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DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELECTRICAL WIRING

INSTALLATION TRAINER
Dr. Jeff Galapon Pereyras

Abstract: An electrical wiring installation trainer provides the students’ learning experience and appreciation of the subject and course and for the
professors’ demonstrations and evaluation of students’ performance during laboratory time. This study utilized a developmental type of research. The
trainer board was 48 inches by 48 inches by ¾ inch marine plywood. It was cost-effective, space-efficient and portable. It contained circuit breaker,
plurality of utility boxes, a plurality of junction boxes, a plurality of single switches, plurality of three-way switches, plurality of convenience outlets,
plurality of base plates, plurality of receptacles, a plurality of Light Emitting Diode (LED) Bulbs, plurality of flexi-hoses, and plurality of u-clamps. All the
devices were totally exposed for easy installation and familiarization. It was equipped with a low current circuit breaker to facilitate safe operations and
eliminate damages to all the devices. It was capable of handling a residential-like, commercial-like and industrial-like electrical wiring installation,
troubleshooting, and commissioning. The electrical wiring installation trainer was operated at 220VAC (Volts-Alternating Current) power supply and
supported with the instructional module in electrical wiring installation. Demonstration, interview and consultation with the faculty members of the College
of Technology, Pangasinan State University (PSU) Lingayen Campus teaching Bachelor of Industrial Technology (BIT) major in Electrical Technology,
the said utility model can perform all the activities listed in the module in electrical wiring installation which is parallel to the actual building wiring
installation. An electrical wiring installation trainer was granted an Industrial Design (ID) patent by the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines while
still waiting for subsequent formality examination report as a pending application for a Utility Model (UM) patent by the same office.

Index Terms: Electrical wiring installation, Industrial design, Industrial technology, Intellectual Property Office, Pangasinan State University, Trainer,
Utility model.
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1 INTRODUCTION the practical skills required to install, service and retain

Electricity is the blood of all innovations. Technology is
increasing quickly, thereby increasing the role of electrical
professionals. Electrical practitioners are blessings to society
due to the improvement of the way electrical systems were
communicated and continue to improve. Being electrical
practitioner opens up many possibilities at home, locally and
even abroad [1]. New electrical wiring techniques involve
fresh training strategies, as there is a need for contemporary,
practically focused training strategies owing to the highest
requirements imposed on electrical trainees nowadays. One
of the main objectives of any training is to give trainees the
capacity to function on their own and in professional fashion.
The fresh elements engaged in an electrical career and the
shift in the orientation of the subjects to be taught mean that
the practical aspect of practice is given more weight [2]. The
combination of renewed learning media and practical or
experimental assignments also plays an important part as
practical or experimental assignments based on genuine
practice provide the best basis for learning practical skills that
will remain with learners throughout their careers.Training
incorporating both hands-on experiences and learning from
experienced trainers is a must to be hired as an electrician.
The course of electrical wiring installation prepares people
with the necessary expertise and abilities for jobs in
residential, commercial and even industrial electrical
commerce. The electrical wiring installation curriculum
provides a fundamental electrical theory structure and
provides
______________________
 Jeff Galapon Pereyras is an Engineer by profession and a Doctor of
Philosophy in Technological Education Management and
Development Administration, and currently the College Coordinator
for Research and Development, with an academic rank of Associate
Professor V at Pangasinan State University – Lingayen Campus,
Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines, E-mail: jpereyras@psu.edu.ph
electrical equipment in residential, commercial and industrial
environments. Electrical wiring installation course involves
training on electrical safety, commercial instruments, electrical
theory, popular residential cable facilities, housing service
troubleshooting and repair, circuit load calculation, and
Philippine Electrical Code (PEC) compliance.In an attempt to
enhance the students' quality of teaching results, the author
of this research output, a utility model, was seeking learning
innovation that focuses on designing and developing an
electrical wiring installation trainer that can be used during the
laboratory world for student practice. This utility model,
Electrical Wiring Installation Trainer taught students different
installation and maintenance methods for PEC-based
residential, commercial and even industrial electrical systems.
This trainer brought to the classroom real-world experience
working with and installing countless electrical equipment that
were used in work locations. It also developed the abilities
needed in the three main electrical industries for entry-level
jobs: residential, commercial and industrial.The skills and
competencies obtained from the used of the utility model were
Electrical Safety, Blueprint Reading, Electrical Fundamentals,
Residential, Commercial and Industrial Electrical Systems,
Basic Electrical Circuits, Electrical Measuring and Testing
Equipment, Series and Parallel Circuits, Cables and
Terminals, Switches and Receptacles, Fixtures and, most
importantly, PEC [3]. The Electrical Wiring Installation Trainer
taught students the necessary expertise and abilities to install,
repair, modify and retain residential, commercial and
industrial electrical systems. Upon finishing this competency,
students may be able to pursue to take a certification entitled
Electrical Installation and Maintenance with a National
Certificate Level II by Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA).After passing the TESDA
Assessment, becoming a licensed electrician or electrical
professional is not restricted to housing building projects
alone. Many electrician careers start to install and
troubleshoot electrical parts for commercial buildings and
factories in the business and industrial sectors [4].

