Instrumentation & Control Course

Instrumentation & Process Control - Combo Training Course (3-days)

Course Information:
Course Description:	This popular training course is a combination of our Instrumentation and Calibration training course and our Process Controls & Loop Tuning training course. This course is designed to provide the big picture for persons needing to understand or troubleshoot the full control loop (including the sensor, controller, and the process). Students will setup, calibrate, configure, and tune various real-world instrumentation and control loops on our pressure, temperature, and level training stations. A heavy emphasis is placed on understanding the operation of the entire control loop, and understanding how the control loop is affected by the instrumentation and control components, and by the process.
Length:	3 days (2 to 5 days for custom onsite training)
Percent Hands-on:	50-75%
Training Equipment:	Miscellaneous sensors, transmitters & calibration equipment; Temperature control loop station; Pressure control loop station; Dell laptop computers; Various digital controller units
Pre-requisites:	None
Target Audience:	Operators, Electricians, Technicians, Engineers, and Managers
Maximum Class Size:	10 students
Public Course Cost:	$1195 (per student)
Onsite Course Cost*	$2500/day plus T/L (Contact us for a detailed quote) *Costs stated are maximum values, but may be reduced based on course timing, location, early scheduling, advanced payment, and total volume of training.

Typical Course Topics (partial listing of topic areas, not in sequence):

	Parts of the typical control loop
	Process & Instrument Diagrams (P&ID's)
	Commonly used process control signals
	Signal quality terminology (accuracy, linearity, span, etc.)
	Understanding purpose of standards (NIST, etc.)
	Understanding the 4-20 milliamp current loop
	Signal conversions
	Calibration basics
	Position and speed sensors
	Temperature sensors (Thermocouples, RTD's, Thermistors, etc.)
	Pneumatic and hydraulic pressure concepts
	Pressure, force, and strain sensors
	Level detectors
	Fluid and gas flow concepts
	Flow sensors
	Typical problems in instrumentation systems
	Smart instruments
	Common Instrumentation networks
	Troubleshooting instrumentation systems
	Controller types
	Controller setup concepts
	Understanding process dynamics (dead-time, capacity, etc.)
	On/Off control concepts
	Control actuator basics (AC/DC/Stepper motors, hydraulic/pneumatic actuators, etc.)
	Control valve concepts
	Variable frequency drive basics (AC)
	Variable speed drive basics (DC)
	Common control system errors and problems
	PID control systems basics
	PID control details (windup, CV limiting, feedforward biasing, bumpless transfer, dead-bands, etc.)
	PID control system advanced features
	Controller tuning concepts and methods
	Advanced control strategies (cascade, ratio, feed-forward, etc.)
	Real world applications, common problems, issues, tips and tricks

Primary Skills Learned:

	Troubleshoot and solve problems in Instrumentation systems
	Improve instrumentation performance (accuracy, consistency, productivity, etc.)
	Understand physical concepts related to instrumentation systems
	Troubleshoot and solve problems in control loops
	Setup standard control loops
	Methodically tune standard control loops
	Logically diagnose control loop related problems
	Apply advanced controller features to improve system performance

Typical Lab Exercises (partial listing, not in sequence):

	Thermocouple labs
	RTD labs
	Thermistor lab
	Calibrate temperature transmitter labs
	Water level / DP concepts labs
	Calibrate level / DP transmitter
	Calibrate pressure transmitter
	Understanding zero and span (Calibration issues labs)
	Control loop basics lab (temperature loop)
	Control loop features labs (temperature loop, and pressure loop)
	PID concepts labs (temperature, pressure, sometimes level loops)
	PID tuning lab (open loop and closed loop tuning basics)
	Controller advanced features labs (feed-forward, dead-band, etc.)
	Advanced tuning / practice labs (PC simulation)
	Troubleshooting control loops labs

	This course is also available as onsite training at your location, to suit your organizational needs. Contact us or complete an onsite training cost worksheet for a quick, no obligation quote.
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Page Updated: Nov 5, 2007