CNTL
CNTL 2302 (Instrumentation, Controls and Automation)
This is an introduction to process instrumentation and controls systems, designed to provide the students with the basics of measurement and final control elements and process control.
Introduction to Instrumentation; Temperature Measurement; Pressure Measurement; Level Measurement; Flow Measurement; Transmission; Automatic Control; Final Elements; Safety Elements
Prerequisites - ELTK 1200 (Electrotechnology); SC 1807 (Safety in Science Lab (Lab Safety)); SC 1808 (WHMIS)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week = 39 hours total
Laboratories - 2 hours/week = 26 hours total
CNTL 3205 (Marine Process Measurements and Controls)
This course provides an introduction to shipboard instrumentation and control systems. It is designed to provide the student with the fundamentals of process measurement and control theory, sensors and measuring instruments, final control devices, and PID controllers.
Introduction to Process Control; Instrument Specifications and Diagrams; Signal Transmission and Indication; Pressure Measurement; Level Measurement; Flow Measurement; Temperature Measurement; Final Control Elements; Introduction to PID Controllers.
Prerequisites - ELTK 1202 (Electrotechnology); SC 1807 (Safety in Science Lab (Lab Safety)); SC 1808 (WHMIS)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week = 39 hours total
Laboratories - One 3-hour lab per week for 11 weeks = 33 hours
CNTL 3401 (Marine Automatic Control Systems)
This course introduces automatic control systems and provides students with the basics of PID Control as well as an overview of more advanced process and electro-mechanical control systems used in the marine industry.
PID Control; Advanced Process Control Strategies; Marine Processes and Systems; Hierarchical (Computer) Control Systems; Programmable Logic Control (PLC); Electromechanical Control Systems.
Prerequisite - CNTL 3205 (Marine Process Measurements and Controls); ELTR 3123 (Electronic Devices and Digital Systems); SC 1807 (Safety in Science Lab (Lab Safety)); SC 1808 (WHMIS)
Duration - 13 weeks
Lectures - 3 hours/week = 39 hours total
Laboratories - 3 hours/week = 39 hours total