SPWG 170A: Power Systems 1

• Demonstrate personal and equipment safety.
• Demonstrate electrical equipment and electrical circuit safety.
• Understand and demonstrate circuit construction and operation.
• Understand and demonstrate direct current circuit operation and testing.
• Understand and demonstrate alternating current circuit operation and testing.
• Understand and demonstrate power and power generators.
• Demonstrate knowledge of electrical schematics and batteries.
• Understand and demonstrate power generator control panels.

1. Personal and equipment safety
   1. Use of personal protective equipment
   2. General industrial and large equipment safety
2. Electrical equipment and circuit safety
   1. High voltage electrical equipment safety
   2. Electrical circuit inspection and testing safety
3. Circuit construction and operation
   1. Calculate voltage, amperage and resistance using ohm's law
   2. Calculate voltage, amperage and resistance using Kirchhoff's law
   3. Series, parallel and series-parallel circuits use in power generation
4. Direct current circuit operation and testing
   1. Direct current generating theory
   2. Direct current circuit operational theory
   3. Direct current circuit testing and testing equipment
5. Alternating current circuit operation and testing
   1. Alternating current generating theory
   2. Alternating current circuit operational theory
   3. Alternating current circuit testing and testing equipment
6. Power and power generators
   1. Introduction to high power generation
   2. Generators, systems, applications, components, and their functions.
   3. Excitation systems, components, and their functions.
7. Calculations for EPG
   1. Calculating physical quantities and power values
   2. Understanding reading switchgear to package mounted panel meters, and sensor outputs.
8. EPG electronic communications
   1. Improved understanding of electronic communications and it various components.
   2. Communications networks and protocols.
   3. On site power needs for operational environment and systems requirements.

Labs will be in the form of hands on worksheets, tasks, and team; instructor led lessons.

(During lab participants will be asked to bring their safety glasses with side shields, leather boots/shoes (electrical hazard rated recommended, and work uniform.)

1. General and electrical safety guidelines
   1. Personal equipment safety use in the shop
   2. Electrical wiring and layout in the shop environment
   3. Familiarizing with electrical warnings on shop electrical panels and equipment
2. Basic electricity concepts
   1. Basic testing of AC and DC circuits
   2. Applications of inductance and capacitance in AC and DC circuits
   3. Electrical schematic fundamentals for AC and DC circuits
3. Power Generation Diagnostics
   1. DMM use for diagnostics on AC and DC applications
   2. Phase rotation meter use for diagnostics on generators
   3. Megaohmmeter use for diagnostics on power generator circuits
4. Basic power generation topics
   1. Inspection of single phase AC output
   2. Inspection of three phase AC output
   3. Test voltage regulators
   4. Identify power factor effects applied to power generation
5. Identify system components
   1. Identify generator components
   2. Identify generator connections
   3. Identify support system components