Session 1 – Introduction to Electricity
Understanding Electricity, Voltage, Common Voltage Levels, Current, Resistance, Power, Conductors and Insulators, Heat, Ohm’s Law, Voltage/Current Relationship, Current/Resistance Relationship, Applications of Ohm’s Law, Using Ohm’s Law when Troubleshooting, Calculating Power Voltage and Current Using Power Formula, Power/Current Relationship, Applications Using Power Formula, Combining Ohm’s Law and Power Formula
Session 2 – Electrical Power Safety
Electrical Shock, Electrical Codes and Standards and Enforcement Agencies, Classes of Fire Extinguishers, Personal Protective Equipment, Grounding, Lockout/Tagout, Lockout Devices, Electrical Enclosures, Electrical Motor Safety
Session 3 – Basic Electrical Measurements
Meters, Meter Terminology, Digital Meters and Displays, Resistance, Bar Graphs, Ghost Voltages, Meter Precautions, Additional Features of Meters, Reasons for Measurements, Voltage, Current, In-Line Ammeter — DC Measurement, Clamp-On Ammeter — AC Measurement, Ohmmeter-Resistance Measurement, Megohmmeter-Resistance, Handout of Electrical Symbols
Session 4 – Series and Parallel Circuits
Characteristics of Series and Parallel Circuits, Series Connections, Current in Series Circuits, Parallel Connections, Resistance in Parallel Circuits, Voltage in Parallel Circuits, Power, Series/Parallel Connections, Resistance in Series/Parallel Circuits, Current in Series/Parallel Circuits, Voltage in Series/Parallel Circuits, Power in Series/Parallel Circuits
Session 5 – Conductors and Overcurrent Protection Devices
Types of Conductors, Conductor Selection, Types of Cable and Uses, Removal of Cable Insulators, Electrical Characteristics of Conductors, Properties of Conductors, Conductor Ratings, Connection Terminations, Plugs, Plug and Receptacle Ratings and Configurations, Overcurrent and Overcurrent Protection Devices (OCPDs), Overloads and Overload Protection, Types of Overcurrent Protection Devices
Session 6 – Basic Circuit Connections
Circuits, Lamp Control, Types of Switches, Lamp Fixture Mounting, Lamp Control Circuits, Multiple Lamp Circuits, Switching Combinations, Receptacles, Switched Circuits, Two Separate Circuits, Grounding
Session 7 – Magnetism and Transformers
The Concept of Magnetism, Electromagnetism, Solenoids, Transformers Operation Ratings Overloading and Cooling Methods, Sizing Three-Phase Transformers, Determining Single-Phase Transformer Current Draw, Determining Three-Phase Transformer Current Draw, Transformer Standard Ambient Temperature Compensation, Transformer Special Ambient Temperature Compensation, Single-Phase Residential Transformer Connections, Three-Phase Transformer Connections, Three-Phase Delta-to-Delta Connections, Three-Phase Wye-to-Wye Connections, Delta-to-Wye/Wye-to-Delta Connections, Transformer Load Balancing, Transformer Tap Connections, Single-Phase Transformer Parallel Connections, Three-Phase Transformer Parallel Connections
Session 8 – Power Distribution Systems
Components of a Power Distribution System, Generator/Alternator-Phase Connections, Distribution Switchboards, Panelboards and Branch Circuits, Motor Control Centers, Feeders and Busways, Grounding
Session 9 – Three-Phase Motors and Diagnostics
Fundamentals of Three-Phase Motors, Motor Construction, Reversing Motors, Multiple-Speed Motors, Troubleshooting Motors, General Motor Maintenance, Scheduled Maintenance, Water-Soaked Motors, Direct Current Motors, Troubleshooting for Grounded or Shorted Commutator Windings, Troubleshooting Single-Phase Motors and Shaded-Pole Motors, Troubleshooting Split-Phase Motors, Troubleshooting Capacitors Motors, Three-Phase Motors, Troubleshooting and Servicing Three-Phase Motors
Session 10 – Motor Starters and Motor Protection
Manual Switching, Mechanical Improvements, Manual Contacts, Double-Break Contacts, Contact Construction, Manual Starters, Motor Control Centers, Power Panels, Additional Contacts, Transient Suppression Modules, AC Manual Starter Selection, Phasing, Enclosures, Ratings of General Purpose AC/DC Contactors, Motor Protection, Selection of Starter Protection, Sizes of Fuses and Circuit Breakers, Overcurrent and Overcurrent Protection, Selection of Running Protection, Electronic Overloads and Overload Heater Selection, Overload Current Transformers, Inherent Motor Protectors, Troubleshooting Fuses Circuit Breakers and Running Protection Devices
Session 11 – Introduction to Basic Motor Controls
Principles of Motor Controls, Control Language, Ladder/Line Diagrams and Wiring/Connection Diagrams, Types of Control Circuits, Contactors, Solenoids, Contactor Wiring, Control Circuit Voltage, Reversing Motors Using Manual Starters, Interlocking, Magnetic Reversing Starter Practical Applications, Starting/Stopping in Forward/Reverse with Limit Switch Acting Safety Stop, Reversing Motors Using Drum Switches, Troubleshooting Reversing Circuit Control Circuit and Power Circuits
