Level 1 - Wiring Fundamentals (CAA-WF)

Duration: 40 Hours

Class Schedule: 5:00pm-9:00pm, Mon-Fri (2 weeks)

Location: Fresno State University - Water, Energy, and Technology Center

Course Description

In this course, students will learn the fundamentals of industrial control circuits through hands-on lab exercises. Students will use electrical schematics to wire and troubleshoot relay logic and motor control circuits.

Course Outline

DC Electricity

• Voltage

• Current

• Resistance

• Open and Short Circuits

• Continuity and Commonality

• Power

AC Electricity

• Alternating Current

• Three Phase Alternating Current

• Inductance

Multimeter Measurements

• Measuring Voltage

• Measuring Current

• Measuring Resistance

Relay Circuits

• Pushbutton and Contact Types

• Control Relays

• Series and Parallel Circuits

• Latching Circuits

• Timing Relays

• Master Control Relay

Electric Motor Control Circuits

• AC Motors

• DC Motors

• Motor Contactors

• Motor Protection

Electrical Schematics

• Device Symbols

• Sheet Numbers

• Rung Numbers

• Wire Numbers

• Source/Destination Arrows