Electrical Safety and Measurements (3 cr)
Code: ELA22GY06-3001
General information
Enrollment
01.12.2022 - 31.12.2022
Timing
01.01.2023 - 19.02.2023
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
Scheduling groups
- ELA22-S1 (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
- ELA22-S2 (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
- ELA22-S3 (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
- ELA22-Y1 (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
- ELA22-Y2 (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
- ELA22-Y3 (Size: 30. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
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ELA22D-VIngenjör (YH), el- och automationsteknik, 2022, dagstudier
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ÖH22ELA-LED-VÖppna YH, el-och automationsteknik ledstudier
Small groups
- ELA22-S1
- ELA22-S2
- ELA22-S3
- ELA22-Y1
- ELA22-Y2
- ELA22-Y3
Objective
The student:
- knows the risks of using electricity
- knows and is able to describe the effects of electric current in the human body
- knows the basic electrical safety-related laws and regulations of electrical engineering
- knows and is able to describe different protection principles against dangerous contact voltages
- knows and is 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)
Knows the risks of using electricity.
Knows the effects of the electric current in the human body
Knows the basic electrical safety-related laws and regulations of electrical engineering.
Knows different protection principles against dangerous contact voltages.
Knows how electrical circuits are designed to meet all safety requirements imposed on them.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
Knows the risks of using electricity.
Knows and is able to describe the effects of electric current in the human body
Knows the basic of electrical safety-related laws and regulations of electrical engineering.
Knows and is able to describe different protection principles against dangerous contact voltages.
Knows and is able to calculate electrical circuits to meet all safety requirements imposed on them.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
Knows the risks of using electricity.
Knows and is able to describe the effects of electric current in the human body
Knows the basic electrical safety-related laws and regulations of electrical engineering.
Knows and is able to describe various protection principles against dangerous contact voltages.
Knows and is able to calculate electrical circuits to meet all safety requirements imposed on them.
Qualifications
No prerequisites.