Control System Tutorials

S.No. Topic Website Link

1 4-wire Passive versus Active Transmitters https://instrumentationtools.com/4-wire-passive-versus-active-transmitters/

2 Alarm Annunciator Circuit with Acknowledge https://instrumentationtools.com/alarm-annunciator-circuit-with-acknowledge/

3 Analysis of HART communicator and Smart HART Transmitter https://instrumentationtools.com/smart-hart-transmitter/

4 Basic Process Control System https://instrumentationtools.com/basic-process-control-system/

5 Basics of Alarms and Trips https://instrumentationtools.com/basics-of-alarms-and-trips/

6 Basics of Grounding https://instrumentationtools.com/basics-of-grounding/

7 Basics of Loop Powered Devices https://instrumentationtools.com/basics-of-loop-powered-devices/

8 Basics of Process Control Systems https://instrumentationtools.com/process-control-systems/

9 Basics of Wellhead Control Panel (WHCP) https://instrumentationtools.com/basics-of-wellhead-control-panel-whcp/

10 Boiler Drum Level Control Systems https://instrumentationtools.com/drum-level-control-systems/

11 Burner Safety Logic for Initial Lighting https://instrumentationtools.com/burner-safety-logic-for-initial-lighting/

12 Capacitive Coupling Effects https://instrumentationtools.com/capacitive-coupling-effects/

13 Cascade Control https://instrumentationtools.com/cascade-control/

14 Cascade Control Principle https://instrumentationtools.com/cascade-control-principle/

15 Cascade Temperature Control System https://instrumentationtools.com/cascade-temperature-control-system/

16 Chemical Reactor Temperature Control System https://instrumentationtools.com/example-chemical-reactor-temperature-control-system/

17 Closed Loop Control System : Boiler Water Level Control System https://instrumentationtools.com/closed-loop-control-system-boiler-water-level-control-system/

18 Commissioning Documents for Instrumentation Engineers https://instrumentationtools.com/instrumentation-commissioning/

19 Control Room Alarm Management Practices https://instrumentationtools.com/control-room-alarm-management-practices/

20 Control System Architecture https://instrumentationtools.com/control-system-architecture/

21 Control Valve Split Range Example https://instrumentationtools.com/control-valve-split-range-example/

22 DCS Program to Maintain Draft in Furnace https://instrumentationtools.com/dcs-program-to-maintain-draft-in-furnace/

23 DCS System Layout and its Different Parts https://instrumentationtools.com/dcs-system-layout/

24 Definitions of Electrical Grounding https://instrumentationtools.com/definitions-of-electrical-grounding/

25 DeltaV System Configuration Changes and Download https://instrumentationtools.com/deltav-system-configuration-changes-download/

26 Derivative (Rate) Control Theory https://instrumentationtools.com/derivative-rate-control-theory/

27 Derivative Controller Principle https://instrumentationtools.com/derivative-controller-principle/

28 Determine Voltage Drops at Respective Flow Rates in Loop Diagram https://instrumentationtools.com/determine-voltage-drops-at-respective-flow-rates-in-loop-diagram/

29 Determining the Design Purpose of Override Controls https://instrumentationtools.com/determining-design-purpose-override-controls/

30 Difference between Fieldbus, Profibus and HART Protocols https://instrumentationtools.com/fieldbus-profibus-hart-protocols/

31 Difference between SR Flipflop and RS Flipflop ? https://instrumentationtools.com/difference-between-sr-flipflop-and-rs-flipflop/

32 Difference Between the Sinking and Sourcing? https://instrumentationtools.com/difference-between-the-sinking-and-sourcing/

33 Direct Digital Control (DDC) Systems https://instrumentationtools.com/direct-digital-control-ddc-systems/

34 Distributed Control System Objective Questions https://instrumentationtools.com/distributed-control-system-objective-questions/

35 Example of Feedback System https://instrumentationtools.com/example-of-feedback-system/

36 Fault in the Temperature Loop https://instrumentationtools.com/fault-in-the-temperature-loop/

37 Features of PID Controller actions https://instrumentationtools.com/features-p-d-controller-actions/

38 Feedback Control Principle https://instrumentationtools.com/feedback-control-principle/

39 Feedforward Control Principle https://instrumentationtools.com/feedforward-control-principle/

40 Feedforward Control with Dynamic Compensation https://instrumentationtools.com/feedforward-control-with-dynamic-compensation/

