EST 133 - Introduction to Controls

Credits: 5
LEC hours per week: 3
LAB hours per week: 4
Electrical safety and introduces control principles, operation, symbols & electrical diagrams, wiring, adjustment, and testing procedures for pressure, temperature, level and flow controls used in application of operational and safety controls of all industries. Manual, electric-mechanical, mechanical-electric and electronic controls will be covered.
Prerequisite(s): EST 131, or grade of C or higher in EST 132, or instructor permission.
Course Outcomes:

Apply electrical safety procedures.
Analyze line, schematic, pictorial drawings.
Summarize control components definition and use.
Connect and test basic control scenarios.
Troubleshoot control circuits.

Course Topics:

Instruments and Electrical Safety
Electrical Symbols, Diagrams and Logic Applied to Line Diagrams, and Solenoids DC Generators, DC Motors, and AC Generators
AC Motors and Transformers
Contactors and Motor Starters
Control Devices (i.e. Pressure, Temperature, Level, Flow)
Reversing Motor Circuits and Power Distribution Systems
Solid-State Devices and System Integration
Timers and Counters and Relays and Solid-State Starters
Sensing Devices and Controls
Reduced-Voltage Starting and Accelerating and Decelerating Methods