Instrumentation and Controls Fundamentals for Facilities Engineers - IC-3

This course applies fundamental instrumentation and control engineering principles to oil and gas facilities design and operation and is designed for Facilities Engineers with or without a background in instrumentation or control engineering. The course is also designed to accelerate the development of new facilities Instrumentation and Control Engineers. Through the use of individual and group problem solving, attendees will learn about field measurement devices, final elements and actuators, pressure relief and regulation, documentation, programmable logic controllers, power supplies, SCADA, DCS, SIS, hazardous areas, and installation methods. Participants will gain a better understanding of instrumentation and control components and systems and will gain a greater appreciation for instrumentation and control engineering.

Facilities and Project Engineers as well as newly graduated Electrical, Controls and Instrument Engineers who need to improve their basic understanding of instrumentation and control systems within oil and gas facilities.

You will Learn:

• Field measurement devices including level, pressure, temperature and flow
• Final elements and actuators including control loops, control valves, shutdown valves, actuators, transducers
• Pressure relief and pressure regulation
• How to document instrumentation including tag numbers, P&IDs, loop and logic diagrams
• Process control basics with emphasis on control loops, types, strategies, and loop tuning
• How programmable logic controllers operate as well as their advantages, application, functionality, architecture, and programming
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems to include telemetry, RTUs, internet and web based
• Distributed Control Systems (DCS) including Fieldbus and Profibus
• Risk mitigation, technologies, and architecture of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS)
• The best practices for hazardous areas and equipment selection which will include area classification, NEC, IEC, equipment protection, selection, certification, location, and ingress