Syllabus
The syllabus
comprises of a comprehensive selection of material, which
is invaluable for all lecturers teaching process control:
1.
Fundamental control loops: Terminology,
control loops.
2. Open loop
process identification: Dead time
and time constants, Step
input
testing; Tangent method, the New
Reformulated Tangent Method ©, the
New
numerical technique ©, and
worked examples and problems.
3. Optimum
controller setting:Tuning
rules: Zieglar-Nichols and Cohen-Coon,
Takahashi and Chien. Worked
examples and problems.
4. PID controllers: Control
algorithms, PID parameters and characteristics,
and mode of control.
5. Fine tuning
techniques: Fine
tuning strategies, the New quick tuning chart ©,
Performance-Robustness
analysis, Load disturbance and set point change.
and worked examples and
problems.
6. Preparing
lab work: Tasks and
scheduling.
7. Hands-on training: Performing
open loop test. Optimum PID calculation.
Performing load disturbance
and change in set point. Fine tuning
techniques.