Rick Villarreal's Badge Portfolio
Three Phase Testing
Description
Objective:
Understand the principles of 3 phase electricity and the application of phase sequencing and motor rotation. Learn to interpret test instrument category ratings and how to safely use a digital clamp-on meter to take measurements in order to successfully complete lab activities related to 3 phase motor installation and troubleshooting.
Competencies
- Demonstrating safe and efficient use of a digital clamp-on multimeter
- Understanding and performing calculations of electrical principles and laws
- Demonstrate understanding of 3 Phase Sequence and Motor Rotation
- Understands how to measure AC/DC Voltage
Applicable Skills
Conductor Pulling
Description
Objective:
Introduce the components of a cable pulling system. Explain how to calculate the expected cable pulling force. Introduce the concepts and safety procedures associated with manual and powered cable pulling, including sheave and capstan theory. Explain the differences between pulling in conduit, cable tray and other support methods common to electrical and VDV cabling. Evaluate the student’s ability to calculate pull forces and correctly set up and safely operate professional cable pulling equipment using graded lab activities and tests.
Competencies
- Understands the process of manual and power cable pulling operations and systems
- Understands the advantages and demonstrates the proper use of the latest pulling equipment on copper and aluminum wire.
- Demonstrated the ability to safely use power pulling systems
- Demonstrates the ability to calculate pulling and load forces associated with manual and power pulling methods.
Applicable Skills
Insulation & Ground Rod Testing
Description
Objective:
Understand the applications and operation of insulation and ground resistance testers. Learn to interpret resistance measurements and how to safely use digital insulation resistance and clamp-on style ground rod resistance meters to take measurements in order to successfully complete lab activities.
Competencies
- Understand the applications and operation of insulation resistance and ground rod resistance testers.
- Measure insulation resistance on conductors, transformers and motor windings
- Measure ground rod resistance with a clamp-on style ground rod resistance tester
- Interpret category ratings for meters and test leads.
- Apply electrical principles and laws to calculate resistance
- Understand the importance of electrical safety guidelines and PPE best practices
Applicable Skills
Conductor Fishing
Description
Objective:
Introduce the tools used by professional trades workers for fishing conductors through various raceways. Explain the applications for manual and power fishing systems. Evaluate the student’s ability to select and safely use the appropriate tool using graded lab activities and tests.
Competencies
- Understands the process of raceway preparation for pulling wire through intended pathways
- Understands the advantages and demonstrates the proper use of the latest fishing equipment.
- Demonstrated the ability to safely use manual and power fishing systems
- Understands the theory of cable installation.
Applicable Skills
Advanced Bending
Description
Objective:
Learn the bending characteristics of the various conduits used in the electrical trade. Apply the bending theory required to calculate, layout and perform a variety of the most common bends used in the electrical trade. Advance to using the industry standard electric and hydraulic benders, as well as PVC heaters that emphasize productivity and more advanced techniques to make larger radius, segment bends.
Competencies
- Demonstrated proficiency by bending conduit using the industry standard electric and hydraulic benders, as well as PVC heaters that
- emphasize productivity and more advanced techniques to make larger radius, segment bends.
- Applied mathematics required to calculate, layout and perform a variety of the most common bends used in the electrical trades.
- Used professional grade tools related to conduit bending to measure, cut and prepare conduit for installation.
- Understands the planning and regulations around conduit installation.
- Understands the theory and principles applied to bending conduit.
- Understands conduit characteristics.
- Understands and follows industry safety and regulations.
Applicable Skills
Wire Pathways - Knockouts
Description
Objective:
The history of the knockout punch and its applications will be explained. Compare the various knockout punch drive methods available and their influence on productivity, ergonomics and tool life. Demonstrate safe and proper use of manual, hydraulic and battery powered knockout punch systems. Evaluate the student’s ability to select and properly use manual, hydraulic and battery powered knockout punch systems to create accurate panel layouts using lab activities.
Competencies
- Demonstrated the proper use of professional tools for creating pathways for cabling through commercial and residential framing materials and
- ingress into metal panels and control boxes.
- Understands the advantages and proper use of the latest professional wire pathway making solutions used in the trades.
- Understands the theory of Wire Pathways and Types of Materials.
- Demonstrate understanding of Knockout tools for Wire Pathway Creation.
