IET 122 : Rotating Machinery and Controls

This course is a study of the construction, operating characteristics, and installation of different motor control circuits and devices. Emphasis is placed on the control of three phase AC motors. This course covers the use of motor control symbols, magnetic motor starters, running overload protection, push button stations, multiple control stations, two wire control, three wire control, jogging control, sequence control, and ladder diagrams of motor control circuits.Upon completion, students should be able to understand the operation of motor starters, overload protection, interpret ladder diagrams using push button stations and understand complex motor control diagrams.