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This comprehensive course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of instrumentation, industrial automation and control. It represents a tremendous opportunity to gain expertise in all the key areas of the fast growing area of industrial automation. It will help the candidates in a simple understandable manner to immediately apply the techniques to their job. The candidates will gain through this course a strong understanding of the key concepts in instrumentation, process control, SCADA and PLCs. The topics covered start with an introduction to instrumentation and measurement ranging from pressure, level, temperature and flow devices followed by a review of process control including the all important topic of PID loop tuning, PLC and SCADA systems, industrial data communication networks.

By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• Learn the fundamentals of instrumentation and process control
• Understand the basics of PLCs and SCADA systems
• Be able to troubleshoot simple problems with instruments, PLCs and SCADA systems
• Understand simple plant documentation such as P&IDs
• Work effectively with your instrumentation plant colleagues

Operators, technicians, new engineers anyone with an interest in gaining knowledge on the full range of instrumentation, process control, PLCs, SCADA and P&ID documentation, and engineers from other backgrounds/disciplines, such as mechanical, electrical and civil

Introduction

·     Overview of instrumentation and control, Key building blocks of PLCs and SCADA systems, Introduction to process measurement, Basic measurement concepts, Definition of terminology, Measuring instruments and control valves as part of the overall control system

Pressure Measurement

·     Principle of pressure measurement, Pressure transducers and elements

Level Measurement

·     Principles of level measurement, Simple sight glasses, Hydrostatic pressure

·     Ultrasonic measurement, Electrical measurement, Density measurement

Temperature Measurement

·     Principles of temperature measurement, Thermocouples

·     Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTD’s), Thermistors

Flow Measurement

·     Principles of flow measurement, Open channel flow measurement

·     Oscillatory flow measurement, Magnetic flow measurement

·     Positive displacement, Ultrasonic flow measurement, Mass flow measurement

Fundamentals of Process Loop Tuning

·     Processes, controllers and tuning, PID controllers, Gain, dead time and time constants, Process noise, General purpose closed loop tuning method

Introduction to Control Valves

·     Introduction, Definition of a control valve, Cavitation, Flashing

Different Types of Control Valves

·     Globe valves, Butterfly, Eccentric disk, Ball, Rotary plug, Diaphragm and pinch

Fundamentals of PLCS

·     Introduction to PLCs, Alternative control systems , Why PLCs have become so widely accepted

Fundamentals of PLCS Hardware

·     Block diagram of typical PLC, PLC processor module – memory organization

·     Input / output section – module types, Power supplies

Fundamentals of PLCS Software

·     Methods of representing Logic, Ladder Logic basics

·     The basic rules for programming, Simple PLC programs

Introduction to SCADA Systems

·     Fundamentals, Comparison of SCADA, DCS, PLC and smart instruments

·     Typical SCADA installations, Definition of terms

SCADA Systems Hardware

·     Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) structure

·     Analog and digital input/output modules, Master site structure

SCADA Systems Software

·     Fundamentals, Components of a SCADA system

·     Configuration of SCADA systems, Building the user interface

Basics of Data Communications between PLC & SCADA Systems

·     Twisted pair cables, Fibre optic cables, Public network provided services, Industrial Ethernet, TCP/IP, Fieldbus, Modbus, LAN connectivity: bridges, routers and switches, SCADA network security

Drawing Types & Standards

·     Understanding diagram layouts and formats, Cross references, P&ID’s fundamentals