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Fundamentals of Industrial Automation (FG07XCL)

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Length: 3 days
CEU Credits: 2.1
Course Hours: 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Description:

This course provides an overview of industrial measurement and control. Technicians, engineers, managers and those wanting to gain more practical knowledge in this area are provided with the fundamentals to more effectively communicate with other control system professionals.

You will be able to:

• Communicate the latest trends in measurement and control
• Recognize the role of measurement and control in industrial processes
• Compare continuous, batch, and discrete control and how they are used in industry
• Interpret measurement and control terminology
• Compare the methods and devices used in temperature, pressure, level, and flow measurement
• Describe the operation and components of a feedback control loop
• Identify the fundamental concepts of controller tuning
• Compare different control system architectures, including single loop controllers, distributed control systems (DCS), and programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
• Apply ISA standards to interpret symbols and documentation

You will cover:

• Process Control Concepts: Continuous | Batch | Discrete Control | The Role of Measurement and Control in Industry | Graphic Description of Loop Components | Component Loop Dynamics
• Industrial Measurement Systems: Overview | Sensor Selection and Characteristics | Transmitters | Smart Transmitters
• Pressure Measurements: Concepts | Instruments | Differential Pressure Measurement
• Level Measurement: Concepts | Hydrostatic Head Level Measurement | Capacitance Level Measurement | Ultrasonic Level Measurement | By Weight
• Flow Measurement: Fluid Fundamentals | Methods and Concepts | Differential Head Flow Measurement | Velocity Flow Measurement Devices | Mass Flowmeters
• Temperature Measurement: Concepts | Thermometers | Thermocouples | RTDs | Thermistors | Temperature Transmitters
• Industrial Process Control: Basic Feedback Control | Components | PID Control | Final Control Elements | Tuning Concepts
• Trends in Control Technologies: Smart Components | Fieldbus

Classroom/Laboratory Exercises:

• Interpret simple P&IDs
• Calibrate process measurement devices for level, temperature, and pressure using a variety of state-of-the-art calibration equipment

Includes ISA Text: Measurement and Control Basics, 4th Edition.

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Upcoming offerings for this course:

06/18/2013
Fundamentals of Industrial Automation (FG07XCL) - NC
Cleveland Community College 
Shelby, NC US