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Create and measure automotive series-parallel circuits, and calculate
values of power in automotive circuits
Level
3
Credits
2
Purpose
This theory-based unit standard is for people in the automotive repair
industry. People credited with this unit standard are able to create
automotive series-parallel circuits using resistors, and calculate voltage and
current distribution for an automotive application; and calculate values of
power in an automotive circuit.
Subfield
Motor Industry
Domain
Automotive Electrical and Electronics
Status
Registered
Status date
25 January 2008
Date version published
25 January 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Recommended: Unit 21707, Demonstrate knowledge of
automotive electrical principles, or demonstrate
equivalent knowledge and skills.
Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 24130, unit standard
24131, and unit standard 24132 replaced unit standard
5464.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0014
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
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Special notes
Information on automotive electrical principles can be found from: training provider,
industry, or manufacturer courses; automotive electrical and electronic textbooks (contact
a local book retailer, school or polytechnic library or the public library lending service);
vehicle workshop manuals; useful websites include but are not limited to: Automotive
Books Ltd http://www.autobooks.co.nz; Capital Books http://www.capitalbooks.co.nz; How
Stuff Works http://www.howstuffworks.com; New Zealand Book Find
http://www.nzbookfind.com; public libraries http://www.nzlibraries.com; Technical Books
http://www.techbooks.co.nz; Whitcoulls http://www.whitcoulls.co.nz.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Create automotive series-parallel circuits using resistors, and calculate voltage and current
distribution for an automotive application.
Range
physically assembled from components, drawing a diagram.
Performance criteria
1.1
Automotive circuits are created with three and four resistors in accordance with
textbook descriptions.
1.2
The voltage across each resistor in an automotive circuit is calculated and
measured in accordance with textbook descriptions.
Range
1.3
using Ohm’s Law, using test instruments.
The current through each resistor in an automotive circuit is calculated and
measured in accordance with textbook descriptions.
Range
using Ohm’s Law, using test instruments.
Element 2
Calculate values of power in an automotive circuit.
Range
series circuit, parallel circuit, series-parallel circuit.
Performance criteria
2.1
Values of power are calculated for an automotive circuit using correct formula
and showing correct multiples and sub-multiples of the unit in accordance with
textbook descriptions.
Range
given any two of – voltage, current, or resistance values;
mega, kilo, milli, micro.
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Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the NZ Motor Industry Training Organisation (Incorporated)
info@mito.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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