This course teaches a systematic approach to troubleshooting and start-up as they apply to single and multi-loop control loops. Covers how pressure, level, flow, and temperature loops operate to maintain good process control systems.

Participant will be able to:

1. Communicate the latest trends in measurement and control
2. Understand the role of measurement and control in industrial processes
3. Compare continuous, batch, and discrete control and how they are used in industry
4. Interpret measurement and control terminology
5. Compare the methods and devices used in temperature, pressure, level, flow measurement
6. Understand the operation and components of a feedback control loop
7. Understand the fundamental concepts of controller tuning
8. Compare different control system architectures including single loop controllers, DCS, and PLCs
9. Understand why a systematic approach to troubleshooting is most effective
10. Follow specified procedures for proper loop check-out
11. Verify, locate, and identify performance problems and the causes of the problems
12. Take or recommend appropriate follow-up procedures to minimize problem recurrence
13. Identify the common causes of sensor, transmitter, controller, and final control element problems
14. Troubleshoot control systems
15. Apply DCS functions for troubleshooting
16. Understand pneumatic and electronic loops
17. Apply safety practices for start-up
18. Check and utilize control loop documentation

This Intensive five-day instructional program covering the educational needs of Instrumentation and Control Engineers & Technicians, Plant Operators, Operation Engineers, Process and Utility Supervisors, and Technical Supervisory personnel involved in Industrial Process Measurement and Control. No specific prerequisite training or experience required for registration.

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

1- Process Control Concepts:

• Continuous,
• Batch,
• Discrete Control,
• The Role of Measurement and Control in Industry,
• Graphic Description of Loop Components,
• Component Loop Dynamics

2- Industrial Measurement Systems:

• Overview,
• Sensor Selection and Characteristics,
• Transmitters,
• Smart Transmitters

3- Pressure Measurements:

• Concepts,
• Instruments,
• Differential Pressure Measurement

4- Level Measurement:

• Concepts,
• Hydrostatic Head Level Measurement,
• Capacitance Level Measurement,
• Ultrasonic Level Measurement,
• By Weight

5- Flow Measurement:

• Fluid Fundamentals,
• Methods and Concepts,
• Differential Head Flow Measurement,
• Velocity Flow Measurement Devices,
• Mass Flowmeters

6- Temperature Measurement:

• Concepts,
• Thermometers,
• Thermocouples,
• RTDs & Thermistors,
• Temperature Transmitters

7- Industrial Process Control:

• Basic Feedback Control,
• Components,
• PID Control,
• Final Control Elements,
• Tuning Concepts

8- Trends in Control Technologies:

• Smart Components,
• Fieldbus.

9- Approaches to Troubleshooting:

• Purpose of Troubleshooting,
• Reasons for Troubleshooting Equipment History,
• Input/output (Serial) | Shotgun Approach,
• Logical Analysis

10 - Logical Analysis Troubleshooting:

• Verify, Identify, Repair and Test.
• Follow-up on Problems

11- Single-Loop Feedback Control Troubleshooting:

• Measurement Concerns,
• Controller Operations,
• Signal Conditioners,
• Troubleshooting Simulation

12- Multi-Loop Control Systems Troubleshooting:

• Ratio (Two Controlled Streams, Wild Stream),
• Cascade,
• Three-Element Control,
• Troubleshooting Simulation

13- Introduction to Digital Control Systems:

• Advantages,
• Digital Control (DDC),
• Supervisory DC,
• Supervisory Plus DDC,
• Analog Back-up

14- Distributed Control Functions for Troubleshooting:

• Elements,
• Displays (Graphic, Trend, Alarm)

15- Start-up Concerns:

• Safety, Documentation, and tuning Review

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.