EE-1: Beginners' Electrical design course

Course Description:

This first level design course is intended to prepare the target persons with the theoretical and practical electrical design concepts noting that these concepts are explored in the context of National Electrical Code NEC.

The target Persons:

New graduate engineers, under graduate engineering students, electrical technician.

Skills Development:

On completion of this course the target person will be able to:

• Understand electrical design basics.
• Recognize all types of electrical symbols, drawings, design stages, buildings, codes, terminologies, loads and Major electrical equipments.
• Create excellent knowledge base for next Level of electrical design course.

Course outline:

1. Introduction

2. Electrical symbols

3. Electrical Abbreviations
4. General basics of electricity:

·  Basic circuits

·  Electrical Systems Configurations

4. SI units system, Ranges of Voltage- Part One\ Part Two , Important formulas & Unit Conversion Tables

5. General overview of Generation, transmission & distribution stages of electricity.

6. Basic electrical definitions & terminology

7. Important electrical Terms- Part One

8. Major Types of buildings:

·        Industrial buildings (Part-1)(Part-2)(Part-3)

·        Commercial buildings (Part-1)(Part-2)(Part-3)
(Part-4) (Part-5) (Part-6) (Part-7) (Part-8)

·        Health Care Facilities (Part-1) (Part-2) (Part-3)
(Part-4) (Part-5) (Part-6)

9. Electrical Load Classification and Types : (Part One) (Part Two) (Part Three) 

·  Lighting load (Part Four) (Part Five) (Part Six) (Part Seven) (Part Eight) (Part Nine)

.  Appliances loads

· Electric Power loads:

1-  HVAC load (Part One) (Part Two) (Part Three) (Part Four) (Part Five) (Part Six) (Part Seven)

2-  Elevator loads (Part One) (Part Two) (Part Three) (Part Four) (Part Five) (Part Six) (Part Seven) (Part Eight) (Part Nine) (Part Ten) (Part Eleven) (Part Twelve)

3-Motor and  Pump loads (Part One) (Part Two) (Part Three) (Part Four) (Part Five) (Part Six) (Part Seven) (Part Eight) (Part Nine) (Part Ten)

10. Light current systems types

Handbook of Electric Power Calculations

11. Major electrical equipments and applications:

·  Transformers

·  Diesel generators

·  Transfer switches

·  Automatic voltage regulator

·  Load bank

·  Power factor correction capacitors

·  UPS

·  Bus ducts & bus bars

·  Motors & pumps

·  Light fixtures

·  Switchgear

·  Disconnecting switches

·  Wires and cables

·  Raceway

·  Grounding materials

·  Lightning materials

·  TVSS (transient voltage suppression systems)

·  Wiring devices

·  Cable trays & ladders

·  Measuring devices

·  Control devices

·  Protection devices

12. General overview of Electrical drawings types:

·  Design drawings

·  Construction drawings

·  Shop drawings (Part One) (Part Two)

·  Record drawings

·  Composite drawings

·  As built drawings

13. General overview of Electrical design stages:

·  Concept Design Phase

·  Preliminary Design Phase

·  Developed Design Phase

·  Detailed Design Phase

 

14. Construction Design Phase.
15. Electrical Design Criteria