ELTR 1150 Syllabus

Subject Code

ELTR

Course Number

1150

Course Title

Interpreting the National Electrical Code

Prerequisites

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Offered Fall and Spring

Credit Hours

(5-0-5)

Course Description

This course facilitates the reading and interpretation of the National Electrical Code, and is designed for students with some experience in electrical wiring and use of the NEC. Students with an interest in electrical wiring and the NEC will, upon completion of the course, be able to find information in the Code needed to do residential, commercial, farm, and industrial wiring, as well as to be successful with electrical licensing examinations.

Course Outcomes

General Wiring and Fundamentals Of the NEC
  Order       Description

1           Understand the origin of the National Electrical Code.

2           Understand fundamentals of electricity.

3           Discuss wiring methods and conductors for general wiring.

4           Determine conductor sizing for a circuit.

5           Discuss the major changes to the 2011 NEC.

 

Wire, Raceway, and Box Sizing
  Order       Description

1           Discuss Code requirements of wire, raceway, and box sizing.

2           Perform sample calculations for sizing wire, raceways, and boxes.

3           Discuss major changes to the 2011 NEC regarding wire, raceway and box sizing.

 

Outlets, Lighting, Appliances, and Heating
  Order       Description
      1           Discuss Code requirements for outlets, lighting, appliances, and heating system installations.
      2           Perform sample calculations for outlets, lighting, appliances, and heating system installations.
      3           Discuss major changes to the 2011 NEC regarding outlets, lighting, appliances, and heating
                   system installations.

 

Services and Feeder Calculations
  Order       Description
      1           Discuss Code requirements for services and feeders.
      2           Perform sample calculations for single-family dwellings, commercial buildings, and farm
                   buildings.
      3           Perform sample calculations for single-family dwellings using the Optional Method as per the
                   NEC.
      4           Discuss major changes to the 2011 NEC regarding service and feeder calculations.

 

Grounding and Bonding
  Order       Description
      1           Discuss Code requirements for grounding and bonding.
      2           Understand grounding and bonding fundamentals.
      3           Discuss various electrical system types and voltages.
      4           Discuss major changes to the 2011 NEC regarding grounding and bonding.

 

Overcurrent Protection
  Order       Description
      1           Discuss Code requirements for overcurrent protection.
      2           Understand overcurrent protection fundamentals.
      3           Calculate voltage drop.
      4           Discuss major changes to the 2011 NEC regarding overcurrent protection.

 

Motor-Circuit Wiring
  Order       Description
      1           Discuss Code requirements for motor-circuit wiring.
      2           Discuss motor circuits and perform motor-circuit calculations.
      3           Discuss motor-control circuit wiring.
      4           Discuss adjustable-speed drives.
      5           Discuss WYE-DELTA motor starting
      6           Discuss major changes to the 2011 NEC regarding overcurrent protection.

 

Transformers
  Order       Description
      1           Discuss Code requirements for transformers.
      2           Understand transformer fundamentals.
      3           Discuss overcurrent protection for transformers.
      4           Discuss transformer taps.
      5           Discuss transformer grounding.
      6           Discuss major changes to the 2011 NEC regarding transformers.

 

Hazardous Locations Wiring
  Order       Description
      1           Discuss Code definitions of hazardous locations.
      2           Understand hazardous location wiring fundamentals.
      3           Discuss overcurrent protection for transformers.
      4           Discuss major changes to the 2011 NEC concerning hazardous location wiring.

 

Health Care Facilities
  Order       Description
      1           Discuss Code requirements for health care facilities.
      2           Discuss wiring in hospitals.
      3           Discuss major changes to the 2011 NEC concerning health care facilities.

 

Emergency and Alternate Power Sources
  Order       Description
      1           Discuss Code requirements for emergency and alternate power sources.
      2           Discuss emergency electrical systems.
      3           Discuss alternate electric power systems
      4           Discuss major changes to the 2011 NEC concerning emergency and alternate power systems.

 

Industrial Electrical Applications
  Order       Description

1           Discuss Code requirements regarding industrial electrical applications.

2           Calculate cable tray width and conductor ampacity.

3           Discuss major changes to the 2011 NEC concerning industrial electrical applications.

 

Commercial Wiring Applications
  Order       Description

1           Discuss Code requirements regarding commercial wiring applications.

2           Discuss major changes to the 2011 NEC concerning commercial wiring applications.

 

Special Applications Wiring
   Order       Description

1           Discuss Code requirements regarding the wiring of special applications.

2           Discuss major changes to the 2011 NEC concerning special applications wiring.