Power Electricity 1: Motors
Credits: 1
Course Number: 10-620-161
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
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What will I learn?
- Explore Magnetism and the effects on Rotating Machines
- Identify DC Motor and Generator Operational Characteristics
- Investigate 3-Phase Power Systems
- Examine Single and 3-Phase Induction Motor Operational Characteristics
- Classify Electrical Shock Hazards and appropriate PPE Gear