Industrial Control Electronics / Edition 3

by Terry L.M. Bartelt

Overview

This new edition continues to provide state-of-the-art coverage of the entire spectrum of industrial control, from servomechanisms to instrumentation. Material on the components, circuits, instruments, and control techniques used in today's industrial automated systems has been fully updated to include new information on thyristors and sensor interfacing and updated information on AC variable speed drives. Following an overview of an industrial control loop, readers may delve into individual sections that explore each element of the loop in detail. This logical format offers the flexibility needed to use the book effectively in a variety of courses, from electric motors to servomechanisms, programmable controllers, and more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781401862923
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	05/03/2005
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	656
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Terry Bartelt is currently an Electromechanical Instructor at Fox Valley Technical College, with more than twenty five years teaching experience in the field. He was a National Science Foundation (NSF) Recipient for Process Control in 1997 and received another NSF grant in 2005 to develop multimedia materials covering industrial automation related topics. In addition, Mr. Bartelt's Electromechanical Technology Program was presented the Secretary of Education Award as one of the top ten community college programs in the country.

Table of Contents

SECTION 1 INDUSTRIAL CONTROL OVERVIEW Chapter 1 Introduction to Industrail Control Sytems Chapter 2 Interface Devices Chapter 3 Thyristors SECTION 2 THE CONTROLLER Chapter 4 The controller Operation SECTION 3 Electric Motors Chapter 5 DC Motors Chapter 6 AC Motors Chapter 7 Servo Motors SECTION 4 VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES Chapter 8 DC Drives Chapter 9 AC Drives SECTION 5 PROCESS ONCTROL AND INSTRUMENTATION Chapter 10 Pressure Systems Chapter 11 Temperature Control Chapter 12 Flow Control Chapter 13 Level Control Systems Chapter 14 Analytical Instrumentation Chapter 15 Industrial Process Techniques and Instrumentation Chapter 16 Process Control Methods SECTION 6 DETECTION SENSORS Chapter 17 Industrial Detection Sensors and Interfacing SECTION 8 PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS Chapter 18 Introduction to Programmable Controllers Chapter 19 Fundamental PLC Programming Chapter 20 Advanced Programming, PLC Interfacing, and Troubleshooting SECTION 9 MOTION CONTROL Chapter 21 Motion Control Feedback Devices Chapter 22 Elements of Motion Control Chapter 23 Fundamentals of Servomechanisms Chapter 24 Functional Industrial Systems