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Just a quick question regarding safety stopping function of a rotating machine control system. Say I have 2 solenoid locks on two different movable guards and 2 e-stop buttons. I want to design a CAT 3 system to bring the rotating machine to a controlled stop with removal of...
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Sorry for another DCS vs PLC topic but I have a few questions that aren't really addressed in most of the thread questions I have found.
I have been looking to SCADA and DCS systems and there is a lot of information out there defining them but no real 'practical' information. It...
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Can anyone recommend some good text books or online material relating to the design and management of process control systems? In particular, mineral beneficiation processes.
I want a good general text, or a couple, I can refer to help with the design process from control...
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I am currently helping develop a control system for a simple mineral process plant and need some assistance with alarming, in particular, when to deiced if an alarm is necessary or not. I am not 100% familiar with the process just yet but I have an idea of the critical aspects. I have a...
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Hope this is appropriate to post here but I really need some advice. I am trying to figure out what I can do about my career situation and I have a question relating to job applications specifically cover letter and resume details.
Ill start with a bit of context. I am a...
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I am developing an interface and data logging system for a Red Lion G306 HMI. I don't have the hardware yet so I am using the emulator which is working pretty well so far as I have it communicating with real hardware such as the PLC. For this job I am required to log sets of data...
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I have a question regarding trip times of MCCBs under short circuit conditions in practical terms. This is to use in calculation for wire sizing as I need the amount of time the short circuit will take to clear. Even though the tripping curves for the breakers I have found indicate a...
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I need a bit of guidance in relation to the design and specification of components and cables for a process control panel. My technical studies are in mechatronic engineering and have mainly been involved in instrumentation and programming PLCs at my work place so far. I have been...
