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Introduction to
Electricity
This is the first lesson in the iKNOW™
Electrical Theory for Troubleshooters
Library. This lesson uses animation to
demonstrate atomic structure, electricity,
and how a simple circuit operates. The
lesson also explains the characteristics of
good conductors and insulators.
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Basic Electrical
Properties
This is the second lesson in the iKNOW™
Electrical Theory for Troubleshooters
Library. This lesson covers Ohm’s Law, as
well as the use of Ohm’s Law to calculate an
unknown value. The lesson also defines
voltage, current, resistance, and power.
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Series Circuits
This is the third lesson in the iKNOW™
Electrical Theory for Troubleshooters
Library. The lesson presents the operation
of a series circuit and trains participants
in the identification of simple schematic
symbols used to represent components in a
series circuit. The behavior of current,
resistance, and current in a series circuit,
and the used of Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law to
find total voltage are also covered.
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Parallel Circuits
This is the fourth lesson in the iKNOW™
Electrical Theory for Troubleshooters
Library. This lesson describes the behavior
of voltage, current, and resistance in a
parallel circuit. The learner is also
instructed in the identification of the
series and parallel portions of a series
parallel circuit.
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Alternating
Current
This is the fifth lesson in the iKNOW™
Electrical Theory for Troubleshooters
Library. This lesson teaches the basic AC
characteristics of voltage, including how
voltage changes over time. The participant
is also instructed in using sine waves to
interpret the frequency of AC voltage.
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Electromagnetism
This sixth lesson in the iKNOW™ Electrical
Theory for Troubleshooters Library uses
animations and demonstrations to explain the
principles of magnetism, including flux
density and electromagnetic induction. The
lesson also shows how to plot a sine wave
using a graph.
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Inductance
This is the seventh lesson in the iKNOW™
Electrical Theory for Troubleshooters
Library. This lesson builds on the
information presented in the lesson,
Electromagnetism. Types of induction, phase,
and the effect of induction in AC circuits
are covered.
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Capacitance
This is the eighth lesson in the iKNOW™
Electrical Theory for Troubleshooters
Library. This lesson explains capacitors,
their function, and how capacitance affects
AC circuits.
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Three-Phase AC
Circuits
This is the ninth lesson in the iKNOW™
Electrical Theory for Troubleshooters
Library. This lesson defines 3-phase AC,
describes the components and operating
principle of 3-phase generators, and using
the formula for frequency, shows how rotor
speed and the number of poles is related to
frequency.
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Wye and Delta
Connections
The tenth lesson in the iKNOW™ Electrical
Theory for Troubleshooters Library, this
lesson discusses Wye and Delta
configurations and explains the relationship
between phase and line voltages in various
connections, and demonstrates the
application of the formula that shows this
relationship.
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Introduction to
Transformers
The eleventh lesson in the iKNOW™ Electrical
Theory for Troubleshooters Library, this
lesson presents the basic parts of a
transformer and their function. The lesson
explains turns ratio and its relationship to
a transformer’s input and output voltages.
The participant is also cautioned regarding
the dangers of improper transformer
connections.
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Transformers
This is the final lesson in the iKNOW™
Electrical Theory for Troubleshooters
Library. This lesson builds on the
information presented in the lesson,
Introduction to Transformers. How to
determine primary current and voltage,
secondary current and voltage, and load is
taught. The function of various transformers
is also explained.