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Fundamentals

  • Principles of Calculus

  • Physical Constants, Units, Conversions

  • Power, Energy, Work, Heat

  • Machines

  • Heat Transfer

  • Flow & Pressure

  • DC Electricity

  • AC Electricity

  • Inductance

  • Capacitance

  • Sources and sinks

  • Equivalent circuits

  • Boolean Logic

Schematic Wiring Diagrams

Process Flow Diagrams (PFD) & Piping & Instrument Diagrams (P&ID

Rockwell PLC

  • Hardware

  • Inputs / Outputs

  • Memory

  • Ladder logic

  • Structured Text

  • Function Diagrams

  • Studio 5000

  • Ethernet communication

  • GuardLogix

  • Finite States, Sequencer

  • Human Machine Interface (HMI)

Siemens S120 VFD

  • Induction Motors

  • Servo Motors

  • Variable Frequency Drives

  • Flux Vector Control

  • Servo Control

  • Load sharing

  • Braking & Regenerating

  • Optical Encoders

Beckhoff PLC

  • Automation Studio

  • TwinCat

Communication

  • Ethernet, cabling, architecture

  • Ethernet, IP, TCP, UDP

  • RS-232, 422, 485

  • ModBus

  • ProfiNet, ProfiBus

  • TwinCat, EtherCat

  • BACNet

  • Wireless Digital

  • Radio

Electrical power & distribution

  • Single Line diagrams

  • Schematics & Symbols

  • Single phase

  • Three phase

  • Power Factor

  • Power Quality

  • Short circuit protection

  • Overload protection

  • Uninterruptible Power Supply

  • Generators

  • Shielding

  • Grounding & Bonding

Sensors

  • Signal types

  • Signal conditioning

  • Pressure

  • Temperature

  • Flow

  • Safety rated sensors

  • Wiring, Shielding & Noise

Analog instrumentation

  • Pressure

  • Temperature

  • Flow

  • Power, Energy

  • Calibration, Verification

  • Precision, Accuracy

  • Wiring, Shielding & Noise

Codes & Standards

  • NFPA 70E

  • NFPA 79, Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery

Piping

  • Piping, connections

  • Valves, Actuators

  • Pumps

Closed Loop Control

  • P, I, D, Feedforward

  • Adaptive

  • Tuning

  • PLC implementation

  • Process Dynamics

  • Dead Time, Lag Time, Hysteresis

Quality Assurance

  • Design Control

  • Review, Verification, Validation

  • Version Control

  • Documentation

  • Document Control

  • Security

Problem Solving