Reading Electrical Schematics Training

Electrical technicians, field engineers, project managers, inspectors, contractors, and journeyman electricians who depend on effective skills and knowledge required in this ever changing fast pace electrically driven environment.

Reading Electrical Schematics Training


INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW OF THE REGULATIONS

How do the regulations apply and what do we need to know?

• Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations
• Provincial Regulations
• CSA Standard Z460 Control of Hazardous Energy
• CSA Standard Z432 Safeguarding of Machinery
• CSA Standard Z142 Code for Power Press Operations
• Canadian Electrical Code 2006 Changes
• NPFA 70E
• Manufacturers Standards
• Company Policy, Procedures and Practices

PRINT READING BASICS
Legends

• What is the purpose of the legend?
• What information can be found in the legend?

Electrical Symbols

• Review of standard symbols.
• Symbol identification and meaning.

Basic layout

• Familiarization with the layout of different schematics and one-line diagrams

Practical exercise using example prints

• Participants will be involved in practical exercises and skills demonstrations of symbol identification and meaning, basic information location and schematic diagram layout.

ELEMENTARY ELECTRICAL DIAGRAMS
Purpose

• What are schematics used for and why are they necessary

DC voltage schematic

• Introduction, familiarization and review of:
• Series circuits,
• Parallel circuits, and
• Series/parallel circuits.

Single-Line Diagram

• Purpose of a single-line
• Equipment identification
• Hazardous energy control

ELEMENTARY ELECTRICAL DIAGRAMS (Continue)
AC voltage schematic

• Equipment identification
• Troubleshooting and fault finding

Three-Line Diagram, and 
Practical exercise using elementary diagrams

• Participants will be involved in practical exercises and skills demonstrations on the identification of circuits, and the uses of single-line, AC schematic and three-line diagrams.

DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING A SINGLE-LINE DIAGRAM

• Regulation compliance
• Site familiarization
• Equipment identification and inventory
• Nomenclature verification
• Preparing a block diagram
• Interconnecting the equipment
• Verification of accuracy
• Practical exercise
• Participants will be involved in the development of a single-line diagram using narrative information.

TROUBLESHOOTING USING ELECTRICAL SCHEMATICS
Purpose

• Effective troubleshooting approach

Evaluating and assessing the fault
Mapping a solution

• Task identification

Identifying the hazards

• Introduction to Job Hazard Analysis

Practical exercise using schematics

• DC circuits
• AC single-phase circuits
• AC three-phase circuits

Questions and Answers

COURSE TIMETABLE

Start: 10:00 a.m. Eastern
Finish: 4:30 p.m. Eastern