INTRODUCTION to CONTROL SYSTEMS for WATER & WASTEWATER APPLICATIONS

Description
The course “Introduction to Control Systems for Water & Waste Water Treatment Plants” is designed to provide operators, supervisors and management staff with a comprehensive understanding of how automation technologies are used to control Water and Waste Water treatment processes. It will enable them to cut down on downtime and make their process plants more efficient.  

Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this class, you will be able to:

• Describe water and wastewater treatment processes.
• Explain types of control systems used in filter backwash and sewage pump wet-well process.
• Describe different control system architecture.
• Use different programming methods.
• Recognize the difference between analog and discrete controls
• Understand what part of the process the PLC should handle.
• Describe different forms of communication architecture and different types of media.
• Define SCADA system.
• Describe the different retrieving and communication methods employed by SCADA system.
• Describe the SCADA system information transfer protocol.
• Recognize the SCADA system design requirements.
• Understand what part of the process the SCADA system should handle.
• Describe the different types of trending
• Troubleshoot the control system

Outline

• Introduction
• Case Studies (Filter Backwash/Wet Well)
• What is a PLC
• PLC Control Architectures
• PLC Programming Methods
• Discrete and Analog Controls
• What should the PLC manage
• Communication Architectures
• What is SCADA
• SCADA Networking & Communications
• SCADA System Design
• What should the SCADA manage
• Troubleshooting

Duration
16 hours (two days)

Audience
Water & Waste Water plant operators & supervisors.

Course Material
Each participant will receive their own class binder with all reference material and exercises, so that these can be repeated later.

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

Approvals/CEU's

OETC approved, each participant receives 1.3 CEU's