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Control and Regulation Engineering, 30 YH credits.

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Part of the YH programme Automation Engineer in Operations and Service at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: AUTO24TRA.

Control and Regulation Engineering, 15 YH credits, provides knowledge of how a SCADA system is built and works, as well as the ability to operate it at user level. You learn to interpret operating cards and flow diagrams, understand the difference between field, DUC and SCADA level, and identify faults in control and regulation systems in building and property automation. The course also provides knowledge of energy efficiency measures from a control and regulation engineering perspective.

Duration: 3 weeks
Language: Swedish
Level: Intermediate
CSN-eligible

Time commitment: Full-time study corresponding to 15 YH credits (approx. 3 weeks)

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About the course.

In the course, the student learns how control and regulation engineering is used in production. The course covers techniques and equipment for planning, installing, maintaining and commissioning control processes. At the end of the course, the student shall be able to handle and optimise control systems so that, in their future role as an Automation Engineer, they can troubleshoot and work preventively in control systems.

In the course, the student learns how control and regulation engineering is used in production. The course covers techniques and equipment for planning, installing, maintaining and commissioning control processes. At the end of the course, the student shall be able to handle and optimise control systems so that, in their future role as an Automation Engineer, they can troubleshoot and work preventively in control systems.

What you will learn

What you learn.

  • You can explain how a SCADA system is built and works.
  • You can operate a SCADA system at user level.
  • You can interpret operating cards and flow diagrams and explain the system's function.
  • You understand the difference between field level, DUC level and SCADA level.
  • You can draw up simple operating cards.
  • You can analyse the function of, and identify faults in, a control and regulation system.
  • You can recommend energy efficiency measures from a control and regulation engineering perspective.
Curriculum

How the course is built.

  1. Structure of the SCADA system

    How a SCADA system works and is operated at user level.

  2. Operating cards and flow diagrams

    Reading, interpreting and drawing up operating cards and understanding flow diagrams.

  3. Levels in building automation

    Field level, DUC level and SCADA level, and standardised signals.

  4. Troubleshooting and energy efficiency

    Identifying faults in the system and proposing energy efficiency measures.

Target audience

Who is this for?

The course suits future operations technicians and property technicians who work with control and monitoring systems in buildings.

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