New Approaches in DCS & SCADA Systems

Course Overview:
The purpose of this course is to introduce the fundamental principles of DCS construction, discrete input/output system, analog I/O system, interfacing, programming, DCS system documentation. Monitoring, Data logging and analysis as an effective operation tool will be explained. Guidelines for installation, start-up, & maintenance are also covered. Basic and modern control strategies will be built. The course concludes with examples & hands on training plus workshop as well as projects for better understanding and actual implementation.

Course Objectives:
At the end of the course, the attendee shall be able To understand the historical development of the control system To master the basic control system Architecture To be familiar with the modern system (Field Bus SIS SCADA) To recognize the new features of the system software To link the system capabilities with the industrial application To measure the performance of the control system

Who Should Attend?

Instrumentation and Automatic control Engineers / Technicians Whose job profile including the following competences 1- To maintain the DCS Hardware components 2- To troubleshoot the DCS system (Hardware and Software) 3- To configure or modify the plant logic and control loops 4- To collect data from the DCS for plant devices troubleshooting and maintenance execution/planning 5- To monitor the DCS performance Process Engineers / Technicians Whose job profile including the following competences 1- To operate and observe the plant through the DCS 2- To analyze the process data for modifications and corrective actions 3- To measure the plant productivity

Course Outlines
Introduction to control system History Advantages and disadvantages New trends DCS hardware components

Controller Power supply Network component I/O cards (Analogue Discrete) Types Signals Applications

DCS software components Trending Process graphics Alarming Reporting Operator logging Alarm management system Field Bus SCADA Principles RTU MTU Communication Configuration HMI Principles Hardware Communication Function blocks Control algorithm

Safety Integrated System Standards background SIL determination Voting systems Integrated control system Internal communication External serial communication links Basic application modules I/O configuration PID DVC , DMC,.etc
Advanced application modules Fuzzy logic Special applications

 System routine maintenance and troubleshooting

Course duration

5days