ELEC 325: Instrumentation

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Class Program

Electricity

Engineering BAS

Credits

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

092605

Meets Degree Requirements For

Restricted Elective

Description

This course covers sensors, transducers, signal conditioning devices and computer-based instrumentation. Input/output (I/O) characteristics of sensors for pressure, distance, light, airflow, temperature, Hall effect and humidity are evaluated using data acquisition equipment and virtual instrumentation. Emphasis is placed on industrial applications, troubleshooting and determining I/O requirements to interface actuators such as AC, DC, stepper and servo motors to programmable logic controllers (PLCs).

Grading Basis

Graded

Prerequisites

ELEC 225 and ENGR 315 and CHEM& 161 and PHYS& 116

Course Learning Outcomes

Understand the principles of operation of commonly used sensors, transducers, and instrumentation system concepts.

Understand terminologies associated with instrumentation systems.

Understand instrumentation systems used in common industrial applications such as for measuring pressure, distance, light, airflow, and temperature.

Interpret technical specifications and selecting sensors and transducers, determining I/O requirements to interface actuators such as AC, DC, stepper and servo motors to programmable logic controllers (PLCs).

Develop computer-based instrumentation systems for industrial processes utilizing multiple sensors, interfaces, and data acquisition systems.

Core Topics

Introduction to instrumentation and control systems.
Sensors, transducers and signal conditioning.
Digital signals and digital logic.
Data acquisition and presentation systems.
Temperature measurement.
Pressure measurement.
Level and flow measurements.
Position measurement.
Gas, liquid, electrochemical and composition analyzers
Transmission and communication.
Automatic controls and process dynamics.
Multivariate control systems.
Actuators and positioners.
Instrumentation and controls industrial applications.