PICENG458

 

Course Code: PICENG 458               Course Title: Logic Controllers and Distributed Control Systems

Computers in process control. Programmable logic controllers (PLCs): PLCs architecture, operation and programming, batch process control. PLCs selection, installation, troubleshooting and maintenance. Field bus, protocols. Smart devices. Distributed control systems (DCS). Local control unit (LCU) architecture, LCU languages, LCU-process interfacing issues, communication facilities, DCS configurations, displays, redundancy concept. Case studies in DCS applications.