This course provides an introduction to control loops, including their basic operating principles and the function and operation of instruments used in measuring level, flow, and pressure. This course will cover constructing, tuning, and troubleshooting control loops and the instruments used to measure and control various parameters in industrial settings.
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Instrumentation & Control Technician
Explain the basic operating principles of control loops.
Explain the function and operation of instruments used in measuring level.
Identify instruments used in flow control loops.
Identify instruments used in pressure control loops.
Cconstruct pressure control loops, temperature control loops, level control loops, and flow control loops.
Understand proportional, integral, and derivative control action.
Have an understanding of how to tune a typical control loop.
Identify instruments used in temperature control loops.
Describe the operation of cascade and ratio control loops.
Construct special control loops.
Explain the function and operation of electronic control valve actuator
Describe the steps required for troubleshooting and repairing electronic control valves.
Describe the operation of a feedforward control loop.
Describe the operation of a three element level control loop.