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COURSE MASTER SYLLABUS A. Academic Division: Business, Industry and Technology B. Department: Technology C. Course Number and Title: AIM101 – Electrical Maintenance D. Course Coordinator: Randy Storms / Department Chair: Randy Storms E. Credit Hours: 4 Lecture: 3 and Lab: 2 F. Prerequisites: None G. Syllabus Effective Date: H. Textbook(s) Title: None Author Copyright Year Edition: ISBN # I. Workbook(s) and/or Lab Manual: Provided J. 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. K. Core Learning Outcomes Core Learning Outcome Communication – Written Communication – Speech Culture and Community Critical Thinking Computer Literacy Computation L. X X Course Outcomes and Assessment Methods: Upon successful completion, the student will be able to: 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 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 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 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 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 M. 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. N. Course Assignment: Activities throughout the workbooks. O. Recommended Grading Scale: 100-95 94-92 91-89 88-86 85-83 82-80 A AB+ B BC+ 79-77 76-74 73-71 70-68 67-65 64-Below C CD+ D DF K:\OFFICIAL CURRICULUM\Course Master Syllabi\2011-2012 Current Syllabi\AIM\AIM101.doc Created: June 17