Upcoming Events 2008
Tuesday July 8-9, 2008, 9:00pm - 4pm, Room 110-H, Technology 1 Bldg
Meeting " NORDUnet and possible international research activities." by Jerry Sobieski, Director International Initiatives, NORDUnet.
- Introduce my role at NORDUnet - the organization and our objectives.
- Context for International Research activities - what are the drivers and requirements in the 5-10 yr timeframe.
- Near term opportunities - projects like DRAGON, GENI, NDGF, GN3, IRNC, PIRE, etc.
- Strategic discussions with the University of Houston research teams.
Thursday July 10, 2008, 3:00pm - 5pm, Room 110-H, Technology 1 Bldg
Meeting "Greater Houston Educational Collaboration (GHEC) Focus Group."
Friday July 11, 2008, 11:00am - 12pm, Room 110-H, Technology 1 Bldg
Meeting "VoIP and IP Telephony ."
Tuesday July 15, 2008, 8:30am - 5pm, Room 110-H, Technology 1 Bldg
A hands-on workshop "Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Fundamentals and Security." This workshop is designed to provide the students with an understanding of the business, technical and security issues involved in implementing a VoIP solution. Knowledge of networking and computing is not required but it is a plus. The instructor, Dr. Mequanint Moges, is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the University of Houston College of Technology and has many years of experience in Telecommunications and Data Communications technologies.
Upon completion of this workshop, you will be able to:
- Know what Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is
- Understand the protocols and codecs involved in the delivery of voice over the Internet
- Learn what VoIP requires of the IP network (Quality of Service)
- Know how to determine a business case for VoIP
- Choose a VoIP system and equipment selection
- Design and hands-on implementation of a VoIP system in the lab
- Understand and manage security issues in VoIP
This course is organized by the UH College of Technology. For registration or more information, please contact Sergio Chacon, schacon@uh.edu or call 281-650-2328.
Monday July 21 - Friday July 25, 2008, 8am - 4pm, Room 110-H, Technology 1 Bldg
ISA certification course "TI25 - Installing, Callibrating and Maintaining Electronic Instruments." This combination of practical information and hands-on experiences covers proper installation, calibration, and maintenance of electronic instruments. You will examine characteristics of electronic control systems, techniques for installing electronic instruments, and procedures for configuring and calibrating transmitters, transducers, and controllers. Approximately 40% of your time in this course is spent in the lab, working with the equipment .
You will be able to :
- Employ proper safety practices during installation, calibration, and maintenance procedures
- Connect wiring in an electronic control loop
- Select and operate test equipment to measure electrical properties and calibrate instruments
- Calibrate electronic transmitters and controllers
- Recognize the importance of maintenance in the proper operation of instruments and control systems
- Use manufacturer's guidelines to configure instruments for specific process applications
- Explain installation considerations and practices for instruments and control systems
- Install electronic instruments using manufacturer's guidelines and ISA's recommended practices and procedures
- Use P&ID, wiring, schematic, and installation detail drawings to install, calibrate, and verify proper operation of instruments
- Explain methods for reducing electrical hazards including intrinsically safe installation
- Describe the trend toward using fieldbus systems and personal computers in process control
- Understand the relevance of ISO 9000 standards to maintenance practices and procedures
This course is organized by 
. For registration or more information go to isa.org.
Monday July 28 - Friday August 1, 2008, 8am - 5pm, Room 110-H, Technology 1 Bldg
"Robot Discovery Institute for Educators ." Robot Institute for Educators (CORE) presents this educator institute to equip educators to lead robotics classes, clubs and afterschool programs in LEGO robotics during the coming school year.)
This course is organized by UH College of Technology. For more information contact Karen Cohen.
Tuesday August 19 - Thursday August 21, 2008, 8am - 4pm, Room 110-H, Technology 1 Bldg
ISA certification course "TS15 - Configuring and Testing Smart Field Devices." This hands-on class offers a broad perspective of smart field devices, including transmitters and valve -positioners. The emphasis is on more reliable information gathering, decreased maintenance time, ease-of-use, and multi-tasking capabilities. You will cover use in conventional systems, and enhancements/improvements when combined with digital control networks
You will be able to :
- Differentiate between analog and digital instruments
- Understand how digital signal sampling works in digital instruments
- Identify the strengths and weaknesses of digital instruments
- Explain the basics of serial digital communications
- Understand the effects of using digital instruments in closed loop control
- Configure and calibrate smart/digital field devices
- Configure intelligent control valves
- Recognize the capabilities of HART™ communication
- Understanding digital multivariable transmitter
This course is organized by . For registration or more information go to isa.org.
Monday September 15 - Wednesday September 17, 2008, 8am - 4pm, Room 110-H, Technology 1 Bldg
ISA certification course "TC05 - Understanding and Tuning Control Loops." This course covers the principles of automatic industrial control and the operation of the feedback loop to include proportional, integral and derivative control modes. Advanced concepts of cascade, ratio, and feedforward control are presented. Methods of controller tuning are presented and practiced.
You will be able to :
- Understand the concepts of PID control
- Explain the operation of the components in a closed loop control system including static and dynamic functions
- Identify the requirements for open loop and closed loop stability
- Use three methods to tune a control system for stated quality control
- Understand the functions of cascade control loops and the advantage of cascade control over single element feedback control
- Tune a cascade control loop for optimum control
- Understand the principles and design features of feedforward control
- Tune a feedforward control system for optimum control
- Identify the advantages of feedforward control over feedback control
- Understand the operation and function of ratio control systems
- Tune ratio control systems
This course is organized by . For registration or more information go to isa.org.
Thursday September 5 and Friday September 9, 2008, 8am - 4pm, Room 110-H, Technology 1 Bldg
ISA certification course "TC10 - Troubleshooting Instrumentation and Control Systems." This course teaches a systematic approach to troubleshooting and start-up as they apply to single and multi-loop control loops. Covers how pressure, level, flow, and temperature loops operate to maintain good process control systems. A knowledge of instrumentation and control is assumed.
You will be able to :
- Understand why a systematic approach to troubleshooting is most effective
- Follow specified procedures for proper loop check-out
- Verify, locate, and identify performance problems and the causes of the problems
- Take or recommend appropriate follow-up procedures to minimize problem recurrence
- Identify the common causes of sensor, transmitter, controller, and final control element problems
- Troubleshoot control systems
- Apply DCS functions for troubleshooting
- Understand pneumatic and electronic loops
- Apply safety practices for start-up
- Check and utilize control loop documentation
This course is organized by . For registration or more information go to isa.org.
Tuesday December 2 and Thursday December 4, 2008, 8am - 4pm, Room 110-H, Technology 1 Bldg
ISA certification course "EA15 - Introduction to Building Automation Systems." This real-world-based course will give you a broad introductory understanding of the specific issues involved with Building Automation Systems (BAS). In this course, you will survey the world of BAS including: Future of BAS; Digital Direct Control (DDC) Basics; Field Devices; The Human Machine Interface (HMI); BAS Design and Specification; Energy Conservation Control Strategies; and System Maintenance .
You will be able to :
- Identify and describe the major components in a BAS
- Identify and describe the basic mechanical components and controls in an HVAC control system
- Describe and explain the basic functions of DDC systems
- Reference codes and standards applicable to BAS
- Describe and explain HMI basics
- Explain BAS in non-ATC systems (lighting, fire, security, etc.)
- Explain the process of implementing BAS
- Explain Energy Conservation Strategies
- Justify control components for project work
- Know where to look for additional references
- Describe the major components in a Building Automation System
This course is organized by . For registration or more information go to isa.org.
