Energy Courses

In this course, the student will learn about renewable energy systems. The course will provide the student with knowledge of renewable energy sources and how they work in the energy industry. The student will demonstrate their acquired knowledge from the course by conducting research projects relating to renewable energy systems and presenting their findings. The student will gain experience with renewable energy systems utilizing the system manuals and electrical schematics to become familiar with the functions, operations, design, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of these systems.

Students will cover mathematics, which are applied to the relevant subject areas throughout the program including applications of formulas, conversions, imperial systems, metric systems, and additional subject areas relevant to progress in the program. Additionally, the students will learn the safety requirements while performing tasks on the job, including an understanding of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations and certification. Lock-Out Tag-Out procedures will be learned and demonstrated. This class will approach safety from a behavioral prevention standpoint. General lab safety and material handling will be covered as well as regulation compliance.

In this course, the students will learn the proper use and interpretation of precision measuring devices such as dial indicators, micrometers, calipers, depth gauges, thread pitch gauges, etc., and the importance of precision measuring devices. This course will include both standard and metric tools, calculations, and techniques to teach the students about equipment that will be encountered in the field. Additionally, students will learn physics concepts and calculations, with relevance to the disciplines of this program’s course content.

Students will be introduced to more advanced electrical theory and applications. The students will work on projects that enhance their ability to design, navigate, troubleshoot, and analyze circuits with the utilization of electrical schematics. The students will complete hands-on lab projects that deal with programmable logic controllers, three-phase systems, and other industrial systems or application. Additionally, this course will cover safety hazards encompassed in troubleshooting and working with electricity. Students will complete the OSHA NFPA 70E arc flash training and testing and receive an OSHA NFPA 70E certificate for completion of the course.

Students will learn basics of digital electronics by exploring semi-conductors, diodes, transistors, and logic gates. Students will further their learning by working on applications of basic digital electronics devices. Students will also explore different numbering systems as they relate to digital electronics. In this course students will learn by constructing operational designs. Students will be evaluated using lab projects, demonstrations, and testing

Students will be introduced to instrumentation and control theory, design, components, and applications. This gives the students an initial look into functional control loops, sensors, and transducer calibration, as well as adjustable control parameters such as the proportional, integral, and derivatives. Students will learn the processes involved with monitoring and controlling of equipment. This course will present utilization and testing of instrumentation and control components.

Students will begin to demonstrate the obtained knowledge from prior course content using it to begin the programming of programmable logic controllers for the purpose of an operational function. The use of programming will be explored in manufacturing, automation, and process applications along with additional practical applications. Students will be required to demonstrate their knowledge and skills by completing lab projects which will be further developed for future applications in this program.

This course will build upon many of the skills learned throughout the program. In this course, students will continue to learn about electrical and mechanical relationships and connection used in the electrical mechanical engineering domain with emphasis on industrial and manufacturing applications. This will reinforce earlier concepts learned in the program. Students will also demonstrate skills learned by connecting electrical mechanical systems and testing operation.

Students will learn to troubleshoot electrical or mechanical systems. This will include physical, mechanical, electrical, or electronic corrections for all types of electrical mechanical systems, controllers, programs, and industrial networks. Students will demonstrate and be evaluated on their ability to troubleshoot, advance, and improve systems.

Students will develop advanced critical thinking, analytic problem solving, and effective communication. This will include reporting and documenting an accurate evaluation process, faults, corrections, and prevention methods relevant to electrical mechanical engineering domain. Students will learn a common technical language and systematic problem-solving approach to identify root causes and communicate solutions.