STEC 280 Station Technician Apprenticeship

Only students completing an approved, registered Station Technician apprenticeship program are eligible for this course.

Credits

45 Credits

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

0

Semester Contact Hours Lab

0

STEC 280Station Technician Apprenticeship

Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.

I. General Information

Department

Trade and Industry Technical

II. Course Specification

Course Type

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Credit Hours Narrative

45 Credits

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

0

Semester Contact Hours Lab

0

Repeatable

No

III. Catalog Course Description

Only students completing an approved, registered Station Technician apprenticeship program are eligible for this course.

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

• Demonstrate proper fall protection while working on structures and from a bucket truck.
• Summarize and critically discuss basic power delivery systems and basic electrical systems.
• Demonstrate how different weights and loads, sling angles, tensions, equipment and applications affect rigging.
• Understand basic electrical theory including atomic structure, magnetism, static electricity, voltage, amperage, ohms, watts, and Ohm's Law.
• Critically discuss AC generation, series and parallel circuits, inductance, capacitance and power factor, and three-phase power and how they relate to the overall electric utility grid.
• Demonstrate the use of circuit breakers, their components, controls, and auxiliary equipment.
• Understand transformer theory including their use, components and construction, oil preservation and cooling systems, connections, and special applications.
• Perform various transformer testing including turns ration test, DC resistance tests, existing current and reactance losses, capacitance and dielectric losses, and transformer condition testing.
• Identify different types of relays such as over-current relays, differential relays, voltage and frequency relays, and auxiliary relays and demonstrate their proper use.

V. Topical Outline (Course Content)

VI. Delivery Methodologies

Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements

Credit for this course requires the completion of an approved, registered Station Technician apprenticeship program.