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COURSE MASTER SYLLABUS
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Academic Division: Business, Industry and Technology
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Department: Technology
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Course Number and Title: AIM101 – Electrical Maintenance
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Course Coordinator: Randy Storms / Department Chair: Randy Storms
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Credit Hours: 4 Lecture: 3 and Lab: 2
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Prerequisites: None
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Syllabus Effective Date:
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Textbook(s) Title: None
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Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual: Provided
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Course Description: Studies the science and essential concepts of current. The
fundamentals include: Ohm’s Law, voltage, current and resistance measurements, series
and parallel circuits, inductance, capacitance, and transformers. Other topics include
electric motor control, control wiring, power distribution. The laboratory experience
consists of hands-on experiments designed to reinforce concepts presented. Contains
demonstrations, lab projects and simulations.
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Core Learning Outcomes
Core Learning Outcome
Communication – Written
Communication – Speech
Culture and Community
Critical Thinking
Computer Literacy
Computation
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Course Outcomes and Assessment Methods:
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
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Define electricity and give an application
Describe the two types of electrical current and give an application of each
Describe the function and operation of a circuit tester
Describe the function of the four basic components of an electrical circuit
Describe the operation of two types of power supplies and give their schematic
symbols
Describe the function of an electrical schematic
Describe the operation of a manual switch
Describe the operation of N.O. and N.C. contacts and give their schematic symbols
Describe the operation of three types of manual switch operators and give their
schematic symbols
Describe the function of five types of electrical output devices and give an application
of each
Describe the operation of five types of electrical output devices and give their
schematic symbols
Define voltage and give its units of measurement
Describe the function of two types of voltmeters and give their schematic symbol
Describe how to use a voltmeter to measure voltage
Describe the function of two multimeters: analog and digital
Define series and parallel circuits
Describe the voltage characteristics in series and parallel circuits
Define current and give its units of measurement
Describe the function of two types of ammeters and give their schematic symbol
Describe how to use an ammeter to measure current
Describe the current characteristics in series and parallel circuits
Define resistance and give its units of measurement
Describe the function of two types of ohmmeters and give their schematic symbol
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Describe how to use and ohmmeter to measure resistance
Describe the resistance characteristics in series and parallel circuits
Describe two methods of measuring continuity
State the formula for calculating series resistance and give an application
State Ohm’s Law, explain its importance and give an application
State Kirchhoff’s voltage law for a series circuit and give an application
Define power and give its units of measurement
State a formula for calculating the total power used in an electrical circuit
State Kirchhoff’s Current Law and give an application
State a formula for calculating total parallel resistance
Describe the function of two types of circuit protection and give an application of
each
Describe the operation of a fuse and give its schematic symbol
Describe the operation of two types of circuit breakers and give their schematic
symbols
Define electromagnetism and give an application
Describe the functions of four electromagnetic devices
Define inductance capacitance and give each of its units of measurement
Describe the operation of an inductor and give its schematic symbol
Describe the effect of an inductor in a DC circuit and give an application
Describe the effect of an inductor in an AC circuit and give an application
State the formulas for calculating total series and parallel inductance and inductive
reactance
Describe the operation of a capacitor and give its schematic symbol
Describe the functions of three types of capacitors
Describe the effect of a capacitor in a DC and an AC circuit and give an application
State the formulas for calculating total series and parallel capacitance and capacitive
reactance
Describe the function of a fluorescent light fixture
Describe the function of an RC timing circuit in a time-delay relay
Describe the function of capacitor and inductors in electric power supplies
Define a series-parallel circuit
Describe a method for identifying the series and parallel section of circuit
List the seven steps for solving a combination circuit
Describe how switches are used in combination circuits and give an application
Describe the function of variable resistor and voltage divider and give an application
Describe the operation of three types of voltage dividers
Explain the effect of a short circuit
