Programs

Course Details

Course Code: ELAT 200

Calendar Description:
The Electrician Level 2 course provides students the opportunity to advance their knowledge and skills acquired either through level 1 apprenticeship or from on the job experience. The course builds on the fundamentals learned in Level 1 as set forth by the Industry Training Authority (ITA).

Date First Offered: 2007-09-04

Hours:

• Total Hours: 300
• Lecture Hours: 20
• Shop Teaching Kitchen: 10

Total Weeks: 10

This course is offered online: No

Pre-Requisites:

• Successful completion of level 1 Apprenticeship Technical Training
• OR successful challenge of Industry Training Authority Level 1 Placement Exam

Non-Course Pre-Requisites: None

Co-Requisites: None

Rearticulation Submission: No

Course Content:
AC Fundamentals:

• Trigonometry in electrical calculations
• Vectors in electrical calculations
• Principals of alternating current

Meters and Test Equipment:

• Oscilloscope for circuit measurements

Single Phase AC Circuits:

• Principals of inductance
• Principals of capacitance
• Effects of inductive reactance
• Effects of capacitive resistance
• Effects of impedance and power factor
• Series of AC circuits
• Parallel AC circuits
• Principals of power factor correction

Circuit Protection Devices:

• Circuit protection devices

Single Phase Transformers:

• Transformer fundamentals
• Multi-winding transformers
• Voltage regulation and tap changing equipment
• Autotransformers
• Instrument transformers

AC Motor Controls:

• Pilot and auxiliary control devices

Lighting:

• Lighting fundamentals
• Incandescent lighting circuits
• Fluorescent lighting circuits
• High-intensity discharge (HID) lighting circuits

Industrial Power Electronics:

• Single-phase rectifier circuits
• Transistor circuits

Electrical Code and Wiring

• CEC to single-phase wiring installations

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, and the 1500 first year workplace hours, the apprentice should be able to

• Work in this field safely, and perform correct procedures typical of a second year apprentice:
• Apply trigonometry and vectors in electrical calculations
• Describe principals of alternating current, and principals of inductance and capacitance in single phase AC circuits
• Demonstrate the proper use of an oscilloscope for circuit measurements
• Describe the effects of inductive reactance, capacitive resistance, and impedance and power factor in single phase AC circuits
• Analyze series and parallel AC circuits
• Apply principals of power factor correction in single phase AC circuits
• Describe circuit protection devices
• Describe voltage regulation and tap changing equipment of single phase transformers
• Connect and test autotransformers and instrument transformers
• Connect and test instrument transformers and pilot auxiliary control devices of AC motor controls
• Describe lighting fundamentals
• Connect and test incandescent lighting circuits, fluorescent lighting circuits, and high-intensity discharge (HID) lighting circuits
• Connect and test single-phase rectifier circuits and transistor circuits
• Apply appropriate rules of the CEC to single-phase wiring installations

Grading System: Pass/Fail

Passing Grade: 70%

Grading Weight:

• Final Exam: 30 %
• Quizzes and Tests: 70 %

Percentage of Individual Work: 70

Percentage of Group Work: 30

Course Offered in Other Programs: No

Additional Comments:

• Please review the Trades and Apprenticeship Safety and Attendance Policy.

Supplies:

• Safety Glasses

Keys to Success:

• Attendance
• Class participation
• Maintaining a professional attitude
• Successful study habits
• Receiving a minimum of 70% on all practical and theoretical quizzes and tests.

Text Books:

• Required - Centre for Curriculum, Transfer, and Technology, 2000, 2nd Year Course Modules (Northern Lights College). Chapters Covered: 9-17
• Required - Canadian Standards Association, 2006, Canadian Electrical Code Part 1. Chapters Covered: All
• Required - Mullin, R. C., 2004, Electrical Writing Residential (Thomson/Nelson). Chapters Covered: 14-25
• Required - Hart, G. V., 2002, Ugly's Reference Manual (Burleson distributing). Chapters Covered: All
• Optional - Herman, S. L., 2006, AC Fundamentals (Thomson/Nelson). Chapters Covered: All
• Optional - Herman, S. L., 2006, DC Fundamentals (Thomson/Nelson). Chapters Covered: All