Monday/Wednesday 10:00am to 12:30pm.
This course will provide the student with a basic understanding of the operation and characteristics of various electric generators, alternators, motors, drive-train components, electronic motor drives, and simple motion control systems. Students will install and operate various kinds of motors, testing them for speed, torque, and efficiency. Basic motor-circuit troubleshooting will be emphasized. This course also explores pulse-width modulated motor-speed control, stepper motors, and servo motors and control systems. Motor and generator related projects may be employed as time permits.
General Education Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and behaviors that students are expected to develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college, including courses, programs, and student services, both inside and outside of the classroom. The General Education Outcomes specifically learned in this course are:
- Critical Thinking
Catalog Description:
This course will provide the student with a basic understanding of the operation and characteristics of various electric generators, alternators, motors, drive-train components, electronic motor drives, and simple motion control systems. Students will install and operate various kinds of motors, testing them for speed, torque, and efficiency. Basic motor-circuit troubleshooting will be emphasized. This course also explores pulse-width modulated motor-speed control, stepper motors, and servo motors and control systems. Motor and generator related projects may be employed as time permits.
Prerequisite: ELTR 1004 - Must be successfully completed prior to taking this course.
Goals and Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, you will:
1. Define magnetism and induction.
2. Understand the information shown on motor templates.
3. Describe motor protection devices.
4. Define three-phase motors.
5. Use three-phase induction motors.
6. Define three-phase wound rotor motors.
7. Describe synchronous motors.
8. Define single-phase motors.
9. Define AC alternators.
10. Explain how a DC motor and a DC generator are similar and how they are different.
11. Describe starting and braking motors.
12. Define multispeed motors.
13. Describe components of variable-frequency drives.
14. Define bearings.
15. Compare drive systems and clutches.
16. Understand motor alignment.
17. Describe methods of motors troubleshooting.
18. Define special-application motors.
Faculty Contact Information
1 hour before class in either T112 or V115.
Course Information
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Define the magnetism and induction.
- Explain how a DC motor and a DC generator are similar and how they are different.
- Describe starting and braking motors
- Define multispeed motors
- Describe components of variable-frequency drives.
- Define bearings.
- Compare drive systems and clutches.
- Understand motor alignment.
- Describe methods of motors troubleshooting.
- Define special-application motors.
- Understand the information shown on the motor template.
- Describe motor protection devices.
- Define three-phase motors.
- Use three-phase induction motors
- Define three-phase wound rotor motors.
- Describe synchronous motors.
- Define single-phase motors.
- Define AC alternators.
Motors, by American Technical Publishers and NJATC, 2nd ed., ATP, ISBN 978-0-8269-1982-3, 2010
Motors Workbook, by American Technical Publishers and NJATC, 2nd ed., ATP, ISBN 978-0-8269-1983-0, 2010
Industrial Motors, by G. Mazur and G. Raino, #24301, Energy Concepts, Inc., 1991 (This book is available in the lab only.)
Evaluation:
Student achievement in the classroom phase of the course will be evaluated on the basis of homework, quizzes, mid-term exam and final exam. Achievement in the laboratory will be evaluated on the basis of the accuracy and completeness of reports of laboratory activities and of skills developed in the performance of manipulative tasks as evidenced by the workmanship demonstrated in the laboratory assignments. Laboratory quizzes and a laboratory final examination may also be administered.
Grading for this class will be based on the following:
BELOW 71 = F 71 – 77.9 = D 78 – 84.9 = C 85 – 92.9 = B 93 – 100 = A
NOTE: The following evaluation method may be modified by the instructor as required. Letter grades are determined by the following percentage:
Assignments 15%
Labs 20%
Quizzes 15%
Midterm Lab Exam 20%
Final Lab and Written Exam 30%
TOTAL: 100%
Remember: The instructor doesn’t “GIVE” grades! You “EARN” your grade!
Business, Technology & Human Services
Dean, Paul Carlson; 815-802-8858; V105; pcarlson@kcc.edu; Division Office – W102; 815-802-8650
Homework Policy:
Homework assignments will be completed in Canvas. Homework assignments are due at the assigned time on the day due. They can be accepted up to one week past the due date/time with a 8% per day penalty up to a maximum penalty of 50%.
Lab Policy:
Labs are due at the end of each lab period. If the student notified the instructor prior to an absence, the missed labs may be made up within one week only. The instructor can be notified by phone, email, or in-person. The lab will not be counted for credit if the student leaves lab early without approval of the instructor or an unexcused absence.
IMPORTANT: No students will be allowed to work in lab areas outside of class time without instructor permission and appropriate supervision. Due to the number of students enrolled, It will be difficult – and may be impossible – to make up a missed lab.
Quizzes:
Quizzes are given at the start of class. Late students who arrive after the start of the quiz will not be allowed to enter the classroom until all students have completed their quizzes.
If the student notified the instructor prior to an absence, the missed quiz may be made up within one week only. The instructor can be notified by phone, email, or in-person. A student must make advance arrangements to make up the quiz. The date and time of the makeup quiz must be mutually agreed to by the instructor and student. The instructor reserves the right to provide a different make-up quiz.
IMPORTANT: Any student missing a quiz without notifying the instructor in advance will receive a zero for the quiz. All makeup quizzes must be completed within seven days after the scheduled quiz; otherwise, the student will receive a zero for the quiz.
During quizzes and exams, students must obtain permission from the instructor prior to leaving the classroom. Students granted permission to leave must leave their cell phones on the instructor’s desk.