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2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Today, it is common to wire buildings for the supply of
electrical power through the building on a personalized basis
to have isolated cables strung through the building by a
professional electrician where each wire length is used and
each termination is prepared individually and separately, for
example by baring some of the wire installation at the
respective ends, inserting the raw end on the wore into the
terminal junction, and tightening the screw to hold the wire in
place. Such a process is repeated for each length of wire and
for each core like the active wire, the neutral wire and the
earth connection at each end of each wire for each set of
connections form the terminal junction to the terminal junction,
where appropriate. Any of these joins can be a serious source
of trouble. In answer to this problem was an invention called
electrical cabling for buildings. Electrical cabling for buildings
was patented invention in the United States (US) concerning
electrical cabling for buildings and this refers in particular to
the form of electrical wiring of a building for electrical power
supply, to support looms and to a building with electrical
wiring and installation. A method of cabling a building and a
building so wired where a pre-made loom was has a plurality
of spaced sockets at regular intervals along a loom length and
which is strung through the building thus conveniently
positioned female sockets at regular locations along the
length of the loom and where the outlet is then connected to
any of the socket conveniently as possible by connecting
male plug where the male plug itself is electrically connected
to a unit such as a mounted switched outlet or an electrical
appliance of the like [5].As portable electronic devices such
as laptop computers, mobile phones, digital cameras and the
like have proliferated, the need or desire to incorporate
electrical power outlets in different locations has increased, as
these devices often require frequent onboard battery
charging. Typically, such devices require access to power
outlets with high voltage and/or low voltage outlets. A
branched electrical system is adapted to provide access to
high and/or low voltage electrical power for multiple users in
work areas or high-density seating areas such as stadium or
theater seats, workrooms, lecture halls, and public transport
vehicles. The system includes a mainline and a variety of
branch lines, each branch line having at least one high-
voltage or low-voltage electrical receptacle accessible to a
seated user, such as powering a portable electronic device.
The branch lines can be connected via a split or other
electrical-mechanical connection to the mainline. [6].
3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The main objective of this study was to design and develop
an electrical wiring installation trainer to be used as an
instructional material in teaching electrical wiring installation in
BIT courses. The specific objective of this utility model was to
allow the students to experience the actual wiring of the
electrical circuit of a certain task as well as enhance students’
learning experience and appreciation of the subject as well as
the course; and for the professors to assess the performance
of their students. Another objective of this utility model was to
have less time required for installation, and troubleshooting
particularly when using a series and parallel circuits. Another
objective of this utility model was to have a simple and rapid
modification of circuits using single and three-way switches
and including the LED Bulbs.
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4 MATERIALS AND METHODOLOGY
4.1 Materials
The trainer board was 48 inches by 48 inches by ¾ inch
marine plywood placed on a metal frame having 4 legs with a
height of 30 inches which served as a stand. It was cost-
effective, space-efficient and portable. It contained circuit
breaker, plurality of utility boxes, a plurality of junction boxes,
a plurality of single switches, plurality of three-way switches,
plurality of convenience outlets, a plurality of base plates, a
plurality of receptacles, a plurality of LED Bulbs, plurality of
flexi-hoses, and plurality of u-clamps. Students learned how
to install, keep and repair electrical wiring, equipment, and
attachments. All the devices were totally exposed for easy
installation and familiarization. An electrical wiring installation
trainer comprised of a 48 inches by 48 inches by ¾ inch
marine plywood which served as a trainer board (1) placed on
a metal frame having a 4 legs with a height of 30 inches
which served as a stand (35), a Circuit Breaker (2) was
screwed to the said trainer board, and connected to a power
supply for protection of the electrical circuit, a plurality of
junction boxes namely, junction box 1 (3), junction box 2
(4),junction box 3 (5),junction box 4 (6), junction box 5
(7),junction box 6 (8),junction box 7 (9),junction box 8 (10),
were integrally screwed to the said trainer board, which acts
as a casing for the plurality of receptacles and each junction
box have a holes where the plurality of flexi hose (33) were
inserted, a plurality of utility boxes namely, utility box 1 (11),
utility box 2 (12),utility box 3 (13),utility box 4 (14), were
integrally screwed to the said trainer board, which acts as a
casing for the plurality of base plates and each utility box
have a holes where the plurality of flexi hose (33) were
inserted, a plurality of U-clamp (34) were integrally nailed to
the said trainer board to hold the plurality of flexi hose (33) for
the stability purposes, a plurality of base plates namely, base
plate 1 (15), base plate 2 (16),base plate 3 (17),base plate 4
(18), were attached to the respective utility boxes, which
holds the plurality of switches namely, single switch 1 (29),
single switch 2 (30), three-way switch 1 (31), three-way switch
2 (32), which will serves as an input device of the circuit, and
a plurality of convenience outlets namely, convenience outlet
1 (27), convenience outlet 2 (28), where a certain appliance
will be plugged, a plurality of receptacles namely, receptacle 1
(19), receptacle 2 (20),receptacle 3 (21),receptacle 4 (22),
were attached to the plurality of junction boxes and where the
plurality of LED bulbs were inserted namely, LED bulb 1 (23),
LED bulb 2 (24),LED bulb 3 (25),LED bulb 4 (26), which
served as an output device of the circuit.
It was equipped with a low current circuit breaker to facilitate
safe operations and eliminate damages to all the devices. It
was capable of handling a residential-like, commercial-like
and industrial-like electrical wiring installation,
troubleshooting, and commissioning. Table 1 shows the
technical specifications of the trainer.
Table 1. Technical specifications of the
electrical wiring installation trainer.
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current circuit breaker for protection of all the devices and for
general safety purposes. Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 shows the
perspective view and side view of the utility model
respectively.
This research was limited to the development of an electrical
wiring installation trainer. This utility model was further
demonstrated following the instructional module in Electrical
Wiring Installation to the faculty members of the College of
Technology, PSU – Lingayen Campus teaching BIT major in
Electrical Technology. Additionally, interview and consultation
with the same group to assess the functionality of the said
utility model was conducted.

