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Shahnia, Farhad; Yengejeh, Hadi Hosseinian – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2019
Contribution: This paper introduces the real-world limitations and non-technical aspects of power electronics (PEs) projects to students through innovative tutorial activities. Background: Many electrical engineering curricula offer a PE courses (PECs) for third- or fourth-year undergraduate students. Prior research on PEs education mainly focused…
Descriptors: Power Technology, Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Electronics
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Shahnia, Farhad; Moghbel, Moayed; Yengejeh, Hadi Hosseinian – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2016
This paper presents several methods for motivating students taking a power system protection (PSP) course. The paper reviews the laboratory activities developed for the PSP course at Curtin University, Australia; these methods are applicable and can be used for PSP course instruction at any institution. These activities were developed to improve…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Engineering Education, Power Technology, Undergraduate Students
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Thorne, Bob – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2011
Human perception responds primarily to sound character rather than sound level. Wind farms are unique sound sources and exhibit special audible and inaudible characteristics that can be described as modulating sound or as a tonal complex. Wind farm compliance measures based on a specified noise number alone will fail to address problems with noise…
Descriptors: Energy, Power Technology, Acoustics, Evaluation
Ferrier, Fran; Trood, Clifford; Whittingham, Karen – 2003
This document presents case studies of 10 cooperative research centers (CRCs) across Australia and their relationships with the vocational education and training (VET) sector. The CRCs profiled in the case studies are as follows: Co-operative Research Centre for Sustainable Rice Production; Cast Alloy and Solidification Technology Co-operative…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Conservation (Environment), Foreign Countries, Industrial Training
Curtin, Penelope, Ed. – 1998
This book contains 31 papers from a conference on future training issues in Australia's industries. The following papers are included: "Training Development in Australia" (Chris Ellison); "Meeting National and Employer Training Requirements" (Mark Paterson); "Meeting Employee Training Requirements" (Bill Mansfield);…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agriculture, Building Trades, Case Studies