Industrial Electrical Maintenance Part 2 – Module 5

Day 1

Solenoids and actuators, principles of operation and maintenance
State precautions that may be necessary when removing cores from energised AC solenoids
Transformers, sizing, applications and uses
Heaters, applications, uses and safety precautions to be observed
Temperature controllers, various types, principles of operation and uses
Thermal sensors, various types, principles of operation and uses.
Day 2

Proximity devices, limit switches and proximity switches, various types, principles of operation and uses
Practical workshop, gaining an understanding of typical connections of various proximity devices and the range
of available supplies catered for, voltage levels and current type
Development of a typical simple control system using push buttons, proximity devices, relays and indicator
lamps.
Day 3

Protection against overcurrent
Protective devices, various types, suitability and uses
Earthing, including principles of protection against indirect shock
Undervoltage protection.
Day 4

Cable and core termination techniques, including crimping and soldering
Practical workshop terminating YY, SY, SWA and MICC cable
Testing, basic principles of circuit protective conductor testing and insulation resistance testing, instruments
used and expected values
Practical workshop testing cables terminated previously and testing cables with faults on test rig.
Day 5

Fault finding, safety precautions and principles
Practical workshop on fault rigs
Root cause analysis
PPM and maximising uptime