MR4020 Industrial Instrumentation and Control Syllabus:

MR4020 Industrial Instrumentation and Control Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES

1. To understand the overview of the industrial automation and control.
2. To familiarize with data communication and supervisory control systems.
3. To learn and understand the basic concepts of factory automation.
4. To understand various control elements in industry.
5. To understand and select final control element for process control.

UNIT – I INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENTATION

Introduction and Need for Automation – Instrumentation System for Measurement of Process Parameters – Overview on Flow, Level, Pressure, Temperature, Speed, Current and Voltage Measurements – Proximity and Vision Based Inspection Systems – Process Control Systems – Continuous and Batch Process – Feedback Control System Overview.

UNIT – II DATA COMMUNICATION AND SUPERVISORY CONTROL SYSTEMS

Industrial Data Communications – Fiber Optics – Modbus – HART – Device Net – Profibus – Fieldbus – Introduction to Supervisory Control Systems – SCADA – Distributed Control System (DCS) – Safety Systems – Man-Machine Interfaces – Total Integrated Automation (TIA) – Industry 4.0.

UNIT – III FACTORY AUTOMATION

Factory Layout – Tools and Software Based Factory Modelling – Case Study on Automated Manufacturing Units, Assembly Unit, Inspection Systems and PLC Based Automated Systems – Introduction to Factory Automation Monitoring Software.

UNIT – IV CONTROL ELEMENTS

Characteristic of on-off, proportional, single speed floating, integral and derivative controllers – P+I, P+D and P+I+D control modes – Electronic PID controller – Auto/manual transfer – Reset windup – Practical forms of PID Controller.

UNIT – V FINAL CONTROL ELEMENTS

I/P converter – Pneumatic and electric actuators – Valve Positioner – Control Valves – Characteristic of Control Valves:- Inherent and Installed characteristics – Modeling of pneumatic control valve – Valve body:-Commercial valve bodies – Control valve sizing – Cavitation and flashing – Selection criteria.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES:

Upon completion of this course, the students will be able to:
1. Understand the concepts of industrial instrumentation.
2. Select and design a system with data communication and supervisory control.
3. Understand the concepts and layout of automation in factory.
4. Understand the various control elements in industry.
5. Evaluate and select control elements for the system design.

REFERENCES:

1. B.G.Liptak, ‘Process Control’, Chilton Book Company, 1994.
2. Curtis D. Johnson, ‘Process Control Instrumentation Technology’, 7th Edition, Pearson Education, New Delhi, 2002 / PHI.
3. Lucas, M.P., “Distributed Control System”, Van Nastrand Reinhold Company, 1986.
4. Mackay S., Wrijut E., Reynders D. and Park J., “Practical Industrial Data Networks Design, Installation and Troubleshooting”, Newnes Publication – Elsevier, 2004.
5. Patranabis. D, “Principles of Industrial Instrumentation”, Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Ltd., 1999.
6. Mackay, S., Wrijut, E., Reynders, D. and Park, J., “Practical Industrial Data Networks Design, Installation and Troubleshooting”, Newnes Publication, Elsevier, 1st Edition, 2004.
7. Frank Lamb, “Hands on Industrial Automation”, McGraw-Hill Profession, 2013.
8. Bequette, B.W., “Process Control Modeling, Design and Simulation”, Prentice Hall of India, 2004.