PROGRAMME: Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology: Higher National Diploma (Common

Course)

COURSE: ABE 315 Rural Electrification

DURATION: 60 Hours (2 Hour Lecture, 2 Hours Practical)

UNIT: 4.0

GOAL: This course is designed to make the students understand the principles of generation, transmission and
distribution of electricity on the farm, as well as installation of electrical appliances in farm houses.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
On completion of this course, the students should be able to:

1.0 Understand the drawing of electric circuit.

2.0 Understand the principles of electricity generation.
3.0 Understand the principles of electricity transmission.
4.0 Understand the principles of electricity distribution.
5.0 Understand the operations of electric motors and generators.
6.0 Know installation of electricity and its appliances on the farm.
PROGRAMME: Agricultural and Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology: Higher National Diploma (Common Course)
COURSE: Rural Electrification COURSE CODE: ABE 315 CONTACT HOURS: 60 HOURS
(2Hrs lecture: 2 Hrs practical)
GOAL: This course is designed to make the students understand the principles of generation, transmission and distribution of
electricity on the farm, as well as installation of electrical appliances in farm houses.
THEORETICAL CONTENTS PRACTICAL CONTENTS:
WEEK General Objective: 1.0 Understand the drawing of electric circuits.
Specific Learning Teacher’s Learning Specific Learning Teacher’s Learning
Objective Activities Resources Objective Activities Resources
1 1.1 Identify symbols Describe the Electrical circuit Recognise symbols Show the Electrical
and abbreviation symbols and drawings, wiring used in circuit drawings students circuit
use in electrical abbreviations boards different drawings,
circuit drawings used in electrical symbols wiring
circuit drawings. boards

2 1.2. Interpret wiring Show and Electrical circuit Know how to interpret Guide students Electrical
diagrams of building explain wiring drawings, wiring wiring diagrams in interpreting circuit
and electrical diagrams of boards different drawings,
equipment buildings and drawings wiring boards
electrical
equipment
General Objective: 2.0 Understand the principles of electricity generation
WEEK Specific Learning Teacher’s Learning Specific Learning Teacher’s Learning
Objective Activities Resources Objective Activities Resources
3 2.1 Understand the Explain Chalk or magic Recognise the main Arrange visit to Electricity
design and structure electricity boards components involved in electricity generating
of electricity generation and Diagrams an electricity generating generating plant plant
generating plant. describe the Photographs plant.
parts of a
generating plant.
4 2.2. Understand the Discuss and Chalk or magic Appreciate the benefits Discuss the Chalk or
processes of illustrate the boards of renewable energy benefits of magic
electricity generation processes of Diagrams sources for electricity renewable boards
using renewable electricity Photographs generation energy for Diagrams
sources generation using electricity Photographs
renewable generation
sources

General Objective:3.0 Understand the principle of electricity transmission

WEEK Specific Learning Teacher’s Learning Specific Learning Teacher’s Learning
Objective Activities Resources Objective Activities Resources
5 3.1 Understand the Distinguish Chalk or magic Appreciate the main Describe and Chalk or
requirements for between boards constructions and explain the magic
effective electricity transmission and Diagrams equipment required for purpose of main boards
transmission distribution. Photographs electricity transmission components Diagrams
required for Photographs
Explain the electricity
process of transmission
electricity
transmission

6 3.2 Recognise the Outline the Chalk or magic Discuss the problems Outline potential Chalk or
potential problems potential boards associated with solutions to magic
of electricity problems such Diagrams electricity transmission problems in boards
transmission as voltage drop, Photographs and possible solutions electricity Diagrams
earthing, eddy transmission Photographs
currents,
lightening
strikes, etc
General Objective: 4.0 Understand the principle of electricity distribution.
WEEK Specific Learning Teacher’s Learning Specific Learning Teacher’s Learning
Objective Activities Resources Objective Activities Resources
7 4.1. Understand the Explain the ring Chalk or magic Recognise the main Explain the main Chalk or
different electricity and radial boards components and components and magic
distribution methods distribution Diagrams materials used in the procedure boards
and equipment used system and Photographs distribution systems for selecting the Diagrams
component parts most suitable Photographs
required materials: i.e. for
insulators,
cables, etc

