Installation Rules

This course prepares the learner for the National Examination (Paper 1 & 2) at the FET College. All Legal aspects (OSHAct), Rules and Regulations (SANS10142-1), previous exam papers and relevant codes are covered.

Gain understanding of the:-

• OSHACT
• Electrical Installation Regulations (2009)
• Electrical Machinery Regulations (2011)
• SANS 10142-1

Learn to:

• Use SANS 10142-1 as an installation guide.
• Determine earth continuity conductor size.
• Use tables to determine current carrying capacity of cables.
• Calculate voltage drop of circuits.
• Determine minimum cable size to be used for a circuit.
• Determine maximum number of conductors in a conduit.
• Determine the Loop Impedance and Prospective short circuit current at the point of installation.

Mathematics N3

This course covers the syllabi as prescribed by Department of Higher Education and Training. It is one of the subjects that are required when registering as an Installation Electrician (Wireman’s License) at Department of Labour.

Topics covered include Exponents and Logarithms, Factors, Equations, Word Problems & Manipulation, Algebraic Graphs, Co-ordinate Geometry, Trigonometry and Calculus.

All books, additional study material and some past exam papers will be provided.

Renkalec Training Centre will enrol the learner at a FET college for the national examination of this subject.

Engineering Science N3

This course covers the syllabi as prescribed by Department of Higher Education and Training. It is one of the subjects that are required when registering as an Installation Electrician (Wireman’s License) at Department of Labour.

Topics covered include Movement, Moment, Forces, Friction, Heat, Chemistry, Electricity and Hydraulics.

All books, additional study material and some past exam papers will be provided.

Renkalec Training Centre will enroll the learner at a FET college for the national examination of this subject.

Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s)

This course is presented in collaboration with NGTS Training Centre and the qualification is assessed against National Unit Standards, listed under the auspices of MERSETA, with QCTO.

The course introduces the learner to the field of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Control Systems Technology (CST).

This training has a theoretical and practical component (control panel simulation using the Siemens PLC S7-200).

Learn to:

• Configure the Hardware.
• Install the Software (STEP 7 Micro/Win for Beginners).
• Start STEP 7.
• Use the help system.
• Connect and configure the communication cable.
• Preform the first function test.
• Perform the first Programming exercise. (a) Writing the program; (b) Opening the program exercise; (c) Downloading the program; (d) Function and test of the exercise program; (e) Elements of the Ladder logic, function Blocks Diagram and Statement list; (f) Transforming a circuit diagram; (g) Status view(ONLINE); (h) Statements.

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) -Advanced

This course is presented in collaboration with NGTS Training Centre and the qualification is assessed against National Unit Standards, listed under the auspices of MERSETA, with QCTO.

The course expands the concepts learned in the Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) – Intermediate course. It expands on the concepts studied before and deals with advanced features such as described below.

The training has a theoretical and practical component (control panel with analogue processing simulation using the Siemens S7-300 CPU).

Topics covered:

Hardware Configuration is important before any programming takes place.

Advanced Programming exercise:

• Statement List Programming
• Accumulator Functions
• Distributed inputs and outputs and Parameter Assignment
• Block calls and multiple instances
• Indirect addressing
• Instruction with REAL numbers
• Instruction with REAL numbers
• Analogs Processing

Human Machine Interfaces (HMI’s)

This course is presented in collaboration with NGTS Training Centre and the qualification is assessed against National Unit Standards, listed under the auspices of MERSETA, with QCTO.

The course covers the field of Human Machine Interfacing (HMI), communicating with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).

The training expands the concepts learned in the Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) – Intermediate course. It expands on the concepts studied before and deals with advanced features such as described below.

The training has a theoretical and practical component (Siemens HMI Panels communicating with S7-300 and S7-1200 TIA Portal CPU).

Learn to:

*Note: Hardware Configuration is important before any programming takes place.

Perform a Touch Panel Programming exercise in terms of:

• Tags programming (Plant stop and starts, analogs-Set points(SP) Process Variables(PV) Output Variables(MV).
• Level, Pressure and Temperature Transmitter’s Values displaying.