Industrial Electronics Technology

This course is an introductory study of the control devices and methods used in industry for the control and transmission of information pertaining to process variables. This study includes an introduction to instrumentation and control mathematics. This course also provides instruction in the fundamental concepts of pressure, level, flow, temperature, and analyticals. 

This course will enable students to acquire a working knowledge of the elements of blueprint reading, the ability to interpret electrical, mechanical, and architectural drawings, and the ability to visualize the entire building structure in relation to the electrical system.

This course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of basic direct current (DC) electrical principles. Topics include safety, basic atomic structure and theory, magnetism, conductors, insulators, use of Ohm’s law to solve for voltage, current, and resistance, electrical sources, power, inductors, and capacitors.  Students will perform lockout/tagout procedures, troubleshoot circuits, and analyze series, parallel, and combination DC circuits using the electrical laws and basic testing equipment to determine unknown electrical quantities.

This course is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of basic alternating current (AC) electrical principles. Topics include basic concepts of electricity, electrical components, basic circuits, measurement instruments, the laws of alternating current, and electrical safety with lockout procedures. Hands-on laboratory exercises are provided to analyze various series, parallel, and combination alternating current circuit configurations containing resistors, inductors, and capacitors.  Upon completing the course, students will be able to describe and explain the fundamentals of alternating current circuits, including RLC circuits, impedance, phase relationships, and power factors. They should also be able to perform fundamental tasks associated with troubleshooting, repairing, and maintaining industrial AC systems.  

This course provides instruction in basic solid-state theory, starting with atomic structure and covering devices such as diodes, bipolar transistors, field-effect transistors, amplifiers, thyristors, operational amplifiers, oscillators, and power supply circuits. It emphasizes the practical application of solid-state devices, proper biasing, amplifier circuit analysis, and using test equipment to diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair typical solid-state device circuits. Additionally, students will have opportunities to apply the solid-state principles and theories learned in class within a laboratory setting. The focus remains on the practical use of solid-state devices, proper biasing, amplifier circuit analysis, and utilizing test equipment to diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair common solid-state device circuits.

This course studies industrial electronics controls. Topics include photoelectric, temperature, gas and humidity, pressure, and strain measurements for industrial instrumentation controls and applications. The lab enables students to test, troubleshoot, and repair electronic control circuits. Upon completion, students should be able to apply the principles of industrial electronics control circuits. 

This course covers motor operation, motor types, motor components, motor feeder and branch circuits. Topics include motor protection and motor control circuits. Upon completing the lab, students should be able to test motors, transformer types, and verify input and output voltage.

This course examines the construction, operating characteristics, and installation of various motor control circuits and devices.  Emphasis is placed on the control of three-phase AC motors.  This course covers the use of motor control symbols, magnetic motor starters, running overload protection, pushbutton stations, multiple control stations, two-wire control, three-wire control, jogging control, sequence control, and ladder diagrams of motor control circuits. Upon completion, students should be able to understand the operation of motor starters, overload protection, interpret ladder diagrams using pushbutton stations, and understand complex motor control diagrams. 

This course introduces students to the National Electric Code. Emphasis is placed on locating and interpreting essential information within the NEC code manual. After completing this course, students will be able to find code requirements for specific electrical installations.