Describe the four steps for troubleshooting a short circuit
Describe the three basic steps for troubleshooting an open circuit
Describe the function of a transformer and give an application
Describe the operation of a transformer and give its schematic symbol
Describe how to calculate the output voltage of a transformer
Describe how to troubleshoot a transformer
Describe how to size a transformer
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Describe a transformer’s input and output power relationship and explain its
importance
Describe how to calculate the current load of a transformer
Describe the function of two basic categories of transformers
Describe the function of a control transformer
Describe the function of a tap on the secondary of a transformer and give an
application
Explain the importance of the equipment ground connection
Describe the function of five common standards associated with electrical control
Describe ten basic rules of electrical safety
Describe the purpose of the lockout/tagout system used in industry
Describe the operation of three-phase power
Describe the two most common three-phrase voltage systems
Explain the function of neutral
Describe two devices used to disconnect power to a circuit
Explain why time-delay fuses are used with motor starting circuits
Describe three important factors to consider with overcurrent protection devices
Describe the operation of a three-phase motor
Describe the operating data on a motor’s nameplate
Define service factor and explain its importance
Explain why dual-voltage motors should be run on the highest available voltage
Describe five functions of motor control
Describe the four basic requirements of a typical motor installation
Define motor controller and motor starter
Describe the functions of two categories of motor starters
Describe the functions of two types of manual starters
Describe the operation of a manual motor starter
Define low-voltage protection and describe its importance
Describe how low-voltage protection is accomplished in a manual starter
Describe the function of three types of overloads and give an application of each
Describe the operation of two types of thermal overloads
Describe the operation of a magnetic overload
Describe the operation of a transformer and give its schematic symbol
Define turns ratio and describe how it is calculated
Describe how the turns ration determines the secondary voltage of a transformer
Describe the function of the four basic components of an electrical control circuit
Describe the function of an electrical schematic diagram and a control transformer
Describe the operation of a control transformer and give its schematic symbol
Describe how to test and size a transformer
Describe the operation of a separate control circuit
Describe the function of three types of electrical control systems and give an
application of each
Describe the three steps of a control process
Describe the function of an indicator lamp and give an application
Describe the operation of a pushbutton switch and give its schematic symbol
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Describe the operation of a selector switch and give its schematic symbol
Describe the function of a ladder diagram
Describe the function of four components of a ladder diagram
Describe six rules of drawing a ladder diagram
Describe how to determine the operation of a circuit given a ladder diagram
List six elements of control logic
Describe the operation of AND, OR, NOT, NOR, and NAND logic and give an
application
Describe the function of a control relay and give an application
Describe the operation of a control relay and give its schematic symbol
Describe the operation of two types of control relays and give an application of each
Describe how detached symbology is used to show a control relay on a ladder
diagram
Describe the operation of memory logic and give an application
Describe the operation of a magnetic motor starter
Describe the operation of a two-wire and three-wire motor control circuit and give an
application
Describe the function of a push-to-test pilot light and give an application
Describe the operation of a push-to-test pilot light and give its schematic symbol
Describe two levels of troubleshooting and give an application of each
Describe the three methods of testing a component and give an application of each
Describe how to test an indicator lamp, manual switch, and overload relay
Describe how to test the windings of a 3-phase motor with a digital multimeter
Describe the function of four common electrical test instruments used in
troubleshooting
Describe how to select a DMM to measure voltage for a given application
Describe how to use a voltage tester, clamp-on ammeter, and a continuity tester
Describe a six step troubleshooting sequence
Describe four methods of systems level troubleshooting and give an advantage of
each
Describe five types of in-circuit component tests
Describe how to test and analyze circuit signals
State the NEMA and IEC standard for reversing the rotation of a three-phase motor
List two common control methods used to reverse a three-phase motor
Describe the function and operation of a drum switch and reversing magnetic motor
starter
Describe the function of interlocking control and give an application
Describe three interlocking methods used in reversing motor control
Describe the function of manual and automatic modes and give an application of each
Describe the operation of two types of motor jogging circuits
Describe the operation of a hand-off automatic motor control circuit
Describe the functions of four types of automatic input devices and give an
application of each
Describe the operation of a limit and float switch and give their schematic symbols
