Industrial Automation

IE 403 INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION

 

Teaching scheme                                                                    Examination Scheme

 Lectures: 3 hrs/week                                                                  Mid- Sem Test– 30 marks,

                                                                                                                                   Assignments and Quizzes- 20 marks,

                                                                                                  End Sem  Exam - 50 marks

 

Unit 1: Plant wide Control Systems and Automation Strategy

Evolution of instrumentation and control, Role of automation in industries, Benefits of automation, Introduction to automation tools PLC, DCS, SCADA, Hybrid DCS/PLC, Automation strategy evolution, Control system audit, performance criteria, Safety Systems.                                                                                                         [07 hrs]

 

Unit2: Advance Applications of PLC and SCADA

PLC programming methods as per IEC 61131, PLC applications for batch process using SFC, Analog Control using PLC, PLC interface to SCADA/DCS using communication links (RS232, RS485) and protocols (Modbus ASCII/RTU)                                                      [07 hrs]

 

Unit3: Instrumentation Standard Protocols

HART Protocol introduction, frame structure, programming, implementation examples, Benefits, Advantages and Limitations

Foundation Fieldbus H1 introduction, structure, programming, FDS configuration, implementation examples, Benefits, Advantages and Limitations

Comparison with other fieldbus standards including Device net, Profibus, Controlnet, CAN, Industrial Ethernet etc.                                                                                            [07 hrs]

 

Unit4: Distributed Control Systems Basics

DCS introduction, functions, advantages and limitations, DCS as an automation tool to support Enterprise Resources Planning, DCS Architecture of different makes, Latest trends and developments.                                                                                      [07 hrs]

 

Unit 5: Distributed Control Systems Engineering and Design

DCS detail engineering, specifications, configuration and programming, functions including database management, reporting, alarm management, communication, third party interface, control, display etc. Enhanced functions viz. Advance Process Control, Batch application, Historical Data Management, OPC support, Security and Access Control etc.  Performance Criteria for DCS and other automation tools.             [07 hrs]

 

 

Unit 6:

Application development and Automation for industry verticals

Application development and automation for following industries – Power, Water and Waste Water Treatment, Food and Beverages, Cement, Pharmaceuticals, Automobile and Building Automation.                                                                                     [07 hrs]

 

 

Text Books

 

• Distributed Computer Control for Industrial Automation, Poppovik Bhatkar, Dekkar Publications.
• Programmable Logic Controllers: Principles and Applications, Webb and Reis, PHI.
• Computer Aided Process Control, S.K.Singh, PHI
• Introduction to Programmable Logic Controllers , Garry Dunning, Thomson Learning.

 

 

Reference Books

 

• The Management of Control System: Justification and Technical Auditing, N.E.Battikha, ISA
• Computer Based Process Control, Krishna Kant, PHI