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Numerical Differentiation

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As we have seen, the concept of differentiation is finding the…

Tuning PID Controllers

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Learning how to tune PID controllers is a skill born of much practice.…

Ethernet networks: Repeaters, Cabling and Switching Hubs

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An engineer named Bob Metcalfe conceived the idea of Ethernet in 1973,…

Policy-based Fortifications

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These fortifications focus on human behavior rather than system design…

Digital Representation of Numerical Data

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Process measurements are often of an analog nature: the temperature of…

FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1 Protocol Data Link Layer

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Like so many other industrial data networks, FOUNDATION Fieldbus is an…

Motives for Compromising the Security of an Industrial Control System

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There are multiple motives for compromising the security of an…

FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1 Protocol Physical Layer

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Layer 1 of the OSI Reference Model is where we define the…

Thermocouple Types, Junctions, Connector and Tip Styles

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RTDs are completely passive sensing elements, requiring the…

Analog Electronic PID Controllers

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Constructing PID control systems using discrete components is a…

Feedforward Control

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“Feedforward” is a rather under-used control strategy…

EIA/TIA-232, 422, and 485 Networks

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Some of the simplest types of digital communication networks found in…

Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and User Datagram Protocol (UDP)

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At the next OSI Reference Model layer (layer 4) is a set of protocols…

The Stuxnet Virus

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In November of 2007 a new computer virus was submitted to a virus…

Basic Components Common to all Radio Systems

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“Radio” systems use electromagnetic fields to communicate…

Fundamental Principles of Industrial Instrumentation

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Shown here is a partial listing of principles applied in the subject…

Industrial Instrumentation Summary for Teachers

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To summarize some of the key points and concepts for teaching: Do not…

Calibration Errors and Testing

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The efficient identification and correction of instrument calibration…

General Problem-solving Techniques

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A variety of problem-solving techniques have been presented for…

Introduction to Modbus

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Developed by the Modicon company (the original manufacturer of the…

Transfer Function Analysis

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An extremely important topic in engineering is that of transfer…

Calibration Errors and Testing

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The efficient identification and correction of instrument calibration…

Control Valve Sizing

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When control valves operate between fully open and fully shut, they…

Feedforward Control

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“Feedforward” is a rather under-used control strategy…

Instantaneous and Time-overcurrent (50/51) Protection

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Perhaps the most basic and necessary protective relay function is…

Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs)

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Human-machine interfaces, or HMIs, are a critical part of nearly all…

Electrical Sensors: Potential Transformers (PTs) and Current Transformers (CTs)

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The two “process variables” we rely on most heavily in the…

Phasor Analysis of Transformer Circuits

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Three-phase AC is the dominant mode of electric power generation and…

Directional Overcurrent (67) Protection

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While 50 and 51 (instantaneous and time overcurrent) relay functions…

Thermocouple Types, Junctions, Connector and Tip Styles

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RTDs are completely passive sensing elements, requiring the…

Examples of PLC Systems

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Programmable logic controllers are essentially nothing more than…

FOUNDATION Fieldbus Function Blocks

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Data-processing modules within FF systems are known as function…

Ladder Diagram (LD) Structure Commands

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The simple PLC ladder diagram (LD) commands consist of contacts and…

Circuit Failure Analysis

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Perhaps the most valuable skill an instrument technician can possess…

Numerical Differentiation

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As we have seen, the concept of differentiation is finding the…

Transformer Basics and Principles of Operation

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The transformer is one of the most important components in all of AC…

Split-range Control

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There are many process control applications in the industry where it…

Common Control Valve Problems

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Valves can experience a number of problems, most of them either…

Ultrasonic (Sound) Echo Level Measurement

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A completely different way of measuring liquid level in vessels is to…

Feedforward with Dynamic Compensation

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As we have seen, feedforward control is a way to improve the stability…

Electrical Pressure Elements

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Several different technologies exist for the conversion of fluid…

Fiber Optic Data Communication

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Light has long been used as a long-range signaling medium. While…

Fluid Power Systems

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Given the ability of pressurized fluids to transmit force over long…

Weighfeeders

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A special type flowmeter suited for powdered or granular solids is the…

Periodic Table of the Ions

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Physics and Chemistry Terminology and Definitions

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Atom: the smallest unit of matter that may be isolated by chemical…

VSD and VFD Motor Drive Features

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Modern DC and AC motor drives provide features useful when using…

Radiative Temperature Measurement

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Temperature measurement devices may be classified into two broad…

Flow Switches

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A flow switch is one detecting the flow of some fluid through a pipe.…

Basic Operation of a Gas Chromatograph

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This animation shows the basic operation of a gas chromatograph,…

Formulae for Common Chemical Compounds

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Most of these formulae appear in molecular chemical form rather than…

General Problem-solving Techniques

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A variety of problem-solving techniques have been presented for…

Basics of Bridge Circuits

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A bridge circuit is basically a pair of voltage dividers where the…

Directional Overcurrent (67) Protection

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While 50 and 51 (instantaneous and time overcurrent) relay functions…

Introduction to Power System Automation

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Those familiar with industrial instrumentation will find much within…

Loop Diagrams (Loop Sheets)

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Finally, we arrive at the loop diagram (sometimes called a loop sheet)…

Ions in Liquid Solutions

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Many liquid substances undergo a process whereby their constituent…

Logic Programming in PLCs

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Although it seems each model of PLC has its own idiosyncratic standard…

Rotating Magnetic Fields in Three-phase AC Induction Motors

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The following animation shows how the “rotating” magnetic…

Flow Measurement in Open Channels

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Measuring the flow rate of liquid through an open channel is not…