Computerised Process Control (CPC)
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The official GTU curriculum for Computerised Process Control (CPC) (subject code 2711603) as prescribed for CE(A · Semester 1 divides the course into 9 units, covering 54 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2711603)Unit 1 Industrial Automation
- Aims of plant automation
- Computer-based plant automation concepts
- Distributed computer control
Unit 2 Computers and Interfacing
- Introduction to Computers
- Computer interfacing for data acquisition and control
- Data acquisition and control by using std. add-on-cards
Unit 3 The Control of Chemical Process
- Characteristics and Associated Problems
- Incentives for chemical process control
- Design aspects and Hardware for a process control system
Unit 4 Distributed Digital Control Systems
- Advantages of DCC, Process control requirements of computers
- Computer network - multi-mini computer architecture
- peer-to-peer and server based networks
- network topology
- network adapter card
- Selection of a suitable DICS
- Interconnection of networks
- Communication in distributed control systems
- Logical topology
- Ethernet card
- Selection of operator interface
- ERP and process control
Unit 5 Examples of Experimental Computer Control of Processes
- Computer Control of liquid level system
- a heat exchanger
- a fed batch fermentor
- Temperature Control for plastic injection molding processes
- On-line optimizing control of a distillation column
Unit 6 Control System & Controllers
- Dynamic Behavior First Order Control Systems
- Multicapacity Control Systems
- Analysis of Dynamic Behavior of Second Order Control Systems
- Block Diagram Algebra
- Mechanism of Controllers and Control Valve
- Dynamic Behavior of Controllers
Unit 7 Stability Analysis of Control Systems
- Stability for linear system
- Routh-Hurwitz stability criterion
- 6 10 Limitations of the Routh test for stability
- Root Locus diagram
- Method of plotting the Root Locus diagram for negative feedback system
Unit 8 Design of Control Systems using Frequency Response
- Frequency response of a first order system
- Bode diagram
- Bode diagram of first order system
- First order systems in series
- Bode diagram of second order system
- Proportional controller
- Bode diagrams for proportional derivative controller
- proportional integral controller
- proportional- integral-derivative controller & transportation lag parameter
- The stability criterion
- Phase and gain margins
- Ziegler- Nichols optimum controller settings
- Limitations of the Ziegler-Nichols method
Unit 9 Concepts of Measurement and Measuring Instruments
- System configuration
- Problem analysis
- Basic characteristics of measuring devices
- Transducers and various Measuring Instruments for Process Control
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