Electricity, Basic

 
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Course Title: Electricity, Basic
Location: San Joaquin Field Division
Sponsor: O&M Training Center
Participants: O&M Journey-level Trades & Crafts Personnel
Class Limits: Minimum 10, Maximum 20
Class Dates:
Time: 0730 to 1530 hours, Days 1 – 3
24 Hours
Instructor: Vince Alvidrez
Course Information: This 24-hour course is designed to explain electrical theory and does not include practical use of electricity. The student will gain knowledge in the interaction of voltage, current, and resistance in an electrical circuit, and how the three components relate to each other.
Class Prerequisites: 1. A working knowledge of basic Mathematics

2.  Participants should read Chapter 1 of “Electricity One-Seven”, by Harry Mileaf, prior to attending class. This book should be available in the Field Division Library.

Please bring a calculator

Class Subjects

Day One – 8 Hours Day Two – 8 Hours Day Three – 8 Hours
  • Theory of electricity

    • atoms

    • molecules

  • Static charges

  • Early theory of electricity

  • Conductors and insulators

  • Batteries

  • Magnetism

    • theory of magnetism

  • Ohms Law and its application

  • Series circuits

  • Parallel circuits

  • Compound circuits

  • Power & its heating effects