ELTR 1080 Syllabus

Subject Code

ELTR

Course Number

1080

Course Title

Prerequisites

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Credit Hours

Course Description

Course Outcomes

• Identify safe working practices for hand and power tool usage.
• Identify safe working practices for working with hoisting and lifting equipment.
• Identify potential safety hazards in the workplace.
• Determine OSHA requirements for commercial installations.
• Recognize situations that require first aid or CPR.
• Develop an emergency plan for the workplace.

National Electrical Code

• Determine the commercial application of the NEC.
• Determine the ampere capacities for conductors.
• Calculate conduit fills.
• Apply grounding techniques according to the NEC.
• Determine the proper conductors for use in special purpose situations.
• Determine conduit requirements for special purpose use.
• Determine overload protection for commercial applications.
• Determine disconnecting requirements for single family dwellings.

Commercial Load Calculations

• Calculate the conductor size for entrance requirements.
• Calculate the size and capacity for service panels.
• Determine the ampacity for service and feeder circuits.
• Define harmonics.
• Discuss how harmonics affect the electrical systems and appliances.

Three-Phase Power Systems

• Recognize power systems with resistive, inductive, and capacitive loads.
• Calculate power factors in power systems with resistive, inductive, and capacitive loads.
• Balance the total load per phase (unity).

Fundamentals of AC Motor Control

• Install a toggle switch for a single-phase motor.
• Install overload protection.
• Connect a capacitor start motor.
• Identify induction-type motors.
• Install manual and magnetic starters.
• Identify reversing drum controls.
• List and identify limit switches, stop switches, and run switches.
• Identify reversing control circuits.
• Connect three-phase motors for low or high voltage.