UEEEL0021Solve problems in magnetic and electromagnetic devices

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What an assessment for UEEEL0021 must cover

39 assessable components: 3 elements (20 performance criteria), 6 performance evidence and 12 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 1 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare to work with electromagnetic devices and circuits

  • 1.1WHS/OHS requirements and workplace procedures for a given work area are identified and applied
  • 1.2Device/s and/or circuit/s problems are identified from documentation or work supervisor to determine scope of work
  • 1.3Hazards are identified, risks are assessed and control measures are implemented
  • 1.4Tools, equipment and testing devices to carry out work are obtained and checked for correct operation and safety
  • 1.5Circuits are checked and isolated in accordance with workplace procedures and regulatory requirements
  • 1.6Advice is sought from the work supervisor to ensure work is coordinated effectively with others

2 Solve electromagnetic device and/or circuit problems

  • 2.1WHS/OHS risk control measures and workplace procedures for carrying out work are followed
  • 2.2Need to test or measure live work is determined in accordance with WHS/OHS job safety assessment requirements and work is conducted using safety control measures workplace procedures
  • 2.3Relevant circuits and devices are checked as being isolated, as required, in accordance with WHS/OHS requirements and workplace procedures
  • 2.4Operating parameters of an existing circuit with an electromagnetic device are determined
  • 2.5Methodical techniques are used to resolve circuit problems from measured and calculated values as they apply to electromagnetic devices/circuits
  • 2.6Existing circuit with an electromagnetic device is altered to comply with specified operating parameters
  • 2.7Circuit with electromagnetic device is developed to comply with a specified function and operating parameters
  • 2.8Electrical equipment is connected and tested to determine correct operation
  • 2.9Unplanned situations are responded to in accordance with workplace procedures in a manner that minimises risk to personnel and equipment
  • 2.10Problems are resolved without damage to apparatus, circuits, the surrounding environment or services using sustainable energy practices

3 Complete work and documentation

  • 3.1WHS/OHS work completion risk control measures and workplace procedures are followed
  • 3.2Worksite is cleaned and made safe in accordance with workplace procedures
  • 3.3Justification for solutions used to resolve problems is documented in accordance with established workplace procedures
  • 3.4Work completion is documented and appropriate person/s notified in accordance with workplace procedures

Performance evidence

  • applying work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, including: identifying hazards and assessing risks and applying control measures; confirming isolation of circuits
  • using methodological techniques to solve problems in circuits with an electromagnetic device from measured and calculated values
  • determining the operating parameters of an existing circuit with an electromagnetic device, including: the direction of magnetic field around a current-carrying conductor and a coil; a current-carrying conductor under the influence of a magnetic field
  • modifying an existing circuit with an electromagnetic device to comply with specified operating parameters
  • connecting electromagnetic devices to comply with a specified function and operating parameters
  • completing work and documenting activities.

Knowledge evidence

  • magnetism, including: common magnetic and non-magnetic materials; magnetic field patterns of magnets
  • magnets attraction and repulsion when brought in contact with each other
  • practical applications of magnets
  • principle of magnetic screening (shielding) and its applications
  • electromagnetism, including: conventions representing direction of current flow in a conductor; direction of force between adjacent current-carrying conductors; effect of current, length and distance apart on the force between conductors; magnetic field around an electromagnet, a single conductor and two adjacent conductors carrying current; magnetomotive force (mmf) and its relationship to the number of turns in a coil and the current flowing in the coil; practical applications of electromagnets
  • magnetic circuit types and associated terminology
  • methods used to reduce electrical losses in a magnetic circuit
  • electromagnetic induction, including: principle of electromagnetic induction; applications of electromagnetic induction; Lenz’s law
  • inductance, including: applications of the different types of inductors; industry standard symbols for inductors; types of inductor cores; construction of an inductor; definition of terms: self-induction, inductance and mutual inductance, and time constants; effect of physical parameters on the inductance of an inductor; relationship between load voltage, current and self-induced electromagnetic force in a direct current (d.c.) circuit having inductance; practical applications for the effects of self and mutual induction; undesirable effects of self and mutual induction
  • magnetic principles in measurement instruments
  • magnetic devices, including: operation and application of: magnetic sensing devices; contactors and relays; solenoids; magnetic methods used to extinguish the arc between opening contacts
  • relevant manufacturer specifications

Foundation skills

  • Foundation Skills: Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

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What does an assessment tool for UEEEL0021 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for UEEEL0021 needs to address all 39 unit components: 3 elements with 20 performance criteria, 6 performance evidence requirements, 12 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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