Electricity for Non-Electrical Practitioners
Duration
2 days
Aimed at
Non-electrical practitioners
Overview
Where possible, delegates will be given access to appropriate product literature such as performance data, cable selection charts and any other pertinent data. Delegates are also encouraged to bring to the course, any specific problems encountered in the field. Time will be allocated for the review and solution of these problems.
Course Objectives
- Describe the electromagnetism phenomenon and it’s practical application in the products and services offered by the company.
- Detail how single and three phase electricity is generated.
- Give a basic overview of the common voltages used in the distribution and application of electrical energy in South Africa.
- Explain the operating principle of an induction electric motor, both single and three phase.
- Detail the construction of an induction electric motor.
- Give a description of the relationship between amps, volts, ohms and kilowatts.
- Describe the operating principle of a single phase control panel.
- Give a description of how a basic three phase panel functions.
- Give details of the purpose and operating principles of 5 commonly used protection and control relays.
- Select cable from a selection chart, given the current absorbed by the motor and the length of cabling required.
- Measure the amps and volts in an operational pumping system.
- Measure the winding and insulation resistance in a electric motor.
- Explain how input power is measured in an induction motor.
- Convert motor input power into driven machine input power.
- Do fault diagnosis and offer suggestions with regard to corrective actions.