Course Number: BIE-202
Course Description
Training on the fundamentals of electricity for the industrial craftsmen to allow an understanding of electrical safety and the use of a meter for determining common problems in DC and AC circuits. Each trainee will be provided a table top circuit board and learn how a relay, motor, motor circuit, lighting, and other electrical devices work and how to troubleshoot problems. Mechanical craftsmen will be better equipped to describe electrical problems to a certified electrician and be able to better provide assistance to cut the time of electrical repair. This course is not intended to make a mechanical craftsmen into an electrician, but rather to allow the craftsmen a basic understanding of the electrical aspects of common machinery and recognize if a problem is truly mechanical or electrical in nature.
Course formats:
MTI Training Center | On-Site
Additional Course Details
Each student will receive class books, work activity sheets, self-test progress evaluations, as well as questions from the instructor to make sure they understand the material presented. It is expected that an attendee will leave the class with the basic knowledge of the subject and possess new found skills to better equip them when they return to their job. A certificate suitable for framing will be issued to each attendee who successfully completes the course.
Hands-on activities:
45% to 50% hands-on activities, Plenty of meter time
Free Materials included:
Ugly’s Electrical References ($30 value)
Basic Electricity
- Voltage, current and resistance;
- Ohms Law
- Series circuits – Parallel circuits
- Series parallel circuits
- AC and DC in plants
- Workplace electrical safety
Electrical Test Equipement
- Multi meters
- How to use a voltage testers
- How to use a clamp-on ammeter
- Using a megohmmeter
Electrical Workplace Safety
- OSHA and NFPA 70E
- Lock out tag out (LOTO)
- Hazards and dangers of electricity
- Ground faults
- Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Understanding the Plant Electrical System
- Single line diagrams
- High voltage disconnects
- Transformers
- Facilities Distribution
- Fuses and Circuit breakers
- Feeders and Low Voltage Disconnects
- Panel boards and branch circuits
- Motor Circuits
- Lighting Circuits
National Electric Code
- Purpose and over view
- Definitions and terms
Wire Selection
- Conductor, Insulation and Wire Size
- Race way – Conduit – Cable tray
- Fittings and boxes
Installing & Wiring Equipment
- Connectors — splicing — termination lugs
- Installing a branch circuit receptacle
- Installing a branch circuit-motor
Basic Troubleshooting
- Understanding electrical symbols
- Troubleshooting branch circuits
- Troubleshooting motor circuits
- Checking and testing fuses and circuit breakers
Single Line Diagrams
- Understanding a single line
- Examination of a complete plant single line diagram
- How a single line diagram is used for an arc flash study
- How a single line diagram is used for a relay coordination study.
Electrical Maintenance
- Preventive maintenance (PM)
- Predictive maintenance (PdM)
Pictures of past groups:
All unmasked photos taken before COVID
Course Features
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration - 2 days (8 hr/day)
- Skill level - All
- Language English
- Students 12
- Assessments Yes
