OEI354: Introduction to Industrial Automation syllabus for Agri 2021 regulation (Open Elective-IV)

Introduction to Industrial Automation detailed syllabus for Agriculture Engineering (Agri) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Agri students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.

For Agriculture Engineering 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Agri 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Agri Open Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of introduction to industrial automation is as follows.

Course Objectives:

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Unit I

INTRODUCTION Automation overview, Requirement of automation systems, Architecture of Industrial Automation system, Introduction of PLC and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA). Industrial bus systems : Modbus & Profibus

Unit II

AUTOMATION COMPONENTS Sensors for temperature, pressure, force, displacement, speed, flow, level, humidity and pH measurement. Actuators, process control valves, power electronics devices DIAC, TRIAC, power MOSFET and IGBT. Introduction of DC and AC servo drives for motion control.

Unit III

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Unit IV

PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS Programmable controllers, Programmable logic controllers, Analog digital input and output modules, PLC programming, Ladder diagram, Sequential flow chart, PLC Communication and networking, PLC selection, PLC Installation, Advantage of using PLC for Industrial automation, Application of PLC to process control industries.

Unit V

DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM Overview of DCS, DCS software configuration, DCS communication, DCS Supervisory Computer Tasks, DCS integration with PLC and Computers, Features of DCS, Advantages of DCs.

Course Outcomes:

Students able to

1. Design a signal conditioning circuits for various application (L3).
2. Acquire a detail knowledge on data acquisition system interface and DCS system (L2).
3. Understand the basics and Importance of communication buses in applied automation Engineering (L2).
4. Ability to design PLC Programmes by Applying Timer/Counter and Arithmetic and Logic Instructions Studied for Ladder Logic and Function BIock.(L3)
5. Able to develop a PLC logic for a specific application on real world problem. (L5)

Text Books:

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Reference Books:

1. John W. Webb and Ronald A. Reis, “Programmable Logic Controllers: Principles and Applications”, 5th Edition, Prentice Hall Inc., New Jersey, 2003.
2. Frank D. Petruzella, “Programmable Logic Controllers”, 5th Edition, McGraw- Hill, New York, 2016.
3. Krishna Kant, “Computer – Based Industrial Control”, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, New Delhi, 2011.
4. Gary Dunning, Thomson Delmar,“Programmable Logic Controller”, CeneageLearning, 3 rd Edition,2005.

List of Open Source Software/ Learning website:

5. https://archive.nptel.ac.in/courses/108/105/108105062/
6. https://nptel.ac.in/courses/108105063
7. https://www.electrical4u.com/industrial-automation/
8. https://realpars.com/what-is-industrial-automation/
9. https://automationforum.co/what-is-industrial-automation-2/

For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Agriculture Engineering 7th Sem, visit Agri 7th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.

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