Plant DCS Fundamentals
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COURSE OVERVIEW
In this course participants will learn about the main characteristics of the DCS systems. They will become familiar with the DCS hardware and how it is connected together to make up the basis of the DCS.

5 DAYS

TCS-DC0101

PRE-REQUISITES
This course is designed for operators, technicians with some basic experience in monitoring systems.
COURSE OBJECTIVE
DCS displays information on a computer and allows process operators to run the process, making the process information available to other people in the plant. Once the DCS converts the process information to personal computer language, it can be distributed to everyone on the plant site and to other parts of the organization that may be located anywhere in the world.
In this course participants will learn about the main characteristics of the DCS systems. They will become familiar with the DCS hardware and how it is connected together to make up the basis of the DCS. Once the hardware is installed and tested, the participants will learn about programming the DCS software. Once the software is configured the participants will become familiar with the DCS accessories, such as alarm and data reporting systems.
COURSE OUTLINE
Part 1
Basic Control Concepts
- Control history
- Control variables
- Elements of process control system
- Manual control
- Feedback control
- Control system responses
- Three terms control (PID)
Part 2
DCS Hardware and Software
- Traditional process controllers
- DCS systems
- Architecture of DCS controllers
- DCS software
- DCS programming
- Execution time
- Programming Vs Configuration
- Connections to the controllers
Part 3
DCS vs PLC vs SCADA
- General definitions
- DCS
- PLC
- SCADA
- Major differences
o DCS vs PLC
o PLC vs SCADA - Hybrid systems
Part 4
DCS Types
- General concepts
- Honeywell Experion PKS
- Fisher Delta V
- Yokogawa CENTUM
- Foxboro I/A System
Part 5
Alarm Management
- Introduction
- Architecture
- Update time
- Speed of response
- Operator consideration
- Alarm types
- Alarm processing and handling
- Alarm displays
- Alarm priorities
- Alarm functions
- Alarm summaries
- Alarm hierarchies
- The seven steps to alarm management
Part 6
Humans in Control
- The process of control
- Touring the plant with all the senses
- Control panel considerations
- Work stations
- The future developments
- Look and feel
- Displays
Part 7
Safety Considerations
- Intrinsic safety
- Explosion-proof
- Approval standards
- Oxygen service
Part 8
Redundancy
- How does it work?
- Device redundancy
- Network redundancy
- Port redundancy
- System redundancy
- Power supply redundancy
- Cable reliability
Part 9
Digital Field Communications
- Data highway
- Field bus communication
- Advantages of field bus
- Field bus technologies
o HART
o Foundation fieldbus
o Profibus
Part 10
Maintenance Considerations
- Mean time between failures
- Spare parts
- Types of failures
- Types of faults
- Diagnostics