4.2 Methodology
This study utilized the developmental type of research. An
electrical wiring installation trainer comprised of:A 48 inches
by 48 inches by ¾ inch marine plywood which served as a
trainer board (1) placed on a metal frame having 4 legs with a
height of 30 inches which served as a stand (35),A Circuit
Breaker (2) was screwed to the said trainer board, and
connected to a 220VAC power supply for protection of the
electrical circuit,
A plurality of junction boxes namely, junction box 1 (3),
junction box 2 (4), junction box 3 (5), junction box 4 (6),
junction box 5 (7), junction box 6 (8), junction box 7 (9),
junction box 8 (10), were integrally screwed to the said trainer
board, which acts as a casing for the plurality of receptacles
and each junction box have a-holes where the plurality of flexi
hose (33) were inserted,A plurality of utility boxes namely,
utility box 1 (11), utility box 2 (12), utility box 3 (13), utility box
4 (14), were integrally screwed to the said trainer board,
which acts as a casing for the plurality of base plates and
each utility box have a holes where the plurality of flexi hose
(33) were inserted,A plurality of U-clamp (34) were integrally
nailed to the said trainer board to hold the plurality of flexi
hose (33) for the stability purposes,A plurality of base plates
namely, base plate 1 (15), base plate 2 (16), base plate 3
(17), base plate 4 (18), were attached to the respective utility
boxes, which holds the plurality of switches namely, single
switch 1 (29), single switch 2 (30), three-way switch 1 (31), Fig. 1. Front view of the utility model,
three-way switch 2 (32), which will serves as an input device which shows the design and its parts
of the circuit, and a plurality of convenience outlets namely,
convenience outlet 1 (27), convenience outlet 2 (28), where a
certain appliance will be plugged,A plurality of receptacles
namely, receptacle 1 (19), receptacle 2 (20), receptacle 3
(21), receptacle 4 (22), were attached to the plurality of
junction boxes and where the plurality of LED bulbs were
inserted namely, LED bulb 1 (23), LED bulb 2 (24), LED bulb
3 (25), LED bulb 4 (26), which served as an output device of
the circuit. Fig. 1 shows the front view of the utility model,
which shows the design and its parts.
The electrical wiring installation trainer utilized 220VAC as a
power supply for the circuit which was connected to a low