41 Feedforward Vs Feedback Control https://instrumentationtools.com/feedforward-vs-feedback-control/

42 Flowmeter Control Strategy https://instrumentationtools.com/flowmeter-control-strategy/

43 Foundation Fieldbus Split Range Valves https://instrumentationtools.com/foundation-fieldbus-split-range-valves/

44 Grounding of Telecommunication Systems https://instrumentationtools.com/grounding-of-telecommunication-systems/

45 Heat Exchanger Temperature Control https://instrumentationtools.com/heat-exchanger-temperature-control/

46 Heuristic PID Tuning Method https://instrumentationtools.com/heuristic-pid-tuning-method/

47 Heuristic PID Tuning Procedure https://instrumentationtools.com/heuristic-pid-tuning-procedure/

48 History of Internet of Things (IOT) https://instrumentationtools.com/history-of-internet-of-things-iot/

49 How Integral Controller Reduces offset error ? https://instrumentationtools.com/how-integral-controller-reduces-offset-error/

50 How Process Control Loop Works https://instrumentationtools.com/typical-process-control-loop/

51 How to Analyze a Cascade Control Loop? https://instrumentationtools.com/analyze-cascade-control-loop/

52 How to Analyze PID Controller Actions https://instrumentationtools.com/analyze-controller-actions/

53 How to Avoid Bad Grounds ? https://instrumentationtools.com/avoid-bad-grounds/

54 How to Configure a Smart Transmitter Using a HART Communicator? https://instrumentationtools.com/how-to-configure-a-smart-transmitter-using-a-hart-communicator/

55 How to Export Data from DeltaV System to Excel https://instrumentationtools.com/export-data-deltav-system-excel/

56 How to Implement Ratio Control in this System? https://instrumentationtools.com/how-to-implement-ratio-control-in-this-system/

57 How to Select the Right Type of Controller https://instrumentationtools.com/how-to-select-right-type-of-controller/

58 How to Stop Cyber Attacks on PLC or DCS ? https://instrumentationtools.com/how-to-stop-cyber-attacks-on-dcs-plc-systems/

59 How to Tune a Loop in DeltaV System https://instrumentationtools.com/how-to-tune-a-loop-in-deltav-system/

60 How to tune a PID Controller ? https://instrumentationtools.com/how-to-tune-a-pid-controller/

61 ICS Control System Security https://instrumentationtools.com/ics-control-system-security/

62 Identify Instruments in Piping and instrumentation Diagram https://instrumentationtools.com/identify-instruments-in-piping-and-instrumentation-diagram/

63 Identify Process Variables in P&ID https://instrumentationtools.com/identify-process-variables-in-pid/

64 Inductive Coupling Effects https://instrumentationtools.com/inductive-coupling-effects/

65 Industrial Automation System Architecture Reference Model https://instrumentationtools.com/industrial-automation-system-architecture/

66 Industry 4.0 https://instrumentationtools.com/industry-4-0/

67 Instrumentation Cyber Security Glossary https://instrumentationtools.com/instrumentation-cyber-security-glossary/

68 Instrumentation Earthing https://instrumentationtools.com/instrumentation-earthing/

69 Integral (Reset) Control Theory https://instrumentationtools.com/integral-reset-control-theory/

70 Integral Controller Principle https://instrumentationtools.com/integral-controller-principle/

71 Integrating Processes – Liquid Level Control https://instrumentationtools.com/integrating-processes/

72 Limit Controls : High Limit & Low Limit Functions https://instrumentationtools.com/limit-controls-high-limit-low-limit-functions/

73 Limit, Selector, and Override controls https://instrumentationtools.com/limit-selector-override-controls/

74 Liquid Level Control using Flow Loop https://instrumentationtools.com/level-control-using-flow/

75 Liquid Level Switch Control Pump and Lamp https://instrumentationtools.com/liquid-level-switch-control-pump-and-lamp/

76 Loop Calibrator to Simulate a 4-20 mA Signal https://instrumentationtools.com/loop-calibrator-to-simulate-a-4-20-ma-signal/

77 Loop Controller HART Signal Noise https://instrumentationtools.com/loop-controller-hart-signal-noise/

78 Loop-powered 4-20 mA Transmitter Circuit Voltage drop https://instrumentationtools.com/loop-powered-4-20-ma-transmitter-circuit-voltage-drop/

79 Network Cabling https://instrumentationtools.com/network-cabling/

80 Network Operating System https://instrumentationtools.com/network-operating-system/

81 ON-OFF Controller Principle https://instrumentationtools.com/onoff-control-principle/

82 On/off Control Theory https://instrumentationtools.com/o%ef%ac%80-control-theory/

83 Override Control Functions https://instrumentationtools.com/override-control-functions/

84 Overview of HIPPS System https://instrumentationtools.com/overview-of-hipps-system/

85 Overview of PID Control terms https://instrumentationtools.com/overview-pid-control-terms/

86 Overview of Split Range Control https://instrumentationtools.com/split-range-control/

87 Overview of Woodward Governor 505 https://instrumentationtools.com/woodward-governor-505/

88 PID Controller Functions https://instrumentationtools.com/pid-controller-functions/

89 PID Controller Loop Tuning Questions and Answers – Part 1 https://instrumentationtools.com/pid-controller-loop-tuning-questions-and-answers-part-1/

