Course Details
Fundamentals of Electricity and Electronics
This course is designed to partially fulfill the curriculum requirements as set out in Appendix B Part 147 General Curriculum Subjects for Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools established by the Federal Aviation Administration Regulations.
This course addresses the fundamental concepts that are the building blocks for advanced electrical knowledge and practical troubleshooting. Some of the questions addressed are: How does energy travel through a copper wire and through space? What is electric current, electromotive force, and what makes a landing light turn on or a hydraulic pump motor run? Each of these questions requires an understanding of many basic principles. By adding one basic idea on top of other basic ideas, it becomes possible to answer most of the interesting and practical questions about electricity or electronics. Technicians need to be able to practically apply these concepts to be successful in the field of aviation maintenance.
Recommended Prerequisites
Basic Reading Comprehension, Basic Computer Skills, Basic Internet Browsing Skills
What You’ll Learn
Course Module Listing
Overview
Course Pre-Test
Course Introduction
Module 1: Fundamentals of Electricity
Module Introduction
Lesson 1: Composition of Matter
Lesson 2: Static Electricity
Lesson 3: Magnetism
Lesson 4: Electromagnetism
Module Summary
Module Assessment
Module 2: DC Circuits
Module Introduction
Lesson 1: Ohm’s Law and Power
Lesson 2: Electric Power
Lesson 3: Resistors
Lesson 4: Circuit Protection Devices
Lesson 5: Series DC Circuits
Lesson 6: Parallel DC Circuits
Lesson 7: Capacitors in DC Circuits
Lesson 8: Inductors in DC Circuits
Module Summary
Module Assessment
Module 3: AC Circuits
Module Introduction
Lesson 1: Alternating Current
Lesson 2: Reactance
Lesson 3: AC Circuits
Lesson 4: AC Power
Lesson 5: Transformers and Inverters
Module Summary
Module Assessment
Module 4: Circuit Measuring Instruments
Module Introduction
Lesson 1: DC Measuring Instruments
Lesson 2: AC Measuring Devices
Lesson 3: Batteries
Lesson 4: Risk Management
Module Summary
Module Assessment
Module 5: Electronics and Logic
Module Introduction
Lesson 1: Semiconductors and Diodes
Lesson 2: Intro to Transistors
Lesson 3: Filtering
Lesson 4: Amplifier Circuits
Lesson 5: Digital Logic
Module Summary
Module Assessment
Module 6: Generators, Motors, and Alternators
Module Introduction
Lesson 1: DC Generators
Lesson 2: DC Generator Characteristics and Maintenance
Lesson 3: DC Motors
Lesson 4: AC Motors
Lesson 5: Alternators
Lesson 6: Generator Regulation
Module Summary
Module Assessment
End-of-Course Test and Survey
Course Assessment
Course Survey