Standard

rev.10/13/03

IDS 209 - Industrial Instrumentation

Course Description

Provides instruction in the principles and practices of instrumentation for industrial process control systems with an emphasis on industrial maintenance techniques for production equipment. Topics include: instrument tags; process documentation; basic control theory; sensing pressure, flow, level, and temperature; instrument calibration; and loop tuning.

 

Competency Areas

Hours

Instrument Tags

Class

4

Process Documentation D. Lab

0

Basic Control Theory

P. Lab/O.B.I.

6

Sensing Pressure, Flow, Level, and Temperature

Credit

6

Instrument Calibration

 

 

Loop Tuning

 

 

 

 

 

Prerequisite: IDS 141, IDS 142

Corequisite:

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

INSTRUMENT TAGS

4

 0

6

Tags

Describe the function of an instrument tag.

 

 

 

 

Identify the measured or initiated variable from an instrument tag.

 

 

 

 

Identify the function of the instrument from an instrument tag.

 

 

 

 

Identify the loop in which the device is connected.

 

 

 

 

Identify the location of the device.

 

 

 

 

Identify the type of instrument as indicated by the tag.

 

 

 

 

Determine if the device is visible to the operator.

 

 

 

 

Interpret an instrument tag.

 

 

 

PROCESS DOCUMENTATION

4

 0

6

Loop Sheets

Describe the function of a loop sheet.

 

 

 

 

Identify the common valves and instrument symbols found on a loop sheet.

 

 

 

 

Identify the type of line connections found on a loop sheet.

 

 

 

 

Interpret loop sheets.

 

 

 

Instrument Index

Describe the function of an instrument index.

 

 

 

 

Describe the information found in an instrument index.

 

 

 

 

Use an instrument index to locate information about process devices.

 

 

 

BASIC CONTROL THEORY                                

8

 0

12

Open Loop Control

Describe open loop control.

 

 

 

 

Discuss applications for open loop control.

 

 

 

Closed Loop Control

Describe closed loop control.

 

 

 

 

Discuss applications for closed loop control.

 

 

 

 

Operate a closed loop system.

 

 

 

Proportional Control

Describe proportional control.

 

 

 

 

Discuss proportional band and its effect on sensitivity and accuracy.

 

 

 

 

Demonstrate process response with a wide proportional band and a narrow proportional band.

 

 

 

Integral Control

Describe integral control.

 

 

 

 

Discuss integral constant and its effect on sensitivity and accuracy.

 

 

 

 

Demonstrate process response with a high integral constant and a low integral constant.

 

 

 

 

Discuss reset wind-up and its effect on process response.

 

 

 

 

Describe the operation of a Proportional Integral control loop.

 

 

 

 

Setup and operate a PI control loop.

 

 

 

Derivative Control

Describe Derivative control.

 

 

 

 

Discuss Derivative constant and its effect on sensitivity and accuracy.

 

 

 

 

Demonstrate process response with a high Derivative constant and a low Derivative constant.

 

 

 

 

Describe the operation of a Proportional Integral Derivative control loop.

 

 

 

 

Setup and operate a PID control loop.

 

 

 

SENSING PRESSURE, FLOW, LEVEL, AND TEMPERATURE

8

 0

12

Pressure

Describe function of pressure in common process systems.

 

 

 

 

Describe the application and operation of common pressure instruments.

 

 

 

 

Identify common pressure instruments.