Student Learning Outcomes

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to install, and maintain a variety of motor controllers, relays and other relay logic, continuing into AC & DC motors and motor controllers used in industry. This course emphasizes incorporating Programmable Logic Controllers communicating to Variable Frequency Drive controlled AC motors.Student Learning Outcomes
  • Maintain industry-wiring standards.
  • Interpret AC & DC motor specifications.
  • Connect Variable Frequency AC drives to AC motors.
  • Draw electrical motor control diagrams based off an existing motor circuit.
  • Connect reversing AC motor starters.
  • Connect and test overload protection and monitoring devices.
  • Perform routine maintenance of AC motors.

Prerequisites

Please see eServices for section availability and current pre-req/test score requirements for this course.