Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Share Your Motivation!
  2. 2

    • Why Do We Need Process Control?

    • The Five Parts of a Controlled Process
  3. 3

    • Controlled Variables and Sensors

    • Choosing A Sensor

    • Sensors Can Give the Wrong Information
  4. 4

    • The Need to Display Information

    • We Need to Record Information

    • Assignment 1
  5. 5

    • Open and Closed Loop Control

    • Automatic Control

    • Programmable Logic Controllers

    • Processes In Sequence

    • Control Systems Require Safeguards
  6. 6

    • Altering The Process

    • Common Final Control Elements
  7. 7

    • Noise In The System

    • Converting Signals

  8. 8

    • Identifying the Components of a Process Control System

    • Diagnosing Problems

    • Six Golden Rules
  9. 9

    • Final Assignment
  10. 10

    • Just one question stands between you and your certificate!
  11. 11

    • Appendices

    • Glossary