Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXXVII - Bulletin 122-Trade and Industrial Education Curricula
Chapter 5 - Electrical Competencies/Objectives
Section CXXVII-507 - Level Four

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CXXVII-507

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Module 26401-03. Load CalculationsFeeders and Services

1. Size feeders and services in accordance with NEC requirements.

2. Calculate loads and ampacities for single-phase and three-phase feeders.

3. Understand and apply derating factors to size feeders.

4. Size feeder overcurrent protection devices (circuit breakers and fuses) for non-continuous duty and continuous duty loads.

5. Understand and apply tap rules.

6. Calculate loads for a retail store with a show window.

7. Calculate loads for an office building.

8. Calculate loads for both single-family and multi-family dwellings.

9. Calculate loads for a restaurant.

10. Calculate loads for hotels and motels.

11. Calculate loads for schools and other institutional projects.

12. Perform feeder and service calculations for farms.

13. Calculate the power and supply feeders for marinas and boatyards.

14. Calculate electric motor loads on feeders.

B. Module 26402-03. Practical Applications of Lighting

1. Explain how the lighting terms lumen, candlepower, and footcandle relate to one another.

2. Classify lighting fixtures by layout, location, fixture type, and type of service.

3. Identify the basic design configurations of incandescent, fluorescent, and HID lighting fixtures and describe the general lighting pattern (direct, indirect, etc.) produced by each type.

4. Identify the main lighting requirements associated with lighting systems used in selected applications such as office buildings, schools, theaters, etc.

5. Identify the special wiring and dimming system components used with incandescent, fluorescent, and HID lighting systems.

6. Use manufacturer's lighting fixture catalogs to select the appropriate lighting fixtures for specific lighting applications.

C. Module 26403-03. Standby and Emergency Systems

1. Explain the basic differences between emergency systems, legally required standby systems, and optional standby systems.

2. Describe the operating principles of an engine-driven standby AC generator.

3. Describe the different types and characteristics of standby and emergency generators.

4. Recognize and describe the operating principles of both automatic and manual transfer switches.

5. Recognize the different types of storage batteries used in emergency and standby systems and explain how batteries charge and discharge.

6. For selected types of batteries, describe their characteristics, applications, maintenance, and testing.

7. Recognize double-conversion and single-conversion types of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) and describe how they operate.

8. Describe the NEC requirements that pertain to the installation of standby and emergency power systems.

D. Module 26404-03. Basic Electronic Theory

1. Identify electronic system components.

2. Describe the electrical characteristics of solid-state devices.

3. Describe the basic materials that make up solid-state devices.

4. Describe and identify the various types of transistors, and explain how they operate.

5. Interpret electronic schematic diagrams.

6. Describe and connect diodes.

7. Describe and connect light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

8. Describe and connect silicon-controlled rectifiers (SCRs).

9. Identify the leads of various solid-state devices.

E. Module 26405-03. Fire Alarm Systems

1. Understand the unique terminology associated with fire alarm systems.

2. Describe the relationship between fire alarm systems and life safety.

3. Identify and explain the role that various codes and standards play in both commercial and residential fire alarm applications.

4. Describe the characteristics and functions of various fire alarm system components.

5. Explain and describe the different types of circuitry that connect fire alarm system components.

6. Describe the theory behind conventional, addressable, and analog fire alarm systems and explain how these systems function.

F. Module 26406-03. Specialty Transformers

1. Identify power transformer connections.

2. Identify specialty transformers.

3. Size and select buck-and-boost transformers.

4. Connect current and potential transformers.

5. Calculate and install overcurrent protection for specialty transformers.

6. Ground specialty transformers according to NEC requirements.

7. Size, install, and connect control, shielded, constant-current, and other specialty transformers.

8. Check additive and subtractive polarities.

9. Derate transformers to account for the effects of harmonics.

G. Module 26407-03. Advanced Motor Controls

1. Select and install solid-state relays for specific applications in motor control circuits.

2. Install non-programmable/programmable motor circuit protectors (solid-state overload relays) in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

3. Select and install electromechanical and solid-state timing relays for specific applications in motor control circuits.

4. Recognize the different types of reduced-voltage starting motor controllers and describe their operating principles.

5. Connect and program adjustable frequency drives to control a motor in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

6. Demonstrate and/or describe the special precautions used when handling and working with solid-state motor controls.

7. Recognize common types of motor braking and explain the operating principles of motor brakes.

8. Perform preventive maintenance and troubleshooting tasks in motor control circuits.

H. Module 26408-03. HVAC Controls

1. Identify the major mechanical components common to all HVAC systems.

2. Explain the function of a thermostat in an HVAC system.

3. Describe different types of thermostats and explain how they are used.

4. Demonstrate the correct installation and adjustment of a thermostat using proper siting and wiring techniques.

5. Explain the basic principles applicable to all control systems.

6. Identify the various types of electromechanical and electronic HVAC controls, and explain their function and operation.

7. State the NEC requirements applicable to HVAC controls.

I. Module 26409-03. Heat Tracing and Freeze Protection

1. Identify and describe the purpose for electric heat tracing equipment used with pipelines and vessels.

2. Select, size, and install electric heat tracing equipment on selected pipelines and vessels in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and NEC requirements.

3. Identify and describe the purpose for electric heating equipment used with roof, gutter, and downspout de-icing systems.

4. Select, size, and install selected roof, gutter, and downspout de-icing systems in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and NEC requirements.

5. Identify and describe the purpose for electric heating equipment used with snow-melting and anti-icing systems.

6. Select, size, and install selected snow-melting and anti-icing systems in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and NEC requirements.

7. Identify and describe the purpose for electric heat tracing equipment used with domestic hot-water temperature maintenance systems.

8. Select, size, and install selected electric heat traced domestic hot-water systems in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and NEC requirements.

9. Identify and describe the purpose for electric floor heating/warming systems.

10. Select, size, and install selected electric floor heating/warming systems in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and NEC requirements.

J. Module 26410-03. Motor Maintenance, Part Two

1. Test motor winding resistance.

2. Select and use motor testing equipment.

3. Clean and test open frame motors.

4. Clean, dry, and test motors that have been subjected to water damage.

5. Troubleshoot and repair electric motors.

K. Module 26411-03. High Voltage Terminations/Splices

1. Select proper materials and tools for high-voltage terminations and splices.

2. Prepare high-voltage cable for terminations and splices.

3. Complete cable assemblies with terminations and splices.

4. Inspect and test high-voltage terminations and splices.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10).

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