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Electricity-Linepersons

Class Number: ELECTRIC 31413355-1 - Electricity-Linepersons
Offering Status: Open
Academic Level: Post_Secondary
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Course Description

31-413-355 ELECTRICITY-LINEPERSONS ...electric power/energy, three-phase voltage generation, three-phase circuit power, transformer operation principles, transformer connections, and safety practices in high voltage applications. (Prerequisite: 31-413-353, Electricity-Basic)

Course Typically Offered

  • Fall

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What will I learn?

  1. Explain the operation of common electromagnetic devices
  2. Calculate the circuit values of voltage, current, resistance, and power, for an AC resistive circuit
  3. Describe the effects of inductance and inductive reactance on AC circuits
  4. Explain the effects of capacitance, and capacitive reactance on AC circuits
  5. Apply right angle trigonometry and the Pythagorean theorem to solve values of voltage, current, impedance, power factor and phase angles of given AC reactive circuits
  6. Calculate values of voltage, current, impedance, power, and power factor, and phase angle for resistive-inductive (R-L) series and parallel AC circuits.
  7. Calculate values of voltage, current, impedance, power, phase angle, and power factor, for resistive-capacitive (R-C) series and parallel AC circuits
  8. Calculate values of voltage, current, impedance, power, phase angle and power factor, for a resistive-inductive-capacitive (R-L-C) AC circuits.
  9. Analyze examples of industrial power circuits
  10. Describe the operating principles, and basic types, of direct current generators
  11. Describe the operating principles of single and three phase alternating generators
  12. Characterize the three phase systems commonly used for power distribution
  13. Explain the principles of operation, and the physical requirements of single phase transformers.
  14. Explain the principles of operation of three phase transformers
  15. Distinguish between the types of, and draw the proper connections for, common instrument transformers

Class Details

Class Number:
ELECTRIC 31413355-1 - Electricity-Linepersons
Location:
1301
Date:
-
Delivery:
In-Person
Term:
2025 Fall

Meetings Times

Dates Day(s) / Time Location
8/18/2025 - 12/17/2025 Monday/Wednesday
2:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Green Bay Campus Room EE202

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