Basic Electrical Fundamentals

Whether you are new to the industry or are taking on additional responsibilities for electrical maintenance, a solid knowledge of the basics is essential to understanding the operations, maintenance and safety of any facility or factory site. This is a hands-on practical introduction to those concepts and skills that serves as a prerequisite to further training and career enhancements for both technicians and managers.

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Course Description: Whether you are new to the industry or are taking on additional responsibilities for electrical maintenance, a solid knowledge of the basics is essential to understanding the operations, maintenance and safety of any facility or factory site. This is a hands-on practical introduction to those concepts and skills that serves as a prerequisite to further training and career enhancements for both technicians and managers.

Prerequisites: None

Course Learning Objective:

  • Fundamentals of matter, energy, and electricity
  • Direct current (DC) fundamentals, including Ohm’s Law and calculating voltage, current, resistance and power in the DC systems
  • Battery theory and operation
  • Alternating current (AC) fundamentals, including application of Ohm’s and Kirchoff’s Laws to single- and three-phase circuits.
  • How AC is generated
  • Inductance, capacitance, and reactance
  • How transformers work.