Industrial Automation

Catalog description

This course is restricted to students presently studying under the direction and oversight of an approved apprenticeship program, working in partnership with Columbus State Community College. This course combines lecture and hands-on lab to provide a comprehensive coverage of motor controls, Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) with control devices used in industrial and commercial electrical systems. Topics include: electrical symbols and line diagrams, logic applied to ladder diagrams, VFD, PLC, AC/DC magnetic contractors and motor starters, control devices, time delay and logic, reversing motor circuits, photoelectric and proximity controls, preventive maintenance and troubleshooting.