Inteliltek Portable Electrical Circuits Trainer
This course presents a hands-on approach to understanding industrial electrical systems, featuring experiments that delve into the theory and construction of power supplies and circuits. It is designed to build skills through practical exercises that simulate the vital tasks carried out by maintenance technicians, equipment operators, and machine repair workers.
Students engage in designing and simulating circuits with genuine industrial components connected by jumper wires, similar to what they would encounter in professional settings. They are taught essential safety measures and how to operate a multimeter for in-circuit measurements. While constructing circuits, students develop the ability to read schematic diagrams and practice fundamental electrical techniques, including testing power supplies.
Key Features
- Channel students from STEM to CTE and to jobs or college readiness
- Real industrial equipment just like in the real-world (no banana plugs!)
- Skills-base learning with work orders and documentation exercises
- Pathway to advanced training and NIMS Industrial Technology Maintenance credentials
- Blended learning solution to introduce STEM and CTE students to industrial skills
- Portable for ease of use in the classroom
- Scalable from small to large classes
- Expandable to more advanced electrical
- Full pedagogic package with curriculum, instructor guidance, evaluations, and hands-on lab hardware with detailed activity instructions
Curriculum: Electrical Circuits
Electrical Circuits introduces students to concepts including lockout/tagout and safety; connecting circuits and measuring electrical quantities like voltage and current.
Course Outline:
- Performing Lockout/Tagout
- Connecting a Basic Circuit
- Identifying Switches
- Connecting a Momentary Switch
- Connecting a Toggle Switch
- Identifying Sources of Electricity
- Measuring DC Voltage
- Constructing a Series Circuit
- Constructing a Parallel Circuit
- Applying DC Voltage Principles
- Testing an Electrolytic Cell
- Testing a Battery
- Testing a Thermocouple
- Testing a Photovoltaic (PV) Cell