Course Description:
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) have become widely used in industry as a powerful tool for practical automation and supervisory control schemes. This course covers the principles and applications of programmable logic controllers. Case studies are presented to enhance the ability of the participants to deal with practical problems in the fields of implementation.
Course Goal:
To enhance the participants, knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to understand the principles of PLCs and its applications as a powerful tool for practical automation and supervisory control schemes.
Course Objectives:
By the end of this course, participant will be able to:
- Be familiar with the application of a PLC to process.
- How to make system documentation.
- Use troubleshooting and fault analysis techniques
Course Outline:
- Logic concepts.
- Ladderiogic.
- Boolean algebra and dimplification.
- Sequential and group logic.
- PLC architecture.
- Processors.
- Programming terminals.
- I/O devices.
- Interface assemblies.
- PLC programming.
- Logic modifications.
- Off/on line programming.
- Communications protocol.
- Basic control concepts.
- PID control.
- Configuration of analog I/O devices.
- PLC systems and applications.
- Application of a PLC to process.
- System documentation.
- Troubleshooting and fault analysis.
Who Can Benefit?
- Electrical engineers.
- Chemical engineers.
- Petroleum engineers.