ELEC 115: Applied Electricity

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Class Program

Electricity

Credits

Clinical Hours None

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

092598

Meets Degree Requirements For

Restricted Elective

Description

An introduction to applied electricity in the industrial trades, this course discusses basic alternating (AC) and direct (DC) current, transformers, motors, relays, reactance, electrical power generation and power distribution systems.

Grading Basis

Graded

Prerequisites

MATH 92 or MATH 93 or MATH 98 or Instructor Permission

Course Learning Outcomes

Apply the principles of basic electricity.

Identify components of basic electrical and electronic circuits.

Identify similarities between alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC).

Accurately and safely use various electrical test meters.

Determine and/or improve A/C circuit power factor

Apply Ohm’s Law, Watt’s Law and RLC Circuit principles to determine circuit potential, current, power and/or resistance.

Identify and construct parallel or series circuits.

Differentiate various single and three phase a/c motor winding configurations.

Core Topics

Electrical theory
Ohm’s Law
Series and parallel circuits
Components: loads and relays
Wiring: distribution
Wiring requirements
Motor designs
Troubleshooting basic electrical circuits