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Power Electricity 1: Motors

Course Number: 10620161
Credits: 1.00

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Course Description

10-620-161 POWER ELECTRICITY 1: MOTORS ...This course provides the opportunity for the student to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of: Causes and results of magnetism and magnetic fields, laws of magnetic/electric interactions, DC Series, Permanent Magnet, Shunt, and Compound motor performance and operating characteristics. (Prerequisite: 10-660-116, Intro to AC/DC)

Course Typically Offered

  • Fall
  • Spring

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Course Competencies

  1. Explore Magnetism and the effects on Rotating Machines
  2. Identify DC Motor and Generator Operational Characteristics
  3. Investigate 3-Phase Power Systems
  4. Examine Single and 3-Phase Induction Motor Operational Characteristics
  5. Classify Electrical Shock Hazards and appropriate PPE Gear