Industrial Electrical Technician Courses
Introduction to Instrumentation and Process Control
In this hands-on class students will be introduced to a wide range of instrumentation used to measure and control typical processes, including temperature, pressure, level, flow and many others. Students will learn a systematic approach to troubleshooting process control systems and components such as sensors, transmitters, controller and final elements. Students will be trained in instrumentation calibration procedures and controller tuning methods. Students will learn about the various control signals along with the best practice for connection, routing, termination, isolation and shielding to assure accuracy and reliability.
Course Overview
- How to troubleshoot process controls, including sensors, transmitters, controllers and final elements
- How the various instruments measure temperature, pressure, flowrate, level and position, pH, weight and density
- What causes errors in instruments and how to reduce and troubleshoot them
- Differences between open and closed loop controls, feedback and feed forward controls, PLC, DCS and stand-alone controllers
- How analog signals are produced, processed and protected from noise
- What Proportional, PI and PID control strategies are
- How to calibrate transmitters and tune controllers
Total Hours: 32 (50% Lab)