Power Plant Technology Course Descriptions
PPT 101, Power Plant Fundamentals. Introduction to power plant systems including boiler, turbine, generator, condenser, pumps and auxiliary equipment. Emphasizes use of schematics and diagrams in discussing plant systems. Includes plant safety topics. Three hours lecture. 3 CH.
PPT 102, Power Plant Water Systems. Study of Water Treatment Systems for power plants. Introduction to mechanical equipment found in power plants including cooling towers, pumps and other equipment. Includes thermodynamics and mechanical assembly drawings and diagrams. Three hours lecture. 3 CH.
PPT 105, Basic DC Circuits. This course includes basic concepts of electricity, voltage, current, power, resistance, capacitance, and inductance. It covers fundamental laws of circuit analysis: Ohm's law, Kirchoff's voltage and current laws, Thevenin's and Norton's theorems with applications in basic DC series-parallel circuits. Direct-current sources, basic electromechanical devices, equipment protection and use of multimeters are studied. Three hours lecture. 3 CH
Prerequisite: C in Math 012 or a Math ACT of 19 and Concurrent registration in MAT 130, Technical Math I.
PPT 106, Basic AC Circuits. This course introduces basic concepts of sinusoidal and other waveform shapes of alternating current. It defines impedance, phase angle, power and power factor as they relate to resistive, inductive and capacitive (RLC) circuits. Fundamental principles of electromagnetism and electromagnetic induction are studied. Devices like inductors and transformers that make use of electromagnetic induction are discussed. In addition, semiconductor principles and devices are introduced including diodes, bipolar and field effected transistors and operational amplifiers. Three hours lecture. 3 CH.
Prerequisite: PPT 105, Basic DC Circuits and MAT 131, Technical Math II.
PPT 107, Electrical Controls. Study of electrical diagrams, control circuits and control devices, including motor starters. Three hours lecture. 3 CH.
Prerequisite: PPT 105, Basic DC Circuits.
PPT 150, Power Plant Internship. Compensated and evaluated work experience at an electric power plant typically during the summer. Actual hours and shift schedule determined by the company. 3 CH.
Prerequisite: PPT 101, Power Plant Fundamentals and Permission of Power Plant Technology Program Director.
PPT 201, Gas Turbines/Integrated Cycles. Study of gas turbines used in power plants as generators and equipment associated with Integrated Cycles Systems including gas turbines, heat recovery steam generators and coal gasification process equipment. Three hours lecture. 3 CH.
PPT 202, Instrumentation and Control. Introduces the basic principles of process instrumentation and control systems. Measurement parameters such as flow, pressure, level, temperature, and pH will be examined. Includes programmable logic controllers, distributed control systems and process and control diagrams (P&CD's). Three hours lecture. 3 CH.
Prerequisite: PPT 101, Power Plant Fundamentals.
PPT 203, Power Plant Electrical Machinery. Study of motor, generator and transformer systems. Three hours lecture. 3 CH.
Co-requisite: PPT 106, Basic AC Circuits.
PPT 204, Power Plant Steam Systems. Study of boiler design and construction, boiler operating and maintenance, steam turbines, boiler auxiliary systems and pollution control equipment. Three hours of lecture. 3 CH.
Recommended Prerequisite: PPT 102, Power Plant Water Systems.
PPT 250, Power Plant Seminar. Capstone course. Prior Power Plant Technology course information is reviewed in preparation for practice Stationary Engineer Exam. Course includes preparations for employment, Work Keys testing, Gen Ed Portfolio and Power Plant Administration. Three hours lecture. 3 CH.
Prerequisite: Permission of PPT Program Director.
MAT 130, Technical Math I. This course will cover trigonometric functions and their graphs, vectors and oblique triangles, complex numbers, polar coordinates, systems of inequalities, matrices, polynomials of higher degree, sequences and series, introductory statistics, and more applied to technical work-related problems. Three hours lecture. 3 CH.
Prerequisite: Math ACT of 19 or C in Math 012.
MAT 131, Technical Math II. This course will cover trigonometric functions and their graphs, vectors and oblique triangles, complex numbers, polar coordinates, systems of inequalities, matrices, polynomials of higher degree, sequences and series, introductory statistics, and more applied to technical work-related problems. Three hours lecture. 3 CH.
Prerequisite: MAT 130, Technical Math I or a Math ACT of 21.