Describe the operation of a pump control circuit
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Describe the operation of a pressure switch and give its schematic symbol
Describe how to test an automatic input switch
Describe the function of a sequence control circuit and give an application
Describe the operation of a sequence control
Describe the function of a time-delay relay and give an application
Describe the function of two types of timer relays and give an application of each
Describe the operation of an On-Delay timer relay and give its schematic symbol
Describe the operation of a timer relay in an unloaded motor start circuit
Describe the operation of an Off-Delay timer relay and give its schematic symbol
Describe the operation of a time-delay relay in time-driven sequencing
Describe how to test a timer relay
Describe the function of a wiring system
Describe the function of the four basic parts of a wiring system
Describe the function of conduit and list five types
Describe three methods by which conduit is cut
Describe the construction and operation of a hacksaw
Describe the function of a pipe vise and give three types
Describe the construction and operation of a bench vise with pipe jaws
Describe six safety rules to follow when operating the bench vise
Describe the function of deburring conduit and give four tools that can be used
Describe the function of an electrical box and give an application
Describe the function of a conduit body and give an application
Describe the function of a conduit fitting and a coupling
Describe the function and operation of three types of connectors
Describe the function of a conduit strap and list three types
Describe the function of conduit bending and list three basic types of bends
Describe the function of a conduit bender and two methods that are used to bend
conduit
Describe four types of benders used with metallic conduit
Describe the construction and operation of a hand bender
Define the components of a 90 degree bend
Describe bender take-up and its importance in making a 90 degree bend
Describe the five steps used to determine bender take up
Describe the five steps to lay out accurate leg lengths and stub lengths
Describe the components of an offset bend
Describe the four steps used to determine and locate the bend centers of an offset
bend
Describe the similarities and differences between intermediate metallic and rigid
conduit
Describe three tools used to cut intermediate metallic and rigid conduit
Describe two tools used to bend IMC and rigid conduit
Describe the connectors and couplings used with IMC and rigid conduit
Describe how flexible metal conduit is cut
Describe the connectors used with flexible metal conduit
Describe the function of a conductor and list its two components
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Describe the factors that affect conductor selection
Describe five common classifications of insulation and give an application of each
Define conductor ampacity and describe the physical characteristics that affect it
Describe how distance affects wire selection
Describe the function of a disconnect and give an application
Describe three commonly used types of disconnects and give an application of each
Describe how to size disconnects and circuit protection
Describe the function of overcurrent protection and list two types
Describe percentage of fill and its importance in raceway selection
Describe two methods used to select raceway diameter
Describe the seven steps used to determine conduit size when conductors are of
different size and/or types
Describe why electrical codes limit the number of conductors in an electrical box
Describe how to select the correct size electrical box
Describe how conduit bodies are selected
Describe three methods used to pull conductors
Describe the function of a bus bar and give an application
Describe the function of a bus plug, electrical print, electrical print mnemonics,
electrical panels, electrical terminal blocks, and notes on an electrical print
Describe how to interpret an electrical print
Describe how to select a terminal block for an application
Describe how to install a terminal block
Describe the importance of using wire number labels
Describe how to label wire numbers on an electrical print
Describe how to determine the number of wires to run between panels
Describe the function of wire color coding in electrical control
Describe how to determine the wire colors needed in an electrical panel
Describe how to terminate panel wires
Describe how to install wire number labels on wire
Describe two methods used to identify wires which are run between panels
Describe how to hand feed wires through conduit
Describe how to splice motor wires using ring lug connectors
Describe how to tape motor leads
Describe the function of panel wireways
Describe how to determine wire lengths inside a panel
Describe two methods to connect wires to terminal screws
Describe the function of wire bundling
Describe three common methods of wire bundling
Course Topical Outline:
The course includes a complete set of industrial-quality lab hardware, computer software,
videos, and written text and laboratory activities that will teach students the fundamentals
of electricity. The fundamentals include: Ohm’s Law, voltage, current and resistance
measurements, series and parallel circuits, inductance, capacitance, and transformers.
Other topics include electric motor control, control wiring, power distribution.
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Course Assignment:
Activities throughout the workbooks.
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Recommended Grading Scale:
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