Programs

Course Details

Course Code: ELAT 300

Calendar Description:
The Electrician Level 3 course provides students the opportunity to advance their knowledge and skills acquired either through level 2 apprenticeship or from on the job experience. The course builds on the concepts learned in level 2 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 2 Apprenticeship Technical Training
• OR successful challenge of Industry Training Authority Level 2 Placement Exam.

Non-Course Pre-Requisites: None

Co-Requisites: None

Rearticulation Submission: No

Course Content:
Three-Phase AC Circuits:

• Wye and delta connections
• Principals of power factor correction

Three-Phase Transformers:

• Three-phase transformer banks
• Three-phase autotransformers
• Three-phase instrument transformer circuits

DC Machines and Controls:

• DC generators
• DC motors
• DC motor controllers

AC Machines:

• Squirrel-cage induction motors
• Wound-rotor induction motors
• Synchronous motors
• Single-phase motors
• Three-phase alternators

AC Motor Controls:

• Reduced voltage starters
• Wound-rotor motor controllers
• Synchronous motor controllers
• Multi-speed motor controllers
• Motor braking and deceleration controls

Industrial Power Electronics

• Thyristor circuits
• Three-phase rectifier circuits
• Basic logic gates
• Op-amp circuits

Electrical Code and Wiring

• Rules of the CEC to three-phase wiring installations
• Commercial wiring practices

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

• Work in this field safely, and perform correct procedures typical of a third year apprentice:
• Apply wye and delta connection in three-phase AC circuits
• Apply principals of power factor correction in three-phase AC circuits
• Connect and test three-phase transformer banks, autotransformers, and three-phase instrument transformer circuits
• Connect and test DC generators, DC motors, and DC monitor controllers
• Connect and test squirrel-cage induction motors, wound-rotor induction motors, synchronous motors, single-phase motors and three-phase alternators
• Connect and test reduced voltage starters, wound-rotor motor controllers, synchronous motor starters, multi-speed motor controllers, motor braking, and deceleration controls
• Connect and test thyristor circuits, three-phase rectifier circuits, and op-amp circuits
• Describe basic logic gates
• Explain commercial wiring practices
• Apply appropriate rules of the CEC to three-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 - Ministry of advanced Education and ITAC, 2000, 3rd Year Course Modules (Queens Printer). Chapters Covered: 18-24
• Required - N/A, 2006, Canadian Electrical Code Part 1. Chapters Covered: All
• Required - Mullin, R. C. et al, 2004, Electrical Wiring Commercial (Thomson/Nelson). Chapters Covered: All
• Required - Hart, G. V., 2002, Ugly's Electrical References (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