| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Chapter 1 -- Industrial Automation; 1.1 -- Introduction; 1.2 -- Innovators; 1.3 -- Industrial revolutions; 1.4 -- Evolution of automation from needs perspectives; 1.5 -- Evolution of automation from technology perspectives; 1.6 -- Challenges three decades back; 1.7 -- Current challenges; 1.8 -- Technology trends; 1.8.1 -- Transmission media & Technology; 1.9 -- Device connectivity; 1.10 -- Automation system controllers; 1.10.1 -- Control logics; 1.10.2 -- Objectives of the plant information and control systems. |
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1.11 -- The generic duties of an automation system in hierarchical form1.12 -- Functional requirements of an integrated information and automation systems: A generic list; 1.13 -- Conceptual/functional topology of an automation system; 1.13.1 -- Physical architecture; Further readings; Chapter 2 -- The Programmable Logic Controller; 2.1 -- Introduction to the programmable logic controller; 2.2 -- Hardware; 2.2.1 -- Functional components of a PLC; 2.3 -- Internal architecture; 2.3.1 -- Sourcing and sinking; 2.3.2 -- Programming PLCs; 2.4 -- I/O devices; 2.4.1 -- Input devices; 2.4.1.1 -- Mechanical switches. |
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2.4.1.2 -- Proximity switches2.4.1.3 -- Photoelectric sensors and switches; 2.4.1.4 -- Encoders; 2.4.1.5 -- Temperature sensors; 2.4.1.6 -- Resistive temperature detector; 2.4.1.7 -- Thermodiodes and thermotransistors; 2.4.1.8 -- Pressure sensors; 2.4.1.9 -- Output devices; Relay; 2.4.1.10 -- Directional control valves; 2.4.1.11 -- Motors; 2.5 -- I/O processing; 2.5.1 -- Output units; 2.5.2 -- Remote connections; 2.5.3 -- Serial and parallel communications; 2.5.4 -- Distributed systems; 2.5.5 -- I/O addresses; 2.6 -- Ladder and function block programming; 2.6.1 -- Ladder diagrams. |
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2.6.2 -- PLC ladder programming2.6.2.1 -- AND; 2.6.2.2 -- OR gate; 2.6.2.3 -- Latching; 2.6.3 -- Multiple outputs; 2.6.4 -- Entering programs; 2.7 -- Function blocks; 2.7.1 -- Logic gates; 2.7.2 -- Program examples; 2.8 -- IL, SFC, and ST programming methods; 2.8.1 -- Instruction lists; 2.8.2 -- Sequential function charts; 2.8.2.1 -- Branching and convergence; 2.8.2.2 -- Actions; 2.8.3 -- Structured text; 2.8.3.1 -- Conditional statements; 2.8.3.2 -- Iteration statements; Further readings; Chapter 3 -- Distributed Control System; 3.1 -- Introduction; 3.2 -- Evolution of traditional control systems. |
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3.2.2.1 -- Pneumatic control3.2.2.2 -- Electronic analog control; 3.2.2.3 -- Digital control; 3.2.2.4 -- Modes of computer control; 3.2.2.5 -- Direct digital control; 3.2.2.5.1 -- Disadvantages of DDC; 3.2.3 -- Supervisory control; 3.2.3.1 -- Advantages of supervisory control; 3.2.3.2 -- Disadvantages of supervisory control; 3.2.4 -- Hierarchical computer control system; 3.3 -- Distributed control systems; 3.3.1 -- Programmable logic controllers; 3.3.2 -- distributed control systems; 3.3.3 -- DCS design considerations; 3.3.4 -- Hierarchy of plant operations; 3.4 -- Functional components of dcs. |
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3.4.1 -- Field Communication. |
| Summary |
Industrial Process Automation Systems: Design and Implementation is a clear guide to the practicalities of modern industrial automation systems. Bridging the gap between theory and technician-level coverage, it offers a pragmatic approach to the subject based on industrial experience, taking in the latest technologies and professional practices. Its comprehensive coverage of concepts and applications provides engineers with the knowledge they need before referring to vendor documentation, while clear guidelines for implementing process control options and worked examples of deployments trans. |
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Process control -- Automation.
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Expert systems (Computer science) -- Industrial applications.
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Fabrication -- Contrôle -- Automatisation. |
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Systèmes experts (Informatique) -- Applications industrielles. |
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Expert systems (Computer science) -- Industrial applications |
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Process control -- Automation |
| Added Author |
Reddy, Y. J., author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mehta, B.R. Industrial Process Automation Systems : Design and Implementation. Burlington : Elsevier Science, ©2014 9780128009390 |
| ISBN |
9780128010983 |
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0128010983 |
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012800939X |
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9780128009390 |
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