Introduction to control system

• Basic of control system
• Elements of control system
• Types of control system
• Power system elements and control system
• Direction technology in new control system
• Basic  for Automatic control system
• Types of automatic control system
• Control system Practice

Day 2

Fundamentals of Control Systems

• Open and closed loop control
• Advanced control algorithms

Sensors, Transducers and Actuators

• Review of instruments on the input and output side of the process automation systems
• Typical sensors, transducers and actuators

Day 3

Fundamentals of Modern Control Systems

• Interdependence of process, process control, control system and field devices
• Comparison of DCS, PLC and SCADA
• A Smart Instrument as the Key Component in a DCS System

Control system components

magnetic contactor – over load device- pushbuttons- indicator lamp-selector switch-control relay- timing relay-limit switch- level switch- pressure switch-temperature switch.

Schematic symbols for control system

Day 4

• Motor control centers (MCC)
• Disconnect switches
• Motor Control System
• Variable frequency/speed drives (VFD/VSD)

Computer Interfacing

• Describe the interfacing of a computer to a control loop and its use as a data logging and alarm system
• Sketch a block diagram for the interfacing of a computer to a control loop to enable it to function as a computer supervisory control system
• List the advantages and disadvantages associated with a DDC system
• Describe the main differences between a distributed control system a DDC and a CSC system

 Day 5

The Basic Automation

• Fundamentals and function of automation
• Control modes available within automation
• Control algorithms
• The use of diagnostics
• Programming of automation

• Block Configuration

  DCS control System elements

• Main differences between a DCS and PLC/SCADA  systems.
• Requirements of the operator interface within the DCS
• Layout of a DCS system with data highway communications paths
• Redundancy in the DCS