Syllabus

Practical Process Control

Code
ET1012
Points
3 ECTS-credits
Level
First Cycle Level 1
School
School of Information and Engineering
Subject field
Electrical Engineering (ETA)
Group of Subjects
Electrical Engineering
Disciplinary Domain
Technology, 100%
Approved
Approved by the Faculty School of Information and Engineering, 19 February 2009.
This syllabus is valid from 01 July 2009.
Revised
Revised, 10 April 2012.
Revision is valid from 10 April 2012.
Discontinued
20 February 2018
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Learning Outcomes

The goal of the course is that the student shall have achieved basic knowledge about process control. More specifically, the student shall after concluded the course independent be able to:
  • Explain the different definitions and components for a control system, describe a control system with block diagram and process instrumentation.
  • Understand different kind of process types and give characteristics concerning dynamic and static behaviors.
  • Explain principles and characteristics about different parts of a PID controller.
  • Give different methods to tune a controller.
  • Consider practical problems which can take place during controlling of industrial processes.

Course Content

Process instrumentation. Block diagram. Process models. PID controller and tuning of control parameters. Practical problems when controlling industrial processes.

Assessment

Written exam.

Forms of Study

The course is a distance course and is interactively and demand for a computer with internet. Lectures, assignments are given in Frontier. One lab is done at Dalarna University.

Grades

The Swedish grades U–G.

Prerequisites

  • General entry requirements

Literature

  • Hägglund, T.. (1997) Praktisk processreglering. 2 ed. Lund : Studentlitteratur. (135 p). ISBN 91-44-00349-8

Reference literature

  • Forsman, K.. (2005) Reglerteknik för processindustrin. Lund : Studentlitteratur. (291 p). ISBN 91-44-03789-9
  • Forsman, K.. (2006) Reglerteknik för processindustrin. Övningsbok. Lund : Studentlitteratur. (99 p). ISBN 91-44-01650-6