Learners should have a solid understanding of AC/DC theory, electrical safety, basic electrical schematics, and be comfortable using hand tools and electronic test instruments. Recommended prior exposure to motor control circuits or control panels will enhance understanding.
This lesson examines the operation and maintenance of fuses and circuit breakers as essential components of electrical control equipment in industrial power distribution and motor control systems. It covers procedures for selecting appropriate devices (including molded case, multiple, ground fault, and short-circuit protection circuit breakers), installing, removing, and maintaining these components, testing them, and interpreting characteristic trip curves. Emphasis is placed on maintaining safe electrical installations by following national electrical safety standards and codes, properly de-energizing electrical equipment to prevent hazards, and ensuring their effective roles in power distribution systems.
Learners should already understand AC/DC theory, electrical schematics, and electrical safety. Prior experience using test instruments is required. Familiarity with control panels, motor control circuits, or auxiliary contact configurations will be helpful.
This lesson examines the operation, selection, and maintenance of limit switches as critical components in electrical control equipment, control panels, and electrical systems. It covers how limit switches work, where they are used, and how they interface with motor starters, relays, and control circuits. Topics include maintaining, troubleshooting, adjusting, and repairing limit switches while following electrical codes and standards. The lesson also addresses safety best practices, environmental considerations, and strategies for ensuring proper electrical installations and effective problem-solving in various work environments.
Learners should be familiar with AC/DC theory, electrical safety, and reading electrical prints. Must know basic electrical connections and how to use electrical test instruments. A basic understanding of the operation of control circuits (including switches, relays, and power supply systems) and overload protection is recommended.
This lesson explores switches, coils, and overload relays as core components of electrical control equipment and electrical control systems. It explains the types and operations of switches, including push-button, selector, rotary, and momentary versus maintained types as well as the function of coils and the operation of thermal and magnetic overload relays. The lesson covers their roles in power supply, power distribution, and preserving motor health, while providing procedures for testing and replacing coils, verifying de-energized circuits, interpreting connection and circuit diagrams, and diagnosing malfunctions using manufacturer’s literature. Emphasis is placed on developing technical skills, adhering to electrical codes, and ensuring safety to prevent failures in power distribution and control panels.
Learners should have foundational knowledge of AC/DC theory, electrical safety, and reading electrical prints. Must understand basic electrical connections, have experience properly using test instruments, and ideally have worked with switches, overload relays, or motor control circuits in control panels.
This lesson dives deep into magnetic starters within electrical control equipment and control systems. It covers their components (contactor, coil, overload protection), their operation, and how they integrate with motor control circuits in industrial and commercial power distribution systems. Learners will practice interpreting schematic diagrams and manufacturer literature, conducting safety-centered troubleshooting, and performing installations and maintenance. Emphasis is placed on problem-solving skills, following national electrical codes, correctly de-energizing equipment, and using auxiliary contacts and mechanical/electrical interlocks to ensure safe and reliable control equipment performance.
This lesson is designed for learners with a good working foundation in AC and DC theory, electrical safety, electrical schematics, and the proper use of electrical test instruments. An understanding of the operation of control circuits and components, such as switches, relays, fuses, circuit breakers, motor starters, contactors, and control transformers is also recommended.
This lesson presents a systematic approach to troubleshooting electrical control circuits, guiding participants in gathering and verifying symptom information, using schematic and wiring diagrams to identify issues, and applying test instruments to isolate problem areas. It emphasizes developing strong problem-solving skills to diagnose faults and resolve malfunctions, execute safe corrective actions, and maintain power integrity. Learners will practice de-energizing control equipment and ensuring electrical installations are safe and reliable, with a strong focus on adherence to electrical codes and compliance with U.S. NEC and UL standards across diverse work environments.
Learners should already understand AC/DC theory, AC motor theory, electrical safety, reading electrical prints, and the proper use of electrical test instruments. Prior exposure to control circuits, motor starters, and overload relays will aid in understanding inverter behavior.
This lesson covers the operation, maintenance, and fault diagnosis of inverters (variable-frequency drives, also called inverter drives) as vital components of electrical control equipment and control systems. Topics include inverter functions (PAM, PWM, open-loop, closed-loop, vector control), how inverters compensate for motor slip, calculating synchronous speed, identifying common malfunctions, and best practices for working with inverters, including safety, proper de-energizing, thermal considerations, and environmental impacts. Emphasis is placed on maintaining efficient power supply and power distribution, ensuring that electrical installations comply with U.S. electrical codes and standards for reliability and safety.
This award-winning training program includes six lessons teaching essential skills for installing, maintaining, and repairing electrical control equipment and electrical control systems. Topics include circuit breakers, control panels, limit switches, overload relays, motor starters, inverters, and electrical motor control circuits. The course emphasizes power distribution, safety, de-energizing procedures, and compliance with U.S. electrical code standards.
This program is ideal for training electricians and technicians in instrumentation and electronics, equipping them with essential skills for installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting electrical control systems. It also addresses the multi-craft training needs of process and manufacturing facilities, ensuring personnel are proficient in adhering to national electrical code standards and effectively managing electrical control equipment.
Hands-on work with motor starters, overload relays, and inverters to design, install, and maintain electrical control equipment.
Diagnose faults, safely de-energize circuits, and ensure compliance with NEC/UL standards to reduce failures and downtime.
Understand power supply protection (circuit breakers, overloads), control panels, and efficient installations for energy savings.
Gain skills in motor control circuits, relay logic, and industrial control systems valued across manufacturing, utilities, and industrial sectors throughout the United States
Learners should be comfortable with AC/DC theory, basic electrical schematics, and electrical safety principles. Experience using electronic test instruments is required. Prior exposure to components like switches, relays, overload relays, motor starters, and circuit breakers will help you move through lessons more confidently. Understanding how control panels are wired and familiarity with power supply / power distribution also gives a big advantage.
This course covers both, you will learn how to install, maintain, and repair electrical motor control circuits and control equipment and how to troubleshoot them. Hands-on style lessons show how fuses, circuit breakers, overload relays, magnetic starters, limit switches, and inverters operate, how to interpret schematic / wiring / connection diagrams, and how to isolate and fix faults. Safety, de-energizing procedures, and following code standards such as U.S. NEC are integrated throughout.
The course covers a wide range of components used in electrical control systems, including:
Safety and compliance are core parts of every lesson. The course teaches how to properly de-energize electrical equipment, apply lock-out/tag-out practices, understand overload protection, prevent short circuits, and maintain safe electrical installations. Code compliance is emphasized, especially U.S. electrical codes (NEC, UL) where applicable. Understanding proper selection of components like overload relays, circuit breakers, and wiring ensures installations are both safe and compliant.
Each lesson includes practical or applied tasks: interpreting diagrams, using test instruments, installing/replacing components in control panels, disassembly/assembly of starters or switches, diagnostic testing, and observing fault scenarios. Learners will practice techniques like reading connection diagrams, calibrating overload relays, adjusting limit switches, testing inverters, and performing safety checks. If resources or labs are available, hands-on labs or virtual simulations can augment learning.