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Operation, Monitoring & Control of Electric Machines & Industrial Processes

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Coventry Academy - Operation, Monitoring & Control of Electric Machines & Industrial Processes
5
Days

Course Schedules

 Dubai
 20-24 Jan 2025
 $5,950
 Dubai
 23-27 Jun 2025
 $5,950
 Dubai
 13-17 Oct 2025
 $5,950

Training course overview

The Coventry Academy training course offers a comprehensive exploration into electric machines, industrial process parameters, sensors, transmitters, actuators, and controllers crucial for analyzing equipment responses and behavior in various operational scenarios and disturbances.

Instrumentation and Process Control span a wide array of technologies applicable across diverse sectors, from residential and commercial heating systems to complex chemical and automotive processes. This course is meticulously designed to encompass all facets of electric motors and industrial instrumentation. Topics include sensing variables, transmitting and recording signals, evaluating signals with controllers, and optimizing manufacturing processes for consistent quality output.

Key components of this training course include:

  • Understanding operation and control variables of electric machines, including startup procedures and handling major faults.
  • Application of instrumentation techniques to industrial devices such as valves and pumps for efficient operation.
  • Introduction to modern monitoring and control techniques essential for industrial processes.
  • Utilization of operational amplifiers in both open and closed-loop control systems.
  • Introduction to SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) and DCS (Distributed Control System) systems, along with PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) ladder logic programming.

What are the goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • 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

Who is this training course for?

This Coventry Academy training course has been designed at an intermediate to advanced level and will suit a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Project engineers/managers
  • Mechanical engineers
  • Electrical engineers
  • Process engineers
  • Planning engineers/managers
  • Asset engineers/managers

How will this training course be presented?

This Coventry Academy training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes Power Point slides through which all the required theory and equations will be provided. The instructor will also use training videos for better understanding of the participants.

Course Outline

Day One: 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)
Day Two: 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
Day Three: 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)
Day Four: 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)
Day Five: SCADA & PLC Systems, COMMS Protocols and DCS
  • SCADA system structure (field devices, master station, RTUs, data processing)
  • Programmable logic controller (PLC), ladder logic programming
  • Distributed control system (DCS)
  • Basics of PLC, Ethernet & TCP/IP
  • SCADA protocols (DNP3, 60870, 61850)
  • Network topologies

The certificate

  • Coventry Academy Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the course

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