Course Overview
This introductory course in electrotechnology focuses on direct current circuit analysis and safety procedures to be followed while working near electrical equipment on board vessels. It combines circuit theory with practical laboratory experiments to reinforce theory and develop an analytical approach to problem solving. Students will build circuits in the lab and use test instruments to measure voltage, current, and power. Ship’s one-line electrical schematic drawing showing the sequence of events which occur during a blackout to enable students understand how emergency generator and transitional batteries are connected to emergency switchboard. The care and maintenance of lead acid and alkaline batteries, safe working practices while working on or near batteries on board ship.
Prerequisite(s)
- Admission to the Program.
Credits
7.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
- Describe electric current as the flow of electrons using the copper atom and conventional current model.
- Solve problems involving direct current in series and parallel circuits.
- Calculate power and energy in both series and parallel circuits.
- Find voltage and current in electric circuits using Kirchhoff’s laws.
- Build electric circuits and measure current and voltages to verify Kirchhoff’s laws.
- Measure voltage, resistance, and current in electric circuits using a digital (DMM) meter.
- Build a Wheatstone bridge in the lab and measure current in each branch when adjusting R4.
- Describe how a Wheatstone bridge circuit is used to measure temperature, strain in a ship’s hull, and position of a control valve.
- Solve electric circuits using Thevenin’s theorem.
- Describe how to maintain lead acid and alkaline batteries.
- Describe the sequence of events if a blackout occurs on board a vessel.
- Identify circuit breakers, fuses, transformers, and electrical interlocks on a one-line ship’s electrical drawings.
Effective as of Fall 2013
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