Electrical Training Institute

Reading Electrical Schematics Training

Reading Electrical Schematics Training Reading Electrical Schematics Training

Students will be introduced to electrical symbols, one-line and three-line electrical schematics and their content, including basic layout and legends. Participants will participate in practical exercises in schematic reading, diagram verification and the steps required for creating and maintaining accurate one line diagrams. Students are encouraged to bring examples of their own facility's prints to use during practical exercises. Low, medium and high-voltage installations can be reviewed as requested by participants.

 

COMPLIANCE REGULATIONS:

  • 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
  • NPFA 70E
  • Manufacturers Standards
  • Company Policy, Procedures and Practices

 

In order to comply with the above-mentioned regulations, complete and up-to-date electrical single-line diagrams and equipment operating and control schematics must be made available in the work place. These important documents are required to be updated as necessary or as equipment changes or is modified and sometimes verified on an annual basis. In addition, this two-day program is designed to provide knowledge of the various types of electrical diagrams used in the industry, and to develop the skills necessary to read, draw and interpret these diagrams.

 

YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:

  • Create a block map of the installed equipment
  • Transfer the information to the one line diagram
  • Verify electrical prints and make changes to existing diagrams
  • Create and maintain regulatory compliant electrical diagrams

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

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.

 

STUDENTS RECEIVE

  • FREE Electricity Forum Digital Electrical Testing & Measurement Handbook (Value $20.00)
  • $100 Coupon Toward any Future Electricity Forum Event (Restrictions Apply)
  • 1.4 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Credits
  • FREE Magazine Subscription (Value $25.00)
  • Course Materials in Paper Format
  • Register Three, Get One FREE

 

 

Reading Electrical Schematics Training

DAY ONE



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.


 

DAY TWO


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

Both days:

Start: 8:00 a.m.
Coffee Break: 10:00 a.m.
Lunch: 12:00 noon
Restart: 1:15 p.m.
Finish: 4:30 p.m.

 

 

Live Online Course Registration Fees & CEU Credits

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EARN CONTINUING EDUCATION UNIT (CEU) CREDITS

EIC

Successful completion of this course qualifies delegates to receive a certificate of course completion with indicated CEUs.

CEUs are granted by the Engineering Institute of Canada. One CEU is equivalent to 10 professional development hours of instruction.

This course earns 1.2 CEUs.