Industrial Instrumentation (2 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

You become familiar with industrial instrumentation from a engineering perspective. Studying in this course requires knowledge of the basics of automation technology and field devices. You can utilize what you have learned here, for example, in other courses in the Automation Hardware Design module.

EUR-ACE ENGINEERING PRACTICE
You are familiar with the commonly used principles of electrical design for large amount of industrial process instruments and engineering documentation. You will be able to create documentation as part of a engineering project and you will know the key working methods and practices in the field of industrial instrumentation.

Content

Instrumentation documentation and drawings
Instrumentation concepts and identification letters
Instrumentation cables and shields
Instrumentation engineering guide
Type drawings of instrument installations
I/O modules and cross-connection
Circuit diagrams

Materials

Kuphaldt, Tony R. 2022. Lessons In Industrial Instrumentation. Under the terms and conditions of the
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License online material. Referenced September 11th 2023. https://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/socratic/sinst/book/liii.pdf

Hytönen, V. 2021. Teollisuuden instrumentointi. Moodle course material.

Teaching methods

Independent study in the subject on the basis of the exam material.

Exam schedules

Examination (spring 2024)
Resit 1 (spring 2024)
Resit 2 (spring 2024)

Student workload

Total study work 54 hours.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1: You recognize the basics and terminology, but it's challenging to interpret the key points.

2: You know the basics and terminology, but it's challenging to do field device engineering.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3: You are familiar with different practices and solutions for implementing signals between the field and the automation system. You know the key structures and components used in signal cabling. You know how to create and interpret documents related to connections and you understand the connections between different documentation.

4: You master the key issues and know how to apply them in a variety of ways in projects.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5: You master the key issues and know how to apply them, outlining different alternative practical total solutions.

Qualifications

Basic knowledge of automation technology and field devices

Further information

Self-assessments are mainly done through the learning tasks. The assessment decision is based on the skills demonstrated in the exam.