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Core Module Information
Module title: Industrial Automation
SCQF level: 09:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: MEC09735
Module leader: Yuyang Zhou
School School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment
Subject area group: Engineering and Mathematics
Prerequisites

System modelling, Control theory, Instrumentation
Description of module content:

Electrical Machine types and their characteristics. Basic electrical control circuits, devices, motor switchgear.
Electro Pneumatic system design and schematic circuits.
Sensors
Discrete: Proximity, limit switches.
Analogue: Transducers: flow, position, pressure, temperature and signal conditioning.
Actuators
Discrete: Contactors, Relays, Solenoids, Lamps, Annunciation devices
Analogue: Proportional Valves, Variable Speed Drives
Basic Electrical Machines: Induction Motors, Servo Motors.
Programmable Logic Controllers: : IEC61131-3, LD, IL, ST, FBD & SFC Programming Languages.PLC Software Design Methods
Combinational, Sequential and Continuous Control . Analogue Value processing. Cyclic & Interrupt processing.
Human Machine Interfaces (HMI): Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems, Tags, Alarm Handling, Trending, Historic Data, HMI Design.
Learning Outcomes for module:

LO1: Analyse and design pneumatic systems.
LO2: analyse and specify sensor and actuator requirements.
LO3: Analyse the performance of electrical machines and specify their use.
L04: analyse control system requirements, design and implement a programmable controller based control system;
LO5: design and implement a Human Machine Interface for control systems.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2023/4, Trimester 2, FACE-TO-FACE,
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: FACE-TO-FACE
Location of delivery: CHINA
Partner:
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Yuyang Zhou
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)
Face To Face Lecture 12
Face To Face Tutorial 12
Face To Face Practical classes and workshops 24
Independent Learning Guided independent study 152
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words
Laboratory report 50 LO1-LO5 12 , WORDS= 3000
Centrally Time Tabled Examination 50 LO1-L05 14/15 HOURS= 03.00
Component 1 subtotal: 50
Component 2 subtotal: 50
Module subtotal: 100

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