Electrics

1. 020-08-01 Electrical basics: DC, AC, circuits and magnetism planned

   Direct current: voltage, current, resistance, conductivity, Ohm’s law, power and work · Alternating current: voltage, current, amplitude, phase, frequency and resistance · Circuits: series and parallel · Magnetic field: effects in an electrical circuit

2. 020-08-02 Batteries and chargers planned

   Types, characteristics and limitations · Battery chargers, characteristics and limitations

3. 020-08-03 Static electricity and lightning planned

   Basic principles · Static dischargers · Protection against interference · Lightning effects

4. 020-08-04 Generation, components and distribution planned

   DC generation: types, design, operation, degraded modes of operation, indications and warnings · AC generation: types, design, operation, degraded modes of operation, indications and warnings · Basic elements: basic principles of switches, circuit-breakers and relays · General: (a) bus bar, common earth and priority; (b) AC and DC comparison.