8 4.2. Understand the Illustrate how to Chalk or magic Understand the Distinguish Chalk or
voltage supply identify the boards difference between between phase magic
requirements for voltage supply Diagrams phase voltages and line voltages and boards
various uses for various uses Photographs voltages. line voltages Diagrams
(domestic industrial, (domestic and their uses in Photographs
rural etc). industrial, rural different
etc). settings.

9 4.3. Understand the Explain the Chalk or magic Understand the Describe the Chalk or
need for transformers purpose of using boards operating principles of operating magic
in electricity a transformer. Diagrams transformers mechanism of boards
distribution systems Photographs transformers Diagrams
Differentiate Photographs
between step-up Transformers
and step-down
transformers.

General Objective: 5.0 Understand the operations of electric motors and generators.
WEEK Specific Learning Teacher’s Learning Specific Learning Teacher’s Learning
Objective Activities Resources Objective Activities Resources
10 5.1 Understand the Describe the Chalk or magic Recognise the Show students Chalk or
constructional features features of boards differences between a the different magic
of electric motors and Electric Motors Diagrams generator and a motor. motors and boards
generators. and generators. Photographs generators Diagrams
Photographs
Selection of
motors and
generators
and
component
parts
11 5.2. Understand the Explain various Chalk or magic Understand how Explain the Chalk or
different terminology terms such as boards component design impact of magic
involved in motors and phase Diagrams affects the performance changes such boards
generators difference, pole Photographs of motors and as changes to Diagrams
pitch, slip and generators windings and Photographs
power factor stators on motor
and generator
performance
12 5.3. Be able to Explain Chalk or magic Compute the relative Show and Chalk or
distinguish between synchronous boards efficiencies of electric Compute, using magic
different types of and indication Diagrams motor and generators relevant boards
motors and their uses motors; series, Photographs examples, the Diagrams
shunt and relative Photographs
compound Dc efficiencies of
motors electric motor
and generators
General Objective: 6.0 Know installation of electricity and electrical appliances on the farm
WEEK Specific Learning Teacher’s Learning Specific Learning Teacher’s Learning
Objective Activities Resources Objective Activities Resources
13 6.1 Appreciate the Explain and Chalk or magic Choose the correct Show different Chalk or
materials and illustrate boards materials and materials and magic
equipment required to procedures for Diagrams equipment for equipment for boards
install electricity on the electrical Photographs installation of electricity electricity Diagrams
farm. installation on for particular installation Photographs
the farm appliances.

14 6.2 Choose the Explain the Chalk or magic Recognise the different Show and Chalk or
correct specification of correct boards requirements for explain magic
materials for specifications of Diagrams installing single and requirements for boards
installation of materials for Photographs multiple phase supplies connecting Diagrams
electricity for particular installation single-phase, 2- Photographs
uses (on farm, phase and 3-
industrial, domestic, phase supplies.
etc)

15 6.3 Understand the Illustrate Chalk or magic Be able to safely Demonstrate Farm
installation procedure for boards connect electrical and supervise machines
requirements for installing Diagrams supply to different farm students to Electrical
lighting, heating, electricity for Photographs machines connect supply
cooling, water supply, lighting, heating, electrical supply Tools
and processes cooling and to farm Manuals
according to laid down water supply machines
regulations.

TYPE OF ASSESSMENT PURPOSE AND NATURE OF ASSESSMENT WEIGHTING (%)

Examination Written examination to test knowledge and understanding 50%
Coursework Completion of various assignments during course 25%
Practical activities Accuracy and safety in connecting electrical appliances 25%
TOTAL 100