Safety:
School code requires that safety glasses or some other APPROVED form of eye protection be worn in the laboratory at all times. There will be NO exceptions!
Attendance:
Students who will be absent must notify the instructor via email prior to the start of class, or any missed exams, labs, or quizzes cannot be made up. Important information provided during the lecture/discussions does not appear in your textbook, but you will find it useful for completing your assignments or exams. It is the student’s responsibility to obtain handouts and information presented for any class for which he/she is absent from fellow students or the instructor.
If a student has missed more class hours than the number of credit hours to be earned in the class, the instructor may record the grade of "F" for the course. Missed classes may not be made up without prior permission from the instructor. Failure of the student to attend class does not constitute withdrawal. A formal written withdrawal must be made by the student to the Office of Admissions and Records.
Tardiness:
Students who will be late must notify the instructor via email prior to the start of class, or any missed work or quizzes cannot be made up. Late students shall enter and quietly take their seats without greeting or distracting other students.
Cell Phones:
Due to the lethal voltage hazards present at the motor lab stations, cell phones are NOT permitted in the lab area of the classroom.
The use of cell phones, headphones, earbuds, or other personal electronic devices is NOT permitted during class. If there is an emergency, please leave the classroom prior to taking the call as a courtesy to other students. Cell phones/tablets/computers must be stowed out of sight during quizzes and exams.
Academic Integrity:
- To ensure academic integrity during Canvas quizzes and exams, Respondus LockDown Browser will automatically engage to prevent access to web pages other than the quiz/exam. Exiting the quiz/exam prior to completion, or disengaging, or attempting to disengage, from Respondus LockDown Browser constitutes student completion of the quiz, whether the student has submitted their quiz/exam or not.
- YOU MAY NOT USE ANY OUTSIDE RESOURCES WHILE TAKING ANY COURSE QUIZ OR EXAM. Outside resources include, but are not limited to: personal communication devices, any Semiconductor course materials other than the quiz or exam itself, previous course materials or quizzes, notes of any kind, KCC web pages or external websites, or any AI websites. For purposes of this Policy, 'personal communication devices' includes, but is not limited to, cell phones, tablets, or laptop computers. The use of earbuds or headphones while taking quizzes or exams is prohibited.
- You must have prior permission from your instructor or quiz proctor to leave the room while taking a quiz or exam. If you must leave the classroom at any time while taking a quiz or exam, you must leave any/all personal communication devices on your desk or with your instructor/quiz proctor.
- Copying another student’s lab or homework answers and submitting it as one’s own is not permitted. (This does not apply to lab partners working together to complete a lab assignment.)
Violation of any of the above Policies above will be considered cheating and a violation of the KCC Student Code of Conduct with the following minimum consequences: 1) the quiz/exam will receive an automatic grade of zero, and 2) the cheating will be referred to KCC Administration through a Report of Academic Dishonesty for the student.
NOTE: This sheet gives the order in which the course material will be covered. It may be modified as needed. Labs are due at the end of each lab period. Written homework is due at the beginning of the class session for which it is assigned.
Expect a quiz over the previous week’s reading assignment at the start of each lecture/discussion session.
Course Calendar | ||
|---|---|---|
Unit | Chapter(s) | Topics |
1 | 1, 2, 9 | Course Introduction: Overview; Safety; Magnetism; Motor Construction and Nameplates; Meters and Measurements for Motors and Generators; Intro to Troubleshooting Motors with a DMM; Intro to Motor Math; Intro to ELTR 2074 Lab Equipment. |
2 | 10 | DC Motors: Series-Wound; Shunt-Wound, Compound Wound |
3 | 4, 5, 6 | 3-Phase AC Motors |
4 | 15, 16, 17 | Mechanical Elements of Motors and Generators: Bearings, Belts and Pulleys, Shaft Couplings |
5 | 8 | 1-Phase AC Motors: Split-Phase, Capacitor-Start |
6 | 3, 7, 19 | Misc Motors: Synchronous Motors; AC Alternators; Universal and Linear Motors; Rotary Phase Converters. Position Control: Steppers and Servos |
7 | 18 | Troubleshooting Motors |
Spring Break | ||
8 | 11, 12, 13 | Starting; Braking; Multispeed Motors |
Midterm Lab Exam | ||
9 | 14 | Speed Control: Intro to Industrial PWM; Basic DC Motor Speed Control; ECM Motors. Intro to Allen Bradley PowerFlex 40 Variable Frequency Drive |
10 | Handout | Allen Bradley PowerFlex 40 Variable Frequency Drive |
11 | Handout | Allen Bradley PowerFlex 40 Variable Frequency Drive |
12 | Handout | Allen Bradley PowerFlex 40 Variable Frequency Drive |
13
| Handout | Allen Bradley PowerFlex 40 Variable Frequency Drive |
Final Lab Exam | ||
Final Written Exam | ||
College Policies, Resources and Supports
For information related to the Student Code of Conduct Policy, Withdrawal Policy, Email Policy, and Non- Attendance/Non-Participation Policy, please review the college’s Code of Campus Affairs and Regulations webpage, which can be found at catalog.kcc.edu under the Academic Regulations & Conduct Guide.
KCC offers various academic and personal resources for all students. Many services are offered virtually, as well as in person. Please visit Student Resources - Kankakee Community College to access student resources services such as:
- Clubs and organizations
- Counseling and referral services
- Office of disability services
- Student complaint policy
- Transfer services
- Tutoring services, etc.
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|Course syllabus/calendar is subject to change.