Industrial Automation
1006176 modules · 34 topics
Module 1Introduction to Industrial Automation11 topics
- Introduction to Industry 4.0 and its components
- Need of automation in industries and Principles and strategies of automation
- Factory automation and Process automation
- Basic elements of an automated system and Structure of Industrial Automation
- Advanced automation functions and Levels of automations
- Industrial control Systems — Process and Discrete system
- Types of automation system — Fixed, Programmable, Flexible, Integrated Automation and its application
- Different systems used for Industrial automation — PLC, HMI, SCADA, DCS, Drives
- Introduction to Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and its application in Automation
- Role of robots in automation and its components
- Fundamentals of automated production lines or transfer lines and its applications
Module 2Sensors and Input Field Devices5 topics
- Analog input devices — Electromagnetic relays, Contactors, Motor starters, Manually operated Switches (Toggle, Pushbutton, Knife, Selector switches)
- Mechanically operated switches — Limit switch, Temperature switch (Thermostat), Pressure switch, Level switch and their symbols
- Discrete/Digital Input devices
- Construction and working of Sensors — Proximity sensors (Inductive, Capacitive, Optical and Ultrasonic)
- Advanced sensors — Temperature sensors (Thermistor, Thermocouple, RTD), Liquid level sensor (Capacitive and Ultrasonic), Force-Strain/Weight sensors, Flow sensors (turbine flow sensor), Pressure sensors, Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT), Inclination sensor (Inclinometer), Acceleration sensor (Accelerometer), Angular and linear position sensor
Module 3Actuators and Output Devices6 topics
- Introduction to actuators and Classification of actuators
- Mechanical actuators — Translational and rotational motion, kinematic chains, cams, gears, belt and chain drives, bearings
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic actuators — Linear and rotary actuators, single and double acting cylinder, directional, process and pressure control valves
- Electrical actuators and Electromechanical actuators — Construction, working and application of Stepper motors, AC/DC Servo motors, BLDC Motor
- Electrohydraulic Actuators — Solenoid Valve, Thermal actuators and Magnetic actuators
- Selection of actuators
Module 4Other output Devices1 topics
Module 5Control System4 topics
- Open and closed loop system and their transfer function
- First order and second order system and their output response and parameters
- Types of control — On-off, Feed forward, Open loop and closed loop control and Transfer function
- Controllers in closed loop control — Proportional (P), Integral (I), Derivative (D), P-I, P-D, PID Controller
Module 6SCADA and DCS7 topics
- Introduction, need, benefits and typical applications of SCADA and DCS
- SCADA Architecture — Remote Terminal Units (RTUs), Master Terminal Units, Various SCADA editors, communication protocols for SCADA
- Comparison of SCADA with DCS
- Interfacing SCADA system with PLC — Typical connection diagram, Object Linking and Embedding for Process Control (OPC) architecture
- Creating SCADA Screen HMI for simple object, Steps for linking SCADA object (defining Tags and items, creating trends etc.) with PLC ladder program using OPC
- Configuring simple applications using SCADA — Traffic light control, water distribution, pipeline control, Power generation, transmission and distribution etc.
- Procedure to maintain the SCADA based PLC system
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