Course: Control Systems

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Course title Control Systems
Course code KEV/SKR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Sirový Martin, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Basl Jiří, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kalaj Patrik, Ing.
  • Kehl Zdeněk, Ing.
Course content
1. Trends in industrial and building automation. Motivation, application and history of development of automation tools. 2. Introduction to Automation Technology - Architecture and Topology of Control systems - uC, PLC, SCADA. 3. Principles of design, development and testing of I&C. Processing of technological description into functional descriptions, algorithms, sequences, signal notation, project documentation. System design, interface definition, HW configuration. Principles of testing and commissioning, FAT, SAT, PKV, KV levels. 4. PLC - Programming techniques, overview of basic building blocks of PLC programming, overview of advanced functions, alarms and logging. 5. Communication & SCADA Systems - System Communications, Database, OPC, Web Server, SCADA. 6. Building Automation I - Lighting, shielding; heating, air conditioning, ventilation; management and monitoring of energy sources. 7. Building Automation II - Security; comfort systems.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Laboratory work, Lecture
  • Contact hours - 13 hours per semester
  • Practical training (number of hours) - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory testing; outcome analysis (1-8) - 8 hours per semester
  • Team project (50/number of students) - 5 hours per semester
  • Individual project (40) - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
to evaluate the requirements for control and management systems, including communication requirements, and design optimal HW and SW resources for its implementation
to describe I&C architecture and topology for typical applications in industry and building automation
to describe the basic programming techniques of PLC and SCADA systems
to describe the basic communication techniques and principles
Skills
to program the PLC in the form of a combination of contact logic (ladder diagram) and function blocks fullfilling the technological assignment
to design and implement a graphical user interface for OPLC and SCADA applications
to apply advanced functions of modern PLC systems - communication, alarm system, remote control, web server
Competences
N/A
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
to evaluate control and management requirements, including communication requirements, and design optimal HW and SW resources for implementation
to describe the I&C architecture and topology for typical industrial and building automation applications
to describe the basic programming techniques of PLC and SCADA systems
to describe the basic communication techniques and principles
Skills
to program the PLC in the form of a combination of contact logic (ladder diagram) and function blocks fullfilling the technological assignment
to design and implement a graphical user interface for OPLC and SCADA applications
to apply advanced functions of modern PLC systems - communication, alarm system, remote control, web server
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Laboratory work
Skills
Lecture
Laboratory work
Competences
Laboratory work
assessment methods
Knowledge
Skills demonstration during practicum
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Karl-Heinz John, Michael Tiegelkamp. IEC 61131-3: Programming Industrial Automation Systems. 2010. ISBN 978-3-642-12015-2.
  • Martinásková Marie, Šmejkal Ladislav. PLC a automatizace 1 základní pojmy, úvod do programování. 2002. ISBN 80-86056-58-9.
  • Šmejkal Ladislav. PLC a automatizace 2 Sekvenční logické systémy a základy fuzzy logiky. 2005. ISBN 80-7300-087-3.


Study plans that include the course
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