Process Control, Instrumentation, and Troubleshooting Course
Electrical & Power Engineering · 5 Days · Public · Al-Khobraa certified · From USD 2,500
Overview
This training Center’s 5-day, 30-hour program equips you with the knowledge and practical skills needed to excel in process control and instrumentation. In industrial environments, measuring and controlling key process parameters is crucial to optimizing performance, ensuring safety, and maintaining product quality.
Learning Objectives
Provide a solid understanding of the principles and operation of various sensors and transducers used in industrial processes.
Enable participants to design, build, and test typical instrumentation systems with appropriate signal conditioning circuits through hands-on activities.
Familiarize attendees with a wide range of measurement techniques and their practical applications.
Provide knowledge of process control systems and the characteristics of process variables being measured.
Foster peer knowledge exchange and discussions to broaden the understanding of instrumentation and control techniques.
Introduce participants to PID control and the methods for tuning process control systems using PID principles.
Develop the confidence and competence to apply instrumentation and control principles to solve custom measurement and control problems in real-world situations.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for professionals working in the instrumentation and process plant industries, including:
Engineers and Technicians
Mechanical Engineers
Instrumentation Engineers and Technicians
Electrical and Maintenance Technicians
Instrument and Process Control Engineers
Operations Engineers and Technicians
Process Engineers and Technicians
Process Operators and Production Professionals
Project Design Professionals
Managers
Course Outline
Day 1 — Introduction to Sensors, Transducers, and Instrumentation Systems
Pre-test assessment of existing knowledge
Overview of course schedule and objectives
Introduction to Sensors, Transducers, and Instrumentation Systems
Key terminology and definitions in instrumentation: Maximum error
Day 2 — Strain, Pressure, and Flow Measurement (Practical Activities Begin)
Technical design and structural configuration of combustors
Principles of strain measurement: tension, compression, stress, strain, Young’s modulus
Gauge types: operation and configurations
Principles of pressure measurement:
Day 3 — Temperature, Level, and Non-Invasive Ultrasonic Measurement Techniques
Overview of critical gas turbine elements and their functions
Overview of temperature scales
Devices used for temperature measurement:
Resistance temperature detectors (RTDs)
Thermistors
Thermocouples
Radiation pyrometers
Principles and techniques for level measurement:
Direct and indirect measurement techniques
Devices for ultrasonic, capacitive, and pressure-based level measurement
Principles and applications of ultrasonic techniques for non-invasive measurements
Non-invasive flow measurement with ultrasonic flowmeters
Practical Activity 2: Design and calibrate a liquid level process measurement system
Module 4: Introduction to Process Control Engineering
Control strategies and block diagram representations
Overview of control components: servomechanisms and regulators
Distinction between open and closed-loop systems
Negative feedback and transfer functions
Day 4 — Tuning PID Controllers
Concepts of system stability and response
Frequency domain analysis: Bode and Nyquist plots
Impact of load disturbances and offset
Empirical methods for setting controllers: Ziegler-Nichols open-loop reaction curve method
Day 5 — Capstone and Assessment
Review of Core Topics and Key Learnings
Final Group Discussion and Q&A
Post-Test Evaluation
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.