Course: Instruments of automatic control

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Course title Instruments of automatic control
Course code KRP/IPAR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Havlíček Libor, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Cvejn Jan, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Electronical analog control loop and its components. Electronical implementation od analog PID controllers, application of operational amplifiers. Parallel and serial structure of PID controller. Analog low-pass filters. Digital control loop. A/D and D/A converters. Implementation of digital PID controller. Digital filters. Aliasing and the scan-period choice. Practical aspects of PID controllers - bumpless switching, windup effect, gain schedueling, split-range control. Discontinuous controllers and their properties. Delaying feedback. The most important actuators. DC, asynchronous and step motors. Power amplifiers, PWM modulation. Properties of control valves. Elements of pneumatic and hydraulic control systems. Instruments for logic control. Programmable logic automata. An overview of languages for logic control in compliance with norm IEC 1131-3 (RLL, SFC, FDB, STL, IL). Serial communication interface. Current loop. Industrial communication data busses - an overview and the most often used types and their basic characteristics.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Methods of individual activities
Learning outcomes
A goal of this subject is to provide an overview of technical instruments and most important methods and principles in automatic control. The subject is more practically focused and connects to the subjects Automation I and Automation II, which are on the contrary focused on building up theoretical basis. The field of sensors is not covered, because it is included in another subject (Sensors and measuring non-electical quantities). The student obtains a view on the field from a practical viewpoint and will be prepared for designing control systems in practice and for studying specialized literature.
The graduate obtains a view into the field from a practical viewpoint.
Prerequisites
The subject connects to the subjects Automation I, Automation II.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination, Work-related product analysis

Tests, oral examination.
Recommended literature
  • Balátě, J., Smutný, L. aj. Technické prostředky automatického řízení. SNTL, Praha, 1986.
  • Hlava J. Prostředky automatického řízení II. Skripta ČVUT FSI, Praha, 2000..
  • Martinásková, M., Šmejkal, L. Řízení programovatelnými automaty. Skriptum ČVUT FSI, Praha 1998..
  • Smith, C. A., Corripio, A. Principles and Practice of Automatic Process Control. 3rd edition. Wiley & Sons, 2006.. 3rd edition. Wiley & Sons, 2006.
  • Zezulka, F. Automatizační prostředky. Skriptum VUT,Brno, 1999..


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Study plan (Version): Process Control (2015) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Study plan (Version): Process Control (2013) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Study plan (Version): Process Control (2014) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer
Faculty: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics Study plan (Version): Process Control (2016) Category: Special and interdisciplinary fields 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer