Law of Electricity and Regulations

Course Information

College	Anan College	Year	2024
Course Title	Law of Electricity and Regulations
Course Code	1395200	Course Category	Specialized / Elective
Class Format	Lecture	Credits	School Credit: 1
Department	Course of Electrical Engineering	Student Grade	5th
Term	Second Semester	Classes per Week	後期:2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials	Electrical Facility Management and Explanation of Electrical Regulations by Toru Namiki (Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan)
Instructor	Nakamura Yuichi

Course Objectives

1. Able to explain laws and regulations related to the Electricity Business Act.
2. Learn technical standards for electrical equipment.
3. Able to explain the history of the electricity industry and laws and regulations.
4. Able to explain electrical equipment planning and maintenance.

Rubric

	Ideal Level	Standard Level	Minimum achievement level
Achievement 1	Able to explain the rules and regulations related to electric power businesses, electric facilities / security, and power development	Able to explain the laws and regulations related to it, centering on the Electricity Business Act.	Able to partially explain the laws and regulations related to it, centering on the Electricity Business Act.
Achievement 2	Able to explain the technical standards for electric facilities such as power plants and substations, electric lines, and electrical work.	Able to explain the technical standards of electrical equipment.	Able to partially explain the technical standards of electrical equipment.
Achievement 3	Able to explain the history of the electric power business and regulations based on the historical background.	Able to explain the history of the electric power business and regulations.	Able to partially explain the history of the electric power business and regulations.
Achievement 4	Able to explain electrical equipment planning and security, as well as environmental measures.	Able to explain electrical equipment planning and security.	Able to partially explain electrical equipment planning and security.

Assigned Department Objectives

学習・教育到達度目標 D-1 （設計・システム系，情報・論理系，材料・バイオ系，力学系を含む工学の基礎となる学問分野について，自主的かつ継続的に学習できる。）

Teaching Method

Outline:

Learn the outline of electrical regulations and the electrical equipment control law in general, examine their relations, and understand the rationality of the legal text.
Lectures will be given on the Electricity Business Act and related laws and regulations, technical standards for electrical equipment, and electrical facility management.
* Relationship with practice.
This topic comprises a lecture-style lesson on legal knowledge required for actual power-related work, methods and obligations stipulated by law, etc.
All of the 15 weeks will be handled by practitioners who are actually involved in electrical facility management work.

Style:

Classes will be conducted in a lecture format based on textbooks and handouts. Submit assignments as needed and have them submitted in the form of a report.

Notice:

This lecture is compulsory to be certified as a Type 2 and Type 3 Chief Electrical Engineer.

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
2nd Semester
	3rd Quarter
		1st	The purpose of the Electricity Business Act and the definition of the electric power business	Explain the purpose of the Electricity Business Act and the outline of the four types of electric power business.
		2nd	Regulations in the electric power business	Explain the necessity of regulations on electricity supply and understand the contents of each regulation.
		3rd	Utility privileges and environmental impact assessment	Explain the necessity of public utility privileges, and understand the contents and procedures for environmental impact assessment.
		4th	Ensuring electrical security	Explain the concept of electrical safety and understand the obligations necessary for that.
		5th	Electrical security system for electric facilities U	Understand the outline of the security system for electric facilities for business and general use.
		6th	Voluntary security system for electric facilities for business use	Understand the contents of security regulations and the role of chief engineers in the voluntary security system.
		7th	Authorization and inspection of electric facilities for business use	Understand the scope of approval / notification and the outline of types of inspection / reporting.
		8th	Mid-term exam
	4th Quarter
		9th	General Electric Facilities and Electricians Act	Explain the types of electric facilities and the qualifications required for the construction.
		10th	Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law	Explain the purpose of the Electrical Appliance and Material Safety Law and understand the outline of the legal system.
		11th	Electric power development and nuclear-related laws	Understand the purpose and outline of the Three Power Supply Laws and nuclear-related laws and regulations.
		12th	Laws and regulations on environmental protection and energy policy	Understand the purpose and outline of laws and regulations related to environmental conservation and energy policy.
		13th	Maintenance standards and inspection standards for electric facilities	Understand the outline of various standards for maintenance and inspection of electric facilities.
		14th	Terminology used in electrical equipment technical standards	Understand and understand the basic terms used in the Ordinance of the Ministry of Electrical Engineering and the interpretation of electrical technology.
		15th	Regulation of overhead power lines	Understand various regulations regarding overhead power lines.
		16th	Return of final exam

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Examination	Little Test	Total
Subtotal	80	20	100
Basic Proficiency	20	10	30
Specialized Proficiency	60	10	70
Cross Area Proficiency	0	0	0