Course detail

Electrical installations

FEKT-LEICAcad. year: 2011/2012

The course deals with all aspects of the proposal, projection and practice of electrical installations of building with respect to safety.
Students have to work up simply project.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Pavel Kaláb, CSc.

Department

Department of Theoretical and Experimental Electrical Engineering (UTEE)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Fundamental knowledge of a line connection, calculation of the current rating of conductors, protection against overcurrent, protection against electric shock, lighting protection and overvoltage protection. Facility of the electrical installations projection and installation documents creation.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the Bachelor´s degree level is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The project will be evaluated from 0 to 100 points.

Course curriculum

Syllabus:
Fundamental principles of electrical installation of buildings. Standards and regulations.
Assessment of the general characteristics of wiring systems and exterior influences.
Line connection. Calculation of the current rating of conductors. Voltage drop.
Distribution circuit and consumption electrical equipments
Final circuits of lamps, socket outlets and another current using equipment.
Protection against overcurrents.
Protection against electric shock.
Projection of the electrical installations and creation of the installation documents.
Lighting protection. Earthing arrangements.
Overvoltage protection of electronic equipments.
Electrical installations in/on combustible materials and in hollow walls.
Electrical installations in the dangerous locations.
Electrical installations by European Installation Bus standard.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Learn to propose of electrical installations of buildings with European regulations and standards. Get a survey of wiring systems, conductors, devices and equipments for electrical installations.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

IEC 60364: Electrical installations of buildins, set of standards (EN)
Soubor norem:ČSN 33 2000-1 až 7,ČNI (CS)
STEINBAUER, M.; KALÁB, P. Elektrické instalace. Brno: Ing. Zdeněk Novotný, CSc. Ondráčkova 105, 628 00 Brno, 2009. s. 1-130. ISBN: 978-80-214-3839- 2. (CS)

Recommended reading

DVOŘÁČEK, K. Speciální elektroinstalace. ERA Brno 2005, ISBN 80-7366-018-0 (CS)
DVOŘÁČEK, K. Správná a bezpečná elektroinstalace. ERA Brno 2004, ISBN 80-86517-53-5 (CS)
KUNC, J. Elektroinstalace krok za krokem. GRADA 2003, ISBN 80-247-0559-1 (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-ML Master's

    branch ML-TIT , 1 year of study, summer semester, elective interdisciplinary

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Pavel Kaláb, CSc.

Syllabus

Fundamental principles of electrical installation of buildings. Standards and regulations.
Assessment of the general characteristics of wiring systems and exterior influences.
Line connection. Calculation of the current rating of conductors. Voltage drop.
Distribution circuit and consumption electrical equipments
Final circuits of lamps, socket outlets and another current using equipment.
Protection against overcurrents.
Protection against electric shock.
Projection of the electrical installations and creation of the installation documents.
Lighting protection. Earthing arrangements.
Overvoltage protection of electronic equipments.
Electrical installations in/on combustible materials and in hollow walls.
Electrical installations in the dangerous locations.
Electrical installations by European Installation Bus standard.

Laboratory exercise

12 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Pavel Kaláb, CSc.

Syllabus

Wiring systems for electrical installations of buildings.
Conductors and cables for electrical installations of buildings.
Clamps, bars, terminals. Connecting of conductors.
Switchboards.
Low-voltage switchgears, circuit breakers and residual current circuit breakers.
Earth electrodes. Earthing resistance.