90 PID Controller Loop Tuning Questions and Answers – Part 2 https://instrumentationtools.com/pid-controller-loop-tuning-questions-answers-part-2/

91 PID Controller Loop Tuning Tips https://instrumentationtools.com/pid-controller-loop-tuning-tips/

92 PID Controller Parameters Tuning Manually https://instrumentationtools.com/pid-controller-parameters-tuning-manually/

93 PID Controller Response with different Input Signals https://instrumentationtools.com/p-i-and-d-controllers-responses-with-different-input-signals/

94 PID Controller Selection https://instrumentationtools.com/pid-controller-selection/

95 PID Controller Theory https://instrumentationtools.com/pid-controller-theory/

96 PID Controllers : Parallel, Ideal & Series https://instrumentationtools.com/pid-controllers/

97 PID Controllers Graphical Analysis https://instrumentationtools.com/pid-controllers-graphical-analysis/

98 PID Controllers with Output High Select Logic https://instrumentationtools.com/pid-controllers-with-output-high-select-logic/

99 PID Tuning Recommendations based on Process Dynamics https://instrumentationtools.com/pid-tuning-recommendations-based-process-dynamics/

100 Pre-commissioning or Commissioning Activities https://instrumentationtools.com/pre-commissioning-or-commissioning-activities/

101 Pressure Control Loop Wiring Connections https://instrumentationtools.com/pressure-control-loop-wiring-connections/

102 Pressure Control System Problems https://instrumentationtools.com/pressure-control-system-problems/

103 Problem in Water Level Control System https://instrumentationtools.com/problem-in-water-level-control-system/

104 Problem on Pressure and Level Control Loops https://instrumentationtools.com/pressure-and-level-control-loop/

105 Process Control Automation PLC Quiz https://instrumentationtools.com/process-control-automation-plc-quiz/

106 Process Control Instrumentation https://instrumentationtools.com/process-control-instrumentation/

107 Process Dynamics and PID Controller Tuning https://instrumentationtools.com/process-dynamics-pid-controller-tuning/

108 Process Switches and Alarms https://instrumentationtools.com/process-switches-and-alarms/

109 Project Planning and Implementation of PLC or DCS Control System https://instrumentationtools.com/control-system-project-planning/

110 Proportional Controller Principle https://instrumentationtools.com/proportional-controller-principle/

111 Proportional-only Control Theory https://instrumentationtools.com/proportional-control-theory/

112 Proportional-only Offset https://instrumentationtools.com/proportional-only-o%ef%ac%80set/

113 Proportioning Feedforward action https://instrumentationtools.com/proportioning-feedforward-action/

114 Quantitative PID tuning procedures https://instrumentationtools.com/quantitative-pid-tuning-procedures/

115 Questions on Ratio Control System https://instrumentationtools.com/questions-on-ratio-control-system/

116 Ratio Controller Example https://instrumentationtools.com/ratio-controller-example/

117 Recognizing a Porpoising PID Controller https://instrumentationtools.com/recognizing-porpoising-pid-controller/

118 Recognizing an Over-Tuned PID Controller by Phase Shift https://instrumentationtools.com/recognizing-tuned-pid-controller-phase-shift/

119 Relation Control System https://instrumentationtools.com/relation-control/

120 Remote Connectivity to Industrial Automation Systems https://instrumentationtools.com/remote-connectivity-to-industrial-automation-systems/

121 Remote Functions in Industrial Control Systems (ICS) https://instrumentationtools.com/remote-functions-in-industrial-control-systems/

122 Runaway Processes https://instrumentationtools.com/runaway-processes/

123 SCADA & Telemetry Systems https://instrumentationtools.com/scada-telemetry-systems/

124 Security of Industrial Automation Systems https://instrumentationtools.com/security-of-industrial-automation-systems/

125 Selection of Components Used In Electrical Earthing or Grounding https://instrumentationtools.com/grounding-components/

126 Selector Control Functions https://instrumentationtools.com/selector-control-functions/

127 Self-regulating Processes – Liquid Flow Control https://instrumentationtools.com/self-regulating-processes/

128 Single Element Drum Level Control System https://instrumentationtools.com/single-element-drum-level-control/

129 Sources of Static Grounding and Methods to Control https://instrumentationtools.com/sources-of-static-grounding-and-methods-to-control/

