Process automation systems (5 cr)

Objective

After completing the course, you are able to
• present the structure and components of the process automation system of a production plant
• describe the main tasks of process operations and operate user interfaces
• analyze basic circuits on the basis of a PI diagram and design system-independent functional descriptions and diagrams
• describe the use of essential field buses and protocols in industrial automation networks
• describe the utilization of artificial intelligence in process automation
• program and implement power plant automation instrumentation and motor circuits
• program and deploy smart transmitters and field buses

Content

What hardware components are needed for a process automation system?
How is data transferred, for example, from the boiler plant's measuring sensor to the power plant's remote control room and to the device controlled by the operator?
How are measurement, control, regulation, on-off valve and on-off motor circuits designed system-independently for a process automation system?
How are smart instruments and motor control units connected via industrial field buses and protocols?
How do bus standards, cloud services, and digitalization impact industrial applications?
How are measurement, control, regulation, on-off valve and on-off motor circuits programmed in an automation system?
How are intelligent field devices connected to an automation system using field buses?

Course material

- Learn
- Learning Environment for Papermaking and Automation, KnowPap, AEL ja Prowledge 2021.
- Learning Environment for Chemical Pulping and Automation, KnowPulp, AEL ja Prowledge 2021.
- https://www.valmet.com/
- https://www.siemens.com/global/en.html
- https://www.honeywell.com/en-us/industries/industrial-manufacturing
- https://new.abb.com/uk
- ValmetDNA manuals, Valmet Automation
- Martinsuo, M., Kärri, T., ed. Teollinen Internet uudistaa palveluliiketoimintaa ja kunnossapitoa, Kunnossapitoyhdistys Promaint ry. 2017, 238 s.
- Heimburger, et.al., Valvomo – Suunnittelun periaatteet ja käytännöt. Suomen Automaatioseura ry., 2010. 268 s.
- Automaatiosuunnittelun prosessimalli. Yhteiset käsitteet verkottuneen suunnittelun perustana. Suomen Automaatioseura ry., Helsinki, 2007. 43 s.
- Bolton, W. Instrumentation and control systems, Elsevier, UK, 2004, 339 p.
- Dorf, R. C., Bishop, R. H., Modern Control Systems, Prentice Hall, 2005, 881 p.
- Früh, K.F. Handbuch der Prozessautomatisierung, Prozessleittechnik für verfahrenstechnische Anlagen. München 2000, Oldenbourg Verlag. 636 s.

Study forms and methods

Scheduled track:
1. System Hardware
2. Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) and Plant Operation
3. Automation Projects
4. Fieldbuses in Connecting Instrumentation and Motor Control
5. Digitalization Progress and Internet of Things (IoT) in Automation

Fast Track:
5 partial exams

Work-based track:
5 work-based projects

RDI and work-related cooperation

It is possible to make the course based on company or RDI projects.

Timing of exams and assignments

There are 5 partial exams in the course. Partial exams scheduled in the course.
Resit exams:
24.5.2023, 15-17, Room 139
8.9.2023, 16.45-18.45, Room 139.

Student workload

36 h lectures
12 h partial exams
87 h self-study including interactive exercises, ready-made recorded sessions and text materials

Further information

Next prerequisite courses are recommended:
- Programmable logic controllers and fieldbuses
- Measurement and Control Technology,
or related qualifications are required.
Täydentävä opinto:
- Automaation ohjelmointiprojekti

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

5 partial exams, with grades 0-5.