Electrical Installations

• 26 hrs lectures
• 20 hrs laboratories
• 10 hrs projects

The course has been set up to teach the methods of using up-to-date elements and systems to design electrical installation in tenement or utility buildings according to international standards and Czech regulations in force. The students will be provided with an overview of the currently applied materials, conductors, apparatuses, and electrical fittings.
Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to perform the following tasks:
- describe distribution networks in the Czech Republic,
- define the conditions of electricity supply in the Czech Republic,
- determine the method for realizing electrical installation in a civic amenities building,
- specify the technique of protecting the power line against overcurrent,
- determine the method of protection against electric shock,
- define the risk of damage by lightning,
- select a lightning protection system,
- select a system of protective measures against an electromagnetic pulse,
- specify a method for the realization of fire-safe electrical installation.

Students wishing to enroll in the course are expected to be capable of applying Kirchhoff’s and Ohm’s laws, and they should be able to analyze the circuits in a three-phase system.

1. Concepts of lv electrical installation
2. Electrical connections
3. Inlet structures
4. Distribution frames behind electricity meter
5. Dimensioning and protection of power lines
6. Protection against electric shock
7. Electrical installation designs
8. Protection and safety devices; short circuit resistance; selectivity; voltage loss
9. Lightning protection: persons and buildings
10. Protecting electrical and electronic systems against electromagnetic effects of lightning
11. Electrical installation in special structures
12. Fire resistant electrical installation
13. Final revision. How to become a design engineer. 

1. Seminar: storage materials for electrical installations, fastening materials.

2. Seminar: wires, cables and clamps for electrical installations.

3. Seminar: installation devices.

4. Seminar: protection against lightning and overvoltage.

5. Seminar: electrical installation design.

6. Computer exercises: distribution simulator and switchgear design.

7. Computer exercises: schematic design and lighting design.

8. Lab exercise: connecting a classic installation on a practice panel.

9. Lab exercise: programmable relay LOGO!

10. Lab exercise: revision of installation and equipment.

11. Lab exercise: intelligent home installation.

Project of the electrical installation of the building by own draft.

The only component subject to assessment consists in the final project, where the applicable classification range is 0 – 100 points (classified examination).
The students’ participation in laboratory-based instruction is compulsory. Any absence that has been duly communicated to the teacher can be compensated by temporarily joining another study group within the course.