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Programmable Logic Controllers

This document provides an overview and objectives for the ECE 4951 course on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). The course will involve three projects developing PLC control systems for hydroelectric automation, a model power plant, and medical school data acquisition. Students will gain skills in PLC programming, industrial control schemes, software development, and interacting with industry clients. PLCs are microprocessor-based automation controllers used widely in industry. They employ ladder logic programming and input/output modules to simplify industrial relay-based controls and maximize relay usage.

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Programmable Logic Controllers

This document provides an overview and objectives for the ECE 4951 course on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). The course will involve three projects developing PLC control systems for hydroelectric automation, a model power plant, and medical school data acquisition. Students will gain skills in PLC programming, industrial control schemes, software development, and interacting with industry clients. PLCs are microprocessor-based automation controllers used widely in industry. They employ ladder logic programming and input/output modules to simplify industrial relay-based controls and maximize relay usage.

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ECE 4951

Lecture 1:
Programmable Logic
Controllers

Course Objectives
ABET OBJECTIVES
WORK WITH INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP:
Scope and Specification
Budget
Design

DELIVER WRITTEN AND ORAL


REPORTS AT UMD

PROJECTS
MP#1: Hydro Automation
Develop a PLC based control automation scheme for
Winton Hydro (Ely, MN)

MP#2: Power Plant Educational Demo


Develop a PLC based control and data acquisition
system for a model power plant

UMD#1: Automated Data Acquisition for


Medical School
Develop hardware and software to broadcast metering
data from Med. School to ethernet and collect for
display and archiving

Skill Sets
MP#1:
PLC programming
Ability to learn MP control Schemes
Ability to work a fast track job

MP#2:
PLC programming
Mechanical ability
Ability to visualize and implement an open-ended spec

UMD#1:
Internet protocols
Software development
Data base development

PLCs Are ...


Similar to a Microcontroller:
Microprocessor Based
Onboard Memory for Storing Programs
Special Programming Language: Ladder
Logic
Input/Output Ports

PLCs Are...
Dissimilar to Microcontrollers:
Intended for Industrial Applications
(High Power)
I/O Designed to interface with Control
Relays
Emphasis on Maximum Reliability

PLCs
Widely Applied in Every Industry
Were Developed to Simplify the Implementation of
Control Automation Systems in Plants and Assembly
Lines
Designed to Minimize the Number of Control Relays in
a Process and Maximize the Ways Relays can be Used
First Applied to Automobile Industry in the Late 1960s
Flexible, Reliable and Low Cost

PLC Components

I/O Modules
Input Modules: Input Signals can be AC or
DC, Analog or Digital
Output Modules: Outputs are either AC or
DC Analog Signals (Although it is possible
to Construct Digital Outputs)
Modern PLCs have Expansion Ports to
Increase the Number of Available Inputs and
Outputs

Examples of I/O Signals


Inputs:

Pushbutton (Energizing or Grounding an Input)


Relay Contact Output
DC Voltage Level
Digital Logic Signal (+5V or 0 V, etc)

Outputs:

24 V ac
120 V ac
120 Vdc
etcetera

PLCs Use Ladder Logic


Ladder Logic Diagrams Provide a Method
to Symbolically Show How Relay Control
Schemes are Implemented
Relay Contacts and Coils, Inputs and
Outputs lie on Rungs Between the
Positive and Ground Rails

Example of Ladder Diagram

Relays
In General, Relays Transform a Control
Signal into a Control Action
Relays Provide:
Isolation Between Input and Output
Leverage (Small Signal Can Control Large
Action)
Automation (Minimize Human Interaction with
a Control Process)

Relay Components

Basic Relay Symbols

Relay Applications
Relays can be Designed to Perform Many
Functions
Detect Out of Limit Conditions on Voltages and
Currents
Start Motors
Prevent Motors from Over Heating
Control Assembly Lines
Adjust Lighting

References
Skvarenina/DeWitt, Electrical Power and
Controls, Pearson-Prentice Hall, 2004

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