Basics of Electrification (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

You know the correct and safe operating methods in the electrical industry. You know how electricity distribution works from the distribution transformer to small properties and from there to electrical equipment and what kind of protections are used in between. You know the basics of electricity production, transmission and distribution, as well as electricity consumption and energy storage in small properties. In laboratory exercises, you will become familiar with the operation of electrical equipment and the most common measurable quantities.

Content

- Electricity production and distribution: Low-voltage connection
- Electrical safety and protection against electric shock
- Electricity use and storage in small buildings
- Electrical equipment installation and protection components
- Electrical equipment structure and documentation in small buildings
- Working in an electric power laboratory
- Current, voltage and power measurements in a building
- Small scale electrical installations

Laboratory exercises 4 x 4 h
-Getting to know low-voltage distribution boards
- Measurements, (Power, Voltage, Current)

The course includes 0.5 ECTS credits in reporting

Location and time

20.8.2026-18.12.2026
ZOOM-luennot: Tarkat aikataulut tulevat Moodle-oppimisympäristöön.
- Aloitus XX.X.2026 klo 11.45 ja Tentti 16.4.2026 klo 17.00 Moodlessa.
- Viikoilla XX-XX yhteensä kuusi (7) luentoa ja kaksi(2) kyselymahdollisuus tapaamista Zoomissa.
- Viikolla XX palautekeskustelu opintojaksosta.
- Luennot voivat olla päivällä klo 8.00-11.15 tai klo 11.45-15.00 tai illalla klo 17.00-20.15.
- Luennosta tulee tallenne myöhemmin Moodle-oppimisympäristöön.

Kontaktiopetus Kosmos, Kemi:
- Laboratorioryhmissä (max.20hnklöä)
- Ryhmäjako ja aikataulut tarkemmin Moodle-oppimisympäristössä.
- Pakolliset laboratorio päivät Kemissä Viikko X (8h) ja XX/2026 (8h).

Materials

Hietalahti Lauri, Sähkövoimatekniikan perusteet. 2013. Amk-Kustannus Oy, Tammertekniikka.

Teaching methods

Opintojaksolla opiskellaan verkossa Moodle-oppimisympäristössä.
Luennot Zoom-ympäristössä, jonne suora linkki Moodlen kautta.
Itsenäinen työskentely yksin ja ryhmässä
Pakolliset laboratorio päivät Kemissä.
Tentti

Mikäli opiskelija ei ole käynyt pakollisia laboraatioita, katsotaan opintojakso hylätyksi ja opiskelijan tulee osallistua myöhenmmin ilmoitettaviin rästilaboratorioihin tai seuraavan vuoden toteutukseen uudelleen.

Tekoälyn käyttö opintojaksolla.
Taso: Keltainen – Sallittu, saa käyttää, pitää kertoa
Tuotosten luomisessa voi käyttää tekoälyä, mutta opiskelijan tulee ilmoittaa sen käyttö selkeästi.
Tekoälytyökalun käyttäminen voidaan kertoa menetelmät tai vastaavassa osiossa. Tekoälyn käytön
ilmoittamatta jättäminen tulkitaan vilpiksi.

Tarkempaa tietoa löydät: (kts. PDF: Arene suositukset tekoälyn hyödyntämisestä ammattikorkeakouluille)
(https://arene.fi/julkaisut/raportit/arenen-suositukset-tekoalyn-hyodyntamisesta-ammattikorkeakouluille/)
Englanniksi

Exam schedules

Tentti viikolla XX.
uusintatentti ilmoitetaan Moodlessa.

Student workload

28 oppituntia
16 laboratorio-oppituntia
91 tuntia omatoimista opiskelua

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

You will recognize the basic components of electrical power engineering, their operation in DC and AC circuits, and the basic principles of connections. You will be able to read electrical engineering documents and wiring diagrams and identify real equipment based on them. You will be able to make connections based on pictures and diagrams with the guidance of an instructor and you will be able to evaluate your own work. You will be able to perform basic calculations of electrical quantities in electrical power engineering and to measure electrical quantities in practice. You will be able to calculate the current, voltage, and power quantities of a single-phase AC power system. You will be able to measure current, voltage, and power in a circuit. You will be able to write a report on laboratory work.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

You can connect different components of electrical power engineering into functional electrical circuits. You can read electrical engineering documents and identify the components to be used based on them. You can correctly connect measuring devices for different electrical quantities to the basic electrical engineering connections being studied. You can read measuring devices correctly and compare the results with calculated values. You can prepare a report on a practical work exercise. You can use basic electrical power engineering calculations in problem solving and measurements.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

You can read various electrical power engineering documents, such as circuit diagrams, wiring diagrams, layout drawings and compare them with practical components, equipment and the whole. You can interpret the operation of measuring instruments and select the right measuring instruments as needed. You can write a high-quality report on a laboratory exercise, which highlights the theory related to the topic, the results obtained in the work, your own observations and states the sources used. You know the theory of the topic and can apply it in problem solutions and practical work tasks.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass:
The student demonstrates sufficient competence in the following areas:
- Theoretical competence (exam) is at least satisfactory.
- Assignments have been completed appropriately and demonstrate understanding of the subject.
- Practical competence (laboratory work) meets the competence requirements.
- Reporting is clear, consistent, and contains the necessary information.

Fail:
The student's competence is deficient in one or more of the following areas:
- Theoretical skills do not meet the minimum requirements.
- The exercises have been completed inadequately or incorrectly.
- Practical skills (laboratory work) do not meet the competence requirements.
- The reporting is inadequate, unclear, or substantially incorrect.

Qualifications

The student must have completed the following courses or have equivalent knowledge and skills before the course: ​
- Knowledge and skills produced by the parallel studies in Basics of Electrification or equivalent knowledge and skills.