IDSY 1210 Syllabus

 

Two Wire Control Circuits
Order         Description
    1              Install a motor control limit switch to control magnetic starters.
    2              Adjust a motor control limit switch for proper operation.
    3              Install a motor control proximity switch in a control circuit to detect the presence of metal.
    4              Install a motor control proximity switch for use as a motion detector.
    5              Calibrate a motor controller proximity switch for sensitivity.
    6              Install a pressure switch to control a magnetic starter of a motor controller.
    7              Adjust the range and differential settings for given pressure limits of a motor controller.
    8              Install a motor controller temperature switch to control a heating element.
    9              Adjust a motor controller temperature switch for a given range of temperature.
   10             Install a motor controller float switch to operate a pump.
   11             Adjust a motor controller float switch for given operating levels.
   12             Install a motor controller photo switch in a control circuit to detect the presence of light.
   13             Install a motor controller photo switch for use as a light detector.

 

Advanced Motor Controls
Order         Description
    1              Identify the various types of timers used in motor control circuits.
    2              Operate on-delay timers for applications in motor control circuits.
    3              Operate off-delay timers for applications in motor control circuits.
    4              Install a time delay relay for use in a motor control circuit.
    5              Adjust the time on a time delay relay used in a motor control circuit.
    6              Install a time delay relay and two magnetic starters to sequence the operation of two motors.
    7              Install and operate a primary resistance starter motor controller.
    8              Install and operate an auto-transformer starter in a motor control circuit.
    9              Install and operate a wye-delta starter in a motor control circuit.
   10             Install and operate a solid state starter in a motor control circuit.
   11             Install various motor control components in a motor control center.

 

Variable Speed Motor Controls
Order         Description
    1              Cite industrial applications of variable speed motor control circuits.
    2               Define the parameters, torque, acceleration, deceleration, p.w.m., frequency, voltage/hertz ratio,
                    boost, I.R. compensation, and high bus fault as applicable to variable speed motor controllers.
    3              Describe how an AC frequency drive operates to vary motor speed.
    4              Install an AC frequency drive to control motor speed.
    5              Setup and calibrate an AC frequency drive to adapt to changing parameters.
    6              Determine the interconnections needed for various AC motor speed applications on two speed
                    motors.
    7              Describe the relationships of torque and speed to series, shunt, and compound DC motors.
    8              Diagram an armature rheostat variable speed circuit for DC motors.
    9              Diagram compound variable speed DC motors.
   10             Describe the methods used to obtain variable speed control of compound DC motors.
   11             Install a DC variable speed drive for a DC motor.
   12             Calibrate a DC variable speed drive for a DC motor.
   13             Select the appropriate control cabinet for a variable speed motor control circuit.
   14             Sketch floor plans for the installation of variable speed motor control systems.
   15             Sketch the layout of electrical accessories and conductors used in variable speed motor control
                    circuits.
   16             Install components, wire control cabinets, operator's stations, and motors for variable speed DC and
                    AC motor control circuits.
   17             Explain the formulas for determining the synchronous speed of AC motors.
   18             Diagram a bank of starters used to achieve speed ranges for AC motors.
   19             Sketch circuits which use mechanical interlocks for starters in AC motor variable speed controllers.
   20             Sketch circuits which use auxiliary contacts for interlocks between starters in AC motor variable
                    speed controllers.
   21             Sketch circuits which use pushbuttons for interlocks between starters in AC motor variable speed
                    controllers.
   22             Describe the timing factors of speed ranges for variable speed DC motor controllers.
   23             Evaluate the use of DC motor and variable speed controllers in specific industrial applications.

 

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