Advance Process Control / Automation

Advance Process Control Course Overview

Majority of the industries today are facing the challenges of global competition. In the quest for survival and growth these industries have to improve the performance by way of improving the quality, productivity, efficiency, equipment utilization and reducing the wastage, energy consumption, maintenance and breakdown etc. This means that the industries are now looking at automation and process control systems not only for the safety, regulatory and sequencing functions but also for the advance control techniques, optimization, inventory and production control etc. Only an in-depth understanding of the industry requirements vis-à-vis technological advancements would help the engineers to cope up with such demands. It would also provide a growth path for the professionals of the future era.

Advance Process Control techniques viz. Model Predictive Control are gaining popularity very fast and are likely to pose a serious threat to conventional PID control strategy in the near future.

The proposed course is recommended for Electronics/Electrical! Instrumentation! Chemical engineers and for those who aspire to work in the field of Advance Process Control.

The course duration is planned in such a way that approximately one-third time is spent on covering the theory part, approx. one-third time is spent on the practical part and approx. one-third time is spent on project. During the project, complete exposure is given to the industry practice and standards and professional requirements. This ensures that the participant delivers the results with best efficiency in the organization.

Prerequisite: Basics of Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering

Module 1:

PLC and SCADA Engineering:

PLC introduction, hardware and software, building blocks, timers, counters, relays, application examples, ladder development, advanced instructions, PLC specifications, engineering, troubleshooting, programming using SFC, FBD, ST and IL.

Human Machine Interface (HMI), concept and introduction, software development tools, graphics applications. SCADA architecture and concept, graphical screens using dynamos, customized dynamos, data acquisition and storage, databases, development of trends / history view, reports, communication methods.

Lab: Hands on practical on PLC applications for (Flow Loop! Boiler! Heat Exchanger, Emergency Shutdown Valve)

HMI applications, SCADA applications

Test 1: 10 Credits

 

Module 2:

Advance Control System (ACS) Engineering:

Evolution and role of automation, ACS hardware, software, programming, ACS-PLC comparison, ACS architectures, specifications, displays, history view, reports, security and access management, diagnostics, ACS level 2 and level 3 controls, integration with office management software. Safety Instrumented Systems, SIL, Safety Life Cycle.

ISO OSI seven layer communication structure, RS 232/ RS 485 interface, HART! MODBUS protocol, Foundation Fieldbus and Fieldbus comparison

Lab: Hands on practical on ACS (Emergency

Shutdown Valve, Flow Loop, Boiler, and Heat

Exchanger Control), Communication Interfaces and

Protocols, Field bus and HART Devices.

Test 2 :10 Credits

 

Module 3: Advance Process Control

Multivariable Control

Cascade, Ratio, Feed Forward, Selective Control, Applications of multivariable control

Modeling and Optimization fundamentals, Model Predictive, Neural Network, and Fuzzy Logic Control

Lab: Hands on practical on Multivariable and

Advance Process Control applications.

Test 3: 10 Credits

 

Industry Applications

Chemical and Pharmaceutical, Captive Power Plant, Automobile, Dairy, Water Treatment, Storage Terminals etc.

Project Management and Exposure to Professional Work Methodology including:

International standards and practices

Introduction to various international standards, Consultant requirements, practices.

Exposure to special project management tools used in the industries and consulting companies Project engineering including instrumentation symbols, documents, project management techniques, material management, installation practice, commissioning procedure, vendor co-ordination.

Test 4 : 20 Credits

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Contact at Department of Instrumentation and Control, COEP,

 Ph. No.020-25507161, 66, 64

DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROL,

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING PUNE,

WELLESLY ROAD, PUNE-5.

Phone: 020 - 25507161 E-mail: hod@instru.coep.org.in

Links: www.coep.org.in    www.icesociety.org

DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, PUNE

WELLESLY ROAD, SHIVAJINAGAR, PUNE-05

Phone No:020-25507161 e-mail:hod@instru.coep.org.in

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