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LELC1220 Residential Wiring and Electrical Blueprint Reading (5 Credits)
This course covers electrical theory, circuit analysis, techniques used in residential wiring, and reading electrical blueprints. The following topics will be covered: electrical safety and splicing techniques, residential wiring methods, residential wiring applications, residential low-voltage installations, and residential services.
LELC1230 Wiring Theory and Techniques (Commercial) (6 Credits)
This course covers commercial building wiring, blueprint reading, branch circuit installations, and service entrance installations based on the National Electrical Code. The following topics will be covered: interpretation of plans, branch circuit installations, feeder installations and calculations, service entrance calculations and installations, and low-voltage installations. (Prerequisite: LELC1220 or permission of instructor)
LELC1240 AC/DC Theory (4 Credits)
This course is designed to introduce concepts of electricity involving the behavior of both direct and alternating current circuits. LELC1280 Fundamentals of Electrical Controls (4 Credits) Industrial motor control fundamentals are covered, as well as the basic theory of magnetic controls, control components, pilot devices, control circuit diagrams and troubleshooting. (Prerequisite: LELC1240 or permission of instructor) LELC1300 Direct Current Machinery and Power Lab (4 Credits) This course begins with magnetism and electromagnetic theory followed by the principles of operation of series, shunt and compound direct current generators and motors, manual motor starters and applications of bearings used in rotating machinery. (Prerequisite: LELC1240)
LELC1410 NEC-Residential (2 Credit)
A study of NEC requirements as it applies to residential applications.
LELC1420 NEC-Multi-Family Unit (2 Credit)
A study of NEC requirements as it applies to Multi-Family Units.
LELC1430 NEC-Commercial/Industrial Applications (2 Credit)
A study of NEC requirements as it applies to commercial and industrial applications.
LELC2050 Industrial Electronics (3 Credits)
This course provides the student with a solid grounding in the operation of solid state control devices including; but not limited to, diodes, rectifiers, silicon controlled rectifiers, phototransistors and LED’s. (Prerequisite: LELC1240)
LELC2100 Introduction to Electrical Estimating and Design (3 Credits)
This course uses computer-aided programs. The following topics will be covered: introduction to estimating concepts, computeraided electrical estimating, and developing an estimate using an electrical blueprint.
LELC2240 Wiring Theory and Techniques (Industrial) (6 Credits)
Industrial building wiring, blueprint reading, transformer connections,“high-voltage” installations, motor circuit theory and lighting designs are covered, as well as interpretations of plans, transformer connections, “high-voltage” installations, motor circuit theory, and lighting designs and applications. (Prerequisites: LELC1220, LELC1230 or permission of instructor)
LELC2280 AC Rotating Machinery (4 Credits)
Covered in this course are the design and operational characteristics of single- and three-phase alternators, principles of operation for, and loading characteristics of, single- and poly-phase AC motors. (Prerequisites: LELC1240, LELC1300, LELC2400)
LELC2300 Electrical Motor Controls (4 Credits)
The course covers control fundamentals incorporating control relays, contactors and motor starters, as well as an introduction to solid state motor controls. (Prerequisite: LELC1240 or permission of instructor)
LELC2350 Programmable Controllers (3 Credits)
This course covers industrial programmable controllers and program writing including; but not limited to, basic relay logic programming, program control instructions, sequence instructions, data manipulation, math instructions, program editing and troubleshooting. (Prerequisites: LELC1280, LMAT1310 or permission of instructor)
LELC2400 Stationary Machinery (4 Credits)
A review of magnetism and electromagnetism and the design and operational characteristics of single-phase, three-phase and specialty transformer connections are covered in this course. (Prerequisites: LELC1240, LELC1300)
