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Workforce Training Consortium
(# 600.100)
Course Title:
Basic Electrical Overview
Prerequisites:
None. This is a basic overview and introduction to
Electricity and electrical Controls
Course Length and Maximum Class Size:
6 Classroom hours given in (2) 3 hour sessions. Maximum
class size is 25.
Objective:
To introduce people to electricity and electrical control
devices. To familiarize people with the safety needs and the sources of electricity.
Content:
| Session #1 3 hours |
Session #2 3 hours |
| Basic Electrical Overview |
Basic Control Systems |
| -Alternative Current (AC) |
Motor Control Centers (MCC) |
| -Direct Current (DC) |
-Use |
| -Voltage |
-Construction |
| -Current |
Motor Starters |
| -Resistance |
-Use |
| -Power |
-Motor Protection |
| -Safety |
Machine Control |
| Basic Electrical Distribution Overview |
-Programmable Controllers |
| -Utility Supplied Power |
-Variable Speed Drivers |
| -Substations |
-Sensors, Switches, Relays |
| -Switch gears |
Basic Test Equipment |
| -Transformers |
-Voltage |
| -Safety |
-Current |
| In the Plant |
-Resistance |
| -Disconnects |
-Oscilloscope |
| -Panels |
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| -Breakers and fuses |
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| -Conduit, wire, etc. |
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Beneficial to:
Those who wish to determine their initial interest in
Electricity or Electrical Control Devices before taking more advanced electrical courses.
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