| 560-000 | Electrical Trades Training Manual (Electrical) | |
| 560-001 | Electrical Trades Handbook | |
FULL INDEX |
| SECTION 1 FUNDAMENTALS |
SECTION 2 ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS | SECTION 3 RACEWAYS |
| Historical Notes Electricity Basics Basics/Charges Basics/Materials Conductors Insulators Semiconductors Electrical Quantities Electrical Current Electromotive Force Opposition Basic Electric Circuit Resistance Resistors Ohm's Law Power & Energy Basic Electrical Formulas Series Circuits Voltage Divider Formula Parallel Circuits Series-Parallel Circuits Three-Wire Edison Wheatstone Bridge Alternating Current (AC) AC-RMS Values Inductance-Magnetic Field Induced Voltage Self-Inductance Mutual Inductance Series Inductors Parallel Inductors Inductive Reactance Impedance Capacitance Capacitive Reactance RLC Series Circuits RLC Parallel Circuits Three-Phase/Wye Three-Phase/Wye-Delta Three-Phase/Sequence |
Conductor Materials Copper Aluminum Handling Aluminum Connectors Code Requirements Conductor Insulation Insulation Materials Fire Rating Conductor Shapes Conductor Sizes Rectangular Busbar Area Round Conductor Area Size of Round Conductors Conductor Data Conductor Ratings Insulation Type Conductor Material Adjacent Conductors Sheath-Type Conductors Cord Current Ratings Busbar Current Ratings Voltage Drop Voltage Drop Factors Calculating Voltage Drop Conductor Markings/ID High Voltage Conductors Terminating & Splicing |
Raceway Types Rigid Metallic Conduit Steel Conduit Aluminum Conduit Silicon Bronze Conduit Conduit Threading Conduit Bending Cutting/Reaming/Threading Condulets Conduit Support Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit Type 80 (PVC) Electrical Metallic (EMT) Conduit Fill Conduit Fill Examples Conduit Expansion Flexible Conduit Nonmetallic Tubing (ENT) Cable Trays Cables/Conductors in Trays Support Clamps Cable Tray Grounding Rollers & Pulleys Busways Busways Under 600 V Busways Over 600 V Busway Uses Cablebus Cablebus (Parallel) Cablebus Installation Wireways Underfloor Raceways Cellular Floor Raceways Surface Raceways Raised Floorsion |
| SECTION 4 WIRING DEVICES |
SECTION 5 PROTECTIVE DEVICES |
SECTION 6 DISTRIBUTION |
| Introduction Enclosure Types Enclosure Designations Boxes Box Types Box Sizes (USA) Box Sizes (Canada) Box Table Examples Receptacles Non-Locking Configurations GP Receptacles HD Industrial Receptacles Receptacle Maintenance Plug Maintenance Switches Types of Switches Switch& Box Dimensions Switch Maintenance Cover Plates Hazardous Locations Nameplates |
Protection Principles Short Circuits/Overloads Short Circuit Calculations "Quick" Calculations Fuses Fuse Ratings Current Limiting Log-Log Graphs Selective Coordination Low Voltage Fuses Single Element Fuse Dual Element Fuse Fuses Over 600 V Circuit Breakers Molded Case Breakers Low Voltage Breakers Magnetic Circuit Breakers Current Limiting Breakers Solid State Trip Breakers Ground Fault Breakers Low Voltage Breakers Medium Voltage Breakers Air Circuit Breakers Vacuum Circuit Breakers SF6 Circuit Breakers Oil Circuit Breakers |
Equipment Clearances Clearances (USA) Clearances (CANADA) Metering Equipment Low Voltage Connections Panelboards Motor Control Centers MCC Prewiring MCC (Low Voltage) NEC Enclosures M.C. (Medium Voltage) Programmable Controllers Switchgear Low Voltage Medium Voltage Metal Enclosures Switchgear Maintenance |
| SECTION 7 MOTORS |
SECTION 8 TRANSFORMERS |
SECTION 9 GROUNDING |
