College Catalog 2013-14

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EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ELT 1213 — ELECTRICAL POWER — (Co-requisite: Fundamentals of Electricity, ELT 1193 or ACT 1713 Electricity for Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration) A course to provide skills related to electrical motors and their installation. Includes instruction and practice in using the different types of motors, transformers and alternators. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three semester hours credit. ELT 1223 —MOTOR MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING — (Prerequisite: ELT 1193 Fundamentals of Electricity or ACT 1713 Electricity for Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration). A course to familiarize the students with the principles and practice of electrical motor repair. Includes instruction and practice in the disassembly/assembly and preventive maintenance of common electrical motors. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three semester hours credit. ELT 1253 — BRANCH CIRCUIT AND SERVICE ENTRANCE CALCULATION — (Prerequisite: ELT 1113 Residential/Light Commercial Wiring). Calculating circuit sizes for all branch circuits and service entrances in residential installation. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three semester hours credit ELT 1263 — BLUEPRINT READING/PLANNING THE RESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION — (Co-requisite: Fundamentals of Electricity, ELT 1193 or ACT 1713 Electricity for Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration). This course provides knowledge of architectural symbols and electric symbols needed to read blueprints. All elevations and various plans associated with electrical wiring will be studied. Blank blueprints will be provided and a list of all appliances and their amperage will be supplied. The blanks will be filled with receptacles, switches, and lighting outlets as required by NEC. Circuit layouts for all switching will be demonstrated. All branch circuits will be plotted on the blueprint. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three semester hours credit. ELT1273—SWITCHINGCIRCUITSFORRESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL,ANDINDUSTRIALAPPLICATION — (Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Electricity ELT 1193). This course is designed to introduce the student to the various methods by which single pole, 3- way, and 4-way switches are used in residential, commercial, and industrial installations. This course also includes the installation and operation of low voltage, remote control switching. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three semester hours credit. ELT 1343 — FUNDAMENTALS OF INSTRUMENTATION — (Prerequisites: Fundamentals of Electricity ELT 1193, AC and DC Circuits ELT 1144)This course provides students with a general knowledge of instrumentation principles as they relate to the electrical industry. This course includes instruction in the basis of hydraulics and pneumatics and the use of electrical circuits in the instrumentation process. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three semester hours credit. ELT 1363 — INDUSTRIAL HYDRAULICS — This course introduces the students to basic hydraulics, hydraulic actuators, accumulators, valves, pumps, motors, fluids, coolers, and filters. Emphasis is placed on development of hydraulic control circuits, electrical interfacing techniques, and troubleshooting. Three semester hours, two hours lecture, two hours lab. ELT 1413 — MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEMS — (Prerequisite: ELT 1193 Fundamentals of Electricity, or equivalent). A course in the installation of the different motor control circuits and devices. Emphasis is placed on developing student’s ability to diagram, wire and troubleshoot the different circuits and mechanical control devices. Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three semester hours credit. ELT 2424 — SOLID STATE MOTOR CONTROL — (Prerequisite: ELT 1413 Motor Control Systems and and Co- Requisite: ELT 2613 Programmable Logic Controllers). A course to introduce the students to the principles of solid state motor control. Includes instruction and practice in the design and installation of different solid state devices for motor control. Two hours lecture. Four hours lab. Four semester hours credit. ELT 2613 — PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS — (Prerequisite: ELT 1413 Motor Control Systems). A course to provide instruction and practice in the use of programmable logic controllers (PLC’s) in modern industrial settings. Includes instruction in the operating principles of PLC’s and practice in the programming, installation, and maintenance of PLC’s. Three hours lecture. Two hours lab. Three semester hours credit.