Operation, Monitoring and Control of Electric Machines and Industrial Processes

• Understand the principles of operation and control variables of electric machines
• Learn modern techniques to control the response of electric machines and industrial plant equipment
• Analyze possible faults and associated safety measures
• Realize the application of sensors and actuators in control systems
• Understand the role of SCADA and PLC controllers in industrial processes and utility networks

COURSE CONTENT 

Electric Motors, Generators and Variable Speed Drives

• Principles of rotating machines (motors & generators)
• Different types of AC and DC machines
• Control of machine parameters (speed, torque, loading, efficiency, power factor)
• Stalling of motors, motor start-up and braking techniques
• Motor protection, safety requirements and precautions
• Variable speed drive (VSD)

Instrumentation & Monitoring of Process Variables

• Valves, flanges, tanks, and piping systems
• Process flow diagram (PFD) and process & instrumentation diagram (P&ID)
• Pressure & level control devices and applications
• Temperature & flow control devices and actuators
• Servo mechanism
• Stepper motors

Process Controllers and their Applications

• Instrumentation/control of process variables (static & dynamic Transfer Function)
• Automatic control (sensors, actuators, control status and error)
• Open loop vs. closed loop controllers
• Analogue vs. digital controllers
• Batch process control vs. continuous process control
• Analogue signal conditioning (linearization, filtering)

Electronic Controllers and Amplifiers

• Operational amplifier (op-amp) circuits and applications
• On-off controller, Proportional (P) controller, Integral (I) controller
• PI & PID controllers
• Schmitt trigger
• Clipper vs. clamper circuits
• Transistor operation and configurations (CB, CE, and CC)

FOR WHOM

Project engineers/managers

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The training methodology combines lectures, discussions, group exercises and illustrations. Participants will gain both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics. The emphasis is on the practical application of the topics and as a result participant will go back to the workplace with both the ability and the confidence to apply the techniques learned to their duties.