Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
NJAT-0081
Version:
2
Organization's ID:
JSS2-1LM; JSS2-2LM; JSS2-3LM; JSS2-4LM; JSS2-5LM; JSS2-6LM
Location:
Hybrid
Length:
200 hours
Minimum Passing Score:
75
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 2 Blue Print Reading
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 Rigging, Hoisting, and Signaling
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 AC Fundamentals
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 AC Fundamentals Lab
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Transformers Operations
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 2 Career Orientation
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 1 Substation Ancillary Systems
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 2 Job Safety
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to prepare students for completion of the Second Year Substation Bundle. This is a three-year program of study with field experience for Journeyman status in the electrical construction industry.

Learning Outcomes:

  • State the purpose of symbols, conventions, and abbreviations used on blueprints
  • List three types of scales used on blueprints
  • Identify various components used in schematic diagrams
  • Identify the symbols for transformer connections and associated electrical equipment
  • List the proper procedures to follow when setting up measuring instruments
  • Calculate the measure of angles without the use of a protractor
  • Calculate the unknown lengths and angles of a right triangle
  • List three factors that should be considered when picking a site for a substation
  • List two requirements of an SPCC plan
  • State the IEEE standard that rates the maximum allowable temperatures for connectors
  • List the three most common types of connectors used on substation ground grids
  • State the OSHA standard that applies to steel erection
  • Identify different types of insulators
  • List three types of substation bus arrangements
  • List two methods used in substations to interrupt an arc and thereby protect a feeder
  • List three safety factors associated with operating switches in a substation yard
  • State the three major types of reactors used in substations
  • List the two most common types of lightning protection used for substations
  • Define voltage, current, resistance, and power
  • Analyze components in a combination circuit to determine whether they are connected in series or parallel with other components
  • Calculate current flow through components or through complete combination circuits
  • Define inductance, self-inductance, and mutual induction
  • State the need for everyone on a job site to work in an alert and safety-conscious manner
  • Identify the elements necessary for all lockout/tagout programs
  • Identify different types of transformers
  • Draw and explain the internal leads brought out from transformer coils
  • Draw a vector diagram for a 3-phase bank connected wye-delta 0° displacement
  • State industry standards as they apply to transformer polarity
  • Diagram three connections that can be made with a single-phase transformer
  • Identify the different types of voltage and current test instruments and their relative advantages and disadvantages
  • Calculate full load currents at various points in wye-wye and delta-delta banks
  • Understand both step potential and touch potential, and the difference between them
  • State two regulations or standards pertaining to ground rods

General Topics:

  • DC and AC electrical theory
  • Calculations, measurements, and practical applications for the electrician
  • Power distribution high voltage transformer installation and maintenance
  • Electrical power distribution, components, and wiring
  • Electrical plan reading, including blueprints, schematics, wiring diagrams
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Computer Based Training
  • Discussion
  • Laboratory
  • Learner Presentations
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Methods of Assessment:

  • Other
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Presentations
  • Quizzes
  • Classroom Participation
Supplemental Materials
Equivalencies

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