Motors and Controllers

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Credits: 4 Prerequisite: Admitted into Instrumentation and Control Program or Electrician Technician Program and successful completion of first-year Electronics, Electronics/Telecommunications, Instrumentation and Control Technology or Electrician Technology courses or admitted into Energy Services and Renewables Technician or Industrial Automation and Robotics Program or departmental approval. Typically Offered: SPRING Topics of study include, types of AC and DC motors, stepper motors, motor theory, types of motor controls, three phase power, Y and delta configurations, variable speed drives (variable frequency and variable DC), motor and other electrical equipment protection (breakers and overloads).