AC/DC Certification: Electricity Fundamentals

Event description:

Course Topics:

Basic concepts of electrical circuits, both in direct
current (DC) and alternating current (AC)
- Ohm’s law
- Kirchhoff’s voltage and current laws
- Using measuring instruments (voltmeters, ammeters,
ohmmeters, etc.)
- Solving series and parallel circuits
- Electromagnetism
- Electrical distribution
- Troubleshooting electrical circuits
- Exploration of the most common electrical
components: power sources, resistors, inductors,
capacitors, transformers, switches, relays, motors

Core Competencies:

- Explain the working principles of an electrical circuit
- Safely and effectively measure an electrical circuit
- Identify, sketch and describe basic electrical
components and devices
- Build, test & troubleshoot basic electrical circuits
- Read basic electrical circuit diagrams
- Calculate impedance and inductive/capacitive
reactance
- Safely and effectively measure an AC electrical circuit
using a DMM
- Troubleshooting various complex DC and AC circuits
with faults using a voltmeter and ohmmeter

Equipment:

AC/DC Training System

DC power source (protected)
- AC power source (protected)
- A selection of resistors
- An inductor, parallel-connected
to a fluorescent light
- Two capacitors
- Transformer
- A selection of switches: SPST,
SPDT, DPDT, NO push button,
NC push button, selector switch,
knife switch
- DC relay
- AC relay
- A selection of indicator lights:
green, yellow, red
- Potentiometer
- DC motor
- Solenoid
- Buzzer
- Circuit Breaker with
test components
- Fuse