INSTRUMENTATION
Instrumentation courses at Kellogg Community College examine fundamental instrumentation principles, practices, applications and techniques required for industrial process control, and are a key compenent of several Industrial Trades programs at KCC.
Instrumentation training at KCC develops technical skills working with process variables, control elements and instruments used for pressure, temperature, level, flow, analytical measurement and control, control loops for primary sensors, transmitters, transducers, controllers, final control elements, control valves and regulators.
Additionally, these courses examine symbology, process control diagrams, instrument sketching, switches, relays, annunciators, signal transmission and control, simple and advanced control schemes, digital control, programmable logic control, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), instrumentation power supplies, Emergency Shutdown (ESD), interlocks and protective devices, instrumentation malfunctions and troubleshooting.
All Instrumentation courses at KCC — listed in the below dropdown — meet the standards of the North American Process Technology Alliance (NAPTA).
Instrumentation Courses
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INST 101: Process Instrumentation Fundamentals
This four-credit course examines fundamental instrumentation principles and practices required for industrial process control and develops technical skills working with process variables, control elements and instruments used for pressure, temperature, level, flow and analytical measurement and control. Additionally, this course examines symbology, process control diagrams, instrument sketching, switches, relays, annunciators and signal transmission and control. This course meets the standards of the North American Process Technology Alliance (NAPTA). Lab fee required.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Explain process variables, elements and instruments in relation to pressure, temperature, level, flow and analytical measurement and control.
- Interpret symbology, process diagrams and instrument sketches.
- Create process diagrams and instrument sketches.
- Apply maintenance techniques to install, calibrate, troubleshoot and repair instruments.
INST 102: Process Instrumentation Applications
This four-credit course examines fundamental instrumentation applications and techniques required for industrial process control and develops technical skills working with control loops for primary sensors, transmitters, transducers, controllers, final control elements, control valves and regulators. Additionally, this course examines simple and advanced control schemes, digital control, programmable logic control, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), instrumentation power supplies, Emergency Shutdown (ESD), interlocks and protective devices, instrumentation malfunctions and troubleshooting. This course meets the standards of the North American Process Technology Alliance (NAPTA). Lab fee required.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Explain control loops in relation to primary sensors, transmitters, transducers, controllers, final control elements, control valves and regulators.
- Interpret simple and advanced control schemes.
- Create simple and advanced control schemes.
- Apply maintenance techniques to install, troubleshoot and repair digital control circuits, programmable logic control, Distributed Control Systems (DCS), instrumentation power supplies, Emergency Shutdown (ESD) and interlocks and protective devices, and to identify and troubleshoot instrumentation malfunctions.