- Understands and follows industry safety and regulations.
Applicable Skills
Bending Basics
Description
Objective:
Learn the bending characteristics of the various conduits used in the electrical trade. Apply the bending theory required to calculate, layout and perform a variety of the most common bends used in the electrical trade. Demonstrate proficiency by bending conduit using hand benders and ratchet mechanical benders.
Competencies
- Demonstrated proficiency by bending conduit using hand benders and mechanical benders to make 90-degree, offset, back-to-back, and
- saddle bends.
- Demonstrated proficiency by threading rigid conduit using hand threaders.
- Applied mathematics required to calculate, layout and perform a variety of the most common bends used in the electrical trades.
- Used professional grade tools related to conduit bending to measure, cut and prepare conduit for installation.
- Understands the planning and regulations around conduit installation.
- Understands the theory and principles applied to bending conduit.
- Understands conduit characteristics.
- Understands and follows industry safety and regulations.
Applicable Skills
Hand Bending
Description
Objective:
Learn the bending characteristics of the various conduits used in the electrical trade. Apply the bending theory required to calculate, layout and perform a variety of the most common bends used in the electrical trade. Demonstrate proficiency by bending conduit using hand benders and related hand tools.
Competencies
- Demonstrated proficiency by bending conduit using hand benders to make 90-degree, offset, back-to-back, and saddle bends.
- Applied mathematics required to calculate, layout and perform a variety of the most common bends used in the electrical trades.
- Used professional grade tools related to conduit bending to measure, cut and prepare conduit for installation.
- Understands the planning and regulations around conduit installation.
- Understands the theory and principles applied to bending conduit.
- Understands conduit characteristics.
- Understands and follows industry safety and regulations.
Applicable Skills
Branch and Series Level Termination
Description
Objective:
Identify the different circuit levels and types and sizes of electrical conductors used in those circuits. Introduce the applicable regulations concerning cutting and terminating branch/series level electrical wire and cables. Evaluate the student’s ability to safely and correctly use professional wire termination tools to terminate electrical conductors using graded lab activities and tests.
Competencies
- Understands and can identify the four circuit levels and the regulations concerning cutting, stripping and crimping electrical wire.
- Understands the advantages and demonstrates the proper use of the latest electrical wire termination tools for cutting, stripping and crimping
- electrical connectors on copper and aluminum wire.
- Demonstrated the use of professional grade electrical wire termination tools to cut, strip and crimp electrical connectors on Series wire sizes.
- Understands the theory of Wire Termination as well as common connector and cable types.
- Demonstrated connector crimp profile recognition and limitations.
Applicable Skills
Service Level Termination
Description
Objective:
Identify the different circuit levels and types and sizes of electrical conductors used in those circuits. Introduce the applicable regulations concerning bending, cutting, stripping and terminating service level electrical wire and cables. Evaluate the student’s ability to safely and correctly use professional wire termination tools to terminate electrical conductors using graded lab activities and tests.
Competencies
- Understands and can identify the four circuit levels and the regulations concerning cutting, stripping and crimping electrical wire.
- Understands the advantages and demonstrates the proper use of the latest electrical wire termination tools for cutting, stripping and crimping
- electrical connectors on copper and aluminum wire.
- Demonstrated the use of professional grade electrical wire termination tools to cut, strip and crimp electrical connectors on Service wire sizes.
- Understands the theory of Wire Termination as well as common connector and cable types.
- Demonstrated connector crimp profile recognition and limitations.
Applicable Skills
Wire Pathways - Rotary
Description
Objective:
Introduce the key theories behind rotary hole making. Explain the benefits of tool designs and materials when choosing rotary cutting tools and their effect on workmanship and productivity. Demonstrate the safety, proper use and maintenance of professional rotary pathways tools. Evaluate the student’s ability to choose and safely use the proper tool for creating pathways in various materials using lab activities.
Competencies
- Demonstrated the proper use of professional tools for creating pathways for cabling through commercial and residential framing materials and
- ingress into metal panels and control boxes.
- Understands the advantages and proper use of the latest professional wire pathway making solutions used in the trades.
- Understands the theory of Wire Pathways and Types of Materials.
- Demonstrate understanding of Rotary tools including spade bits, twist bits, masonry bits and step bits for Wire Pathway Creation.
- Understands and follows industry safety and regulations.