Upon completion of this online course you will be able to understand the fundamentals of energy units and electricity including the relevant formulas to calculate resistance and power.
Energy University offers free industry-leading education for professionals from all organisational levels and backgrounds interested in delivering efficiency to their organisation. As a free web-based, on-demand resource, Energy University offers a wide range of courses focused on the critical end markets that represent 72% of worldwide energy consumption: Energy & Infrastructure, Industry, Data Centres & Networks, Buildings and Residential.
Description
This course explores the fundamentals of energy units and electricity. With energy demand rising and greenhouse gas emissions in sharp focus around the world, the time has come for everyone to take action to economize on energy use by the intelligent application of technology to bring about energy efficiency. Understanding these units and concepts is the foundation to managing and controlling energy – and the key to reducing both consumption and emissions.
This course will:
- Describe major energy, electrical units, and formulas
- Explore concepts of single and three phase power supply
- Explain Ohms Law for resistance and power
- Distinguish between real and reactive power
- Calculate motor input and output power using the electric motor efficiency formula
- Explain the concept of degree days
- Set out multi-term equations including several unit conversions
Course Duration
All online courses are convenient one-hour modules that allow progress through the courses at your own speed. As you complete courses, you can receive professional education credits, eventually building toward our Energy Certificate.
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