Course Number: VEM240

Course Title: Industrial Wiring
 

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES 

General Objective

The students will develop the skills necessary for hands-on approach to wiring practices, operation, and troubleshooting of various control and power circuits utilized in the industrial control of motors.

Specific Objectives
 

Students will be able to:

1. state the purpose and general principles of control components and circuits.
        describe control circuit components
        differentiate manual to automatic control operation

2. identify pilot devices both physically and schematically and describe their operating principles.
        identify and describe the function of contacts.
        familiarize with the construction and function of switches used in control components.
        familiarize with pushbutton control station.
        identify types of magnetic coils used in control circuit.
        familiarize with physical and schematic overload contact relays.
        familiarize with other pilot devices used in control circuit components of a motor.

3. interpret motor control wiring, connection, and ladder diagrams.
        identify from diagram the power circuit and control circuit.
        differentiate control circuit from power circuit in the diagram.
        differentiate two-wire to three-wire circuit.
        read and interpret variations on motor control circuits.

4. select and size contactors, relays and overload relays both physically and schematically and describe their operating principles.
        describe the operating principle of contactors, relays and magnetic starters.
        describe function of magnetic starter, contactor, relays and overload relays in motor control circuits.
        identify magnetic starter, contactor and relays their schematic symbols and physical construction.
        differentiate ratings of magnetic starters and contactors according to application.

5. select timing relays for use in specific electrical motor control systems.
        identify types of timing relays its construction and parts.
        identify physical and schematic symbols for timing relays contact.
        select timing relays according to needed application.

6. connect motor controllers for specific applications with emphasis on safety practices and in accordance with National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements.
        identify control components to use for motor control circuit.
        design and analyze motor control circuit based on the given application.
        wire a motor control circuit based on given ladder diagram.
        troubleshoot motor control center.
        determine branch circuit protective device
        size motor disconnecting devices and raceways

7. troubleshoot control and motor control circuit for basic to intermediate level faults.
        troubleshoot motor control for basic level faults.
        troubleshoot motor control for intermediate level faults.