| Semester 2, 2022 Online | |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences |
| School or Department : | School of Engineering |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
| Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: ELE2103 or (MEC1501 and ELE2101 as Co-requisite or Pre-requisite) or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: GEPR
Overview
The drive to meet consumer demands for economically competitive and high quality products requires effective and efficient process control technologies. These process control technologies are required to transform raw materials to final products with the optimal use of those raw materials in a sustainable and safe manner, using minimal energy, and producing less harmful less harmful by-products. The effective specification, design and implementation of process control systems are fundamental in achieving these goals.
This course takes a multi-disciplinary approach to provide the student with the knowledge base and application skills to design and implement process control systems. These designs would include the specification of vital hardware systems and associated sensors and actuators to allow safe and effective control of the overall system's performance. The principles of control theory that the course relies on is covered in the co-requisite course `Control and Instrumentation'. The course also further expands on the fundamental knowledge gained in the pre-requisite course `Introduction to Industrial Processes' by enabling students to undertake the specification, design and implementation of selected control systems suitable for food processing, manufacturing, mining, ore processing, and petro-chemical processes. An awareness of safety system roles and architectures is also developed.
Course learning outcomes
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- apply the basic principles of fluid flow to the analysis of flow control systems;
- apply the basic principles of heat transfer to the analysis of temperature control systems;
- apply the basic principles of applied mechanics to the analysis of speed and position control systems;
- explain the basic electrical and electronic circuit theory applicable to practical process control systems;
- design and implement programmable logic controller (PLC) or microcontroller-based process controllers, including appropriate industrial sensors and actuators and verify that requirements of relevant hazardous area standards are met; compare independent safety systems with the option of integrating safety systems within process controllers;
- develop user interface systems to allow for the effective and safe operation of the given industrial process;
- communicate technical information in a professional manner.
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Basic electrical and electronic circuit theory applicable to industrial process control systems | 10.00 |
| 2. | Analysis of practical flow control systems | 10.00 |
| 3. | Analysis of temperature control systems | 10.00 |
| 4. | Analysis of practical speed and position control system | 10.00 |
| 5. | Safety management, safety requirements, and safety system implementation | 15.00 |
| 6. | Design and implementation of process controllers incorporating PLCs, microcontrollers and industrial sensors and actuators | 30.00 |
| 7. | Human-machine interface, including the design of GUI鈥檚 | 15.00 |
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Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
| Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) | Course learning outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quiz | No | 10 | 3,4 |
| Design 1 | No | 30 | 1,2,4,7 |
| Design 2 | No | 30 | 4,5,7 |
| Design 3 | No | 30 | 5,6,7 |