured and open ended design exercises in digits and comms.	18

Assessment

Assessment methods

Method	Hours	Percentage contribution
Coursework - design exercise.	-	15%
Specialist labs	-	15%
Exam	2 hours	70%

Referral Method: By examination

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ELEC2217 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Design

Module Overview

This module aims to introduce students to a range of electrical and electronic devices and from this to provide an opportunity for then to explore the design process, to make mistakes and learn from them in a benign environment.

Conventional laboratory experiments are useful mainly to assist understanding or analysis: because they are of necessity stereotyped; they are of limited usefulness when a circuit or system must be designed to meet a given specification. The majority of engineering tasks fall into this latter category, and therefore require design or synthesis skills that are distinct from the understanding of underlying engineering principles. This is additional to the analysis skills emphasized in the course so far. This module includes design assignments that have been devised to provide a bridge between 'conventional' experiments and the project work in the third and fourth years, (which in turn provide a bridge to 'real' projects in industry). The exercises have real deadlines and concrete deliverables and students are encouraged to be creative, develop imaginative solutions and to make mistakes.

The assignments have a common format:

• Customer orientated rather than proscriptive specifications are given

• Design work carried out, bringing academic knowledge to bear on practical problems

• Laboratory sessions are used for construction and verification of designs

• Allow students to demonstrate their communication skills in writing individual and group reports.

The differences between the assignments are in:

• Complexity

• Size of team

• Assessment credit

Aims & Objectives

Aims

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

Defining the specification of an artifact that needs to be designed, tested and commissioned
The design process and the processes involved in project management.
The problems associated with designing practical circuits and systems.

Subject Specific Intellectual

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Develop a plan for the implementation of the design and the undertake those activities
Analyse the design as it evolves, and deduce problems with the subsequent rectification
Undertake an evaluation of the complete design and prepare a critical pr�cis
Appreciate the problems in dealing with uncertain and possibly ambiguous specifications.
Synthesise simple circuits and systems, including the design of simple digital IC’s.

Transferable and Generic

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Write formal reports in a clear, technical style.
Address problems associated with personal and group time management in a problem solving environment.
Demonstrate an awareness of team structure and dynamics, together with an appreciation of individual responsibilities working both as a pair and in a larger grouping.

Subject Specific Practical

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Undertake small scale mechanical and electronic construction
Undertake realtime programming
Undertake detailed faultfinding of the developed circuits if required
Demonstrate familiarity with the advanced use of function generators, oscilloscopes and complex devices such as logic analysers and spectrum analysers.
Understand and interpret technical literature and data sheets.

Syllabus

The development of individual practical skills through completion of a simple build and test exercise, incorporating soldering, circuit construction and the manufacture of a container.
Groups of students are required to undertake a design, build and test project against a predefined specification. The project assessment includes a competitive trial, individual log books, group reports and quality assessment of the designed system.
The groups will have seminars on project management and principles of design to support the activities.
The specific design exercises will include:
- An IC design exercise incoporating design and test.
- A power engineering design exercise.

Learning & Teaching

Learning & teaching methods

Activity	Description	Hours
Specialist Lab	D2 and D5	63
Lecture	Supporting seminars and briefing lectures.	10

Assessment

Assessment methods

70% - EEE group design Project. Frequency: 1
30% - Group IC design project. Frequency: 1

Assessed by report and by demonstration.

Method	Hours	Percentage contribution
EEE group design exercise	-	70%
Group IC design exercise	-	30%

Referral Method: There is no referral opportunity for this syllabus in same academic year

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ELEC2201 Devices

Module Overview

Semiconductor device technology has evolved beyond computation applications and is now increasingly being used in quantum electronics, lighting, lasers, high speed communications, photovoltaic energy harvesters, smart electronics for the Internet of Things and sensing for healthcare and the environment. Semiconductor devices are not solely confined to silicon technology but include Group III-V compounds, such as gallium arsenide and indium gallium arsenide as well as other materials such silicon-germanium alloys, zinc oxide, molybdenum selenide and graphene. The next generation of semiconductor technologies will demand the knowledge and understanding to explore device platforms for new integrated circuit concepts and fabrication methods.

ELEC2201 Devices will cover 3 main parts; (i) physical principles of the operation of semiconductor devices; (ii) semiconductor electronics and (iii) semiconductor optoelectronics. The module builds on ELEC1205 Solid States Devices, some parts of which will be revisited and so students should re-acquaint themselves with the theory of semiconductor materials including band energy diagrams, carrier concentrations and the concepts of doping and p-n junction formation. Throughout the course, undergraduates are encouraged to read beyond the lecture materials provided and the core text books.

