Primary Process Control and PID Tuning

This course addresses the needs of control room operators, DCS technicians, process control engineers, applications engineers, and anyone else responsible for PID tuning in the plant. Many new personnel enter the control room these days; there are numerous types of processes and different DCS and PLC systems.

This course starts with the basics of process control, explains the PID equation in the time domain, and then trains using three powerful PID tuning, real-time simulation/optimization, and grading software products.

In a remarkably short time, students learn to optimally tune PIDs and make process changes on distillation columns, reactors, tanks, compressors, flow controllers, and heat exchangers using modern real-time simulator software.

The software also has automatic grading capability, so at the end of the course, the software generates a report card on the PID tuning skills of each attendee.

This course provides a good foundation, skills, and knowledge for all DCS/PLC-related tag building; control scheme design in a DCS/PLC; and the ability to calculate tuning parameters not only for PIDs but other control schemes without the old trial-and-error method but scientifically.

Learning Outcomes:

After completing the course, attendees will be able to tune PIDs in any DCS/PLC, troubleshoot problems, dampen/eliminate oscillations, and improve controller performance, all of which help maximize rates, directly increasing the plant’s bottom-line profits.

Through practice on a real-time PID tuning simulator, attendees will gain tremendous confidence in PID tuning on live DCS/PLCs in actual operating plants. This confidence that would otherwise have taken several years on the job now can be achieved in just two days. Attendees will also learn many important and practical concepts about DCS/PLC operations.

Our PID100 (Primary Process Control and PID Tuning) training course is very practical, and easy to understand for everyone: engineers, technicians, operators, and students – both new and experienced. That is why our customers consider us the best.

This training course covers the basics of practical industrial process control and PID Tuning, all in the time domain. Our course is more hands-on than any competitor. Students can download and install process control software products on their personal laptops for use during our process control training. The software products are full-blown industrial process control software applications used by the industry. This level of hands-on approach tremendously aids the learning process and mastering process control theory and practicals.
Our instructors have over 30 years of industrial experience and process control training experience. They not only have the technical process control knowledge but also skills to make sure participants are fully engaged and able to concentrate on the material.

As part of the Udemy PID100 training course you will only get the possibility to install the following two powerful software products on your own computers ( 7-day free trial):

• SIMCET – real-time PID tuning training simulator

• PITOPS – system identification, PID tuning and optimization,  and APC design
For installation and activation please contact us at info@picontrolsolutions.com. The usage of the above software packages is only limited to educational purposes, not for any industrial or commercial use.

If you would like to participate and enroll in more detail and a full-blown course on primary process control, PID tuning, and beyond, please contact us directly at info@picontrolsolutions.com. In our wider training course, in addition to Udemy topics, you will learn how to use Derivative action and PV filter, how to do more complex system identification, how to do appropriate plant step tests, and also how to design and tune cascade chains and PID loops.

After completion of our full-blown PID100 training course, you will get an international diploma as a process control expert in the field of primary process control and PID tuning, and you will get also possible to install our simulation and optimization process control software for the time period of more than one month. For more information, please contact us at info@picontrolsolutions.com

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Frequently Asked Questions

How long do I have access to the course materials?

You can view and review the lecture materials indefinitely, like an on-demand channel.

Can I take my courses with me wherever I go?

Definitely! If you have an internet connection, courses on Udemy are available on any device at any time. If you don’t have an internet connection, some instructors also let their students download course lectures. That’s up to the instructor though, so make sure you get on their good side!