2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Dec 26, 2024  
2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog

HVA 220 - HVAC Circuits and Motors


Description: Overview of electrical motors and control circuits.  Emphasis on skill development in diagnostic, circuit diagrams and electrical meter application commonly used in the HVAC industry.  

Credits: 3
Lecture: 2
Lab: 3

Course Content:
  1. Electrical safety
  2. Economizer systems and components
  3. Control circuits
  4. Zone heating
  5. Contactors and relays
  6. Electrical motors

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Practice electrical safety procedures. (1)
  2. Investigate the sequence of two stage cooling system with an economizer. (2)
  3. Investigate principles of zone heating. (4)
  4. Examine economizer systems and components. (2)
  5. Explain the parts and operations of contactors and relays. (5)
  6. Troubleshoot multiple types of control circuit failures. (1,3)
  7. Interpret wiring diagrams for troubleshooting and control circuits. (3)
  8. Operate motor starting devices. (1,6)
  9. Apply motor knowledge to perform various troubleshooting practices. (1, 6)
  10. Install a shaded-pole motor, split phase motor, CSIR, CSCR, and 3 phase motors. (1,6)