Overview of Industrial Process Automation /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sharma, K. L. S.
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Science, [2017]
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Overview of Industrial Process Automation; Overview of Industrial Process Automation; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; About the Author; Association; Awards and Recognitions; Foreword; Future of Industrial Automation; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Part 1: Basic Functionalities; Part 2: Extended Functionalities; Part 3: Appendixes; Acknowledgment; Acknowledgments; Institutional Support; Technical Support; Media Support; 1
  • Why Automation?; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Physical Processes; 1.2.1 Natural; 1.2.2 Self-regulated; 1.2.3 Industrial
  • 1.2.3.1 Application1.2.3.2 Operational; 1.2.3.3 Physical; 1.3 Localized and Distributed Processes; 1.4 Process Behavior; 1.4.1 Water Tap; 1.4.2 Electric Bulb; 1.5 Process Management; 1.5.1 Unattended; 1.5.2 Attended; 1.5.3 Automated; 1.6 Process Signals; 1.6.1 Input Signals; 1.6.2 Output Signals; 1.7 Automation Steps; 1.7.1 Data Acquisition; 1.7.2 Data Analysis, Monitoring, and Decision Making; 1.7.3 Control Execution; 1.8 Needs met by Automation; 1.9 Benefits of Automation; 1.9.1 Manufacturing Processes; 1.9.2 Utility Processes; 1.10 Summary; 2
  • Automation System Structure; 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Subsystems2.2.1 Instrumentation; 2.2.2 Human Interface; 2.2.3 Control; 2.3 Input Instrumentation Subsystem; 2.3.1 Measurement of Data; 2.4 Output Instrumentation Subsystem; 2.4.1 Transfer of Control Command; 2.5 Human Interface Subsystem; 2.5.1 Direct Monitoring; 2.5.2 Direct Control; 2.6 Control Subsystem; 2.6.1 Data Acquisition; 2.6.2 Data Analysis and Decision Making; 2.6.3 Control Execution; 2.6.4 Communication; 2.7 Summary; 3
  • Instrumentation Subsystems; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Structure; 3.2.1 Continuous/Analog Devices; 3.2.1.1 Measurement; 3.2.1.2 Control
  • 3.2.2 Discrete/Digital Devices3.2.2.1 Measurement; 3.2.2.2 Control; 3.2.3 Pulsating/Pulse Devices; 3.2.4 Switching Devices; 3.2.4.1 Measurement; 3.2.5 Integrating Devices; 3.2.5.1 Measurement; 3.3 Signal Interfacing Standards; 3.4 Input Data Reliability Enhancement; 3.4.1 Analog; 3.4.2 Digital; 3.5 Isolation and Protection; 3.5.1 Isolation; 3.5.2 Protection; 3.5.3 Solutions; 3.6 Summary; 4
  • Human Interface Subsystem; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Operator Panel; 4.2.1 Display; 4.2.2 Control; 4.2.3 Panel; 4.3 Construction; 4.3.1 Basic Approach; 4.3.2 Mimic Approach; 4.3.3 Types of Panels; 4.4 Summary
  • 5
  • Control Subsystem5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Structure; 5.3 Interfacing; 5.3.1 General; 5.3.2 Instrumentation; 5.3.3 Human Interface; 5.4 Summary; 6
  • Automation Strategies; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Basic Strategies; 6.2.1 Discrete Process Control; 6.2.1.1 Open Loop Control; 6.2.1.2 Sequential Control With Interlocks; 6.2.2 Continuous Process Control; 6.2.2.1 Open Loop Control; 6.2.2.2 Closed Loop/Feedback Control; 6.2.3 Hybrid Process Control; 6.2.3.1 Two-Step Control; 6.2.3.2 Two-Step Control With Dead-Band; 6.3 Advanced Strategies; 6.3.1 Continuous Control; 6.3.1.1 Response to Control Input