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    Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

ELT 272 - Motors and Motor Controls


Description: Characteristics, performance and control of rotating electrical machinery, transformers and associated equipment.

Prerequisites: ELT 126.

Credits: 3
Lecture: 2
Lab: 2

Course Content:
  1. Motor control electronics
  2. Motor control drawings and schematics
  3. Motor transformers and distribution
  4. Motor control devices
  5. AC/DC motors
  6. Relays, contactors and motor starters
  7. Adjustable speed drives

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Troubleshoot motor control electronics. (1)
  2. Analyze motor diagrams and schematics including: symbols, single line and block diagrams, and motor terminal connections and nameplate terminology. (2)
  3. Analyze power distribution systems and transformer connections. (3)
  4. Troubleshoot motor control devices to include switches, sensors and actuators. (4)
  5. Troubleshoot AC/DC motors. (5)
  6. Troubleshoot relays, magnetic contactors, and motor starters. (7)
  7. Troubleshoot adjustable speed drives. (8)