Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
2016
Course Name
Basic Skills for Understanding and Troubleshooting Electrical & Control Systems
Contact Hours
5.0
Approved Industry
Drinking Water and Wastewater
Partner Name
Eastern Pennsylvania Water Pollution Control Operators Assoc., Inc.
Primary Contact
Marykay Steinman
office@epwpcoa.org
610 670 6072 Ext.
Website
Description
This course will present the operator with basic knowledge and skills to act safely around their electrical equipment. It will give them an understanding of how their instrumentation and control systems work. The operator will learn how to read electrical drawings and their electric bill. Finally, the operator will gain the knowledge to conduct basic troubleshooting on their electrical system and most importantly, learn when to call in an expert.
Course Level
Basic thru Intermediate
Course Content
* Electrical safety
* Basics of Industrial electricity
* Emergency power systems
* Reading and understanding electrical bills
* Electrical drawings
* Instrumentation and control systems
* Ohms Law
* Motor power and control circuit
* Multimeter to measure electrical circuits
* Calibrating an instrument
* Basics of how a PLC works
* Troubleshooting
Target Audience
Operations and maintenance personnel of both water and wastewater plants.
Training Format
Classroom