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NE01 9 Basic Transducers
A 20 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisites: NE003
A subject in the Certificate I11 in Electrical (Electrician).
Content
Operation of a range of devices and transducers that
convert various forms of energy into electrical energy and
vice versa.
NE024 Switchboard Design and Construction
A 40 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisite: NE009
A subject in the Certificate I11 in Electrical (Electrician).
Content
Design and construction of switchboards, including
identification and description of cables, connections,
meters, protective devices and materials to standards set by
SAA3000 and local authorities.
NE031 Electrical Drawing Interpretation and
Connection
A 40 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisites: NBBI2,
NEOO1, NE160
A subject in the Certificate I11 in Electrical (Electrician) and
the Certificate I in Electrical (Pre-Apprenticeship).
Content
Drawing and interpretation of block, circuit and wiring
diagrams. Design and connect basic switching circuits.
Interpret architectural drawings. Sequence of procedures in
common building construction.
NE032 Circuit Development 1
A 40 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisite: NE031
A subject in the Certificate I11 in Electrical (Electrician).
g Content
Conversion of wiring diagrams into ladder diagrams, design
3 and connect basic control circuits, using appropriate
Q control equipment, fault finding techniques.
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NE033 Circuit Development 2
A 40 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisite: NE031
A subject in the Certificate I11 in Electrical (Electrician).
Content
Designing, installing and fault finding of advanced control
circuits. Including programmable controllers and computer
aided design to develop control circuits.
NE049 Programmable Controllers 1
A 40 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisite: NE032
A subject in the Diploma of Engineering and the
Certificate I11 in Electrical (Electrician).
Content
Interpretation of Australian Standards governing safe
working when using PC's. Relationships between control
systems, including the drawing of a wiring diagram for an
I/O rack.
NE052 Transformers
A 20 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisite: NE009,
NE161
A subject in the Certificate I11 in Electrical (Electrician)
Content
Construction, operation, characteristics and cooling of
transformers, testing and connection of transformers.
NE053 Illumination 1
A 40 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisite: NEOIj2
A subject in the Certificate I11 in Electrical (Electrician).
Content
Basic concepts of illumination, terminology, lamp types
and auxilliary control, lamp identification.
NE1 30 Programmable Controllers - Basic
A 20 hour module Hawthorn Prerequisite: NBBO8
A subject in the Certificate I11 in Electrical (Electrician).
Content
State the major difference between the three basic types of
electrical control, stating the advantages and disadvantages
of each. Use a programmable controller, connect I/O
racks, write and test simple programs.
NE1 60 Electrical Principles 1
Total hours 60 Hawthorn Prerequisite Nil
A subject in the Certificate (111) in Electrical (Electrician)
and the Certificate (I) in Electrical (Pre-apprentice).
Content
Basic electrical concepts. Sources of E.M.F. Meters.
Analysis and measurement of series, parallel and series/
parallel D.C. circuits. Cells and batteries.
NE1 61 Electrical Principles 2
Total hours 60 Hawthorn Prerequisite: NE160
A subject in the Certificate (111) in Electrical (Electrician).
Content
Magnetism, inductance, capacitance, time constants.
Analysis of single phase A.C. circuits. Phasors A.C.
power, power factor. Transformer principles.
NE1 62 Electrical Principles 3
Total hours 60 Hawthorn Prerequisite: NE161
A subject in the Certificate (111) in Electrical (Electrician).
Content
Analysis of three phase Electromagnetism systems
including; generation, connection, power, power factor and
power factor improvement, efficiency.
NE1 63 Electrical Heating
Total hours 20 Hawthorn Prerequisite: NE162
A subject in the Certificate (III) in Electrical (Electrician).
Content
Principles, practical applications and safety requirements
for single and three phase electrical heating. Fault finding.