Electrical Safety and Measurements (3 cr)
Code: ELA18GY06-3004
General information
Enrollment
15.11.2021 - 09.01.2022
Timing
03.01.2022 - 20.02.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Faculty of Technology and Seafaring
Campus
Vasa, Wolffskavägen 33
Teaching languages
- Svenska
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Electrical Engineering and Automation
Teachers
- Jan Berglund
- Joachim Böling
Teacher in charge
Ronnie Sundsten
Scheduling groups
- Group A (Size: 20. Open UAS: 0.)
- Group B (Size: 20. Open UAS: 0.)
- Group C (Size: 20. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
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ÖH21ELALED-VÖppna YH, IngELALed, Vasa
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ELA21D-VIngenjör (YH), el- och automationsteknik, 2021, dagstudier
Small groups
- Group A
- Group B
- Group C
Objective
Know the risks of using electricity.
Know and be able to describe the effects of electric current in the human body
Know the basic electrical safety-related laws and regulations of electrical engineering.
Know and be able to describe different protection principles against dangerous contact voltages.
Know and be able to calculate electrical circuits to meet all safety requirements imposed on them.
Content
Hazards with electricity.
Information and studies of electrical accidents and fires in Finland and other countries.
Physiological effects of electric current.
The human body as a component of a circuit.
The effects of the current.
Protection methods against dangerous currents.
Definitions of key concepts in electrical safety.
Different distribution systems.
RCD.
IP classes.
Basic principles for emergency first aid in the event of an accident.
Evaluation scale
H-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Know the risks of using electricity.
Know the effects of the electric current in the human body
Know the basic electrical safety-related laws and regulations of electrical engineering.
Know different protection principles against dangerous contact voltages.
Know how electrical circuits are designed to meet all safety requirements imposed on them.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Know the risks of using electricity.
Know and be able to describe the effects of electric current in the human body
Know the basic electrical safety-related laws and regulations of electrical engineering.
Know and be able to describe different protection principles against dangerous contact voltages.
Know and be able to calculate electrical circuits to meet all safety requirements imposed on them.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Know the risks of using electricity.
Know and be able to describe the effects of electric current in the human body
Know the basic electrical safety-related laws and regulations of electrical engineering.
Know and be able to describe various protection principles against dangerous contact voltages.
Know and be able to calculate electrical circuits to meet all safety requirements imposed on them.
Qualifications
No prerequisites.