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Dec 21, 2024
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2020-2021 Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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ELT 112 - AC Electrical Systems
Description: Utilize the principles of alternating current (AC) electricity and electronic test equipment to analyze, troubleshoot and repair AC electrical circuits.
Prerequisites: ELT 111 (may be taken concurrently)
Credits: 3
Lecture: 2
Lab: 2
Course Content:
- Characteristics and laws of alternating-current
- Transformer theory and operation
- AC test equipment and safety
- Capacitive and inductive circuits
- Series and parallel RLC and resonant circuits
- Single and polyphase motors
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe the principles of alternating current: voltage, current, frequency, phase angle and power. (1)
- Describe transformer action and operation including turns ratio, phase and power. (2)
- Demonstrate safe electrical practices for electronic test equipment to measure voltage, frequency and phase angle in AC circuits. (3)
- Analyze capacitive and inductive AC circuits. (4)
- Troubleshoot series, parallel, and series-parallel RLC and resonant circuits. (5)
- Troubleshoot single and poly-phase AC motors. (6)
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