Instrumentation and electrification (5 cr)
Code: EN00BH49-3004
General information
Enrollment
16.12.2019 - 10.01.2020
Timing
06.01.2020 - 24.04.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
1 op
Mode of delivery
80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning
Campus
Kotka Campus
Teaching languages
- English
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 30
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Energy Engineering
Teachers
- Vesa Kankkunen
- Esa Pulkkanen
- Merja Mäkelä
Teacher in charge
Merja Mäkelä
Groups
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ENKT18SP
Objective
After completing this course, you will be able to
identify an industrial process based on a flow chart or a PI diagram
describe basic instrumentation loops, their tags and instruments
present the process industry instruments and their working principles
explain the basic principles of electrification, cabling and grounding systems
choose and rate instruments and electric drives for different applications.
Content
How to identify different kinds of process machines and instruments in flow charts?
How to identify measurement, control, valve and motor loops and their operation principles in PI diagrams?
How to measure the temperature of a furnace, the flow and conductivity of feed water, or the level of a steam drum?
How to connect an instrument or an electric motor to a control system?
How to choose and rate an electric motor and what kind of power supply does it need?
Location and time
Exam and intended training projects.
Materials
1. Materials, instructions and assignments in Moodle https://moodle.xamk.fi/course/view.php?id=18825.
2. Joronen, T., Kovacs, J., Majanne, Y., Voimalaitosautomaatio. Suomen Automaatioseura ry 2007. 276 s. Kappaleet 3, 4, 6, 7, 8.
3. Bolton, W. Instrumentation and control systems, Elsevier, UK, 2004, 339 p.
Teaching methods
Scheduled track:
After completing this course, you will be able to
- identify an industrial process based on a flow chart or PI diagram
- describe basic instrumentation loops, their tags and instruments
- present basic measurement instruments and their working principles
- explain the basic principles of electrification, cabling and grounding systems
- choose and rate instruments and electric motors for different applications.
How are able to see different kinds of process machines and instruments in flow charts?
How are you able to identify measurement, control, valve and motor loops and their operation principles in PI diagrams?
How are you able to measure the temperature of a furnace, the flow and conductivity of feed water, or the level of a steam drum? How do you connect an instrument or an electric motor to a control system?
How do you choose and rate an electric motor and what kind of power supply does it need?
Independent track:
Exam and intended lab projects integrated in own working life activities.
Blended track:
Exam and intended training projects.
Exam schedules
Learn exam 28.4.2020, at 10 o'clock.
Resit exams 19.5.2020, at 17 o'clock.
Resit exam 31.8.2020, 17-20, B3004, registration merja.makela@xamk.fi.
Completion alternatives
Exam and intended lab projects integrated in own working life activities.
Student workload
Lectures 36 h
Lab projects 24 h
Self-study 75 h
Further information
Prerequisite courses are
1. Energiatekniikan insinöörifysiikka - Energy Engineering Physics
2. Energiatekniikan insinöörikemia - Energy Engineering Chemistry
3. Sähkötekniikan ja elektroniikan perusteet - Basics of Electrical Engineering and Electronics
or related competences.
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Exam (60 %) and projects (40 %), with grades 0-5.
Assessment criteria, fail (0)
Missing exam or missing lab projects.
Qualifications
Prerequisite courses are
Energy engineering physics
Energy engineering chemistry
Basics of electrical engineering and electronics