Practical Process Control and Tuning of Industrial Control Loops
Electrical & Power Engineering · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 3,900
Overview
This 5-day course is designed to give you a solid understanding of the essentials of Process Control and skill you and/or your staff, in the latest procedures for the tuning of Industrial Control Loops using a minimum of mathematics and formulas. A clear review of the principles and essentials of Process Control is given thus allowing you to gain the skills to tune a wide variety of controllers. Tuning controllers is an exact science that requires precise configuring of the process controller using the correct procedures. When the controller is set up correctly this is called tuning.
Learning Objectives
Understand the fundamentals of Process Control
Know the fundamentals of tuning loops - both open and closed-loop
Get the best PID settings right first time
Know where to troubleshoot to achieve optimally tuned control loops
Be able to apply step-by-step descriptions of the best field-proven tuning procedures
Know the typical procedures for troubleshooting tuning problems
Tune more control loops in less time with consistently excellent results
Be able to apply the practical rules of thumb for tuning systems
Be proficient at tuning with a detailed knowledge of Open Loop Tuning and Closed Loop Tuning (including such classics as Ziegler Nichols Tuning and Lambda Tuning)
Be able to determine the minimum settling time for a control loop
Know the optimum amount of filtering or dampening to apply to the measurement
Know why and how to size valves for best control loop performance
Be able to handle problems such as valve hysteresis, stiction, and non-linearities
Be able to tune complex loops ranging from cascade to feedforward
Know when to use derivative control for the best-tuned loop
Understand cascade loops and feedforward control
Be able to identify and correct problems with dead time in the process
Apply the fundamentals of Process Control
Set up efficient Process Control systems
Set up cascade and feedforward systems
Tune loops effectively
Apply open and closed-loop tuning rules
Deal with stiction, hysteresis, and non-linearities
Correct problems with dead time
Troubleshoot tuning problems
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for professionals working in electrical and power engineering, as well as those whose responsibilities require a stronger practical grasp of the subject and its application within their organisation.
Professionals in Protection, Control & SCADA
Electrical and power engineers
Maintenance and technical specialists
Course Outline
Day 1 — Introduction & BASIC CONTROL CONCEPTS
Typical Manual Control
Feedback and Feedforward Control
Block Diagrams
Selection and Specification of devices
Day 2 — Introduction to Control Valves
Basic Principles
Rotary Control Valves
Ball Valves
Characteristics and Specifications
Day 3 — Fundamentals of Tuning
Open-loop characterization of process dynamics
Default and typical settings
General-purpose closed-loop tuning method
Quick and easy-open loop method
Day 4 — TUNING OF VALVES
Hysteresis
Stiction
Practical Session
Self-tuning loops
Day 5 — TUNING OF MORE COMPLEX SYSTEMS
Cascade systems - tuning of them
Feedforward, ratio, multivariable systems
Interactive loops tuning
Deadtime compensation
Accreditation
Al-Khobraa certified. On completion delegates receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of achievement.
What do Al-Khobraa electrical and power engineering courses cover?
The portfolio covers power generation, transmission and distribution, low- and high-voltage systems, power system protection and relay coordination, switchgear and transformers, motors and drives, SCADA and smart grids, and electrical safety and arc-flash control.
Who should attend an electrical or power engineering course?
These courses suit electrical engineers and technicians, substation and grid operators, protection and control specialists, maintenance supervisors, plant and facilities engineers, and utility or contractor staff working on generation, transmission or distribution assets.
How long are electrical and power engineering courses, and where are they held?
Most Al-Khobraa electrical and power engineering courses run over 5 days. The exact duration, dates and city for this course are listed in the dates section on this page. Public sessions run across Saudi Arabia — Riyadh, Jeddah, Al-Khobar, Jubail and Yanbu — as well as regional and international venues, with live virtual classrooms available on request.
What certificate will I receive?
Delegates who complete the course receive an Al-Khobraa certificate of completion, issued by a Saudi-registered training provider. Al-Khobraa also delivers internationally accredited programmes; where a course carries an external awarding body such as PMI, CIPS, ILM or IOSH, that body is named on the course's own page.
Can electrical and power engineering training be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. Any Al-Khobraa electrical and power engineering course can be delivered in-house at your own premises anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the GCC, with the content, dates and language of delivery tailored to your team. Al-Khobraa is an approved HRDF (Hadaf) provider, so eligible Saudi employers can seek training support. Contact us for a quotation.