Mechatronics
Technology
Motor
Controls
Course Outline
Safety for
Personnel, Work Area, and Maintenance of Equipment
Electrical/industrial work area
Electrical
tools and instruments in the work place
Electrical
Symbols, Operation and use Various Electrical Control Devices
Electrical
pilot devices
Solenoids,
transformers and control relays
Electrical
Schematics and Operating Circuits
Magnetic motor
Starter circuits
Time delay
circuit elements
Control
circuits using various time delay circuit elements
Control
circuits implementing the use of various “logic” elements
Activating a
motor control circuit
Mechatronics - Motor Controls Course Details
Lecture Hours/Week:
Lab Hrs/Week:
Contact Hours:
120
Course
Description:
This course is
an introduction to motor controls, including a study of the various control
devices and wiring used in industrial processes.
Course Competencies:
Upon successful
completion of this course, the student should be competent to perform the
following tasks:
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Demonstrate
safety considerations for personnel, work area, and maintenance of
equipment.
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Explain and
implement various organizational and safe practices as would be found in an
electrical/industrial work area.
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Explain and
implement various safety procedures and practices related to electrical
tools and instruments in the work place.
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Demonstrate
and understanding of the electrical symbols, operation and use various
electrical control devices commonly found in motor control systems.
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Identify
electrical pilot devices, and explain their use and symbols in an electrical
circuit.
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Identify
and explain the operation of various electrical operators like solenoids,
transformers and control relays.
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Develop and
draw an electrical schematic and construct various motor control operating
circuits commonly used in the motor controls industry.
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Design,
construct, and troubleshoot magnetic motor starter circuits using AC/DC
Contactors.
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Design,
construct, and troubleshoot control circuits implementing the use of various
time delay circuit elements.
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Design,
construct, and troubleshoot control circuits implementing the use of various
time delay circuit elements.
-
Design,
construct, and troubleshoot control circuits implementing the use of various
“logic” elements.
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Design,
construct, and troubleshoot control circuits implementing the ability to
start, stop, forward, and reverse to activate a motor control circuit.
Course Requirements:
Attendance Requirements:
80%
Evaluation Strategies/Grading:
Class work and hands-on testing
Entry-Level Skills:
Prerequisites:
Co-Prerequisites:
Book/Instructional Material Requirements:
Materials provided by Instructor
Method of Instruction:
Instructor Led; Hands-on environment