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Terminated in academic year 2015/2016

Control Instrumentation

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 352-0304/01
Abbreviation AT
Course title Control Instrumentation
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Control Systems and Instrumentation
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Jaromír Škuta, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Understanding the challenges and the content of the studied subject. Control systems, measurement circuits, regulation and control circuits, control and diagnostic systems.
2. Static properties of the parts of measuring and control circuits (static characteristics, sensitivity, accuracy, reliability). Uncertainties (errors) measurements - (types, properties, calculation examples).
3. Dynamic properties of parts of the control circuits (transient and frequency response, dynamic error, the identification of dynamic properties).
4. Principles of sensors - examples of passive sensors: resistive, capacitive, photoelectric, inductive, etc. Measurement and evaluation circuits for processing signals from the sensors.
5. Sensors and Transducers (structure, properties, types). Passive and active sensors - types, characteristics, examples of active sensors (thermal, photoelectric, piezoelectric, inductive ,...).
6. Measurement of mechanical force of static and dynamic variables (position, size, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration, force, vibration).
7. Measurement of heat flow and temperature (principles, characteristics, contact and contactless readers, design, applications).
8. Pressure and flow rate of gases and liquids, liquid level and bulk materials, and other selected variables.
9. PLC Control Systems, Controllers, IPC.
10. SCADA / MMI systems.
11. Examples of design and methodology of measurement and control systems (temperature, pressure, flow, position, velocity, speed, ....).
12. Converters A / D and D / A - classification, properties, connection, application, comparison, transducers in smart sensors, PWM converters.
13. Actuators.

E-learning

BOYES, W. 2002. Instrumentation Reference Book, 3rd Edition. New York (USA):
ISA, 2002. 1062 p. ISBN 07-50671-238.
LIPTAK, B.G. Instrument Engineers´ Handbook, 4th Edition – Process Measurement
and Analysis, Vol.1. New York (USA): ISA, 2003. 1824 p. ISBN 08-49310-830 

Literature

BERGE, J. 2001. Fieldbuses for Process Control: Engineering, Operation, and
Maintenance. New York (USA): ISA, 2001. 468 p. ISBN 1-55617-760-7 .
BOYES, W. 2002. Instrumentation Reference Book, 3rd Edition. New York (USA):
ISA, 2002. 1062 p. ISBN 07-50671-238.
LIPTAK, B.G. Instrument Engineers´ Handbook, 4th Edition – Process Measurement
and Analysis, Vol.1. New York (USA): ISA, 2003. 1824 p. ISBN 08-49310-830 

Advised literature

BERGE, J. 2001. Fieldbuses for Process Control: Engineering, Operation, and
Maintenance. New York (USA): ISA, 2001. 468 p. ISBN 1-55617-760-7 .
BOYES, W. 2002. Instrumentation Reference Book, 3rd Edition. New York (USA):
ISA, 2002. 1062 p. ISBN 07-50671-238.

LIPTAK, B.G. Instrument Engineers´ Handbook, 4th Edition – Process Measurement
and Analysis, Vol.1. New York (USA): ISA, 2003. 1824 p. ISBN 08-49310-830