CIMG 203 - Automation Electronics

1. Convert industrial process control operations to PLC logic diagrams.
2. Program Operator Interface Panels to include a fail safe operation.
3. Develop a PLC ladder circuit for an industrial operation and then interface with an Operator Interface Panel.
4. Differentiate between discrete and analog operation of a PLC.
5. Apply analog functions to industrial operations using thermal transfer devices.
6. Install an analog input circuit including a thermocouple and transmitter.
7. Install an analog 4 - 20 mA current output circuit with pulse controlled solid-state relay powering an industrial thermal power source.
8. Install and tune a PID algorithm.
9. Describe how the proportional, integral, and derivative control systems are combined for effective process control.
10. Describe the procedure for assembling and interconnecting a PLC system.
11. Explain how to use monitor and force functions.
12. Apply the major arithmetic operations or combinations of these functions to process control.

• Analog Process control
• The Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) algorithm
• SCADA data acquisition systems
• Human machine interfacing
• Teamwork skills and team building
• A major laboratory team project

 
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