Course objectives

• Understand the actual control loops that you work with, and learn about the limitations and possibilities of your equipment.
• Learn how to improve productivity, efficiency, safety, and product quality
• Save time and money on your next renovation or upgrade - get honest, unbiased information on what is available in the process control field, and the typical advantages and disadvantages of common equipment.
• Learn how to choose and setup the right control applications and control strategies for your plant processes.
• Learn to design, setup, configure, and tune actual control loops in a safe environment.  This training provides offers students the unique opportunity to learn and experiment on real control loops without having to worry about damaging equipment or facilities.

Course outline

• Process and Instrument diagrams (P&ID's)
• Components of the feedback control loop
• Effects of sensors 
• Effects of control actuators
• Process dynamics

• Control valves (types, characteristics, CV sizing)
• Valve actuators (types, fail modes, dead band)
• Pulse control modulation
• Variable speed motor controls (DC and AC)
• on off control action
• Multi-point control action
• Analog (continuous) control
• Proportional gain action (units, direct o reverse control)
• Integral reset action (units, windup)
• Derivative o rate action (units, problems)
• Application of different control modes (P, PI, PD, PID)
• Desired control responses (QDR, etc.)
• Control loop tuning methods
• Intelligent controllers (adaptive tuning, auto-tune, fuzzy logic)
• Typical controller features, options and capabilities
• Advanced control strategies (ratio, cascade, feed-forward)
• Common problems in process control systems
• Troubleshooting process control systems

Who Can Benefit?

• Technicians Electricians
• Maintenance Personnel
•  Engineers, operators, Managers and Supervisors