EEO: Electrical Engineering Orientation PDF

EEO: Electrical Engineering Orientation UNIT 5: Electrical Engineering as Profession Prepared by: Engr. Cristen Kate T. Celestial, REE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LAW REPUBLIC ACT NO. 184 – Old Electrical Engineering Law (June 21, 1947) ❑ An act to regulate the practice of electrical engineerin...

EEO: Electrical Engineering Orientation UNIT 5: Electrical Engineering as Profession Prepared by: Engr. Cristen Kate T. Celestial, REE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING LAW REPUBLIC ACT NO. 184 – Old Electrical Engineering Law (June 21, 1947) ❑ An act to regulate the practice of electrical engineering in the Philippines, to provide for the licensing and registration of electrical engineers & electricians and for other purposes. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7920 – New Electrical Engineering Law (February 24, 1995) ❑ An act providing for a more responsive and comprehensive regulation for the practice, licensing, and registration of electrical engineers and electricians. PRACTICE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 1. Consultation, investigation, valuation and management of services requiring electrical engineering knowledge; 2. Design and preparation of plans, specifications and estimates for electric power systems, power plants, power distribution systems including power transformers, transmission lines and network protection, switchgear, building wiring electrical machines, equipment and others; PRACTICE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 3. Supervision of erection, installation, testing and commissioning of power plants, substations, transmission lines, industrial plants and others; 4. Supervision of operation and maintenance of electrical equipment in power plants, industrial plants, watercrafts, electric locomotives and others; PRACTICE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 5. Supervision of the manufacture and repair of electrical equipment including switchboards, transformers, generators, motors, apparatus and others; 6. Teaching of electrical engineering professional subjects; 7. Taking charge of the sale and distribution of electrical equipment and systems requiring engineering calculations or applications of engineering data. BOARD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD ❑ The Board of Electrical Engineering shall be created as a collegial body under the general supervision and administrative control of the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC). ❑ Composed of a chairman and two (2) members to be appointed by the President of the Philippines from among the recommendees of the Commissioner of the Professional Regulations Commission who were chosen from the nominees of the integrated and accredited association of electrical engineers and of other registered associations of electrical engineers and allied fields.  PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Hon. Francis V. Mapile Chairman of the Board Hon. Jaime V. Mendoza Member of the Board POWER AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD ❑ Supervise and regulate the practice of electrical engineering. ❑ Determine and evaluate the qualifications of applicants for registration. ❑ Prepare the examination questions prescribe the syllabi of the subjects and their relative weights for the licensure exams. ❑ Prescribe, amend, or revise the requirements for licensure exams. ❑ Register successful applicants and issue corresponding certificates of registration and professional licenses. ❑ Issue special permits to individual foreign electrical engineers and electricians for specific projects and for a specific duration of time. EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION Holding of Examination ❑ Examinations for the practice of electrical engineering in the Philippines should be given twice a year in the City of Manila and other places on dates that the Board may recommend for determination of scheduling. ❑ The Board shall schedule interview/oral examination of every applicant for registration as professional electrical engineer only at the office of the Commission. ❑ To qualified applicants for examination, notice of admission shall be issued not later than ten (10) days prior to the first day of examination. QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER (REE) 1. He is a citizen of the Philippines 2. He is at least twenty-one (21) years of age 3. He is of good reputation with high moral values 4. He has not been finally convicted by the court of an offense involving moral turpitude 5. He is a holder of the degree of BSEE from a university, school, college, academy, or institute duly constituted, recognized and accredited by the government SCOPE OF EXAMINATION REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER (REE) 1. Mathematics (Algebra, Trigonometry, Analytic Geometry, Calculus, Complex Numbers, Statistics and Probability, Advanced Engineering Mathematics) – 25% 2. Engineering Sciences and Allied Subjects (Chemistry, Physics, Computer Fundamentals, Engineering Materials, Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Thermodynamics, EE Laws, Engineering Economics, Engineering Management, Code of Professional Ethics, PEC) – 30% 3. EE Professional Subjects (Electric Circuits, Electronic Theory and Circuits, Energy Conversion, Power Transmission and Distribution, Instrumentation, Circuit and Line Protection, Control Systems, Principles of Communication, Machines, Powerplant, Illumination, Building Wiring) – 45% CONDITIONS OF BOARD EXAMINATION REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER (REE) ❑ The passing general weighted average rating shall be seventy percent (70%) with no grade below fifty percent (50%) in any group of subjects listed above. ❑ The examination questions on the foregoing subjects shall cover only basic theories and principles and shall exclude questions based on experience and trade practices. QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS REGISTERED MASTER ELECTRICIAN (RME) 1. He is a citizen of the Philippines 2. He is at least eighteen (18) years of age 3. He is of good reputation with high moral values 4. He has not been finally convicted by the court of an offense involving moral turpitude QUALIFICATIONS OF APPLICANTS REGISTERED MASTER ELECTRICIAN (RME) 5. He has any of the following technical background: ❑ Has completed at least three(3) years of a five-year BSEE Program or three-year Electrical engineering Technology from an engineering school recognized by the Government ❑ Has graduated from a two-year electrician course from a vocational school with atleast 2 years of apprenticeship ❑ Has graduated from a 1-year electrician course from a vocational school with atleast 3 years of apprenticeship ❑ Has completed a four year high school education with atleast 5 years of apprenticeship SCOPE OF EXAMINATION REGISTERED MASTER ELECTRICIAN (RME) The applicant shall pass a written examination on the different subjects or group of subjects as follows: 1. Technical subjects (Basic Electricity, RA 7920, Electrical measurements, Wirings and Materials, Working Principles, Ohm’s Law and etc.) 2. Philippine Electrical Code, Parts 1 and 2 ❑ The number of test questions shall be such that the examinations can be finished in one (1) eight-hour day. ❑ The relative weights shall be fifty percent (50%) for technical subjects and fifty percent (50%) for Philippine Electrical Code. PLV ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS PLV ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS PLV ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS PLV ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS PLV ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS INTEGRATION OF THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONS ❑ The electrical engineering professions shall be integrated into one national organization which shall be recognized by the Board as the one and only integrated and accredited association of professional electrical engineers, registered electrical engineers and registered master electricians. ❑ Every professional electrical engineer, registered electrical engineer and registered master electrician upon registration with the Board as such, shall ipso facto, become a member of the integrated national organization. INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (IIEE) ❑ It is the organization of electrical practitioners and the only accredited professional organization (APO) of electrical practitioners by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) with PRC Cert. No. I-APO-016. ❑ Founded in 1975, the organization, which started with 500 members, has now 47,000 members and more are joining. ❑ https://www.iiee.org.ph/ End of Presentation Next Meeting: Finals Quiz #1