Complete Distributed Control Systems (DCS) Course (Document Bundle)

This is a comprehensive course on Distributed Control Systems (DCS), consisting of 19 modules (individual PowerPoint presentations) and 2 exams.

Upon the successful completion of the full DCS course (all 19 modules), you will be able to:

•  Apply an in-depth knowledge and skills in DCS systems and implement systematic applications, selection and troubleshooting techniques and methods
•  Identify the DCS hardware & software particularly the traditional process controllers, programming, execution time, configuration, etc.
•  List the parts and configuration of the SCADA system and determine its basic architecture and levels of hierarchy
•  Differentiate DCS from PLC and SCADA and discuss their features and functions
•  Determine the types of DCS used in petroleum refining processes and explain their specific function in each process
•  Employ the concepts of alarm management system including its types, features, architecture and functions
•  Discuss the concepts of humans in control and identify the factors that contribute in the following concept
•  Recognize the safety considerations involved in DCS such as intrinsic safety, explosion, approval standards, oxygen, etc.
•  Identify types of redundancy and recognize how it works
•  Appreciate the principles analogue and digital field communications and discuss its transmitter classifications, intrinsic safety, fieldbus communications & technologies, etc.
•  Discuss the concepts of safety instrumented systems and explain its functions, integration and hazard and risk analysis
•  Explain the maintenance considerations of DCS and identify the various types of failures and faults
•  Select the proper DCS system for each application and determine the system specification, its functional description, and diagrams

Here is a full breakdown of the included modules:

Module 1: Basic Control Concepts – 82 slides
Module 2: Introduction to Control Systems – 94 slides
Module 3: Modes of Control – 54 slides
Module 4: DCS Hardware and Software – 74 slides
Module 5: SCADA Systems – 46 slides
Module 6: DCS vs. PLC vs. SCADA – 50 slides
Module 7: DCS in Petroleum Refining – 48 slides
Module 8: DCS Types – 48 slides
Module 9: Alarm Management – 78 slides
Module 10: Humans in Control – 64 slides
Module 11: Safety Considerations – 42 slides
Module 12: Redundancy – 28 slides
Module 13: Analogue Field Communications – 46 slides
Module 14: Smart Measurement – 48 slides
Module 15: Digital Field Communication – 60 slides
Module 16: Safety Instrumented Systems – 84 slides
Module 17: Maintenance Considerations – 52 slides
Module 18: System Specification – 44 slides
Module 19: Future Trends – 56 slides

We can also furnish additional materials via email. For an additional fee, we can provide technical support to relevant engineering projects.