Subject 'Thermal Automation'

Year:   2015/2016    2016/2017    2017/2018    2018/2019    2019/2020    

Basic concepts of automated production and automatic control systems (ARS). ARS classification and design principles. Stabilizing, programming and monitoring systems. Continuous and discrete control. Two- and three-position relay control. Linear and nonlinear ARS. ARS research tasks and methods. The characteristics and the equations of statics and dynamics. Preparation of the dynamics of differential equations and solving. Direct and inverse Laplace. The dynamics of solving differential equations Laplace integral transform method. ARS switches or transfer functions. Regulates qualities. Typical internal impacts. Transition and impulse characteristics which. The frequency response. Standard links and connection methods. Linear control laws, opportunities for their realization. Industrial regulators in general. Main functions automatic regulating steam power. Gain control of the boiler drum. Water boilers and heat output. Fuel dosing and productivity management. The use of frequency converters for feeding the drive motor. Types of regulatory bodies. Adjustment for space heating in the regulation of the heat output. Adjusting the temperature regime kettles. Combustion fuel economy regulation systems. Adjusting the boiler furnace depression. Boilers of thermal power and fuel economy regulation of automated combustion burners event. Safety and protection of the technological realization of the tasks. Automatic safety boilers. Auto-lockout and technological protection systems for boilers.

• Basic understanding of automatic management. Thermal management needs and management methods of objects clarification.
• Basics of control theory. Basic understanding of the construction and operation of the Automatic regulators.
• Thermal objects (water and steam boilers, pumps, fans, etc.), Automatic control and automatic management of the needs and opportunities for studying.
• Introduction of automated management systems algorithms. Boilers automation safety and technical solutions for the purpose of knowledge acquisition.

• knows the basics of the field of automation and basics of control theory;
• can draw up a simple automatic control circuits with a mathematical description of the dynamics is able to solve differential equations and to analyze possible regulatory process;
• Is familiar with automatic control algorithms, is able to distinguish between them, and to make a choice between the various regulators;
• be able to analyze the needs of the thermal automatic regulation of the subject, is able to select the appropriate regulators for simple control cases;
• knows warm water and steam boilers automatic adjustment needs and practical ways to meet those needs;
• Know the safety requirements for the automation of boilers and related equipment algorithms;
• understands the technical documentation (drawings and functional schemes), which are prepared for thermal objects of automation.

Lectures, tests, practicums

Pao C. Chau: Process control. A first course with MATLAB. Cambridge University Press. 2002.
2.V. J. Rotatš. Teoria avtomatitšeskogo upravlenija teploenergetitšeskimi protsessami. (“Soojusenergeetiliste protsesside automaatjuhtimise teooria”

The course ends with graded assessment.

Requirements for final grade:
-Written tests done for the grade "2" minimum
-Individual exercises submitted and graded.
-Laboratory work reports submitted and passed.

Valuation scale:
91...100 - "5" - Excellent
81...90 - "4" - Very good
71...80 - "3" - Good
61...70 - "2" - Satisfactory
51...60 - "1" - Sufficient
0...50 - "0" - Fail

Valuation of individual exercises:
-A (Pass): The skills and knowledge needed to solve the problems are acquired, minor mistakes may occur.
-M (Fail): The Skills and knowledge to solve the problems are not acquired, occurrence of vast mistakes.

2020: ET*  

2019: ET*  

2018: ET*  

2017: ET*  

2016: ET*  

2015: ET*  

* Optional subject