130 Split Range Control Working Principle https://instrumentationtools.com/split-range-control-working-principle/

131 Steady-State Process Gain https://instrumentationtools.com/steady-state-process-gain/

132 Supervisory Control https://instrumentationtools.com/supervisory-control/

133 Switches, Repeaters, Bridges, Routers, Firewalls https://instrumentationtools.com/switches-repeaters-bridges-routers-firewalls/

134 The need for automatic controls https://instrumentationtools.com/the-need-for-automatic-controls/

135 Three Element Drum Level Control System https://instrumentationtools.com/three-element-drum-level-control-system/

136 Troubleshooting Current Loops with Voltage Measurement https://instrumentationtools.com/troubleshooting-current-loops-voltage-measurement/

137 Troubleshooting Pump Control Circuit https://instrumentationtools.com/troubleshooting-pump-control-circuit/

138 Troubleshooting with Loop Calibrator https://instrumentationtools.com/troubleshooting-with-loop-calibrator/

139 Tuning a Liquid Level Process Control Loop https://instrumentationtools.com/tuning-liquid-level-process-control-loop/

140 Tuning a Temperature Process Control Loop https://instrumentationtools.com/tuning-temperature-process-control-loop/

141 Two Element Drum Level Control System https://instrumentationtools.com/two-element-drum-level-control-system/

142 Two out of Three Logic Analogy https://instrumentationtools.com/two-three-logic-analogy/

143 Types of Cathodic Protection for Pipeline Protection https://instrumentationtools.com/types-of-cathodic-protection/

144 Types of Control Systems https://instrumentationtools.com/types-of-control-systems/

145 Types of Surge Control for Parallel Gas Compressors https://instrumentationtools.com/types-of-surge-control/

146 Types of System Architecture used in Industrial Automation https://instrumentationtools.com/industrial-system-architecture/

147 Waste Water Control System https://instrumentationtools.com/example-wastewater-disinfection-control-system/

148 What is a Active Barrier ? https://instrumentationtools.com/what-is-a-active-barrier/

149 What is a Recorder ? https://instrumentationtools.com/recorders/

150 What is a Transducer ? https://instrumentationtools.com/what-is-a-transducer/

151 What is Alarm Management System ? https://instrumentationtools.com/alarm-management-system/

152 What is Anti Surge System? https://instrumentationtools.com/what-is-anti-surge-system/

153 What is DCS? (Distributed Control System) https://instrumentationtools.com/distributed-control-systems-dcs/

154 What is DIN rail ? https://instrumentationtools.com/what-is-din-rail/

155 What is Energy Monitoring System ? https://instrumentationtools.com/energy-monitoring-system/

156 What is Feedforward Control ? https://instrumentationtools.com/what-is-feedforward-control/

157 What is Ground, and importance of a Grounding System? https://instrumentationtools.com/what-is-ground/

158 What is High Integrity Pressure Protection System ? https://instrumentationtools.com/high-integrity-pressure-protection-system/

159 What is Indicator ? https://instrumentationtools.com/indicators/

160 What is Instrumentation Control System ? https://instrumentationtools.com/instrumentation-control-system/

161 What is Integral Wind Up ? https://instrumentationtools.com/what-is-integral-wind-up/

162 What is PID Controller Bumpless Transfer ? https://instrumentationtools.com/what-is-pid-controller-bumpless-transfer/

163 What is PV Tracking ? https://instrumentationtools.com/what-is-pv-tracking/

164 What is Ratio Control ? https://instrumentationtools.com/ratio-control/

165 What is Static Grounding? https://instrumentationtools.com/what-is-static-grounding/

166 What is Wellhead Control Panel ? https://instrumentationtools.com/what-is-wellhead-control-panel/

167 What LIC and FIC Controllers will do? https://instrumentationtools.com/what-lic-and-fic-controllers-will-do/

168 What we need to Know before Tune a PID Controller ? https://instrumentationtools.com/what-we-need-to-know-before-tune-a-pid-controller/

169 Why Bias used in Proportional Controller ? https://instrumentationtools.com/why-bias-used-in-proportional-controller/

170 Why Offset in Proportional Controller ? https://instrumentationtools.com/why-offset-in-proportional-controller/

171 Zener Diode Barrier Principle https://instrumentationtools.com/zener-diode-barrier-principle/

172 Ziegler-Nichols Closed Loop Tuning Procedure https://instrumentationtools.com/ziegler-nichols-closed-loop-tuning-procedure/

173 Ziegler-Nichols Closed-Loop Method (Ultimate Gain) https://instrumentationtools.com/ziegler-nichols-closed-loop-method-ultimate-gain/

174 Ziegler-Nichols Open Loop Tuning Procedure https://instrumentationtools.com/ziegler-nichols-open-loop-tuning-procedure/

175 Ziegler-Nichols Open-Loop Method https://instrumentationtools.com/ziegler-nichols-open-loop-method/