ELEC 2560 - Electrical-Welding Controllers

Credit Hours: 2.00

Objectives:

1. Resistance welding fundamentals familiarization.
2. Resistance welding block diagram elements and configuration.
3. Resistance welding machine timing relations.
4. Resistance welding schedules for uncoated and coated steels and their application.

Outcome 2:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to identify spot, seam, and projection welding process variations.

Objectives:

1. Identify/describe the operation of a spot welder.
2. Identify/describe the operation of a seam welder.
3. Identify/describe the operation of a projection welder.

Outcome 3:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to describe the operation of a welding system.

Objectives:

1. Welding transformer needs and parameters.
2. Welding contractor requirements applications.
3. Identify the welding cooling requirements.

Outcome 4:
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to identify stick, MIG, and TIG welding variations.

Objectives:

1. Identify/describe the operation of a stick welder.
2. Identify/describe the operation of a MIG welder.
3. Identify/describe the operation of a TIG welder.

• Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
• Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
• Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
• Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
• Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
• Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.

1. Introduction to the Resistance Welding Process, Applications, and Overview
2. Basic Resistance Welding Circuit
3. The Basic Resistance Welding Machine and Its Electrical Components
4. The Welding Machine and Its Mechanical Components
5. Timing Relations; Squeeze, Weld, Hold, and Off5
6. Ignitions and SCRs and Their Uses as a Contactor
7. Duty Cycle and its Importance in an Intermittently Powered Device
8. Welding Transformers, Selection, and Ratings
9. Intermittent Contactors and Their Sizing
10. R. W. Schedules for Uncoated and Coated Mild Steel Materials
11. Equipment Selection and Sizing Based upon Material to be Welded
12. The Welding Control Requirements and Other Instrumentation
13. Procedure for Set‐Up of a Resistance Welding System
14. Arc Welding Fundamentals and Basic Equipment for the Process