Process Control and Tuning of Industrial Control Loops

Overview

What you will learn

At the end of the Process Control and Tuning of Industrial Control Loops workshop offered by IDC Technologies participants will:

• understand the fundamentals of Process Control

• know the fundamentals of tuning loops - both open and closed loop

• get the best PID settings right first time

• know where to troubleshoot to achieve optimally tuned control loops

• be able to apply step-by-step descriptions of the best field-proven tuning procedures

• know the typical procedures for troubleshooting tuning problems

• tune more control loops in less time with consistently excellent results

• be able to apply the practical rules of thumb for tuning systems

• be proficient at tuning with a detailed knowledge of Open Loop Tuning and Closed Loop Tuning

• be able to determine the minimum settling time for a control loop

• know the optimum amount of filtering or dampening to apply to the measurement

• know why and how to size valves for best control loop performance

• be able to handle problems such as valve hysteresis, stiction and non linearities

• be able to tune complex loops ranging from cascade to feedforward

• know when to use derivative control for the best tuned loop

• understand cascade loops and feedforward control

• be able to identify and correct problems with dead time in the process