Course detail

Industrial control systems

FEKT-MKC-PMSAcad. year: 2024/2025

The content of the course is a set of laboratory exercises that introduce the student to programmable automata and their practical use. The student is gradually introduced to the most basic setup of a programmable automaton, the basic logic functions are repeated, the setup and operation of the drive is discussed and finally everything is combined together. The teaching is carried out in the form of laboratory exercises and all the theoretical explanation is immediately practically demonstrated. 

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Jan Knobloch, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Power Electrical and Electronic Engineering (UVEE)

Entry knowledge

The student should be able to:
- Think logically/programmatically,
- use development programming tools,
- explain Boolean algebra, explain logic functions and their minimization,
- know the basic types of motors, explain the principles of their control.

Work in the laboratory is subject to a valid qualification of "person competent to work independently", which students must obtain before starting the course. Information on this qualification is given in the Dean's Guideline Familiarising Students with Safety Regulations. 

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Participation in laboratory exercises is compulsory. Active participation (small assignments), independent projects (large assignments) and a final exam are assessed. The specific score is announced at the beginning of the semester by the guarantor's announcement. 

Aims

The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the possibilities of industrial control systems, especially in the orientation to electric controlled drives. Students will experience the configuration and programming of these systems and apply the experience gained in practical examples. Emphasis is placed on students' independent work and ability to navigate through documentation.
Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to
- commission a programmable logic automaton,
- orient themselves in the documentation of manufacturers of industrial electronic equipment,
- design and program the required logic function depending on the application. 

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

PETRUZELLA, Frank D. Programmable logic controllers. Fifth edition. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education, [2017]. ISBN 00-733-7384-2. (CS)
ŠMEJKAL, Ladislav a Marie MARTINÁSKOVÁ. PLC a automatizace 1. Praha: BEN - technická literatura, 1999. ISBN 80-860-5658-9. (CS)
ŠMEJKAL, Ladislav. PLC a automatizace 2. Praha: BEN - technická literatura, 2005. ISBN 80-730-0087-3. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MPC-SVE Master's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Laboratory exercise

39 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jan Knobloch, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction: hardware, software, configuration, programming languages, creating a new project, demonstration of programming in ladder language (LD).
2. Review of Boolean algebra, logic functions, Karnaugh maps, independent logic problems. Demonstration of FBD programming language.
3. Principles of BLDC motors, creating an electronic commutator using Karnaugh maps.
4. Solving an independent problem.
5. Programming in ST language, creating function blocks, creating more complex programs.
6. Solving an independent task: Controlling traffic on a monorail.
7. Programming in SFC language - state machine
8. Solution of the independent task: Traffic light control.
9. Visualisation in PLC, creating user interface.
10. Rendering patterns.
11. The principle of stepper motors, their application in industry, commissioning the drive.
12. Two-axis servomechanism.