ELEC3016 Power and Machines (University of Western Australia): rated 1.6/5 overall across 1 review collected on UWA Wall.
ELEC3016 is a University of Western Australia course taught by the Engineering in Engineering And Related Technologies. This page brings together its handbook details and what UWA students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 电力与电机
Type: Undergraduate unit
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Engineering And Related Technologies
Faculty: Engineering
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This unit covers the theory of three-phase circuits, transformer models, DC and AC machines (synchronous and induction), equivalent circuits and performance relations (torque-speed relation, speed and voltage regulation, efficiency calculation).
ELEC3016 has 1 scored review: overall 1.6/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 1.6/5).
On Reddit: "The lecturer is so bad I’m just raw dogging the practicals tbh"
The course panel on UWA Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is ELEC3016 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 1.6/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches ELEC3016, and when is it offered?
A: ELEC3016 is taught by the Engineering. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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