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Academic year: 2024-2025

Motors and Drives - Certificate

Program Code: 906206

This certificate provides a hands-on experience for students on motors and drives. Both DC and AC components are covered. Students will learn how to install, set up, and troubleshoot motors and drives.

Delivery

  • Day
  • Online: Watch recorded lectures anywhere and attend in person labs (staffed with instructors) days, nights or Saturdays in our Engineering Technology Center.
  • Part-time

Explore Locations

This program is offered at:
  • Green Bay
  • Marinette

Program Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition: $868, Books: $133, Supplies: $0

Total Approximate Costs
$1,000
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Estimates based on in-state residency. Please visit the following URL to learn more about tuition and fees for this program. https://www.nwtc.edu/admissions-and-aid/paying-for-college/tuition-and-fees?ProgramCode=906206

Curriculum

Students following the study plan below will complete the certificate in the number of semesters shown.

Total Credits 5

Course Descriptions

Power Electronics 1: Drives
10605157

This course provides the opportunity for the student to develop the knowledge, skills, process, and understanding of the power and control circuitry of AC drives and application and troubleshooting of these industrial AC drives (VFD's) to AC induction motors. This course concentrates on the AB PowerFlex 525 Variable Speed Drive. (Prerequisite: 10-664-101, Automation 2)

Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Power Electronics 2: Drives
10605158

This course provide the opportunity for the student to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of the power and control circuitry of AC drives and application and troubleshooting of these industrial AC drives (VFD's) to AC induction motors. This course concentrates on the ABB ACS355 Variable Speed Drive. (Prerequisite: 10-605-157, Power Electronics 1)

Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Power Electronics 3: Drives
10620159

This course provides the opportunity for the student to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of peer to peer AC drive (VFD) control and the integration of an AC drive into a PLC control system. This integration includes both hardwired remote PLC I/O control and direct Ethernet control. Integration concentrates on the AB PF525 VFD with an AB ControlLogix PLC and peer to peer control between the AB PF525 and the ABB ACS355 VFD's. (Prerequisite: 10-664-104, Automation 5:PLC; 10-605-158, Power Electronics 2: Drives)

Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Power Electricity 1: Motors
10620161

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
Power Electricity 2: Motors
10620162

This course provides the opportunity for the student to develop the knowledge, skills, process and understanding of Single and 3-Phase AC Induction motor performance and operating characteristics, and Three-phase Power Systems. (Pre-requisite: 10-620-161, Power Electricity 1: Motors)

Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Source: https://nwtc.edu/academics-and-training/motors-and-drives