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IME 1030 - Electrical concepts AC/DC


Clock Hours: 278

Delivery Mode
on-ground

Course Description:
Provide training to the student pertaining to the foundations of electricity, electrical test equipment, and basic electrical circuits. Provide training to the student pertaining to alternating current, reactive circuits and power factor. 

Student Learning Outcomes:
  1. Electricity Concepts DC

 Students will:

  1. Define electricity.
  2. Describe current, voltage, resistance, and power.
  3. Explain resistor color codes.
  4. Correctly set up and use an analog and digital multimeter to measure voltage, current, and resistance
  5. Correctly set up and use an analog and digital clamp-on ammeter to measure current
  6.  Identify and perform calculations to determine voltage, current, resistance, and power using Ohm’s Law.

 

  1. Electricity Concepts AC

Students will:

  1. Define alternating current.
  2. List advantages and disadvantages of alternating current.
  3. Determine voltage and frequency of a waveform using an oscilloscope.
  4. Determine peak, peak-to-peak, and RMS voltages of a given waveform.
  5. Explain the effects of inductance and capacitance in a circuit.
  6. Determine and correct the power factor of single-phase and three-phase motors.