Plc/Dcs Function Control Blocks Implementation

Increase your potential to create new, advanced process control concepts and plans.

What you'll learn
Learn about DCS and PLC's main components, architecture, and all process functions.
Learn how to conceive, design and implement process control schemes inside a DCS or even a PLC.
Learn how to design and implement batch, sequential, continuous and semi-batch control schemes.
Learn how to design and implement various standard function blocks available in most DCSs and PLCs.
Requirements
Control room experience is desirable, but not required.
Description
This course teaches you how to conceive, design, and implement process control schemes inside a DCS or even a PLC. There are many DCS and PLC vendors and this course builds skills that are useful for all types and models of any DCS or PLC. Whether you work in a chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, polymer, electric power, paper, or any manufacturing process, this course will teach you the skills to come up with new advanced process control ideas and schemes. The knowledge will also help in the design of controls for safer and smoother plant operation and to run the plant better, smoother, and with reduced chance of mistakes, shutdowns, and human error. The knowledge will help to maximize production rates, minimize utilities, speed up product grade transitions and improve key performance indicators. In an era of a lot of approaching retirees in the industry and the entry of new personnel in the control room, this course is a must for any process control engineer, DCS engineer, PLC engineer, or process control technician.Learning OutcomesThis course teaches the main components of a DCS and even a PLC. It describes the DCS and PLC architecture. It explains all DCS and PLC control functions. It teaches standard and custom DCS logic blocks. It covers batch, sequential, continuous and semi-batch control schemes. It teaches how to design and implement control schemes. It explains how to design and implement various standard function blocks available in most DCSs and PLCs. The various standard function blocks are listed below. With knowledge from PID100, APC200, this course is a perfect continuation to build the process control skills and knowledge and be more in the realm of what is available in DCSs and PLCs. After completion of this course, the student will be ready to build new APC tags inside a DCS or PLC. The following topics are covered in this course:Process Control Nomenclature and Basic DefinitionsSAMA Standard Diagrams and SymbolsPID ControlPID Related Peripheral AlgorithmsPIDFF – PID with FeedforwardTransfer FunctionNonlinearitySMOOTH Filtering for Noisy SignalsDead Time and TRANSPORT AlgorithmLEADLAG AlgorithmMonitoring AlgorithmsBoolean Logic AlgorithmsTimers and CountersInput and Output AlgorithmsMultiple Signal AlgorithmsCalculation Algorithms and ProgramsSmith PREDICTOR AlgorithmPID Tuning ProceduresProcedures for Testing, Commissioning & TroubleshootingDCS/PLC algorithms

Overview

Section 1: Process Control Nomenclature and Basic Definitions

Lecture 1 Process Control Nomenclature and Basic Definitions

Section 2: SAMA Standard Diagrams and Symbols

Lecture 2 SAMA Standard Diagrams and Symbols

Section 3: PID Function Block

Lecture 3 PID Function Block

Section 4: Cascade PID Function Block

Lecture 4 Cascade PID Function Block

Section 5: PID with Feedforward

Lecture 5 PID with Feedforward

Section 6: Input/Output Function Blocks

Lecture 6 Input/Output Function Blocks

Section 7: Handling Nonlinearities

Lecture 7 Handling Nonlinearities

Section 8: Monitoring Algorithms

Lecture 8 Monitoring Algorithms

Section 9: Boolean Logic Algorithms

Lecture 9 Boolean Logic Algorithms

Section 10: Timers and Counters

Lecture 10 Timers and Counters

Section 11: Multiple Signal Algorithms

Lecture 11 Multiple Signal Algorithms

Section 12: Calculation Algorithms

Lecture 12 Calculation Algorithms

Section 13: Smith PREDICTOR Algorithm

Lecture 13 Smith PREDICTOR Algorithm

Section 14: Procedures for Testing, Commissioning & Troubleshooting

Lecture 14 Procedures for Testing, Commissioning & Troubleshooting

Process Control Engineers, DCS Maintenance Technicians, and Instrument Engineers