Electrical Maintenance Module 2

This course is for Mechanical Maintenance – Fitters / Technicians / Engineers / Supervisors who are required or wish to develop their electrical maintenance competencies

Description

By the end of the programme participants will be able to:

  • Understand Motor Control Systems
  • Fault find on conventional motor control units
  • Understand Inverter drives (wiring and set up of parameters)

The Programme Will Cover:

  • AC Motors
  • Motor Control Systems Forward and Reverse
  • Star Delta Starting
  • Star Delta Forward and Reverse
  • Interpretation of electrical drawings, use of hand tools and test equipment and procedures
  • Fault Finding Techniques
  • Calculating synchronous speed of motors
  • Speed control of AC motors with use of Variable Speed Drives (VSDs)
  • Parameterise drive with all relevant motor data

Prerequisites

All delegates must have the below experience/knowledge to attend this course:

  • Knowledge of OHM’s Law
  • Basic understanding of motor control components (contactors, timers, overload modules etc.)
  • Understanding of protective devices (MCB, fuse, RCD, RCBOs)
  • Use of insulated hand tools
  • Understanding of safe isolation techniques

We recommended that delegates who do not meet the above criteria attend our Electrical Maintenance Module 1 course.