| Motor Types Motor Nameplate Data Motor Nameplate Terms Power Rating Service Factor Insulation Class Locked kVA Code Rotor Torque Design Duty Classification Enclosure Type Frame Size Voltage of Motor Motor Frequency Motor Speed Current Rating DC Motors DC Motor Construction DC Motor Principles DC Motor Characteristics DC Motor Control Stopping DC Motor DC Motor Speed Control AC Polyphase Motors AC Polyphase Construction AC Polyphase Principle Wound Rotor Motors Synchronous Motors Motor Wiring Polyphase Speed Control Reversing Induction Motor Motor Efficiency Motor Power Factor LV Polyphase Controllers Unbalanced Line Voltage Single Phase Motors Split Phase Motors Capacitor Split Phase Permanent Split Phase Lead Numbers & Color Code Single Voltage SP Wiring Low & High Voltage Wiring Single Phase Speed Control Shaded Pole Motor Universal Motor Hysteresis Motor Motor Maintenance Mechanical Problems Lack of Maintenance Electrical Failures Maintenance Scheduling Troubleshooting |
Introduction Operating Principles Polarity Markings Terminal Markings Nameplate Data Classifications Temperature Rise Load Capacity Impedance Voltage Frequency Phase Types Model & Serial Numbers Wiring Insulation & Cooling Class 105 Degrees C (Class A) Class 150 Degrees C (Class B) Class 185 Degrees C (Class F) Class 220 Degrees C (Class H) Efficiency Noise Basic Impulse Level Harmonics "K" Factor Voltage Taps NEC/CEC Requirements Instrument Transformers Autotransformers Connections Single Phase Connections Three Phase Connections Paralleling Transformers Maintenance Dry Type Maintenance Liquid Type Maintenance |
Grounding Purpose Terminology Bonding Bonding Conductor Counterpoise Ground Grounded Grounded Conductor Grounded System Grounding Conductor Grounding Electrode Inductance Grounded Resistance Grounded Ungrounded System System Grounding Ungrounded AC Resistance Grounded AC Inductance Grounded Solidly Grounded Grounding Conductors Grounding/Bonding Connection to Earth Ground Rods Ground Measurement Static Electricity Lightning Protection Livestock Building Cathodic/Anodic |
| SECTION 10 LIGHTING |
SECTION 11 MEASURING INSTRUMENTS |
SECTION 12 SYMBOLS & DRAWINGS |
| Lighting Terms Candlepower Candlepower Curve Coeff. Of Utilization Color Color Rendering Index Color Temperature Efficacy Footcandle Glare Illumination Infrared Light Visible Light Light Loss Factor Luminaire (fixture) Luminaire Efficiency Lumen Lux Reflectance Spacing Ratios Ultraviolet Light Light Sources Incadescent Lamps Fluorescent Lamps High Intensity Discharge Mercury Vapor Lamps Metal Halide Lamps High Pressure Sodium Lamps Low Pressure Sodium Lamps Troubleshooting |
Basic Instruments Voltmeter Ammeter Ohmmeter Megohmmeter Wattmeter |
Electrical Symbols Schematic Symbols Single Line Diagram Symbols Floor Plan Wiring Symbols Electrical Drawings Schematic Drawings Equipment Wiring Diagrams Point to Point Diagrams Baseline Diagrams Highway Diagrams Single Line & Three Line Floor Plan Wiring Diagrams |
| SECTION 13 APPENDIX - EQUATIONS, ABBREVIATIONS AND FORMULAS |
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| Electrical Formulas Ohm's Law Resistance Inductance Capacitance Resistance/Inductance/Capacitance in Series AC Circuits Resistance/Inductance/Capacitance in Parallel AC Circuits Power AC Three Phase General Electrical Abbreviations Conversion Factors Quantities, Units, Symbols Greek Symbols |
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