Course detail

Design and Control of Processes

FSI-KPJAcad. year: 2024/2025

Design and Control of Processes (KPJ) focuses on basics of measurement and control in industrial sphere. Special attention is on monitoring/control equipment and devices related to technological processes, and the so called process infrastructure (distribution of process media, waste, etc.).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Vítězslav Máša, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Process Engineering (ÚPI)

Entry knowledge

• Computer science (1IN)
• Automation (6AA)

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

• Credit: Credit test consisting of tasks discussed in the seminars.
• Exam: Oral exam in topics discussed in the lectures.

The attendance at lectures is recommended. Course takes place in the computer room and laboratory. Lectures are combined with practical tasks. Students’ attendance at the seminars is mandatory. Any absence must be discussed beforehand with the teacher.

Aims

Goal of the course is to introduce students to the practical aspects of process engineering. Students which pass the course will be able to work with project plans and documentation, they will be acquainted and be able to work with equipment necessary for process management (the so called process instrumentation). The students will be further able to communicate efficiently with other measurement and control experts.
Reading and development of process diagrams (drawings)
Knowledge of basic procedures for automated measuring of various physical quantities
Knowledge of design and basic properties of sensors and actuators
Understanding of measurement and control systems in industrial buildings and facilities
Understanding of process instrumentation and infrastructure
Comprehension of process and power plants diagrams

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Švarc I.: Automatické řízení, CERM, 2. vyd., 2012, ISBN: 9788021443983 (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-PRI-P Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

  • Programme C-AKR-P Lifelong learning

    specialization CZS , 1 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Vítězslav Máša, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1) Introduction, project plans and documentation
2) Pipelines and power distribution network, symbolic representation
3) Communication standards in measurement and control
4) Sensors: part I
5) Sensors: part II
6) Actuators
7) Introduction to automatic control, regulation circuit, types of control
8) Mathematical description of a controlled system
9) Identification and modelling of dynamic systems
10) Control hardware for industry
11) Control software for industry
12) Process control: higher control, SCADA and ERP systems
13) Examples of in industrial measurement and control

Computer-assisted exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Vítězslav Máša, Ph.D.
Ing. Václav Miklas

Syllabus

1) Safety in laboratory seminars
2) Diagrams of pipelines and power network distribution
3) Laboratory tasks: Communication standards in measurement and control
4) Laboratory task: temperature measuring
5) Laboratory task: measuring of pressure and liquid level height
6) Laboratory task: measuring and control of flow rate
7) Introduction to Matlab/Simulink, logical control
8) Identification and modelling of dynamic systems in Matlab, PID regulator
9) Regulation circuit: simulation in Matlab/Simulink
10) Laboratory task: control of HVAC systems
11) Laboratory task: control of heating systems
12) Laboratory task: control of gas microturbine
13) Laboratory task: control of desalination unit

Elearning

eLearning: currently opened course