Course Details
Basic Electricity
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
Pre-Course Survey
Course Introduction
Fundamentals of Electricity
Module Introduction
Composition of Matter
Static Electricity
Magnetism
Electromagnetism
Module Summary
Module Assessment
DC Circuits
Module Introduction
Ohm’s Law and Power
Power and Power Sources
Resistors
Circuit Protection Devices
Series DC Circuits
Parallel DC Circuits
Capacitors in DC Circuits
Inductors in DC Circuits
Module Summary
Module Assessment
AC Circuits
Module Introduction
Alternating Current
Reactance
AC Circuits
AC Power
Transformers and Inverters
Module Summary
Module Assessment
Circuit Measuring Instruments
Module Introduction
DC Measuring Devices
AC Measuring Devices
Batteries
Module Summary
Module Assessment
Electronics and Logic
Module Introduction
Semiconductors and Diodes
Intro to Transistors
Filtering
Amplifier Circuits
Digital Logic
Module Summary
Module Assessment
Generators, Motors, and Alternators
Module Introduction
DC Generators
DC Generator Characteristics and Maintenance
DC Motors
AC Motors
Alternators
Generator Regulation
Module Summary
Module Assessment
Review
Exam
Post-Course Survey