ETE 253: Industrial Control Electronics; 4 Credits

Course Description:
This course covers solid state elements of industrial control including Triacs, SCRs, triggering devices, computer control issues, photo-electronics, industrial applications of electronics and other control devices.  Lecture three hours;  Laboratory two hours.  Prereq: ETE 241  or Consent of instructor

COMPETENCIES:
Upon completion of this course, the student can:
1. explain the operation of Thyristor component applications in industrial control circuits;
2. design, construct, and troubleshoot simple operational amplifier circuits;
3. explain the operation of industrial power supplies;
4. explain the use of industrial sensors;
5. explain AC, DC, and servo motor systems;
6. explain frequency drive systems; and
7. apply discrete ladder logic to solve control problems.

Course Outline:

I.   Electro-mechanical Devices
    A. Relays
1. Reed
2. Solid State
3. Ratings and Selection Considerations

II. Relay Ladder Logic
    A. Normally Open Contacts
    B. Normally Closed Contacts
    C. Simple Latch Circuits
    D. Ladder Logic

III.  Programmable Logic Controllers
    A. Input/Output Connections
    B. Introduction to Ladder Logic Programming

IV.  Solid State Devices
    A. Triacs
    B. Silicon Controlled Rectifiers
    C. Power Transistors
    D. Junction Field Effect Transistors (JFETs)
    E. Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors (MOSFETs)

V. Solid State Devices for Firing Circuits
    A. Unijunction Transistors
1. Relaxation Oscillators
2. Trigger circuits
    B. Diacs
    C. Photoelectronics
    D. Lasers
    E. Fiber Optics

VI. Industrial Power Supplies
    A. Inverters
    B. Converters
 

VII. Op-Amps
    A. Open-Loop Feedback
    B. Closed-Loop Feedback Systems
    C. Instrumentation Amplifiers

VIII. Transducers and Sensors
    A. Distance
    B. Temperature
    C. Stress

IX. Motor Control Applications
    A. Direct Current
       1. Series
       2. Shunt
       3. Servo
       4. Stepper
    B. Alternating Current
       1. Single Phase
       2. Three Phase
       3. Variable Frequency Drives
       4. AC Servo
 

LABORATORY ACTIVITIES:

1. Diode Circuits
2. Power Supplies
3. SCR Circuits
4. Triac Circuits
5. Op- Amp Circuits
6. Transducer applications
7. Relay Logic
8. Ladder Logic
9. PLC Applications

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Revised 7/26/04