HVA 230 - HVACR Electronic Controls

Description
Students study electronic controls commonly used in heating and cooling systems. In the lab, students assemble and wire various components and control circuits using electronic devices, control boards, and controllers. Emphasis is placed on sequence of operation and troubleshooting.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 5
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): HVA 128
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Course Fees: $30.00
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Technology, A.A.A.S., Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Technology Certificate

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Complete work accurately, with attention to detail.
Work well in teams and with others.
Compare and contrast components of solid state electronic controls commonly used in refrigeration and air conditioning applications.
Develop a process to identify and safely test single phase power supplies using meters correctly.
Recognize and trace circuit boards.
Identify, test and troubleshoot electronic system components and controls.
Identify and test refrigeration electronic components.
Wire various solid state time delay relays.

Course Outline:
I. Safety in Electronics

II. Integrated Circuits

III. Electronic Control System Components

IV. Electronic Control Systems

V. Troubleshooting Electronic Controls

VI. Solid State Control Operation

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 40-60%

Lab: 40-60%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture/Lab - Must meet Lecture & Lab Ratios
Total Lecture/Lab Hours Per Week: 5
People Soft Course ID Number: 102497
Course CIP Code: 47.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 12
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: None
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Business & Industry
Department: Applied Technology
Discipline: HVA
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Certification/License Requirement (list below), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
The instructor should have a minimum of 2 years general trade related work experience and should be certified in at least 1 category of Industry Competency Exam (ICE), North American Technician Excellence (NATE), or be a Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) Certificate Member (CM).

Last Revision Date Effective: 2017-04-12 12:23:42
Course Review & Revision Year: 2025-2026