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Fig. 2. Perspective view of the utility model
Fig. 3. Side view of the utility model
5 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
This utility model was intended to train users with operational
abilities in Electrical Installation & Maintenance principally in
connecting, mounting, and commissioning electrical fixtures,
wiring, lighting, and related equipment in residential houses
and commercial buildings. Working medium was at 220VAC.
After completion of this research, after installing and fixing
different lighting fixtures and parts, giving them electrical
connections and regulating the voltage source of 220VAC it
was found that there was no short circuit was observed in any
of the electrical wirings while working on it. After
demonstration, interview and consultation with the faculty
members of the College of Technology, PSU – Lingayen
Campus teaching BIT major in Electrical Technology, the said
utility model can perform all the activities listed in the
instructional module in Electrical Wiring Installation.
Furthermore, this research output was granted an Industrial
Design (ID) patent by the Intellectual Property Office of the
Philippines while still waiting for subsequent formality
examination report as a pending application for a Utility Model
(UM) patent by the same office.
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6 CONCLUSION
On completion of this research, the users can learn how to
observe procedures, specifications and follow manual of
instruction, perform roughing-in, wiring and cabling works for
single-phase distribution, power, lighting, and auxiliary
systems, install wall-mounted outlets wiring equipment,
lighting fixtures, switches and auxiliary outlets, install
distribution, power, auxiliary, lighting and grounding systems
and electrical safety devices.
7 RECOMMENDATIONS
In this research, after the interview and consultation to the
faculty members of the College of Technology, PSU –
Lingayen Campus teaching BIT major in Electrical
Technology, the following points were suggested; the utility
model must have a provision for a kilo-watt-hour meter
installation, the utility model must have a 4-way switch,
wherein a certain lighting can be controlled in three locations,
the utility model must have parallel lights switch, wherein
multiple lightings can be controlled by a single switch, the
utility model must have more convenience outlet installation,
and finally, the utility model must install one-wire system and
two-wire system for differentiation.
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