Automatic Controls: Introduction

Course Code: ELEC 251

Academic Year: 2024-2025

This course provides the students with a working knowledge of process control terminology and concepts of system modeling and block diagrams. They learn the interaction between the process signal transmitter, final control element, controller, and the "Process". They learn the principles of the open and closed loop control as well as all controller modes namely: ON-OFF, differential, proportional, integral, and derivative. Students apply standard controller tuning methods as well as PLC PID control functions and their parameter settings for different controller models.