ELDE 2210 - Basic Electricity

Quarter Credit Hour(s): 3.5

Prerequisite(s): None

Students develop an understanding of what electricity is, how it is made, distributed and used. Also includes elements of resistance, capacitance and inductance as well as conductors and insulators. Students learn how series, parallel, and series/parallel circuits operate, and learn RC circuits, RL circuits, and RLC circuits. Power Factor and Power Factor correction, switching methods and protection methods are included. Arc Flash certification is discussed in this course.