Electrical · Free · ₹0
Industrial Motor Control
The electrical foundation of every machine: contactors, relays, overloads and protection, switches, ladder logic and documentation, manual and magnetic starters, two-wire, three-wire and hand-off-auto circuits, pumping applications, jogging, reversing and interlocks, plugging and braking, reduced-voltage and soft starters, timers, and testing and troubleshooting on a real trainer board.
What you will learn
Read and draw motor control ladder diagrams, select contactors, overloads, fuses and breakers, wire manual and magnetic starters with two-wire, three-wire and HOA control, build reversing, jogging and braking circuits with interlocks, apply reduced-voltage and soft starting, use on-delay, off-delay, one-shot and recycle timers, and test and troubleshoot motor circuits safely.
- Select contactors, relays, overloads, fuses, breakers and transformers
- Read and document motor control ladder diagrams
- Wire manual and magnetic starters with two-wire, three-wire and HOA control
- Build reversing, jogging and braking circuits with interlocks
- Apply reduced-voltage and soft starting and motor-control timers
- Test motors and troubleshoot control circuits
Course content
12 modules · 57 lessons · 18h 38m
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last, and a short quiz.
- 01Electrically Controlled Systems and the Trainer4 lessons1h 49m
- 02Contactors, Relays, Overloads and Protection6 lessons1h 42m
- 03Switches, Ladder Logic and Documentation5 lessons2h 31m
- 04Manual Motor Starters4 lessons38m
- 05Magnetic Starters: Two-Wire, Three-Wire and Hand-Off-Auto7 lessons1h 46m
- 06Pumping Circuits and Control Panels4 lessons51m
- 07Jogging, Reversing and Interlocks6 lessons1h 54m
- 08Braking: Plugging, Friction and DC Injection4 lessons1h 12m
- 09Reduced-Voltage Starting and Soft Starters4 lessons1h 25m
- 10Timers in Motor Control7 lessons3h 37m
- 11Testing and Troubleshooting5 lessons1h 13m
- 12Final Assessment1 lesson58m
Requirements
- Who it is for
- Beginner. Basic electricity is enough; this course comes before PLCs.
- Software
- None required.
- Hardware
- None required. A motor control trainer board with a contactor, overload and push buttons makes every wiring lesson real.
Industrial Motor Control at a glance
Industrial Motor Control is a free, self-paced online electrical course from EDWartens India with 12 modules, 18h 38m of video lessons, written notes, practice tasks and assessments, and an optional verifiable certificate.
- Price
- ₹0, free for good. No trial, no card.
- Format
- 12 self-paced modules, 18h 38m of video, written notes, a quiz per module and a final assessment.
- Level
- Beginner. Beginner. Basic electricity is enough; this course comes before PLCs.
- Brand
- Vendor-neutral
- Software
- None required.
- Hardware
- None required. A motor control trainer board with a contactor, overload and push buttons makes every wiring lesson real.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, ₹700, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- Jim Pytel, anthony poole (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and you can buy a certificate for ₹700. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up.
- Add it to your LinkedIn profile in one click
- Link it from a CV or portfolio, the URL is permanent
- Publicly verifiable by code, not a PDF anyone can edit
- Issued by EDWartens India, the training centre itself
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
- Questions answered in the context of the module you are on
- The same engineers who teach the AEP programme
- Career tools, CV help and public job listings included
- Your progress and notes stay in your account for good
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Common questions
Should I take this before the PLC courses?
Yes. Every PLC output ends in a contactor, and every ladder program is this course in software.
Do I need a trainer board?
No, but the lectures wire one and following along on a bench is the fastest way to learn.
Is it Indian voltage?
The lectures are North American; the notes translate to 415 V three-phase and Indian control voltages.
Is the course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get, and is it a vendor qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
Credits
Who made the video lessons
The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
- Jim Pytelthe motor control lectures and wiring labs
- anthony poolethe motor controls 101 playlist
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.