Training
Descriptions:
BOC 211 – Motors in Facilities
| Credits: |
.7 |
| Lecture: |
6 hrs |
| Class Exercise: |
1 hr |
| Total: |
7 hrs |
Prerequisites: Students will have completed BOC Level 1 series or equivalent
competency shall be shown.
Learning Outcomes/Competencies:
At the completion of Motors in Facilities, a participant will:
- understand how motors work.
- identify uses and applications of motors in facilities.
- be familiar with equipment & terms for use with motor vendors.
- identify maintenance programs for motors in commercial facilities.
- comprehend the causes of motor failure and key factors involved in repair
or replace decision-making.
- know how to use motor management practices to increase efficiency and improve
performance.
Texts: STUDENT
HANDBOOK: BOC 211- Motors in Facilities, plus course handouts
Special Equipment (provided by instructor): 3 phase motor,
single phase motor (run / start cap.), motor starter, phase monitor, time delay,
class 10 and class 20 overload, old bearing, magnet wire coil, resilient mount
motor, ASD, EASA
failure chart, electric motor management software, electric motor management
repair specifications.
Evaluation:
BOC 211 – Motors in Facilities: Course Outline
1. Introduction
a. Course
overview & objectives
b. Audience
experiences and interest areas
c. Reference
material
2. Overview
of How Motors Work
a. AC & DC motor fundamentals
b. Magnetic induction
c. Power
factor
d. Series & parallel
connections
e. What is horsepower?
3. AC Motor
Types
a. Three phase motors
b. Three
phase motor characteristics
c. Connections
d. Single phase motors
e. Single
phase motor principles
f. Single
phase motor types
g. Multi-speed motors
h. Constant
torque
i. Variable
torque
4. Applying
Motors in Facilities
a. NEMA Frames and Re-rates
b. Standard
Designations
c. Custom
Designations
d. Enclosure Types and Considerations
5. Load
Characteristics
a. Ways to determine motor loads
b. Load calculations
c. Measuring motor loads
6. Motor
Control
a. Circuit protection and disconnect
b. Motor starters
c. Electronic controllers
d. Adjustable
speed drives
e. Soft
Starters
f. Motor control support devices
7. Motor
Maintenance
a. Environmental considerations
b. Bearings & lubrication
c. Mounting/remounting
d. Dirt & corrosion
e. Heat, noise, vibration
f. Scheduled maintenance
g. Resilient mounting
8. Motor
Failures
a. Bearings
b. Single phasing
c. Moisture and age
d. Voltage source problems
e. Learning from motor failures
9. Motor
Management
a. Available tools (software)
b. Inventory of facility motors
c. Repair/replace decisions
d. Repair specifications
10. Outside
Sources
a. Repair of motors
b. Replacing motors
c. Unusual considerations
11. Energy
Efficient Motors
a. EPAct 1994 (October 1997)
b. Nominal
efficiency
c. Guaranteed
efficiency
d. Energy efficient motor selection
e. Determining power costs
f. Assessing economic feasibility
12. Open
Discussion
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