Aims & Objectives

Aims

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

A1. The basic operation of the most important semiconductor devices (e.g. p-n diode)

A2. How to design features that determine semiconductor device characteristics

A3. How semiconductor properties limitations influence device operation

A4. The improvement of semiconductor device performances by fabrication process

Intellectual Skills

Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:

B1. Demonstrate a detailed understanding of the many and diverse aspects that relate to the operation and exploitation of semiconductor devices

B2. Appreciate semiconductor device technology that revolutionise the electronic industry

B3. Differentiate the semiconductor devices for different electronic and photonic applications

Subject Specific Skills

Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:

C1. Investigate the characteristics and performance of different semiconductor devices

C2. Design, model and analyse a number of semiconductor device types

Employability/Transferable/Key Skills

Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:

D1. Demonstrate the basic skills in semiconductor device engineering for integrated electronic or photonic circuit application

D2. Understand the issues with semiconductor devices and the challenges for future electronic components

Syllabus

Review of Semiconductor Device and Technology

P-N Junction to Device Technology

MOSFETs and CMOS

Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor and Metal-Semiconductor Interface
MOS and MOSFET characteristics: Capacitance, Output Current and Threshold
Enhancement and Depletion mode operation
MOSFET scaling issues
CMOS technology
Future of MOS and MOSFETs
MOS related devices – Thin Film Transistor, Nanowire FETs
Fabrication of MOSFETs

Introduction to Bipolar Junction Transistors

Review of BJTs
BJT characteristics
n-p-n and p-n-p BJT operation
Gain and frequency response
BJT technologies
HBTs

Solar Cells (Lectures, Lab and coursework)

Review of solar cells
Solar cell characteristics
Quantum efficiency
Thin film photovoltaics
Solar cell fabrication

Optoelectronic Devices

Optical properties of semiconductor
Optical p-n junction devices
Radiative transition in semiconductor
Light Emitting Devices
Spectral response and emission efficiency
LASER
Gain charcateristics and laser modes
Photodetectors
Integrated photonic device applications

Quantum- and Nano- technologies

Schrödinger and quantum wells
Quantum electronic and photonic devices

Learning & Teaching

Learning & teaching methods

Lectures

Tutorials: Class quizzes, Revisions and Worked examples

Lab experience: Solar cell research exercise

Activity	Description	Hours
Lecture		30
Tutorial		6
Specialist Lab		3

Assessment

Assessment methods

Method	Hours	Percentage contribution
Coursework Write a report on the solar cell lab experiment	-	10%
Solar cell lab exercise	-	5%
Exam	2 hours	85%

Referral Method: By examination

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ELEC6222 Power and Distribution

Module Overview

This module builds upon the material covered in power systems courses (ELEC3213 or ELEC3214 for UG students, ELEC6220 for MSc students). There is a particular focus on understanding how to specify T&D equipment, including through the use of power flow modelling tools such as ERACS and PowerWorld.

The module is assessed 50% by courseworks and 50% by exam. Throughout the assessment there is an emphasis on the provision of engineering justification for design decisions, using the results obtained from simulations and calculations. These are key transferrable skills which will be valuable throughout your career.

Aims & Objectives

Aims

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

Identify major components of power transmission and distribution systems and substations
Know and appreciate the key factors in equipment specification and network design

Subject Specific Intellectual

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Describe the principle of operation of transmission and distribution equipment
Design protection schemes for common distribution network scenarios.
Demonstrate awareness of the drivers of change in how networks are designed and operated

Transferable and Generic

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

Utilise the results of engineering calculations to justify design approaches

Syllabus

Transmission and distribution (T&D) network design

Overview of common network structures
Position and function of key components

Cables & Overhead Lines

Key design principles
Ratings & limitations
Accessories
Economics

Distribution substation/network design

Radial and Ring configurations
Power flow analysis
Substation equipment layout
Remote monitoring & operation
Asset ratings

Protection Schemes

Switchgear & breakers
Fuse protection
Overcurrent protection
Directional protection
Distance protection
Differential protection

Distribution reliability

Faults
Automation of Protection
Post fault restoration

New trends in T&D

Impact of automation
Condition Monitoring
Future challenges

Learning & Teaching

Learning & teaching methods

The theory is covered through a range of lecture activities, along with drop in sessions to provide assistance with the coursework elements.

Activity	Description	Hours
Lecture	Taught lecture	24
Demonstration or Examples Session		6

Assessment

Assessment methods

Method	Hours	Percentage contribution
Design Project 1	-	25%
Design Project 2	-	25%
Exam	2 hours	50%

Referral Method: By examination

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