ARBA MINCH UNIVERSITY

ENGINEERING FACULITY
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Course Outline for Electrical Installation

Course No: EE-341
Contact hours: 2 hrs lecture, 3hrs tutorial ,Credit: 3
I.

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE:

After completion of this course the students should be able to understand:-

1. The basic concept of computer hardware and the peripheral devices

2. Flow charts and algorithms
3. Syntax of high level programming languages, C++
II.

COURSE CONTENT
1. Introduction to Computer Hardware
2.

LIGHT SOURCE AND APPLICATION

2.1 Incandescent lamp

2.2 Discharge lamp
3.

ILLUMINATION

3.1 lighting
3.2 lighting schemes
3.3 design of lighting schemes
3.4 method of lighting calculation
4.

INSTALLATION DESIGN

4.1 design procedure

4.2 design current
4.3 nominal setting of protective device
4.4 correction factor
4.5 choice of cable size
4.6 voltage drop
5.

EARTHING

5.1 earthing
5.2 earting systems
5.3 earting electrode
6.

TESTING OF INSTALLATION

6.1 insulation resistance test

6.2 polarity test
1

6.3 earth continuity path test

6.4 testing of earth resistance
7.

CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATING THE COST OF ELECTRICAL

INSTALATION

7.1 determination of the required quantity of material

7.2 preparation of bill of quantities and specifications
7.3 wiring estimation
8. PUBLIC ADDRESS AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

8.1 bell circuits

8.2 telephone circuits
Methods of evaluation
Project-------------- 30%
Mid-exam---------- 30%
Final exam------- 40%
REFERENCES

1. Scaddan. Brain, Electrical Installation Work, 2nd ed. Amold, E,

London 1992
2. Michael Beidle, Electrical Installation Technology, 3rd ed. London
1982
3. K.B.Raina. S.K Bhattachary, Electrical Design Estimating And
Costing