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AC/DC Electricity
AC/DC Electrical teaches fundamentals of AC/DC electrical systems used for power and control. Students learn industry-relevant skills included in subject areas such as Basic Electrical Circuits, Electrical measurement, Circuit Analysis, Inductance and Capacitance, Combination Circuits, and Transformers.
Topics: Voltage, Current, Resistance, Power, Ohm’s and Watt’s Law, Series and Parallel Circuits,
Series and Parallel Combination Circuits, Inductance and Capacitance, Intro to Transformers.
Prerequisites: None
Credit Course Connection: ELT 105: DC Circuits, with required Math prerequisite
Instructor: D. Barbuto
Approximate Total Time: 30 hours, 15 hours hands-on lab time
Pneumatics
Basic and intermediate level pneumatics and troubleshooting are included in this course. Basic pneumatics includes safety, pneumatic circuits, pneumatic schematics, the principles of pneumatic pressure and flow, pneumatic speed control circuits, pressure regulation, air filtration, pneumatic cylinders, valves, and actuators, a wide array of pneumatic applications, pressure and cylinder force, pressure and volume, and air flow resistance. Intermediate pneumatics includes cam-operated valves, cylinder sequencing with cam valves, cylinder deceleration circuits, pilot operated directional control valves, shuttle valves, air logic components and design, air filters, filter selection, filter maintenance, water removal techniques, air dryers, after-coolers, water traps, air lubricators, and component maintenance.
Topics: Basic Pneumatics, Intermediate Pneumatics, Pneumatics Troubleshooting: cylinders,
directional control valves, pressure and flow, speed control, logic, applications.
Prerequisites: None
Credit Course Connection: Credit toward course ELT 117: Pneumatics, Hydraulics, and Mechanical Drives with
math course prerequisite
Approximate Total Training Course Time: 50 hours, 25 hours hands-on lab time
Motors
This course focuses on types of motors, both DC and AC, how they are designed, applications and uses, speed-torque characteristics and measurements.
Topics: Motor types, how motors work, motor wiring, measuring motor speed and torque, motor
speed-torque curves, motor nameplate data.
Prerequisites: AC/DC Electricity training
Credit Course Connection: Credit toward course ELT2XX: Motors and Robotics, with math course prerequisite
Approximate Total Training Course Time: 30 hours, 15 hours hands-on lab time
Motor Controls
This course is intended for beginners to automation and motor controls. Motor control using across-the-line starters will be studied, along with an introduction to ladder diagrams. Develops skills in interpreting schematics, system design, motor start / stop circuits, motor sequence control, reversing motor control, and motor jogging. Also includes some basic sensors and their use in ladder diagrams and motor start/ stop. Safety is emphasized throughout, highlighting motor safety, lockout/ tagout and safety interlocks.
Topics: Manual Motor Control and Overload Protection, Control Transformers, Ladder Diagrams,
Control Relays and Motor Starters, Troubleshooting Motor Circuits, Reversing Motor
Control, Sensors and motor control
Prerequisites: AC/DC Electricity training
Credit Course Connection: Credit toward course ELT2XX: Motors and Robotics, with math course prerequisite
Instructor: D. Barbuto
Approximate Total Time: 40 hours, 20 hours hands-on lab time
Robotics
This course involves programming and manual control of a 6-axis robot using teach pendant and PC. Pegasus robotics discusses the basic operation of the Pegasus robot.
Topics: Skills include safety, powerup, shutdown, manual operation, homing, end effector
operation. Skills taught also include basic robot programming including movement and
effector commands, interfacing and material handling, application development, flexible
manufacturing cells, quality control, production control, and workcell development.
Prerequisites: None
Credit Course Connection: Credit toward course ELT217: Motors and Robotics, with math course prerequisite
Approximate Total Training Course Time: 50 hours, 20 hours hands-on lab time
PLC/VFD wiring and control
This course provides a comprehensive lesson on the function, operation, installation, and construction of electrical wiring and wiring components with the goal of wiring a programmable logic controller (PLC) and a variable frequency drive (VFD) in an industrial control cabinet. It also includes VFD settings and operation. Some of the specific topics include electrical control system wiring, disconnects, and overcurrent protection, PLC and VFD installation, how to wire a PLC in an electrical enclosure, and variable frequency drive (VFD) motor control. Specific objectives include how to wire and test a master control relay (MCR) circuit; how to wire motor circuits to a VFD; and how to interface and operate a VFD.
Topics: Electrical control panel wiring, terminal blocks, grounding, wire feeding and bundling,
motor wiring, PLC wiring, VFD wiring and connecting to a PLC, VFD control using a
PLC
Prerequisites: AC/DC Electricity training
Credit Course Connection: Credit toward course ELT 122: Manufacturing Tools & Practices, with math course
prerequisite
Approximate Total Training Course Time: 50 hours, 25 hours hands-on lab time (actual lab time will depend on previous experience
with electrical wiring)
Training Programs Starting in 2024
Mechanical Drives
Amatrol’s Mechanical Drives 1 Learning System (970-ME1) covers mechanical drive installation, mechanical drive operation, motor drive alignment, and applications of various motor drive systems. Learners will use the mechanical drives training system and the interactive online mechanical drives curriculum to gain theoretical knowledge and hands-on skills for shaft, belt, gear, and chain drives using real-world motor drive components. **Need to also include Mechanical Drives 2 (970-ME-2), Laser Shaft Alignment (97-ME2A), Predictive Maintenance Vibration Analysis (97-ME5A), and Mechanical Drives 3 (97-ME3)
Hydraulics
Starting 2024: Advanced hydraulic components (pilot-operated check valves, two-position directional control valves, telescoping cylinders, etc.), how each works, how they relate to real-world applications. Uses theory and practice to better understand concepts like pressure intensification and cylinder regeneration while learning to operate, install, design, and troubleshoot hydraulic components.
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
Course will include PLC Programming (basic and advanced) including discrete and analog I/O, counters and timers, PLC systems troubleshooting, HOA modes, math and data moves, and PLC tags.