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Distributed Control Systems (DCS)
Specialist course in distributed control systems
About this course
Understanding distributed control system architecture, operation and maintenance, tuning control loops, and integration with field devices and monitoring and safety systems.
What you’ll learn
Process control principles, control loops, and tuning proportional, integral and derivative controllers.
Distributed control system architecture, input/output modules and function blocks.
Differences and integration between distributed control systems, programmable controllers and monitoring systems.
Operator interfaces, alarm management and data trends.
Reliability, redundancy and integration with safety systems.
Current signals, communication protocols, field devices and industrial networks.
Troubleshooting, maintenance and testing of measurement and control device signals.
System specifications, piping and instrumentation diagrams, and wireless communication applications.
Days and teaching hours
12 days, totalling 40 hours: 10 days of theory (3 hours per day), one practical day (8 hours), and one examination day (2 hours).
Who is this course for?
Control, instrumentation, automation and electrical engineers and technicians, control room operators, and control system maintenance teams.