Training - Modern Control Systems

Class Information
Length: 4 days
Hours: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Cost: $1750.00/person
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Target Audience
This class is designed for anyone who is involved with industrial automation: operators, maintenance engineers, electricians, instrument technicians, programmers, project managers, and system integrators.
 
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the Microsoft windows environment
 
Class Description
This course is a week long exploration of all the components used in a modern industrial automation system. This course will logically progress from industrial power the first day to PC based HMIs on the last day.

This course is designed to be a hands on learning experience. The students will be given voltmeters early in the week as we discuss industrial power, motors, relays, and sensors. The students will also get hands on experience by using computer-based software to program VFDs, PLCs, industrial panels, and PC based HMIs. 
 
Class Objectives
Upon completion of this course, the student shall:Understand the different types of electrical power used in industrial automation control cabinets.

  • Understand the following control elements: Terminal blocks, circuit breakers, relays, motor starters

  • Be comfortable with sensors such as switches, proximity sensors, pushbuttons, analog inputs, and analog outputs.

  • Understand the different uses for AC, DC, Stepper, and Servo motors

  • Understand the basic concepts of VFDs and how they are programmed

  • Be able to hook sensors up to a PLC and program the PLC using Ladder Logic.

  • Understand industrial panels and have some experience programming these devices

  • Learn how to program a PC based HMI and get it talking to a PLC.

Class Outline
This course is filled with labs.  During the first few days we will wire sensors and motors to push buttons and switches to create basic logic.  During the later days we will wire these same sensors and motors to our VFD and PLC to see how this increases the power and flexibility of our system.  On the last day we will have our entire system working from the HMI all the way down to the sensor.

Industrial Power
3 phase
AC
DC

Control Elements
Circuit breakers
Relays
Terminal strips
Motor starters

Sensors
Pushbuttons
Indicator Lights
Mechanical switches
Proximity sensors
Light curtains
Analog inputs
Analog outputs
E stops

Motors
AC
DC
Stepper
Servo

VFDs
Theory
Wiring
Programming

PLCs
Theory
Wiring
Programming using ladder logic

Industrial Panels
Theory
Programming to talk with the PLC
Configuring buttons and faceplates

PC based HMIs
Theory
Creating windows
Creating Tags
Creating animation
Connecting to a PLC