Electrical Engineering for Non-Electrical Engineers Course

Course Overview:

This course is developed for engineers and professional experts, technologist in different aspects who intend to engage in electrical circuits and electronic devices and there applications.

The course is practical with case and troubleshooting exercises which practice enhances the understanding and safety awareness. Electrical principles, AC&DC basics, and electrical devices are the core material of this course. 

The course consists of such topics as electrical safety, magnetism, transformers, motor, semiconductor, analogue and digital electronics and its applications. 

This course describes the use of electrical systems and devices for mechanical, civil, electrical engineers as well as for technologists and operators of different plants where interprofessional communication and cooperation is required.

Course Objectives:

Upon completion of this course the participant will be able to:-

·       Understand the concepts and terminology of electrical circuits and electronics.

·       Know more about the main components of electrical circuits.

·       Grasp basic knowledge about AC basic theory and fundamentals.

·       Overview of the basics of electronics.

·       Get familiar with analog and digital electronic

Who Should Attend?

Mechanical, electrical, civil, industrial, construction Control & Instrumentation, plastics & material, environmental & Maintenance Engineers and other engineers who need to communicate effectively with chemical/process engineers. Food Scientists, environmental technicians, chemists, chemical Plant Operators, and laboratory Technicians can also be attended.

Course Outlines:

Introduction & DC Basics

• Basic concepts of Electricity
• Ohm’s law
• Electrical safety
• DC network analysis
• Batteries and power supplies
• Magnetism and electromagnetism
• Capacitors and inductors
• Dc machines

AC fundamentals

• Basic AC theory
• Reactance and impedance R, L, C and Z
• Transformers
• Polyphase circuits
• Active & reactive power and power factor
• AC single and 3 phase motors

Electronics basics

• Semiconductors construction and operation
• Diodes characteristics
• Diode circuits and applications
• Thyristors and triac operation and applications
• Isolated gate bipolar transistors IGBT
• DC Motors drives
• Inverters and AC motor drives

Analog and Digital Electronic

• Operational amplifier and analog electronics basics
• Op-Amp circuits and applications
• Fundamentals of digital electronics
• Logic gates
• Logic circuits and applications

Case studies and practical considerations

• Practical electric measurements
• Electric hazard, risk and safety
• Electric systems troubleshooting
• Electric/electronic systems protection fault tracing
• Q&A