EEI504 Fundamentals of Industrial Electronics

Code EEI504
Name Fundamentals of Industrial Electronics
Status Compulsory/Courses of Limited Choice
Level and type Post-graduate Studies, Academic
Field of study Power and Electrical Engineering
Faculty
Academic staff Oskars Krievs, Ivars Raņķis
Credit points 3.0 (4.5 ECTS)
Parts 1
Annotation Automation of manufacturing technologic processes and electronic junctions of automation systems. Discrete control of manufacturing processes and its electronic elements. Analogue electronic automation systems and its elements. Digital and analogue sensors in manufacturing processes, its operation principles and typical realization. Junctions of analogue signal processing on base of operational amplifiers. Junctions of digital processing systems. Systems of programmable logical controllers, its structure and realization. Industrial communication networks and their construction and classification. Systems safety elements, estimation of possible risks and safety systems architecture..
Contents
Content Full- and part-time intramural studies Part time extramural studies
Contact hours Independent work Contact hours Independent work
Introduction to the topics to be covered, literature and requirements. 1 0 0 0
Classification of manufacturing systems, technology pyramid and tree. 1 0 0 0
Solid-state devices – transistor and thyristor switches, solid state relays AC and DC voltage regulators. 2 0 0 0
Discrete sensors – inductive, capacitive, photoelectric sensors, operational principles and typical implementation. 2 0 0 0
Analogue industrial sensors and transducers, their operational principles and typical implementation. 4 0 0 0
The structure and basic properties of operational amplifiers. 2 0 0 0
Analogue signal conditioning with operational amplifiers. Instrumental amplifier. 4 0 0 0
Industrial power supply topologies, integrated voltage regulators. Switching mode power supplies. 2 0 0 0
Logic gates, synthesis and minimization of logic functions. 2 0 0 0
Integrated logic circuit families - DTL, TTL, CMOS, BiCMOS, ECL, GaAs devices, their structure and parameters. 6 0 0 0
Introduction to programmable logic controller (PLC) systems. The structure and modules of PLCs. „Ladder” diagrams. 2 0 0 0
Classification and structure of industrial communication networks. Common communication protocols. 2 0 0 0
Elements of safety systems, risk assessment and prevention, selection of safety system architecture. 2 0 0 0
Laboratory work No.1. Investigation of discrete control input and output devices. 4 0 0 0
Laboratory work No.2. Investigation of discrete and analogue sensors. 4 0 0 0
Laboratory work No.3. Investigation of typical operational amplifier circuits. 4 0 0 0
Laboratory work No.4. Investigation of logic circuit families. 4 0 0 0
Total: 48 0 0 0
Goals and objectives
of the course in terms
of competences and skills 		Provide knowledge in fundamentals of industrial electronics. Develop the ability to recognize and design basic electronic equipment applicable in industrial environment.
Learning outcomes
and assessment 		Ability to recognize and apply typical discrete control input and output devices. - Accomplished and defended lab. work No.1. Passed an exam.
Ability to recognize and apply typical discrete and analogue sensors. - Accomplished and defended lab. work No.2. Passed an exam.
Ability to recognize and apply typical analogue signal conditioning modes with operational amplifiers. - Accomplished and defended lab. work No.3. Passed an exam.
Knowledge about parameters of different logic families and ability to implement them in practice. - Accomplished and defended lab. work No.4. Passed an exam.
Ability to design simple process control systems. - Accomplished and defended home task. Passed an exam.
Course prerequisites Basic knowledge of fundamentals of electrical engineering theory and in solid-state devices.
Course planning
Part CP ECTS Hours Tests
Lectures Practical Lab. Test Exam Work
1 3.0 4.5 2.0 1.0 0.0 *
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