Electrical Machinery, Advanced Skill Set

Douglas A. Furr, Applied Process Technology Program Coordinator
304-367-4911
215B Advanced Technology Center (ATC), Fairmont
dfurr1@pierpont.edu

Program Purpose

This Advanced Skill Set enables students to work on electrical circuits in the following areas:

• three phase electricity, ladder logic circuitry, relays and contactors, DC and AC motors, motor control circuits, basic motor starters, 2 and 3 wire control circuits, reversing circuits, stop and emergency stop circuits, reduced voltage applications, timing and delay circuits, troubleshooting.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Explain the theory of operation of the following:
• Circuit Breakers, Fuses, Transformers, Motors, Generators, Load Centers and Motor Control Centers
• Explain three phase circuits including;
• Wye Connections
• Delta Connections
• Line and Phase Voltages
• Measurement
• Reactive Real and Apparent Power
• Describe the various types of transformers, their construction, operating principles and input output relationships.
• Step Up, Step Down, Wye Connections, Delta Connections, Construction and Components
• Describe the various types of DC and AC Motors, their construction, operating principles, and control and protection circuitry.
• Construct and troubleshoot complex motor control circuits.
• Two Wire and 3 Wire, Reversing, Multiple Push Button, Emergency, Jogging, Braking, Reduced Voltage Applications, Solid State.
• Timing and Delay Circuits
• Relay, Dashpot, Synchronous Clock, Solid State
• Measure, monitor, and troubleshoot transformer and motor control circuit performance

Opportunities

Skills that enable students to function in a power generation station, midstream processing plant, or in a manufacturing facility as an operator or maintenance technician are skills that are in-demand.