IEM 1090 - Intro to Basic Electronics

Clock Hours: 228

Delivery Mode
on-ground

Course Description:
Introduction to Basic Electronics teaches the fundamentals of DC and AC circuits. Introduces Ohm’s law, Watts’s law and Kirchhoff’s Law and their application in circuit calculations. Emphasizes drawing and reading schematic diagrams, component symbols, and how the components function in a circuit.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Understand and be able to explain what electricity is and how it is used.
Calculate loads, measure voltage, current with the appropriate instruments
Know how to properly select and size conductors based on variables such as temperature, insulation, current and distance.
Read resistor color codes and calculate power, size accordingly.
Calculate electrical power usage in watts.
Know about different sources of electricity and what they are used for.
Know how to properly check lead acid batteries using a Hydrometer and how to calculate approximate capacity of a battery.
Have a working knowledge of series, parallel and compound circuits, be able to calculate current and power within these circuit using Ohm’s Law.
Know what constitutes an electrical circuit, how to test for proper voltage and operation
Understand basic relays and how to wire them into electrical circuits
Read the wiring connections on a generator and determine its configuration.
Know how to calculate average, effective, peak and peak-to-peak volts, be able to read voltage and frequency using an oscilloscope.
Understand the operating principles of a DC motor. Name different type Dc motors and different wiring configurations and how these effect motor’s operation.
Be knowledgeable of different types of transformers and how each differ.
Know how to wire up single phase and three phase transformers both high voltage and low voltage.
Understand three phase delta and Wye transformer configurations and how to wire each configuration both high and low voltage.
Know the different types of AC motors both single and three phase. Be able to wire each type motor up accordingly.
Understands the operation of a motor starter, be able to identify different type overloads and how each operates.
Understand how inductance and capacitance effects circuits. How time constants work in electronic circuits, how to calculate a TC.
Understand electronic components such as diodes, Zener diodes, LEDs, transistors triacs and SCRs. Be able to test components with a meter.
Understand half, full and bridge rectifier circuits.
Test the rectifier and filter circuits with an oscilloscope.