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Industrial Electricity: Basics and Troubleshooting
Description
Gain a basic understanding of electricity generation and delivery. Learn how electricity is applied to transformers, motors and common electrical devices as well as how and where these components work and their applications. Practice safe techniques and learn how to choose the proper instruments and tools to measure and understand the characteristics and properties of electrical signals in terms of voltage, current and impedance (resistance).
About 50% of the time will be spent in hands-on lab exercises so you can practice the theories presented in class. This includes wiring receptacles and switches, connecting single-phase circuits, DC circuits and three-phase AC circuits. At the end of this course you will have a solid understanding of working electrical systems. You will also be able to confidently and safely perform electrical wiring, repairs and troubleshooting tasks.
If you’d like to expand your knowledge by also learning about electrical control circuits, we recommend this 4-Day hands-on course: Industrial Electricity and Troubleshooting Electrical Control Circuits.
Agenda [download course agenda]
Fundamentals of Basic Industrial Electricity
- Electricity in simple terms
- Electrical circuits: series, parallel and series/parallel
- Effective use of the multi meter and what measurements mean
- Electrical safety
- AC and DC voltage and current
- Transformer operation
- Work on live electrical circuits
- Generator action and principles
- Troubleshooting electrical circuits
- Ohm’s law and Kirchhoff’s law
Application of Basic Industrial Electricity
- Electrical terminology
- Motor operation, AC and DC
- Relay operation
- Timers, contractors and motor starters
- Diodes and rectifiers
- Capacitors
- • Fuses and circuit breakers
- Ground-fault protection
- Harmonics
- Blueprints and symbols
- Electrical drawings and schematics
- Industrial wiring devices
- Short-circuit and overload protection
Hands-On Lab Exercises
- Voltage check
- Using the probe
- GFCI Connections
- Installing 3-and 4-way switches
- Series and parallel resistance and circuits
- Measuring DV volts
- Transformer voltages
- Wyes, deltas and leads
- Resistor board
- Diodes and continuity
- Capacitor check
- Solid-state switch check
- Testing fuses
- Capacitor-start motor
- Shaded-pole motor
Course Schedule
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