School
Business, Entrepreneurship, and Professional Development
Division
Adv Manufacturing/Fabrication
Department
Electrical Engineering Technol
Academic Level
Undergraduate
Course Subject
Electricity/Electronics
Course Number
107
Course Title
Final Control Elements
Credit Hours
1.00
Instructor Contact Hours Per Semester
23.50 (for 15-week classes)
Student Contact Hours Per Semester
23.50 (for 15-week classes)
Grading Method
A-E
Pre-requisites
CIMEL-106 or Instructor Permission
Catalog Course Description
Explores automation output devices including AC, DC, and servo motors, variable speed drives, relays, motor starters, and sizing of components for various applications.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
Goal Statement
To provide students the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of Final Control Elements, utilizing digital learning materials and hands-on labs.
Core Course Topics
- DC Motor fundamentals including an evaluation of armature and field currents in series, shunt and compound configurations.
- AC motor fundamentals including induction and synchronous operation and an evaluation of no-load, full load, and starting currents.
- Fundamentals of Variable Frequency drives and how they control motor speed, including a block diagram analysis and common settings/programming
- Classical motor starter circuits reflecting overloads, stop/start circuitry, and forward/reversing configurations
Core Course Learning Objectives (Separated)
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Construct and evaluate the torque, speed regulation and currents of DC motors wired in Series, Shunt and Compound configurations.
2. Construct, measure, and evaluate the currents associated with starting no-load and full load conditions of a AC induction motor.
3. Demonstrate the proper set up of a variable frequency drive to control: Acceleration, Deceleration, and speed control of an AC motor.
4. From an electrical print, wire a motor starter circuit to include: start/stop, overloads, and proper use of the Auxiliary contacts of the motor starter in the control of an AC induction motor. *
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of Academic Achievement
• Pre and Post exams
• Completion of assigned labs evaluated using standard Rubrics (see Division).
Texts
See Division for required texts/materials.
Credit for Prior College-Level Learning
Other Details
Successful completion of current Post Assessment (85%) and instructor assessment of lab activities.
Effective Term
Winter 2014