PROC 1530 Instrumentation and Control

Study of sensors, transmitters, and control loops used to monitor and regulate industrial processes.

Course overview

In PROC 1530 Instrumentation and Control, you will explore the fundamental technologies that keep industrial plants running safely and efficiently. The course covers the principles of sensors, transmitters, and control loops used to monitor and regulate industrial processes. You will learn how to measure key process variables such as temperature, pressure, flow, and level, and how these measurements are converted into signals that control systems can understand.

Through hands-on laboratory sessions in the Escarpment Building, you will gain practical experience in selecting, installing, and calibrating field instruments. You will work with control valves and analyze feedback control loops to maintain stable process conditions. This course provides the essential foundation for understanding how modern process control systems operate in the chemical and power industries.

Who takes this course

This course is a required component of the Chemical Process Technology program at Benchlands Campus.

Credits: 3 · Hours: 45

Prerequisites

• PROC 1380 Chemical Process Principles

Learning outcomes

• Identify common process variables and select appropriate sensors for temperature, pressure, flow, and level measurements.
• Calculate transmitter output signals and interpret standard industrial control loops.
• Demonstrate the setup and calibration of basic control valves and field instruments.
• Analyze feedback control loops to maintain stable process conditions under changing loads.
• Troubleshoot common instrumentation faults using standard diagnostic tools.

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