Automation Controls for Non-Control Staff

AUTOMATION CONTROLS
for NON-CONTROL staff

Description
This course is designed to provide supervisors and management staff with a comprehensive understanding of how automation controls are used to control equipment and processes. It will enable them to cut down on downtime by communicating with controls and engineering staff more effectively.

Learning Outcomes
The purpose of this course is to provide supervisors and management staff with an understanding of key control system components and how these are used in a typical control system. This includes understanding each component’s functional responsibility.

Explain electrical fundamentals
Explain common types of control devices
Describe different types of control systems
Explain how the PLC operates
Understand the role of PLC’s in control systems
Basic programming principles and functions
Recognize the difference between analog and discrete controls
Explain the importance of managing PLC files
Explain key elements of a Control System
Troubleshooting

Outline

1 Introduction to Electricity
1.1 Fundamentals
1.1.1 Electricity
1.1.2 Voltage
1.1.3 Current
1.1.4 Resistance
1.1.5 Ohms Law
1.1.6 Series and Parallel Circuits
1.1.7 ACDC
1.1.8 Tools
1.1.9 Binary
1.1.10 Practical Exercises
2 Introduction to Control Devices
2.1 Device Types
2.1.1 Switches and Push Buttons
2.1.2 Photo Electrics
2.1.3 Proximity Sensors
2.1.4 Relays
2.1.5 Contactors
2.1.6 Motors
2.1.7 VFD
2.1.8 Analog Devices
2.1.9 Transformers
2.1.10 PLC
3 Control Systems
3.1 Control System Types
3.1.1 Relay Controls
3.1.2 PLC Controls
3.1.3 Digital Control Systems
3.1.4 Analog Control Systems
4 PLC Systems
4.1 Introduction to PLC's
4.1.1 PLC Overview
4.1.2 Inputs
4.1.3 Outputs
4.1.4 Scan Sequence
4.1.5 Practical Programming Exercises
5 Importance of Data Management
5.1 Why is Data Management Important
5.1.1 Logic Files
5.1.2 Location
5.1.3 Audit Trail
5.1.4 Downloading PLC Data
5.1.5 Practical Exercises
6 System Introduction
6.1 Typical Control System Overview
6.1.1 Control Panel Overview
6.1.2 Control Panel Functionality
6.1.3 Control Panel Wiring
6.1.4 Control Panel Logic
6.1.5 Human Machine Interface
7 System Troubleshooting
7.1 Troubleshooting Process
7.1.1 Systematic Approach
7.1.2 Review of Control Panel Functionality
7.1.3 Fault 1 Practical
7.1.4 Fault 2 Practical
7.1.5 Fault 3 Practical
7.1.6 Fault 4 Practical
7.1.7 Fault 5 Practical
7.1.8 Test

Duration
16 hours (two days)

Audience
Supervisors, Managers, Engineers

Course Material
Each participant will receive a workbook.

Hands-On Exercises
Each participant will have the opportunity to work on a training simulator and perform simple control tasks.

CEU's
Each participant receives 1.2 CEU's