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CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Electrical Engineering
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 13976/15505
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
DESCRIPTION
1. Presentation and Introduction of the subject. a. Definition of industrial automation concept b. Historical antecedents c. Continuous systems versus discrete event systems 2. Discrete events system modelling: State Diagrams and SFC. Exercise and lab clases. a. Basic concepts of Booleane algebra b. Sequential systems. The concept of a state. c. Graphical representation of sequential systems d. State Diagram Modelling. Exercise clases e. Petri Nets Modelling. Basic concepts. f. Functional Diagram (SFC) Modelling. Exercise clases 3. Introduction to automation technologies: wiring and programmable systems. PLC hardware. 4. PLCs programming languages: a. Ladder (LD). Exercise and lab classes b. Functional diagram (SFC). Exercise and lab classes 5. Actuators: a. Electric engines. b. Hydraulic actuators. c. Pneumatic (actuators, valves, symbology) 6. Sensors: a. Classification, features, etc. b. Sensor description 7. Introduction to field buses.
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