UEEEL0079 - Plan and analyse LV electrical apparatus

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

• lighting including:

• wiring diagrams for lighting circuits
• switching methods for lighting circuits
• cabling requirements for lighting circuits
• correct operation of installed lighting circuits
• required compliance testing
• basic concepts, terminology, principles and standards relevant to lighting
• types of luminaires and incandescent lamps
  -operation of different lamp types including their control equipment
• expected lamp life, colour rendering and efficacy for different lamp types
• lighting layout in terms of visual comfort and relevant Australian standards
• types of low intensity discharge lamps
• types of high intensity discharge lamps
• LED lighting and its applications
• Neon, Argon and Xenon lighting and their applications
• power factor requirements
• comparison of incandescent, low intensity discharge, high intensity discharge, LED and other types of lighting

• emergency and evacuation lighting and lighting control including:

• factors and requirements of emergency and evacuation lighting concerning illumination levels, luminaire positioning and operating period
• characteristics of maintained, non-maintained and sustained emergency lighting systems
• arrangement of batteries in point and central bank emergency lighting supply systems
• lighting control methods

• fire protection – residential fire and smoke alarms including:

• types of fire and smoke alarms
• regulations and standards requirements regarding residential fire and smoke alarms
• locations for residential fire and smoke alarms
• operation of typical residential fire and smoke alarms

• electrical heating control devices including:

• methods of manual heat control
• methods of automatic heat control
• types and application for common thermostats
• operation of common thermostats
• sensitivity and differential of thermostats
• testing of a thermostat
• applications and operation of simmerstats
• electronic heat control (phase control and zero voltage switching)

• fixed electrical heating appliances including:

• determining the heat energy in joules and kWh in a simple heating process
• methods of heat transfer
• determining the heat energy input and output of a heating process
• operation of reverse cycle air conditioning

• electrical water heater operation including:

• types of water heaters (instantaneous and storage) and their methods of control
• intrinsic safety (pressure relief and thermal cut-out)
• testing of over temperature cut-out point of a thermostat
• switchboard requirements to supply a controlled load water heater
• internal circuit of a twin element water heater, and supply connections
  solar heating system and its integration into an installation

• alternative supplies including:

• reasons for the installation of alternative supplies
• types of alternative supply systems
• characteristics and operation of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs)

• batteries including:

• common types of primary cells and secondary batteries and typical applications
• terminal voltage of common primary cells and secondary cells
• correct storage, handling and disposal techniques for cells and batteries
• charge/discharge cycle for a secondary cell
• effect of internal resistance on a secondary cell
• state of charge of a secondary cell
• commissioning procedures for various secondary batteries
• safe working procedures when working with secondary cells and batteries.