School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Building Sciences
Department
Energy Technology
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
BldgScien, Energy,HVAC& MSFM
Course Number
205
Course Title
Refrigeration Technology
Cross-Referenced Course
Credit Hours
4.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
62.00 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
62.00 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Catalog Course Description
Prepares students as multi-level service technicians in the refrigeration field. Covers basic refrigeration system design and the components for various domestic, residential, and light commercial systems. Discusses refrigeration system tools, materials, and instruments. Also covers advanced electrical wiring, refrigeration characteristics, charging, evacuation, dehydration, and refrigerant recovery. Course work includes hands-on wiring and circuit troubleshooting related to both mechanical and electrical components. The EPA Section 608 Technician Certification test in refrigerant reclamation is given at the conclusion of the semester.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Core Course Topics
- Circuit wiring
- Demonstrate use of air conditioning simple and advanced electrical schematics
- Identify and prepare pictorial and ladder refrigeration electrical schematics
- Identify and prepare pictorial and ladder refrigeration electrical schematics
- Set up and wire electrical refrigeration diagrams in the laboratory
- Refrigeration 608 certification
- Demonstrate Refrigerant Recovery/EPA 608 requirements
- Complete EPA section 608 certification exam
- Commercial refrigeration electrical circuits
- Describe the concepts of series parallel circuits used in Pump Down Systems
- Create Electrical-Pictorial (wiring diagram) and Ladder (elementary diagram), showing conduits, components, and functional circuits, both power and control
- Basic Commercial Refrigeration
- Develop a Mechanical Outline of the unit, showing the location of major and minor components and showing the refrigeration cycle and systems connected with it
- Describe Sequence of Operation: List all steps for starting and shutting down and for basic operation of the unit
- Refrigeration system troubleshooting
- Arrange Troubleshooting Functional Breakdown: Identify all systems within the unit which will be isolated or checked during troubleshooting operations. List components within each system
- Refrigeration system piping
- Demonstrate use of Trane's Refrigeration Manual for sizing piping for a commercial air conditioning remote system
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
The following assessment tools will be common to all sections:
- Assignments
- Quizzes
- Final Exam
Outcomes
Satisfies Wellness Requirement
No
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Approval Dates
Effective Term
Fall 2022
Review Semester
Fall 2022