Comprehensive Basic Electricity Course
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Chapter 1: What is Electricity?
Introduction
The Atoms
Static Electricity
Electric Current
Drivers
o Conductive Materials in Decreasing Order of Quality
Insulators
Insulating Materials in Decreasing Order of Quality
Electric Current Intensity
Electric Tension
Electrical Resistance
Uses of Resistors
Applications in the industry
Applications in the home
Simple electrical circuit
Voltage drop
Example
Definition of electric circuit
Chapter 2: Circuits with Resistors
Series
Parallel
Mixed
Equivalent circuits
Equivalent series
Parallel equivalent
Capítulo 3: Capacitores
Electric Induction
Grouping of capacitors
Capacitors in series
Capacitors in parallel
Application of capacitors
Connection of a capacitor to a direct current source
Charging a capacitor with an associated resistor
Discharge of a capacitor
Hydraulic analogy
Chapter 4: Magnetism
Magnets
Artificial magnets
Poles of a magnet
What happens when we place another magnet in front of a magnet?
Electromagnets
Attraction and repulsion between conductors
Inductance
Magnetic induction
Transformers
Magnetic circuits
Chapter 5: Energy and Power
Strength
Work
Units of measurement
Energy
Examples of bodies with energy
Power
Power Units
Force and work in electricity
Thermal effect of electric current (JOULE's Law)
Example: power calculation in a circuit
Cost of energy
Example
Resolution
Chapter 6: Alternating Current Generators
Alternating current generator
Effective tension
Advantages of alternating current over direct current
Generation of three-phase current
Three-phase generators: graph of the generated voltages
Phase and line tensions
Perfect three-phase systems
Relationship between phase voltage and line voltage
Star connection
Equal loads 'balanced connection' with or without neutral
Different loads with neutral
Different loads without neutral
Chapter 7: Ohm's Law for Alternating Current
Resistors connected to alternating current
Capacitors connected to alternating current
Graph of voltage and current in a capacitor
Connection of a coil to an alternating current generator
Vector forms for observing and working with phase shifts
Nature of residential and industrial charges
Power in alternating current
Mixed loads (Resistive-Reactive)
Calculation of active power
Calculation of reactive power
Cost of energy
Chapter 8: Lighting
Incandescent lamps
Electrical characteristics of a lamp
Causes of failures and burning out of incandescent lamps
Possible causes of filament breakage
Installation failures
Fluorescent tubes
Physical scheme
Electrical diagram
Failures in fluorescent tubes
oBobina
starter
TheTube
How to test each element
Ballast
Starter
Stroboscopic effect
Chapter 9: Facilities - Current and Power
Calculation of the consumed powers
Circuits composed of lamps
Example of calculation
Problems caused by the use of an inadequate conductor
Method of choosing conductors
Generalized criteria for conductor sizing
Practical steps to follow
Definition of working tension
Determination of the project current
Determination of the conductor section using a table
Table of drivers
Short-circuit current
Verification of the voltage drop
Choice of protection
Calculation of currents consumed by household appliances
Minimum cross-section of conductors according to location
Power consumed by different devices
Chapter 10: Elements of the Facilities
Electrical circuits with lamps
Parallel connection of lamps
Independent activation of several lamps
Example of mixed connections
Circuits with "combination keys"
Timed method
Sections of an electrical installation
Energy meter
Main board
Sectional panels
Protection of an electrical installation
Different types of electrical line protection
Elements that protect the facilities
fuses
the circuit breaker
thermal protectors
Magnetic protection
Performance curve
Stepped protections
Entrance exam
Acting speed
Selection of elements for a sectional board
Degree of electrification of a home
Connection of a sectional panel of a house with minimum electrification
Single line diagram
Connection of the sectional board
Average electrification degree
Unifilar connection for medium electrification
Chapter 11: Electrical Safety
Terminology used in electrical safety
Living part
Table
Strange drivers to the installation
Two ways to suffer electric shocks
by direct contact
by indirect contact
Contact tension
Maximum allowed contact voltage value
Protective measures
Protection measures against direct contacts
Complete protection
Partial protection
Protection against direct contacts
Extra low tension
grounding
Protection conductor
Characteristics that protection drivers must have
The leakage current protection circuit (differential switch or circuit breaker)
Basic diagram of a differential protector
Chapter 12: Personal Security
Electrical risk.
Identification of its sources, forms of segmentation, protective measures against a
intervention.
Personal security elements, their use.
Good Professional Practices.
Chapter 13: Measuring Instruments
Multimeter or analog tester
Use of the multimeter as a voltmeter
Use of the multimeter as an ammeter
Use of the multimeter as a resistance meter
Digital multimeters
Applications of multimeters
Use of the ohmmeter as a continuity tester
Connection of a multimeter as a voltmeter
Measurement of current intensity
Clamp meter
Megohmmeter
Grounding meters or tellurometers
Practices
All chapters will have a practical work guide as closure.
Evaluation
For the approval of the course, the previous approval of the different practices will be required at a minimum.
and a final theoretical-practical evaluation where a complete professional work will be included.
Where it will be included: 1- Calculations of an installation
2- Electrical plans
3- Protective measures for it
4- PPE, used