Instrumentation And Control Engineering – Industry Trends

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Without contemporary process control engineering systems and business procedures, end users facing globalisation drive plant performance to unthinkable levels.

In Australia, there is a growing need for instrumentation and control (IC) technicians. The process control system receives information from the field sensors, which measure physical parameters like level, temperature, flow pressure, etc. The field instruments are extensively utilised in automation and process control.

The PLC/SCADA/DCS control system database stores the real-time data collected by field sensors. They are analysed and adjusted to control the process variables to the required set points.

Applications of Instrumentation and Control Engineering include:
1) Critical infrastructure monitoring and safety through remote monitoring
The field sensor data is recorded and analysed in PLC/SCADA/DCS control systems in oil and gas facilities, the mineral processing, food, and chemical processing industries, and offers real-time:

Monitoring the state of the process and the equipment.
Process optimisation involves examining ...
... past procedures and trends in equipment performance.
Keeping track of process deviations from planned process conditions.
Before any failure, perform an equipment, process health assessment, and schedule an overhaul or repair.
Shutting down and setting off process alarms to operate the facility safely.
2. Grid-connected solar feed-in: control of power grid quality
When the weather changes from a clear sky day to an overcast day, the stability of the electricity grid is compromised:

Overloading of the power grid, resulting in partial/complete grid trip.
Bringing in a spinning reserve supply from gas-fired synchronous generators takes time.
Installing smart digitally controlled equipment that can cut off PV Solar feed remotely is now being addressed to resolve this issue.
Installing clever digitally controlled machinery that can remotely cut off feed in PV Solar is now being done to address this issue. The signal to stop feed-in power from rooftop solar is sent when the network operator notices a decrease in PV solar generation. This also starts the spinning reserve generator, which reduces the time lag that would have been observed otherwise.

3. Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Human Machine Interface (HMI)
In order to fulfil business objectives for increased facility utilisation, productivity, product quality, availability, protection, flexibility, and speed, HMI and SCADA technologies for process control automation are used.

For individuals pursuing a career in industrial automation, the training provides a range of Instrumentation and Control Engineering Training courses.

You will have the opportunity to work on a real PLC in our purpose-built skid, just like in the workplace, since the training is a hybrid delivery of 70% hands-on practical instruction and 30% theory.

The courses are:

UEE40420 Certificate IV in Electrical Instrumentation
UEE31211 Certificate III in Instrumentation and Control
UEE51020 Diploma of Instrumentation and Control Engineering
UEE61521 Advanced Diploma of Instrumentation and Control Engineering  
For further course information or to book in, contact the office.

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