ELEC 230 - Power Systems and Maintenance

4 Credits: (3 lecture, 2 lab)

Course Description
Power Concepts covers the area of electricity concerned with the operation, applications, and control of rotating electrical machinery, polyphase power systems and transformers. Process control, motor control circuits and the maintenance of power equipment will also be presented.

Note Spring semester only.

Prerequisite Either ELEC 110, or ELEC 101 and ELEC 102.

Text
Chapman, Stephen J. Electrical Machinery and Power System Fundamentals. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw, 2002. Print.

Objectives
The student will be able to:

A. State the principles of operation of DC and AC motors, generators, and alternators.

B. Evaluate motor and generator performance using basic test equipment.

C. Explain the operation of transformers.

D. Explain the operation of various motor control circuits.

E. Apply process control concepts.

F. Perform routine maintenance on control circuits.

Content
A. Magnetic circuits

B. Faraday’s Law and Lenz’ Law

C. Transformers and autotransformers

D. DC machines

E. AC machines (single phase and polyphase)

F. Solid state motor control

G. Process control basics, and maintenance.

Student Evaluation
A minimum of three major tests will make up 75% of the final grade. The remaining portion of the final grade will be determined by laboratory performance and outside assignments.