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.