Vocational

Automation Engineering with a Focus on Electrical Design, 40 YH credits.

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Part of the YH programme Elkonstruktör at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: ELKO23LIN.

Automation Engineering with a Focus on Electrical Design, 40 YH credits, gives knowledge and skills in automation engineering with a focus on electrical design. The course covers power electronic components, control and monitoring systems, and PLC programming and commissioning of automated systems. The course prepares you for LIA and the professional role of electrical design engineer in automation.

Duration: 40 h
Language: Swedish
Level: Advanced
CSN-eligible

Time commitment: Full-time study equivalent to 40 YH credits (about 8 weeks)

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About the course.

The course covers the function and use of power electronic components, control and monitoring systems, and PLC programming and commissioning of automated systems. Through theory and practical exercises, the course provides basic knowledge of automation engineering for the professional field of electrical design.

The course covers the function and use of power electronic components, control and monitoring systems, and PLC programming and commissioning of automated systems. Through theory and practical exercises, the course provides basic knowledge of automation engineering for the professional field of electrical design.

What you will learn

What you learn.

  • You can independently design, analyse and document automation solutions.
  • You have knowledge of the function and use of power electronic components.
  • You can work with control and monitoring systems for automated plants.
  • You can program and commission PLC-controlled systems.
  • You are prepared for LIA and the professional role of electrical design engineer in automation.
Curriculum

How the course is built.

  1. Power electronic components

    Function and use of power electronics in automation systems.

  2. Control and monitoring systems

    How automated systems are controlled and monitored.

  3. PLC programming

    Programming and commissioning of PLC-controlled systems.

  4. Design and documentation

    Independently designing and documenting automation solutions.

  5. Preparation for LIA

    Practical exercises ahead of workplace learning in automation.

Target audience

Who is this for?

The course is aimed at YH students in electrical design with a focus on automation.

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