Fundamentals of Electrical Instrumentation

Fundamentals of Electrical Instrumentation, available at $84.99, has an average rating of 4.48, with 38 lectures, 10 quizzes, based on 908 reviews, and has 3290 subscribers.

You will learn about Instrumentation wiring & operation Digital (discrete) Inputs – learn digital input circuits, learn how to wire contact and transistor input devices in sink & source configuration Digital (discrete) Outputs – learn digital output circuits, learn how to wire output devices such as a solenoid actuated valve, learn sink & source output wiring configuration Analog Inputs – learn 0-10volt and 4-20ma input circuits, learn how to connect a loop powered analog input device Analog Outputs – learn 0-10volt and 4-20ma output circuits, learn how to connect a current output to a variable frequency drive This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone that has an interest in instrumentation & PLC wiring and circuitry or People who have done some basic electrical or electronics theory and wish to up-skill or Technicians wishing to learn more about instrumentation wiring & operation or Anyone interested in learning about digital inputs and outputs or Anyone interested in learning about analog inputs and outputs – 4-20ma & 0-10volt or Anyone interested in learning about instrumentation devices and sensors It is particularly useful for Anyone that has an interest in instrumentation & PLC wiring and circuitry or People who have done some basic electrical or electronics theory and wish to up-skill or Technicians wishing to learn more about instrumentation wiring & operation or Anyone interested in learning about digital inputs and outputs or Anyone interested in learning about analog inputs and outputs – 4-20ma & 0-10volt or Anyone interested in learning about instrumentation devices and sensors.

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Summary

Title: Fundamentals of Electrical Instrumentation

Price: $84.99

Average Rating: 4.48

Number of Lectures: 38

Number of Quizzes: 10

Number of Published Lectures: 38

Number of Published Quizzes: 10

Number of Curriculum Items: 48

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 48

Original Price: $22.99

Quality Status: approved

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What You Will Learn

Instrumentation wiring & operation

Digital (discrete) Inputs – learn digital input circuits, learn how to wire contact and transistor input devices in sink & source configuration

Digital (discrete) Outputs – learn digital output circuits, learn how to wire output devices such as a solenoid actuated valve, learn sink & source output wiring configuration

Analog Inputs – learn 0-10volt and 4-20ma input circuits, learn how to connect a loop powered analog input device

Analog Outputs – learn 0-10volt and 4-20ma output circuits, learn how to connect a current output to a variable frequency drive

Who Should Attend

Anyone that has an interest in instrumentation & PLC wiring and circuitry

People who have done some basic electrical or electronics theory and wish to up-skill

Technicians wishing to learn more about instrumentation wiring & operation

Anyone interested in learning about digital inputs and outputs

Anyone interested in learning about analog inputs and outputs – 4-20ma & 0-10volt

Anyone interested in learning about instrumentation devices and sensors

Target Audiences

Anyone that has an interest in instrumentation & PLC wiring and circuitry

People who have done some basic electrical or electronics theory and wish to up-skill

Technicians wishing to learn more about instrumentation wiring & operation

Anyone interested in learning about digital inputs and outputs

Anyone interested in learning about analog inputs and outputs – 4-20ma & 0-10volt

Anyone interested in learning about instrumentation devices and sensors

In this course you will learn the Fundamentals of Electrical Instrumentation– you will learn about the different types of devices, sensors, and circuits used in this field.

Instrumentation is the vital ingredient that enables the process control systems of buildings and factories to run smoothly. Within these  process control systems are numerous instrumentation devices that take measurements and perform operations which are transmitted and received via electrical circuits – in other words along the wires that they are connected to!

It takes a skilful person to know how these electrical circuits work and how the wiring must be connected. That’s where you come in!

After completing this course, you will know how to wire up digital (discrete) & analog instrumentation devices and understand how the electrical circuits connected to them work.

Electrical instrumentation devices come in many forms, the four types that we will focus on in this course are:

-Digital (discrete) Inputs

-Digital (discrete) Outputs

-Analog Inputs

-Analog Outputs

In the course we will start off by looking at Digital Inputs, we will learn about what digital input devices are used for and learn how to connect them to a controller in sink and source configuration.Connecting a push button and a proximity sensor as digital input devices will be demonstrated.

Digital Outputs are covered next, we learn how to connect a solenoid actuated water valve as an output device and also look at sink and source wiring configurations.

About halfway through the course we put what we’ve learnt to the test by surfing the net and studying some various wiring diagrams of instrumentation & plc circuits.

When we get to Analog Inputs,we hone in on the basic fundamentals of analog circuits such as the 0-10volt and 4-20ma circuits. We then discuss 2, 3, 4 and 5 wire transmitters and round out the chapter by demonstrating a temperature sensor connected in a loop as an input device. WARNING – there may be a little maths involved (just a little)!

An Analog Output circuit is demonstrated next by using a variable frequency drive as our output device, we get to see what happens to a motor connected to the drive when the analog signal is changed.

To finish off we study a controller as it would look in a real installation with various inputs and outputs connected to it.

So if you are ready to boost your electrical control skills by learning the fundamentals of instrumentation I’ll see you in the course!

But don’t forget your pen and paper as there will be some fun exercises along the way!

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: digital inputs

Lecture 1: basic circuit operation

Lecture 2: sink & source

Lecture 3: PNP & NPN

Lecture 4: exercise

Lecture 5: digital input – wiring

Lecture 6: proximity sensor – wiring

Lecture 7: extra information

Chapter 3: digital outputs

Lecture 1: basic circuit operation

Lecture 2: exercise

Lecture 3: digital output – wiring

Lecture 4: circuit variations

Lecture 5: alternative power supply

Lecture 6: exercise

Chapter 4: surfing the net!

Lecture 1: surfing the net #1

Lecture 2: surfing the net #2

Lecture 3: surfing the net #3

Lecture 4: try it yourself!

Chapter 5: analog inputs

Lecture 1: analog inputs – introduction

Lecture 2: basic circuit operation

Lecture 3: circuit variations

Lecture 4: ground, differential and single ended wiring

Lecture 5: exercise

Lecture 6: analog input – wiring

Chapter 6: analog outputs

Lecture 1: analog outputs – introduction

Lecture 2: basic circuit operation

Lecture 3: adding grunt!

Lecture 4: analog output – wiring

Lecture 5: exercise

Chapter 7: putting it all together

Lecture 1: an installation at a glance

Lecture 2: digital input & digital output

Lecture 3: analog input & analog output

Lecture 4: modular controller example

Lecture 5: modular controller – digital input

Lecture 6: modular controller – digital output

Lecture 7: modular controller – analog input

Lecture 8: modular controller – analog output

Chapter 8: outro

Lecture 1: congratulations!

Instructors

The Wiring Wizard
Electrical Controls Instructor

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