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Aug 06, 2026
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2026-2027 Yavapai College Catalog
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ELT 271 - Process Control Instrumentation
Description: Instrumentation associated with industrial process control, including measurements of pressure, force, weight, motion, flow, level, and temperature; analytical measurement and procedures for safety, calibration and testing.
Prerequisites: ELT 126
Corequisite:
Credits: 3
Lecture: 2
Lab: 2
Course Content:
- Process control
- Foundations of measurement
- Instrumentation
- Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
- Calibration and testing procedures
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe the fundamental operation of a process control loop including ON/OFF and PID control. (1)
- Describe how sensors are used to make field measurements and how these interface with a controller. (2)
- Troubleshoot sensors and their transmitters including: temperature, flow, level, force, motion, weight, pressure, pH, salinity and conductivity. (3, 4)
- Explain the role sensors and transmitters play in process control systems. (1,3)
- Implement instrumentation into a SCADA system.(4, 5)
- Troubleshoot a process control loop. (5)
Required Assessment:
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