Showing posts with label What is Automation? - Basics and Introduction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label What is Automation? - Basics and Introduction. Show all posts

What is AUTOMATION?-Introduction

What is Automation?

 

  • Automation – A Control System which takes care of operation in automated way with minimum human Intervention.

 

What is Control System?

 

A control system is a combination of various devices that are integrated as a system used to sense, measure, indicate, and control the process variables, which in turn controls the process to achieve the desired results.

 

Classification of Automation can be given as,




 

What is Industrial Automation?

 

  • Industrial Automation is defined as the use of the control system such as PLC, PAC, HMI, SCADA & VFD to control the Plant or Machinery thereby reducing the need for human intervention

 

Classification of Industrial automation can be given as,




 

What is I/O?

 

  • The term I/O’S are referred as Inputs & Outputs which is connected to the controller.

 




List of Input devices

 

  • Sensors
  • Limit Switch
  • Push Button
  • Selector Switch
  • Pressure, Level, Temperature & Flow Switches
  • Toggle Switch ETC……

 

List of Output devices

 

  • Motors
  • Solenoid Valves
  • Pumps
  • Indications
  • Alarms etc..

What is PLC?-Introduction

What is PLC? (Programmable Logic Controller)

 

  • To build a perfect automation system we need a digital industrial computer which is known as PLC (Programmable Logic Controller).

 

Our PLC’s:

 

The pictures shown below are typical Selec make PLC’s,

We select Automation uses this PLC’s to give automation solutions for industries.

 







Architecture OF PLC’s;

 

The below picture is a general architecture of PLC’s,

 




For an introduction about PLC please click here PLC BASICS

 


What is PAC?-Introduction


What is PAC? (Programmable Automation Controller)

 

  • Programmable Automation Controller.
  • PAC is a compact controller which combines the features of Process control, Motion Control, Data Acquisition along with PLC.
  • Up to 2 Lakh I/O’s can be supported.
  • Replacement of DCS (Distributed Control System), which involves huge size & complexity.




What is HMI?-Introduction


What is HMI? (Human machine Interface)

 

·        Human Machine Interface, also Called as Man Machine Interface

·        It is graphical user interface, with text messages along with alarm indication

·        HMI can be easily interfaced with PLC, PAC & VFD

 





What is VFD?-Introduction


What is VFD? (Variable Frequency Drive)

 

  • Variable Frequency Drive
  • Speed of the motor & pump can be varied from a particular speed to the preset speed.
  • VFD consist of three types namely,
  • DC drives, AC drives & Servo drives








What is SCADA?-Introduction


What is SCADA? (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)

 

·        SCADArefers to an industrial control system.

·        A computer system monitoring and controlling a process.

·        The process can be industrial, infrastructure or facility-based electrical power,water treatment plants,oil and gas pipelines

 








What is networking in SCADA?


What is SCADA? (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition)

 

·        Networking,that is connecting the SCADA (A PC system) with a number of PLC’s, I/O’s, micro plc’s using an ethernet with control level and device level control buses.

 


The below picture show a typical Network in a Automobile industries




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PLC, PAC, HMI, VFD MANUFACTURERS

 

  • ALLEN-BRADLEY
  • SIEMENS
  • GE FANUC
  • MODICON
  • MISTIBUSHI
  • MESSUNG
  • LG
  • SELEC ETC……